Medical Career

Job Profile

A Physician is a doctor of medicine in general practice or a specialist in a particular branch of medicine. Specialist doctors undergo a minimum training for 3 years after the basic degree (MBBS). Super specialization requires further study. Large hospitals offer treatment facilities in all branches covered under the medical and surgical specialties.

Medical practitioners are specialists in different branches of medicine/ surgery and work in multi-speciality hospitals, clinics, nursing homes or are in defence or government hospitals to provide similar medical cover

Physicians job entails

Educating clients for prevention and control of disease, diagnosis of disease prescribing medicines and treatment

Surgeons

Perform operations on all organs of the body while specialist surgeons operate only on particular organs of the body. They are equipped to perform operations of the most complex nature

Doctors also work in a number of non-clinical branches of study such as anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, microbiology which apply themselves to the study and research in various branches of medicine.

Employment Opportunities

Self employment
Government hospitals and clinics
Multi specialist hospitals and nursing homes
Central Health Scheme (CGHS)
Employees Insurance Scheme (EIS) Hospital or Primary Health Centers
Business organizations
Industries
Schools and embassies as consultants
Armed Forces
Railways
UPSC conducts a Combined Medical Services Exam for MBBS degree holders for selecting doctors for central government run hospitals

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