Once you are done with your MBBS, the question about what to do next keeps coming to your mind. In this article, we will discuss the option which you may choose after getting your degree.
- Post-graduation- Fees for a PG seat in private medical colleges range from 30 lakhs to 1.5 crore Rs! Fees for a PG seat in government medical colleges range from 10,000 to 70,000 Rupees annually! Government medical colleges offer a decent stipend to PG students to the tune of Rs 50,000 to 1 lakh per month. The top courses which are generally pursued by Post Graduate Medical aspirants are – Radiology, Anatomy, Forensic Medicine, Obstetrics, and Gynaecology.
- Private practice: According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-3, the private medical sector remains the primary source of health care for 70% of the population in urban areas and 63% in rural areas. Various surveys have indicated a steady increase in the usage of private healthcare facilities over the last 25 years for both Out-Patient and In-Patient services, across rural and urban areas. There are large, 2 ways of entering the private health care sector for MBBS candidates:
- Government job: Periodically there’s recruitment for posts of Medical Officers at Central Government, State Government & local corporation levels. Indian Defense Ministry recruits MBBS graduates for their army hospitals and emergency services. This has disadvantages of getting posted at undesirable locations, facing transfers, status subordinate to specialists & no opportunity of promotion or progress. A few decades back, MBBS doctors used to exercise this option & prepare for PG Entrance exams. But now Medical Officers at all levels are overloaded with work & are strictly monitored.
- Teaching faculties in medical colleges: This opportunity is open only for PG Degree holders. Plain MBBS candidates do not have this career opportunity. Since the number of medical colleges is increasing, this is a very good opportunity. The faculties at medical colleges get very well paid as well as there are ample opportunities for promotions & progress.