Doctor of Medicine in Ayurveda

Degree in Indian alternative medicine

The Doctor of Medicine in Ayurveda (MD Ayurveda) or Ayurveda Vachaspati is a three-year masters-level course in the alternative medical system of Ayurveda. It is offered in some medical colleges in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2] Selection to the course is generally done by a competitive national-level written entrance examination known as the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET), which is open to candidates with a Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine, and Surgery. [3]

Courses within the program include Ayurvedic medical jurisprudence, toxicology, pediatrics, internal medicine, pathology, anatomy, physiology, gynaecology, obstetrics, surgery, otorhinolaryngology, and ophthalmology.[4][5]

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1. ^ "MD Ayurveda entrance exam result out". The Hindu. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
2. ^ "Postgraduate Degree Course [MD/MS (AYU)] [VACHASPATHI]-2012/2015". Institute of Indigenous Medicine. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
3. ^ Pitkar, Urmila A. (2010). "Career options after Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery". International Journal of Ayurveda Research. 1 (3): 192–194\. doi:10.4103/0974-7788.72495. ISSN 0974-7788. PMC 2996581. PMID 21170215.
4. ^ "Post-Graduate Course of MD/MS( Ayurveda)". www.nia.nic.in. National Institute of Ayurveda. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
5. ^ Taskin, Bismee (2020-12-08). "'No point mixing all in one' — IMA to fight govt move to allow Ayurveda doctors to do surgery". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-04-06.