MEDICAL EDUCATION & MEDICAL PROFESSION IN INDIA:

MEDICAL PROFESSION & MEDICAL EDUCATION SCENARIO IN INDIA :
ØTotal no. of Medical Colleges in India -450
ØTotal Aspirants per year 85, 000 – 1 Lakh
ØAll India Medical seats - 35,000.

FLASH NEWS :

From the coming academic year 2010-11, the centre has approved an additional 3,791 post-graduate medical seats in colleges in order to meet the growing shortage of doctors.To meet the health needs of its 1.17 billion people, India needs at least 50,000 medical graduates and 18,000 post-graduates every year in contrast to which it has only 35,202 medical college seats at graduate level and 13,503 at the PG level.The standard set by the World Health Organization (WHO) is one doctor for every 1,500 people but the current scenario in the country is one for every 2,800 people.Increasing the number of seats at the undergraduate level is not possible until there are enough post-graduates and specialists to teach them due to which the number of PG seats has been escalated to 17,294.

The Medical Council of India (MCI) regulates 300 medical colleges under its umbrella in India out of which 143 are run by government.Azad further added that, "After getting the central assistance worth Rs.1,350 crore a programme for the upgradation of state government medical colleges has also been approved."Dr. Ketan Desai, president, MCI said that, "Now one professor can guide two PG students as the professor-student ratio has now improved to 1:2 from 1:1 earlier."

• how many doctors our country need in public sector ?
• Primary health centers in india : 25000 * two medical officers : 50000 doctors.
• community health centers inc. CEMONC centers in country : 5000 * 6 specialist doctors: 30000 specialist doctors. & 5000 * 12 medical officers : 60000 doctors.
• district hospitals in our india : 600 * 30 specialist doctors : 18000 speciality doctors &
  600 * 20 medical officers : 12000 doctors.
  so at any time we need minimum 125000 graduate doctors and 50000 PG doctors in our country .
  i am not mentioning regional and teritiory care and referal care hospitals.

what about emigration to other countries ?

Current data indicate that about 70000 Indian-educated physicians are working in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. They constitute 5 %t of the U.S. physician workforce and 12 % of the U.K. physician workforce. Analysis of U.S. residency data indicates that there are about 6,000 graduates of Indian medical schools in U.S. training programs today, meaning that approximately 1,200 enter into the U.S. residency system each year.

Reasons for Emigration (The psychology of emigration ) :

(1) "The West Is Best Epidemic"—the long-standing belief of young doctors and their parents that training outside of India is superior and a mark of achievement;

(2) "The Materialism Bug"—the expectation of bigger incomes and more material acquisition associated with life in the West;

(3) "Specialization in Extremis"—the lure of high-tech training and "super" subspecialization perceived as prevalent in the West;

(4) "Governmentitis"—reaction to the strictures and barriers of Indian governmental management of the education system and the corruption often associated with it; and

(5) "Chaos-phobia"—escaping the chaotic government and commercial systems in India in favor of what are perceived to be the more regularized and merit-based medical systems of the West.
TYPES OF Medical Entrance Exams
Ø All India Pre – Medical / Pre – Dental (PMPD) Test (AIPMT) is conducted by the CBSE for 15 % seats.
Ø Medical entrance Exams are also conducted by individual medical colleges like AIIMS, AFMC, CMC (Vellore and Ludhiana), JIPMER, St. John’s, MGIMS, BHU, AMU & Delhi PMT.
Ø Medical Entrance are conducted by various states for State Medical seats.
List of All IndiaMedical Colleges
Ø All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), New Delhi
Ø Armed Forces Medical College(AFMC), Pune
Ø Christian Medical College(CMC), Ludhiana
Ø Christian Medical College(CMC), Vellore
Ø Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi
Ø Jawaharlal Institute Of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research(JIPMER), Pondicherry
Ø Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
Ø Mahatma Gandhi Institute Of Medical Sciences(MGIMS), (Maharashtra)
Ø Delhi PMT- Maulana Azad Medical College,
University College of Medical Sciences and
Lady Hardinge Medical College for Women
Ø St.John's Medical College, Bangalore
All India Pre- Medical / Pre-Dental (PMPD) Test [AIPMT]
Ø Conducted by CBSE for 15 % seats in Government and Municipal Medical / Dental College.
Ø Exam on last Sunday of April.
Ø 200 objective type questions 800 marks
Ø subjects: PCB
Ø Duration – 2.5 hr.
Ø 1, 41, 000 aspirants
Ø 2, 000 per year or 65 % score ensures admission

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AIIMS)
Ø Exam on 1st week of June.
Ø Seats: 50 ( 34 -GM, 7 -SC, 4 - ST and 5- foreign students nominated by Govt. of India )
30, 000 aspirants.
Ø Duration of examination :3½ hours.
Ø Single paper of objective type Questions in Physics, Chemistry and Biology and General knowledge. 200 Questions for 800 marks.( 60 each PCB and 20 GK )
Ø 6, 000 patients visit AIIMS for referred cases
ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE (AFMC), Pune
Ø Seats: 130 (Boys 105, Girls 25), 50, 000 aspirants
Ø 200 Single paper of objective type Questions
( PCM 50 each, logic and reasoning- 25 and language - 25) Each part comprises of 50 questions of one mark each
Ø Duration : 2 hr
Ø Entrance Examination and interview
CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE (CMC), Vellore
Ø Exam: Last week of May
Ø Seats: 60 (45 for candidates sponsored by CMC, 1 for non-sponsored student by Central Government, and 14 for All India Examination inclusive of 3 seats of SC/ST).
Ø Single paper of objective type Questions PCB and General ability.
Ø written test & interview.
JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH (JIPMER), Pondicherry
Ø Exam : June
Ø Seats: 75 (14 open general + 15 Pondicherry general + 35 reserved + 11 PMPD).
Ø 60 Q
Ø Entrance Examination
Ø Duration: 2.5 hr
MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, (MGMIS) (Maharashtra)
Ø Seats: 64
Ø Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
Ø 100 seats
Ø 15 seats open quota 20 seats are reserved for women
Ø Entrance Examination
St. John's Medical College
Ø Seats : 60
Ø Exam : last week of May
Ø written test & interview
Ø 4 papers (PCB and subject values)of 1 hr each
Career options / Specialisations
General Surgeon Anesthetist or
Anesthesiologists Psychiatrist, Neurologist,
Pediatrician Ophthalmologist or Eye
Specialist, Pathologist, Cardiologist,
Gynecologist-Obstetrician, Dermatologist,
Orthopedist Gastroenterologist, Radiologist, ENT specialist, Tuberculosis
Specialist, Venereologist, Bacteriologist,
Physiologist, Nutritionist, Chiropodist etc.
Job Prospects
In Government or private hospitals
In Nursing homes/clinics/health departments
In medical services of the army, navy and airforce, under the Ministry of Defense
In charitable institutions
In medical colleges and training institutes as teachers
In research institutes and medical colleges as researchers
In the industrial sector
Private practice/ self employment
Message to students
Ø Training to handle negative marking
Ø Speed increases 2-3 times with practice
Ø Gained from 4 months of practice can be lost in 1 month
Ø Preparation: 6-9 months is ideal.
Ø 1 hr / day for 6 months.
Ø 4 hr / day for 3 months.
Concluding Message
ØIntensive preparation for at least 1 yr.
ØNCERT books recommended for study.
ØClear grasp of the subject and Class room coaching highly recommended.
ØOrientation to begin in std XI.