The abbreviated form of this course is commonly known as M.D (Hom.). Doctor of medicine in homeopathy is a postgraduate degree in homeopathy. M.D is a Latin word which means ‘Medicine Doctor’. The duration of this course is 3 years that includes 1 year of house insurgency, were the candidates should stay in the campus and get the training. This course is of 6 terms of 6 months each. The course is designed as in-service training rather than lectures.

The students will be asked to take part in conferences, GD’s, seminars, clinical meetings and journal club. M.D (Hom.) course contains training to produce world class professionals, researchers and excellent teachers. Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH) is a statutory apex body under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Department of Indian System MD (Homoeopathy) of Medicine & Homoeopathy. Central Council of Homeopathy prescribes course curriculum, evolves standards of education and maintains central registers of homoeopathy physicians.

Advantages or Benefits of Doing Doctor of Medicine in Homoeopathy

Doctor of Medicine in Homeopathy is a very much supple type career option as it can be started later in life and also can be carried on till older age.

Homoeopathic doctors can also work as part timers or do self practice and gradually take up full time occupation with increasing earnings with the growth of the practice.

The herbal alternative medicine also has the capability of restoring the sick to health by providing quality medical service in a simple, easy, harmless, and economic way which can offer real fitness, contentment and peace of mind

Eligibility Criteria for MD (Homoeopathy) program

B.H.M.S. degree candidates are only eligible for this course. There is also entrance test for various institutions. Admissions will be according to the performance in the entrance test.

Admission Procedure for MD (Homoeopathy) program

To apply for the doctor of Medicine in homeopathy course, applicants should have the necessary requirements specified by the university or college. Entrance exams are conducted by different Universities to select the right candidates for the program. The applicant must attain a minimum score specified by the institute for the entrance test. Application for MD (Homoeopathy) and prospectus can be got through the office of the institute. Certain institutes also offer online application for MD (Homoeopathy).

Entrance exams in India

• Maharashtra APGH-CET – Common Entrance Test
• MD Homeopathy Entrance Exam Andhra Pradesh
• NIH Kolkata
• Kerala MD Entrance Test
• Maharashtra MD Entrance Exam
• Delhi University MD Homeo Entrance Examinations

How to fill in MD (Homoeopathy) Entrance Application form?

The aspirants who are going to appear for the MD( Homeopathy) course can collect the application form from the admission office. It can be purchased through post also. Online application is also available according to the institution. Applicants those who are applying through online can fill the form through online and send it to the officer of admission. The candidates applying through offline mode should fill the application in their own handwriting. They should properly check the form before sending. If there is any error in the form, there is a chance of it getting rejected. It should reach the admission office before the due date.

MD (Homoeopathy) Entrance Exam Pattern

There will be one paper of 1.5 hours duration containing 100 multiple choice questions. Each question will carry 2 marks and as such the total marks will be 200. Question can be expected in the areas of :

• Anatomy
• Community Medicine
• Fundamentals
• Homoeopathic Pharmacy
• Materia Medica
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Organon of Medicine
• Pathology
• Physiology & Biochemistry
• Practice of Medicine
• Repertory
• Surgery

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• A.K Vidyamandir
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• Career forum
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• City college
• DAMS
• Darshana academy
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• Imperial tutorials
• Narayana IIT academy
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• Oasis education services
• Prof. P.C Thomas Classes
• Sachdeva college
• Sahil study circle
• Sreekrishna entrance coaching centre
• Tandem

