Medicine
- Publishing Date : 3rd November 2019
- Author : harvinder.sabarwal
- Category : Course
Medicine is a vast field, and especially so in India. Medical careers are available across a multitude of educational and skill levels, but also in diverse fields such as homeopathy or allopathy.
Medicine falls into two categories:
i) traditional, also known as alternative, homoeopathic, or holistic;
ii) modern, also known as Western, or allopathic.
Sometimes there is overlap between the two, and given that there has been resurgence in popularity of traditional medicine over the last few years, more overlap is likely to come as there is an increasing push to incorporate and combine the two fields. At present, though, when choosing a career in medicine to work toward, you should still choose to focus on either one or the other, so as to know which educational track to follow. Below is a list of healthcare career options in India, along with a brief description of each and its minimum required educational training/background.
Here’s a list of the various healthcare/ medical career options in India:
- Audiology
- Ayurveda
- Dentist
- Electropathy
- Homeopathy
- Medical Lab Technologist
- Microbiology
- Naturopathy
- Nurse
- Nutritionist/ Dietician
- Ophthalmologist
- Orthopedics
- Optometry
- Occupational Therapist
- Pathology
- Pharmacognosy
- Pharmacovigilance
- Pharmacist
- Physiotherapist
- Psychiatrist
- Radiography
- Speech Therapy
- Sports Medicine
- Veterinary Science
- Yoga teacher
Pros and Cons of being a Doctor
Pros
- Satisfaction in saving a person’s life or bringing a new life in the world
- Respect among people and society
- Good growth and attractive perks
- Flexibility of working either in a hospital or starting a clinic of your own
Cons
- Long and erratic working hours
- No or little social life
- Have to be ready for emergency situations
- Might take time to get establish when compared to professions like engineering and management
- Not many facilities in rural hospitals
Perks:
Internship – Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 per month (approx.)
Junior Resident Doctor – Rs 25, 000 per month (approx.)
Junior Resident Doctor – (MD/MS) – Rs 25,000 – Rs 30,000 per month (approx.)
The sky is the limit for senior consultants. You can earn anything above Rs 50,000 per month.
