MD - Post Graduate Medical Degree Courses

Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Doctor of Medicine (MD, from the Latin Medicinae Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine") is a terminal degree for physicians and surgeons. In some countries it is a professional doctorate where training is entered after obtaining between 90 and 120 credit hours of university level work and in most cases after obtaining a Bachelor's Degree.

In other countries, such as India, Egypt, the United Kingdom and Germany, the MD is a research degree equivalent to a Ph.D. In Britain, Egypt, Pakistan, India, Ireland, and many Commonwealth nations, the medical degree is instead the MBBS i.e., Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB, MB BChir, BM BCh, MB BCh, MBBS, BMBS, BMed, BM) and MD is a higher level of attainment.

Name of the Course	Status of MCI Recognition
	R	NR	Total
MD-Anesthesiology	461	120	581
MD-Aviation Medicine	10	-	10
MD-Bio-Chemistry	63	52	115
MD-Bio-Physics	4	-	4
MD-Community Medicine	22	71	93
MD-Dermatology	33	54	87
MD-Dermatology & Venerology	37	1	38
MD-Dermatology, Venerology & Leprosy	13	-	13
MD-Forensic Medicine	34	45	79
MD-General Medicine	960	119	1079
MD-Geriatrics	-	2	2
MD-Health Administration	-	11	11
MD-Hospital Administration	8	-	10
MD-Lab Medicine	-	2	2
MD-Microbiology	112	72	184
MD-Nuclear Medicine	-	2	2
MD-Obstetrics & Gynaecology	535	116	651
MD-Opthalmology	24	-	24
MD-Paediatrics	399	87	486
MD-Pathology	325	77	402
MD-Pharmacology	122	69	191
MD-Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	-	7	7
MD-Physiology	116	66	182
MD-Psychiatry	71	56	127
MD-Radiology	13	33	46
MD-Radio Diagnosis	93	108	201
MD-Radiotherapy	32	37	69
MD-R & D	1	-	1
MD-Social &amp Preventive Medicine	118	-	118
MD-Tuberclosis & Respiratory Diseases	24	60	84
MD-Venerology	3	18	21