Reference Books for MD (Homoeopathy) Entrance Exam

• Solved Questions on Organon of Medicine - Dr.Eswaradas
• Prescriber to Allen’s Key notes - Dr.Sangar.R.P
• Medlin’s Super Rank File by P.Suneesh Babu
• MCQS in Homeopathy –by Dr.J.D.Patil
• MCQs in Homeopathic Materia Medica- Dr.Rajesh.M.Patni
• MCQs for UPSC & MD Entrance in Homeopathy by Dr.V.K.Chauhan
• Learning Homoeopathy thro Objective type questions- Dr. Niranjan Mohanty
• GeMD (Homoeopathy)of MCQs in Repertory- Dr.J.D.Patil
• Exhaustive MCQs on Materia Medica - Dr.A.K.Routray
• A preparatory manual for MCQ ExaMD (Homoeopathy)in Homeopathy - Materia Medica
• 4000 MCQs in Homeopathy by  Dr.Manojkumar Singh
• Doctor of Medicine in Homoeopathy Colleges in India
• AM Sheikh Homeopathic Medical College, Belgaum
• Anand Homeopathic Medical College, Anand
• Assam Government Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Nagaon
• Bengal Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital,Asansol
• Bharai Vidhya Peeth Homeopathic Medical College, Pune
• Birbhum Vivekanand Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Birbhum
• District Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Ratlam
• Dr. Allu Ramalingah Government Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Rajamundry
• Dr. Gururaju Government Homeopathic Medical College, Gudivala
• Dr. Padlar Memorial Homeopathic Medical College, Ernakulum
• Foster Developments Homeopathic Medical College, Aurangabad
• Government Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Maduraj
• Government Homeopathic Medical College, Calicut
• Gujrat Homeopathic Medical College, Baroda
• HKE Society Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Gulbarg
• Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Akola
• Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Chandigarh
• Homeopathic Medical College, Kolhapur
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Homeopathic Medical College, Bhopal
• Lokmanaya Medical Foundation’s Homeopathic Medical College, Chinchwaad
• Lord Mahavira Homeopathic Medical College, Ludhiana
• Maratha Mandal’s Homeopathic Medical College, Belgaum
• Mayurbhanj Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Baripada
• Metropolitan Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Calcutta
• Moulana Azad Homeopathic Medical College, Hubli
• Natai Charan Chakravarty Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital,, Howrah
• Midnapore Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Midnapore
• Nehru Homeopathic Medical College, New Delhi
• Purroshotam Bhai Chavan Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Chandrapur
• Raipur Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Raipur
• RBTS Government Homeopathic Medical College, Muzaffarpur
• Samarth Educational Trust’s Homeopathic Medical College, Satara
• National Institute Of Homeopathy,  Calcutta
• Smt. A.J.Savli Homeopathic Medical College And Research Institute, Mehsana
• State Dr.Brij Kishore Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Faizabad
• State Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Bijnor
• State Kanpur Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Kanpur
• State National Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Luck Now
• State Shri Durgaji Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Azamgarh
• The Calcutta Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Calcutta
• Utkalmani Homeopathic Medical College, Rourkela
• Vengrula Homeopathic Medical College And Hospital,, Vengrula
• Vinayaka Mission’s Homeopathic Medical College, Salem
• Yerala Homeopathic Medical College And Research Institute, Mumbai

MD (Homoeopathy) course curriculum

The Doctor of Medicine Course includes:

• Teaching skill practice
• Seminar presentations
• Journal review presentations
• Dissertation work by guide / co-guide
• Dissertation presentations
• Clinical presentations

The subjects in the courses are divided into two major areas, Specific and General Subjects.

• General Subjects
• Man in Health (Holistic concept)
• Man in Disease (Holistic concept)
• History of Medicine, Scientific Methodology, including Research Methodology and Statistics

Specific Subjects:

• Homoeopathic Materia Medica
• Homoeopathic Pharmacy
• Organon of Medicine and Homoeopathic Philosophy
• Paediatrics
• Practice Of Medicine
• Psychiatry
• Repertory

An aspirant for M. D. (Hom.) can choose one of the Specific Subjects as his/her specialty, and the degree will be awarded in that specialty.

Specializations

• Materia Medica
• Organon of Medicine & Homoeopathic Philosophy
• Repertory
• Homoeopathic pharmacy
• Paediatrics

MD (Homoeopathy) Course Evaluation

The Doctor of Medicine program is evaluated on the basis of the performance on examination conducted at the university level also at the institute/college level. The students are assessed on the theoretical as well as the clinical works. The thesis and research paper holds certain percentage of weightage in the total marks.  The seminars, presentation works and other assignments also carry marks for the candidates.

