Government Colleges for DM in Gastroenterology

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Gastroenterology is a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases in the digestive tract. This branch of medicine deals with diagnosis and treatment of diseases involving pancreas, gallbladder, liver, large intestine, small intestine, stomach and esophagus. DM in Gastroenterology is a super-specialty medical course extending to a period of three years and this course is offered a number of colleges in India. The names of Government colleges offering this course in India are given below:

West Bengal:

Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkota

Uttar Pradesh:

Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad

Tamil Nadu:

Stanley Medical College, Chennai

Madras Medical College, Chennai

Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai

Rajasthan:

SMS Medical College, Jaipur

Punjab:

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh

Orissa:

SCB Medical College, Cuttack

Kerala:

Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Govt. Medical College, Calicut

Delhi:

Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Andhra Pradesh:

Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad

Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad

Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam

There are totally 77 Medical Council of India-approved seats for DM in Gastroenterology course out of which 54 seats are Government medical college seats and the remaining seats are private college seats.

Course content:

The broad outline of subjects covered under DM in Gastroenterology course are given below:

Psychological factors in Gastroenterology disease (GI diseases)

Preventive Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Biostatistics & clinical epidemiology

Recent advances in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Liver transplantation

Hepatic failure (diagnosis & management)

Pancreatic diseases

Systemic diseases with GI and liver involvement

Nutrition in GI diseases

Diagnosis and management of diseases of the GI tract (Esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, large intestine) and liver

Pathogenesis of GI and liver diseases

Investigative techniques, selection and interpretation of results

In addition to these, several other subjects are also taught to the candidates selected for the DM in Gastroenterology course.

Eligibility for seeking admission to the DM in Gastroenterology course:

For seeking admission to the DM in Gastroenterology course, candidates must have completed their MBBS followed by MD in either general medicine or pediatrics.

Admission Procedure:

Candidates will also have to get through the national level or state level examination conducted for admission of students to the DM courses. Some colleges issue admission notification for the course in local and national level newspapers calling for applications from eligible candidates and notifications are also issued in popular job portals. Candidates can apply to these courses with valid state-level or national-level scores.

Scope of DM in Gastroenterology course:

Gastroenterology is a course that deals with the diseases in the digestive tract and therefore this branch of medicine always has good demand in government and private hospitals in India and abroad. There are also multi-specialty hospitals that frequently look for Gastroenterology specialists frequently either for the purpose of expansion of their operations or for replacing a retiring specialist.

 
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4 Responses to “Government Colleges for DM in Gastroenterology”

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    vivek:

    how to prepare for dm gastroenterology

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    dr fayaz:

    details of seat availability in dm gastroenterology course and aproximate date of exam.

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    parika:

    details of seat availability in dm gastro course and aproximate date of exam.

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    Dr A Chouhan:

    1) what is the age limit for DM ENTERENCE EXAM for inservice /sponsered candidates who has complited 7 yrs period as asstt.prof, 2)how to apply for DM as sponserd candidates