M.D. (Homeopathy)

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Subjects of Study

A

General Subjects

(i) The man in Health (Holistic Concept): Structural, functional and psychological organization of Man and his adaptation to the environment, in health and includes an integrated study of Anatomy, Physiology, Bio-Chemistry, Biophysics, Psychology for practical application of the knowledge in clinical medicine.

(ii) The man in Disease (Holistic Concept) : Structural, functional and psychological organization of the Sick and his environment and includes the study of Pathology (Psychological, functional and structural deviations for the state of Health), a probe into the evolutionary phenomenon of disease, paying attention to the cause-effect relationship (viz., the effects of extrinsic (micro-organism, parasites, viruses and other stimuli) and intrinsic (susceptibility based on miasms) factors along with their current interpretations and the abnormal expressions of the sick pervading his whole being);

(iii) History of Medicine, Scientific Methodology including Research Methodology and Statistics:
(a) History of Medicine-evolution with special emphasis on Hahnemann's contribution to Medicine in General.
(b) Basic concepts of Logic, Philosophy and Scientific Methodology and Bio-Statistics.

B

Special Subjects

(I) Organon of Medicine with Homoeopathic Philosophy: (i) Hahnemannian concepts of Homoeopathy (Principles and Practice) A deep understanding of the subject is essential for making a critical and analytical appreciation and evaluation of it. This attempt must be made by resources and reference to all relevant writings of Hahnemann on the subject.
(ii) Homoeopathic Philosophy: A study of the interpretations and views of the stalwarts in Homoeopathy lie Kent, Stuart Close, H.A. Robert, J.H. Allien, Dunham and Richard Hughes on Hahnemannian concepts and fundamentals of Homoeopathy is essential. It also aims at making a comparative study of various philosophies with a view to bringing out the relative merit of the individual contribution to the Hahnemannian concepts of Homoeopathy.
(iii) Practice of Homoeopathy in Medicine 
(iv) Practice of Homoeopathy in Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology

(II) Homoeopathic Materia Medical Including Applied Aspects
(i) Basic Material Medical Source of Material Medical, Drug proving and collection of symptoms, classification of symptoms, construction of Materia Medica, types of Material Medical. Science and Philosophy of Material Medical

1.  Study of Material Medical
2.  Scope and limitations of Material Medical
3.  Sources of Drugs, family or group characteristics and drug relationship

 (ii) Comparative Material Medical. Comparative study of symptoms, drug pictures and therapeutic indications of all drugs
(iii) Practice of Homoeopathy in Medicine
(iv) Practice of Homeopathy in Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology

(III) Repertory
(i) Case taking
(a) Dynamics and methods
(b) Case analysis
(c) Anamnesis
(d) Evaluation of symptoms
(ii) Repertories and repertorisation
(a) Source and origin of the Repertory
(b) Different types of Repertories
(c) Merits and demerits
(d) Methods of Repertorisation

(IV) Homoeopathic Pharmacy
(i) Source, identification, collection, preparation, potentisation, preservation, prescription, dispensing of Homoeopathic Drugs;
(ii) Standardization of drugs and vehicles through analytical methods and techniques. Biological, mechanical, chemical, toxicological properties and characteristics. Laboratory methods of a drug study. Medical and non-medical uses of drugs;
(iii) Homoeopathic Drug proving, spheres of action and affinities
(iv) Potency, posology, duration of action
(v) Experimental Pharmacology
(vi) Drug Laws and legislation relating to Homoeopathic Pharmacy:

• A basic idea about the Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940 (23 of 1940);
• The Prevention of illicit traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (46 of 1988);
• The Drugs (Control) Act, 1950 (25 of 1950), The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954 (21 of 1954);
• The Medicinal and Toilet Preparation (Excise Duties) Act, 1955 (16 of 1955);
• The Poisons Act, 1919 (12 of 1919);
• The Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 (59 of 1973);
• and The Pharmacy Act, 1948 (6 of 1948).
• A general idea about the rules regulations made under the aforesaid Central Acts on the subject and concerned State Acts, rules and regulations.

(vii) Industrial Pharmacy

(V) The practice of Medicine
(i) General Medicine including Tropical Medicine
(ii) Miasmatic Study of Medicine
(iii) Diagnostic procedures in view of the latest technology
(iv) The practice of Homoeopathy in General Medicine including Tropical Medicine

(VI) Pediatrics
(i) Diseases of children including nutritional, behavioral disorders, Preventive aspects of Paediatrics
(ii) Miasmatic Study
(iii) Diagnostic procedures
(iv) The practice of Homoeopathy in Paediatrics

(VII) Psychiatry
(i) Applied Psychiatry
(ii) Miasmatic Evaluation
(iii) The practice of Homoeopathy in Psychiatry