MD (Homoeopathy) Text Books

• 700 Red Line Symptoms, by John W. HUTCHINSON, MD
• A Primer of Materia Medica, by Timothy Field ALLEN, MD
• A Textbook of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, by Allen Corson COWPERTHWAITHE, MD
• Boenninghausen’s Characteristics, by Cyrus Maxwell BOGER, MD
• Cholera, Diarrhea and Dysentery, by John Henry CLARKE, MD
• Chronic Disease (theoretical part), by Samuel HAHNEMANN, MD
• Constitutional Medicine, by John Henry CLARKE, MD
• Decachords, by A.Gladstone CLARKE
• Dr. Adolphus Graf zur LIPPE-WEISSENFELD, by James Tyler KENT, MD
• Essentials of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Homeopathic Pharmacy, by Willis Alonzo DEWEY, MD
• Gun Powder As A War Remedy, by John Henry CLARKE, MD
• Homeopathy Explained, by John Henry CLARKE, MD
• How to Use the Repertory (Indian edition), by Glen Irving BIDWELL, MD
• Keynotes of the Homeopathic Materia Medica, by James Tyler KENT, MD
• Keynotes of the Materia Medica with Nosodes, by Henry C. ALLEN, MD
• Keynotes to the Materia Medica, by Henry Newell GUERNSEY, MD
• Leaders in Homeopathic Therapeutics, by Eugene Beauharnais NASH, MD
• Leaders in Typhoid Fever, by Eugene Beauharnais NASH, MD
• Lectures on Homeopathic Materia Medica (Indian edition), by James Tyler KENT, MD
• Lectures on Homeopathic Philosophy, by James Tyler KENT, MD
• Lectures on Homoeopathic Philosophy with Classroom Notes and Word Index, by James Tyler KENT, MD
• Lectures on Materia Medica, by Carroll DUNHAM, MD
• Lesser Writings, by James Tyler KENT, MD
• Mental Diseases and Their Modern Treatment, by Selden Haines TALCOTT, MD
• New, Old and Forgotten Remedies, by Dr. Edward Pollock ANSHUTZ
• Organon of Medicine - 6th edition, by Samuel HAHNEMANN, MD
• Organon of Medicine - Fifth and Sixth Edition Combined, by Samuel HAHNEMANN, MD
• Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica with Repertory (Indian edition), by William BOERICKE, MD
• Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica with Repertory (USA edition), by William BOERICKE, MD
• Principles and Art of Cure (Indian edition), by Herbert Alfred ROBERTS, MD
• Regional Leaders, by Eugene Beauharnais NASH, MD
• Repertory of Homeopathic Materia Medica, by James Tyler KENT, MD
• Selected Clinical Cases, by Eugene Beauharnais NASH, MD
• Studies in the Philosophy of Healing, by Cyrus Maxwell BOGER, MD
• Synoptic Key to the Materia Medica, by Cyrus Maxwell BOGER, MD
• The Bowel Nosodes, by John PATERSON, MB, ChB
• The Genius of Homeopathy, by Stuart CLOSE, MD
• The Life and Letters of Hahnemann, by Thomas Lindsley BRADFORD, MD
• What The Doctor Needs To Know, by James Tyler KENT, MD

What to do after MD (Homoeopathy)?

After completing the course, doctors can work in medical colleges, public health care institutes and in voluntary firms. Others have an option to begin private practice. Specialty clinics are famous in the nation. Interested ones can do other PG programs such as, PhD, MBA, etc. they can also go for seeking hospital administration program.

Job and Career options for MD (Homoeopathy)

Experienced ones can go for taking seminars, tutorials, teaching and supervising students and other practitioners. The candidates can also engage in writing articles, books and journals. They can also get involved in research works in the interested area.

• Employment Areas
• Training Institutes
• State Dispensaries
• Research Institutes
• Pharmacies
• Medical Colleges
• Hospitals
• Homoeopathic Pharmacy
• Consultancies
• Clinics
• Charitable Institutions
• Job Types
• Teacher
• Researchers
• Public health specialists
• Private practice
• Pharmacist
• Doctor
• Consultant

Remuneration after MD (Homoeopathy)

Doctor of Medicine candidates in Homeopathy can get jobs in same area with very high earnings. In public sector, salary starts from rs.30000 to 40000/- onwards. As the experience increases earnings will also increase. The one who does higher studies can have a high salary from starting. There will be a salary of Rs. 10000 in private sector. Private practices can earn according to their work.