M.D. (Chest and Tuberculosis), Doctor of Medicine in Chest and Tuberculosis, Syllabus, Eligibility, Duration, Degree Course

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Doctor of Medicine in Chest and Tuberculosis

Duration

2 Years

Level

Post Graduation

Type

Degree

Eligibility

M.B.B.S.

M.D. Chest & Tuberculosis or Doctor of Medicine in Chest & Tuberculosis is a postgraduate Medicine course. Course produce a competent chest physician who recognizes the health needs of patients having chest complaints and carries out professional obligations in keeping with the principles of National Health Policy and professional ethics. A person who has acquired the competencies pertaining to chest medicine that is required to be practiced in the community and at all levels of the health care system. The course helps to the contemporary advances and developments in medical sciences as related to pulmonary medicine. The duration of the course is two years and it may vary in some institutes.

M.D. Chest & Tuberculosis Eligibility

Candidates should have passed an M.B.B.S. degree with form a recognised university board.
Some of the reputed institutes conduct an entrance examination for admission.

M.D. Chest & Tuberculosis Syllabus

Syllabus of Chest & Tuberculosis as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

Sr. No.	Subjects of Study
	Theory
1	Approach to Important Clinical Problems
2	Respiratory. A cough/ a chronic cough, noisy breathing, wheezy child, respiratory distress, hemoptysis.
3	Critical Care Medicine. All patients on a ventilator with special reference to acute severe COPD and bronchial asthma
4	Nutrition. TB suspect / COPD / asthmatic
	Infections. Upper & lower respiratory infection, tuberculosis, pneumonia, fungal infections, bronchiectasis, recurrent infections, nosocomial infections.
6	Oncology. Lung cancer, benign and malignant with pleural metastasis with primary pleural malignancy
7	Miscellaneous. Connective tissue disorder, drug-induced pulmonary diseases, HIV related pulmonary disease and tuberculosis.
	Practical
1	History and examination
2	Bedside procedures
3	Interpretation of X-rays of the chest, CT chest, ECG, ABG findings.
4	Understanding of common EEG patterns
5	Basic Sciences

M.D. Chest & Tuberculosis Colleges

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot

M.D. Chest & Tuberculosis Course Suitability

After the course, the student should be able to diagnose the illness based on the analysis of history, physical examination and investigative work up and plan and deliver comprehensive treatment for illness using principles of rational drug therapy.
Applicants willing to go for further higher studies also are a good match for it.
Candidates who want to identify social, economic, environmental, biological and emotional determinants of patient and institute diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, preventive and primitive measures to provide holistic care to him are a good suit for it.

How is M.D. Chest & Tuberculosis Course Beneficial?

M.D. Chest & Tuberculosis is also beneficial for further studies such as for Ph.D. etc.; as at this level, they obtain a good base for it.
The course is beneficial to develop skills as a self-directed learner, recognize continuing educational needs, use appropriate learning resources, and critically analyse relevant published literature to practice evidence-based paediatrics.
They can become teachers in schools on private and government basis and can go for permanent lectureship after passing the UGC-NET exam.

M.D. Chest & Tuberculosis Employment Areas

Clinics
Government Hospitals
Healthcare Centres
Medical Institutes
Nursing Homes
Research Institutes

M.D. Chest & Tuberculosis Job Types

Junior Research Scientist
Lab Technical Assistant
National Consultant (WHO)
Professor/Lecturer
Research Associate
Technician

Colleges and Institutes

Colleges offering Certificate in Veneral Diseases in India

Kerala 2 Punjab 1 Tamil Nadu 1

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