M.D. (Anaesthesia)

Doctor of Medicine in Anaesthesia

M.D. Anaesthesia or Doctor of Medicine in Anaesthesia is a postgraduate Anaesthesia course. Anaesthesia means the utilization of drugs that minimize pain by causing insensibility. During the course, students learn about areas such as ambulatory anaesthesia, cardiothoracic anesthesiology, pediatric anesthesiology, neuro-anaesthesia, obstetrical anesthesiology and pain management. Anaesthesia controls pain during surgery or other medical procedures. It includes using medicines, and sometimes closes monitoring, to keep you comfortable. It can also help control breathing, blood pressure, blood flow, and heart rate and rhythm when needed. Some of the types of Anaesthesia are local anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia and general anaesthesia. The duration of the course is two years and it is an important and job orienting in nature.

M.D. Anaesthesia Eligibility

• M.B.B.S. with minimum 55% marks.
• Some reputed colleges and institutes conduct an entrance examination for admission.

M.D. Anaesthesia Syllabus

Syllabus of M.D. Anesthesia by various universities and colleges in India

M.D. Anaesthesia Colleges

• Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot
• Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Satara

M.D. Anaesthesia Course Suitability

• They should be able to perform pre-operative examinations of patients to determine appropriate anaesthetic and sedation in concurrence with Internal Medicine Specialists and Surgeons
• They should be good in-patient care, education, research, faculty development and the advancement of the speciality of anesthesiology.
• Those who want to become teacher/lecturer and want to have further higher studies also suitable for it.
• Those who want to deliver services in the preoperative setting, pain management and critical care, excellence in the education of medical students, residents and fellows and to contribute to the speciality of anesthesiology through our commitment to education, research, and scholarly activities care good match for it.

How is M.D. Anaesthesia Course Beneficial?

• The degree course teaches the students to provide direct medical care to patients requiring general or local anaesthesia for surgical, diagnostic and other procedures such as prevention of pain and maintenance of body function.
• The Master’s degree course is beneficial for further higher studies such as Ph.D. etc.
• They can have jobs relating to administering local, regional and general anaesthetics using a variety of methods such as inhalational and intravenous administration.
• They can teach in schools both on government and private basis as teachers and after passing the UGC-NET exam they can go for lecturer jobs.

M.D. Anaesthesia Employment Areas

• Health Centres
• Hospitals
• Laboratories
• Nursing Homes
• Private Practice

M.D. Anaesthesia Job Types

• Anaesthetist
• Asst. Professor
• Consultant Anaesthesia
• Critical Care Specialist
• Registrar
• Senior Resident