How’s Family medicine residency -
In India Top institute for family medicine is Sir Gangaram with parent department being internal medicine {1.5-2 yrs} with 6 months in paediatrics\ obgy\ gen surgery\ICU\superspecialities and 4 months in Derma\ENT\Ophthal\orthopaedics OPDs {flexibility of choice} based on your interest.
Stipend- 80 K { increment on yearly basis}
Beds- Gangaram is going to be 1500 beded hospital within a year from current 1000.
Academics- Every other day { Case discussions, research publications, Latest journals disussions}.
Accomodation- One CO-ED hostel and other is Girls Hostel.
Perks- Weekly sponsored parties in top hotels with top physicians and surgeons. Posh infrastructure with highest diagnostic modalities.
Hands on- Interns get to do major procedures what to ask for residents. Interns pay 30k for internship in the institute for no stipend just to learn the exclusive skills.
Very few people are aware of that DNB Family medicine from all India top institutes like Sir Gangaram Hospital is exceptionally more skillful then any peripheral MD general medicine institution
Best speciality for those who are planning to open their own private setup because of ability to see broadest range of patients.
Passing rate -
Family medicine- 90%
Gangaram- 100%
Family medicine is a better version of internal medicine that can oversee paediatric gynec surgery derma ent ophthal, orthopaedics and radio residencies.
It is the most in demand branch around the world and just brought in India, will surpass every branch in coming years.
In this Evergreen speciality residents see a wide variety of patients and do procedures/even operate if need be including performing deliveries. They are the first point of contact for patients in the health care system.
A family physician may care for a sick baby with colic, an elderly person with arthritis, and everything in between. From delivering baby to performing minor surgeries.
As primary care doctor jobs go, family medicine delivers the greatest range of patient types and a wider variety of diagnoses and in-office procedures than other specialties. As healthcare policy and insurer initiatives focus more on preventive and primary care, family doctors will continue to be in high demand.
Family medicine is the broadest speciality as it covers patient of all ages and provides continuing health care for the individual and entire family across all ages, genders, disease, and parts of the body.
Tremendous Scope-
As govt. Is facing shortage of primary care physician they have introduced Family medicine physicians in all the govt. Hospitals with minimum package of 1 lac per month.
Consultancy and SRship easily available in govt. Or private hospitals.
Super speciality-
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All DM super specialites that general medicine candidates are eligible for {through AIIMS and NEET SS} post MRCGP or MRCP (UK ) as it is equivalent to MD medicine.
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FRCP Cardiology, Gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology.
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Direct UK super specialites-
SCE- Endocrinology
SCE- Critical care
SCE- Dermatology.
Fellowships
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Clinical Cardiology
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Echocardiography and vascular Dopplers.
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General nephrology and dialysis
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Diabetes and endocrinology
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Pain and palliation
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Infectious diseases
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Critical care
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Rheumatology
Settle in Australia after FRACGP
and in Gulf area with high tax free salary package with lots of benefits.
My own Family medicine collegues are practicing as Consultants in top Hospitals of Delhi with avg 3-4 lac\ month.
DNB Family medicine {being more in demand speciality overseas} is prefered over Md medicine in Royal Colleges and MTI.