DM in Clinical Immunology is a three-year super-specialty course in the field of medicine that deals with the disorders in the immune system like malignant growth of the cellular elements, aberrant action and failure of the system.

The course also involves study of diseases where immune reactions play a crucial role in the clinical and pathology features. In India, this course is presently offered only by a single government college and the name of this college is given below:

• Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

The Medical Council of India has approved this college with an intake capacity of four students per year for the DM in Clinical Immunology course.

Essential qualification for seeking admission to the DM in Clinical Immunology course:

For seeking admission to the DM in Clinical Immunology course in Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences located in Lucknow, candidates must have completed their MD in medicine/pediatrics from an institution approved by the Medical Council of India.

What is the age limit for applying to this course?

The maximum age limit to apply for this course is 35 years during the 1st of January of the year in which the candidate is seeking admission. Age relaxation of five years is offered to SC/ST and OBC candidates.

How to apply for this course:

To apply for DM in Clinical Immunology course in Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, candidates can download the application form with information brochure from the website of the college. Normally, the college invites applications from eligible candidates for admission to DM course in leading newspapers and employment portals and candidates will have to submit the filled in application along with required documents to the institution before the last date specified by the college.

Admission Procedure:

Admission of students to the DM in Clinical Immunology is done based on the entrance examination, which is conducted at All-India level.

What are the subjects covered under DM in Clinical Immunology course?

Normally, Clinical Immunology is divided into six distinct divisions like infectious disease immunology and vaccinology, transplantation immunology and immunogenetics, immune malignancies, allergy, immunodeficiency and autoimmunity. In this course, theoretical coaching is offered to the students in the following subjects:

• Structure & functions of the immune system

• Immunodiagnostics

• Treatment of immunological diseases

• Organ transplantation

• Organ specific immune-inflammatory diseases

• Systmematic immune diseases

• Allergic diseases

• Immunodeficiency

• Infection and immunity

• Host defense mechanism and inflammation

In addition to these theoretical subjects, practical coaching is offered in different subjects like:

• Laboratory techniques

• Practical skills in clinical immunology

• Management of patients with immunodeficiency, allergic diseases and autoimmune rheumatic disorders

The students are also offered with training program and different types of training programs are followed by different colleges.

In addition to the above-mentioned government college, JIPMER located in Pondicherry, which is a private institution also offers DM in Clinical Immunology course.

Clinical immunology specialists (or) candidates who have completed their DM in Clinical Immunology can find good job prospects in multi-specialty hospitals.