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.