What After MBBS?

Medical Post Graduation: A Multitude of Options

“Dr.” It gives an immense pleasure and pride to see those two letters in front of one’s name. However, in the present scenario, becoming a doctor is not sufficient and everybody needs to specialize in some or the other area of interest.

In India, every state has fixed number of seats allocated for various specialties which the medical graduates can choose based on availability and merit. 50 per cent of these seats are filled by a common entrance examination i.e. AIPGMEE.

“Approximately 70,000 students took the PG entrance examinations in 2011 for an approximately 11,300 seats which include 5,500 MD, 2,500 MS and 3,300 PG Diploma seats. So, approximately 1 in 6 will get a seat. As every candidate will not get a seat in the current year, the number of aspirants increases by approximately 10 per cent every year.”
(Source: India Today)

It’s a General Fact that for PG medical Studies students go abroad for their chosen specializations and practices mainly because of the limited availability of seats and high fees.

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What is the ground reality of the students choosing PG from these countries?

In general doctors willing to upgrade would pursue postgraduate medical studies in top countries like USA, UK, Australia and Canada. However, what many are unaware of is that most of these countries have a highly restricted environment for allowing international students to study medicine. Secondly, if one is able to clear all requisite formalities the education cost is minimum of Rs7 crore to Rs10 crore or even higher.

What are the options available in India?

India is a country with 387 medical colleges – 181 in government and 216 in private sectors. Overall there are hardly 10000 MD seats available for which more than 70000 Students apply for it via the Common Licensing Exam. But Only 10000 doctors will receive the seats and what is the future of Others?

The current Scenario is to Wait for the next chance to acquire a seat before it gets Filled. This waiting continues and the doctors waste their precious years in waiting.

Another Option to Avail a MD Seat in India is by Paying High Donations: Around 2 to 3 crores. But only less than 2 % Go for it. What About Others????

So What is the way OUT???
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Without any of the hassles and Obstructions, we will assist you in Getting a PG Seat for your Specialization in your desired location. With Affiliated Hospitals across India, we offer Masters in Medicine with Royal College (UK) Examination Training program in Various specialties and the degree is widely accepted and recognized in more than 120 countries including India.


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Headaches: A common Burden of Life

Headache is one of the most common medical complaints. Almost everyone experiences a headache from time to time. In the large majority of cases, it is a completely mild condition which is a nuisance and does not represent any significant or long-term medical problems. Headaches can be more complicated than most people realize. Different kinds can have their own set of symptoms, happen for unique reasons, and need different kinds of treatment.

Once you know the type of headache you have, you and your doctor can find the treatment that’s most likely to help and even try to prevent them.

What Are the Types of Headaches?

There are 150 different types of headaches. The most common ones are:

Chronic headaches: Also called stress headaches, chronic daily headaches, or chronic non-progressive headaches, they are the most common type among adults and teens. They cause mild to moderate pain and come and go over time.

Migraines: These headaches are often described as pounding, throbbing pain. They can last from 4 hours to 3 days and usually happen one to four times per month. Along with the pain, people have other symptoms, such as sensitivity to light, noise, or smells; nausea or vomiting; loss of appetite; and upset stomach or belly pain.

Cluster headaches: This type is intense and feels like a burning or piercing pain behind the eyes, either throbbing or constant. It’s the least common but the most severe type of headache. The pain can be so bad that most people with cluster headaches can’t sit still and will often pace during an attack.

They’re called “cluster headaches” because they tend to happen in groups. You might get them one to three times per day during a cluster period, which may last 2 weeks to 3 months. The headaches may disappear completely (go into “remission”) for months or years, only to come back again.

Sinus headaches: With these, you feel a deep and constant pain in your cheekbones, forehead, or bridge of your nose. They happen when cavities in your head, called sinuses, get inflamed. The pain usually comes along with other sinus symptoms, such as a runny nose, feeling of fullness in the ears, fever, and swelling in your face.

Acute headaches: Kids get these headaches that start suddenly and go away after a short time. If there are no symptoms of other nerve problems, the most common cause is a respiratory or sinus infection.

What Causes Headaches?

The pain you feel during a headache comes from a mix of signals between your brain, blood vessels, and nearby nerves. Specific nerves of the blood vessels and head muscles switch on and send pain signals to your brain. But it’s not clear why these signals turn on in the first place.

People often get headaches because of:

Illness: such as an infection, cold, or fever. They’re also common with conditions like sinusitis (inflammation of the sinuses), a throat infection, or an ear infection. In some cases, the headaches may be the result of a blow to the head or rarely, a sign of a more serious medical problem.

Stress: Common causes of tension headaches include emotional stress and depression as well as alcohol use, skipping meals, changes in sleep patterns, and taking too much medication. Other causes include eyestrain and neck or back strain due to poor posture.

Headaches, especially migraines, tend to run in families. Most children and teens (90%) who have migraines have other family members who get them. When both parents have a history of migraines, there is a 70% chance that their child will also have them. If only one parent has a history of these headaches, the risk drops to 25%-50%.

Here is an Article published by The Week Magazine on the types of Head Ache and the way to block it. Doctor Dobson Program Chairman for MMSC Sports and Exercise Medicine of Texila American University has shared his views and comments on the same. For his detailed views,

http://www.theweek.in/features/lifestyle/exercise-related-headaches-are-common.html