MD Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Doctor of Medicine in Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases is a three-year postgraduate course with approval by National Medical Commission (NMC). The course describes aetiology, pathophysiology, principles of diagnosis and management of common problems including emergencies, in adults and children.

Tuberculosis & Respiratory Medicine has been designed to offer to eligible aspiring candidates advanced lessons in methods and technologies used in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases, like Asthma, Lung Cancer, etc.

MD Tuberculosis & Respiratory Medicine is suitable for those candidates who want to identify social, economic, environmental, biological and emotional determinants of patients and institute diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, preventive and primitive measures to provide holistic care.

MD Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Highlights

Eligibility Criteria for MD Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

1. MBBS Degree and its recognition of equivalence from the Medical Council of India (MCI)

2. NOC for Foreign Candidates from their respective Missions/Embassies and other relevant organizations and from WHO.

3. They must submit their one­ year Internship certificate. One year must be passed after their internship.

4. Training Certificates (if any) obtained from foreign institutions shall have to be acceptable to the University.

5. Age should not be over 45 years at the time of enrolment having to satisfy an interview board approved by the University.

Admission Process

1. Colleges publish notice of admission on their website from a period of June when most Indian universities would have finished degree exams.

2. Candidate to apply for each college, as each college considers each mark as the cut-off mark.

3. Some private colleges and deemed universities perform their counselling process by conducting their university-level entrance exams.

4. Some colleges require a minimum of 50% aggregate in the qualifying examination.

5. Candidates who qualify for the test are called for an interview before the final seat allotment.

Career after MD Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Medicine Specialists are in great demand all over the world, owing to the increase in lung and chest-related diseases, especially India is the world capital of Tuberculosis. They can go for various research programs as well.

After completing the Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases students can find lucrative and high-profile reputed job opportunities in India as well as Abroad and the course offers high job security. They have good opportunities in various Hospitals, Health Centers, and Private clinics. They can also choose the teaching field.

In government hospitals, the pay scale of an MD doctor is decided by the health department. In private hospitals, the respective governing body determines the salary of the doctor. However, the working area or the location is also a determinant factor in this regard. On average, an MD doctor earns Rs 20 lakhs per annum in a government hospital and Rs. 6 lakhs - Rs 10 lakhs in private hospitals.

MD Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Syllabus