Full Time
3 Year
English
Medical
Overview
MD
in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is a 3-year Post Graduate (PG) program
that deals with physiotherapy of Medicine and rehabilitation. It majorly
focuses on treating patients who suffer from amputation, spinal cord injury,
stroke, traumatic pain, brain injury, and other related debilitating injuries.
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) PG conducted by National board of
examination is a premier national level entrance examination for admissions
into MD (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) course. Apart from it other
major exams that are conducted for MD admissions are JIPMER entrance test and
AIIMS entrance test Except for AIIMS, JIPMER all other medical colleges either
take admissions through NEET PG examination score or consider merit based
admission based on the performance of the candidate in MBBS. The eligibility
criteria for admission into MD course is a degree in MBBS from a recognized
university with a minimum of 45% marks in aggregate (40% marks in case of SC/ST
candidates). MD in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation course deals with the
process of training medical graduates in the field of anatomical science so
that they can become eligible to practice on human bodies. The subject requires
students to have knowledge of physical impairments/disabilities so that they
can emphasize on optimizing the functionality and performance of the effected
part through proper medication and rehabilitation. The course deals with
in-depth analysis of patient care, clinical care, clinical rehabilitation,
timely medication, and epidemiological and environment related factors of
diseases. The aim of the course is to create a skilled medical practitioner out
of a medical graduate. Students enrolling in the course are taught subjects
related to following functional areas of human body
·
Musculoskeletal
pain management
·
Intervention
Physiatry
·
Cancer
rehabilitation
·
Surgical
rehabilitation
·
Lifestyle
disease modification
·
Cardiopulmonary
rehabilitation
·
Amputee
care
·
Electro
diagnostic medicine
·
Rheumatologic
rehabilitation
The
scope and functional area of the course are quite wide and encompasses the
whole of the human body without going in for specific detailed analysis of one
single organ or aspect of the human bodily structure.
Eligibility
·
Candidate
must have completed MBBS from a recognized central/state university. A minimum
aggregate score of 50% (45% for SC/ST candidates) at the graduation (MBBS
level) is required.
·
Candidate
must have passed the final year exams before the commencement of the course
(For final year MBBS candidates only).
·
Candidates
must satisfy all other eligibility criteria’s as revised by the college and
University from time to time.
Admission
Process
Since,
NEET PG exam has been made the sole criteria for admission into all Disciplines
of MD course offered by both private as well as government medical colleges
across India However, some national medical colleges like AIIMS and JIPMER
conduct a separate entrance exam for admissions into Doctorate of Medicine (MD)
(Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) course. Some of the prominent exams for
admission into MD (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) course are
·
NEET
PG
·
JIPMER Entrance
test
·
AIIMS
Entrance test
Job profile | Job description | Average salary | |
Medical Officer | They conduct autopsies as directed by government bodies, and produce medico-legal reports. | They conduct autopsies as directed by government bodies, and produce medico-legal reports. | 2,64,000 in 0-2 Years |
Physical Therapist Assistant | Deals with the providing therapeutic care to patients suffering from permanent/temporary disability. The work of an assistant is supervised by and senior Physical therapist. | Deals with the providing therapeutic care to patients suffering from permanent/temporary disability. The work of an assistant is supervised by and senior Physical therapist. | 2,50,000 in 0-2 Years |
Epidemiological analyst | Deals in study and research of various diseases and their socio-cultural, biological, and environmental cause. It is basically a research and analysis job | Deals in study and research of various diseases and their socio-cultural, biological, and environmental cause. It is basically a research and analysis job | 3,50,000 in 0-2 Years |
Primary Health care attendant | It is a government sector job where the main task is to look after the patients visiting the Primary health care facility in that area. It generally deals with treatment of acute diseases like pain, dysentery, diarrhea, or administering vaccination( like polio vaccine ) | It is a government sector job where the main task is to look after the patients visiting the Primary health care facility in that area. It generally deals with treatment of acute diseases like pain, dysentery, diarrhea, or administering vaccination( like polio vaccine ) | 3,50,000 in 0-2 Years |
Diagnostic and Medication in charge | Deals with diagnosis of human body parts that are showing symptoms of disabilities. Creating patient’s record and advising the course of medication | Deals with diagnosis of human body parts that are showing symptoms of disabilities. Creating patient’s record and advising the course of medication | 4,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
* Average salary are subjective to change based on various factors