PG Diploma in Family Medicine

There are around two lac fifty thousand General-Practitioners in India who are not post-graduates due to non-access. As the govt. has not made mandatory on going education for physicians, most of the G.P. do not compose much attempt to stay updated with the expansion in the medical teaching system. The deficiency of on going updation of the information and skills by these GP’s has taken to a circumstance where there are extreme references as they are not sure in handling cases even with the minimal difficulty. Many patients, therefore, end up going to multi-specialty hospitals where the costs of the treatments are too high.

A ‘Family-Physician’ is a multi capable expert who not only yields the point of primary contact, but also offers the continuum of caring. The integer of ‘Family-Physicians’ – doctors fulfilling the above explanation – in the Indian subcontinent is grossly insufficient to provide to the massive populace. It is with the above situation in mind that the Institute of Health & Management Studies in partnership with The Prestigious Annamalai-University, is giving 12-months program leading to the Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (PGDFM)

The main objectives of the program are as discussed below:

a) The aim of the P.G.D.F.M. program is to construct the ability of GP’s and facilitate them to administer more cases so that referral becomes fewer essential.

b) Hence, the program guides to WIN-WIN circumstances for the patients and the GP’s, as the earlier find a one window result, while the later (who would have become multi-
proficient) find a much superior range for their carry out.

The curriculum comprises of about seventy-five problems based, interactive semesters. The semesters are equipped by extremely capable and knowledgeable faculty and as such are not matched in superiority by any criterion and values.

A ‘Family-Physician’ is a multi capable expert who not only gives the tip of primary contact, but also offers the continuum of concern. The number of ‘Family-Physicians’ – doctors fulfilling the above-said explanation – in the Indian sub continent is disgustingly insufficient to provide to the enormous inhabitants.

There are vast figures of opportunities to work as:
a) Private-practitioners
b) Eligibility to travel to European-countries, Middle–East, Australia & Canada as this adds to the acclaim accumulation to the essential requirement.
c) Lots of opportunities in International companies, charitable and Missionary hospitals.

The duration of the program is 1-year. The number of seats available is fifteen.