A medical degree is a professional degree admitted to those who have passed coursework in the fields of medicine and/or surgery from an accredited medical school. Obtaining a degree in medicine allows for the recipient to continue on into specialty training with the end goal of securing a license to practice within their respective jurisdiction. Medical graduates may also pursue non-clinical careers including those in basic research and positions within the healthcare industry. A worldwide study conducted in 2011 indicated on average: 64 university exams, 130 series exams, and 174 assignments are completed over the course of 5.5 years. As a baseline, students need greater than an 85% in prerequisite courses to enroll for the aptitude test in these degree programs.
Siddha medicine is a traditional medicine originating in South India. It is one of the oldest systems of medicine in India.
BHMS is a four letter acronym that can stand for
The Ministry of Ayush, a ministry of the Government of India, is responsible for developing education, research and propagation of indigenous and alternative medicine systems in India. Ayush is a name devised from the names of the alternative healthcare systems covered by the ministry: Ayurveda, Yoga & naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy.
National Institute of Homeopathy (NIH) is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), Government of India. It conducts the BHMS, MD (Homeopathy) and PhD (Homeopathy) courses in Homeopathy. The Institute has a 250-bed hospital, with 10 for surgery and 10 for maternity cases.
National Commission for Homoeopathy is a statutory body under the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. Central Council of Homoeopathy was set up by the Government of India in 1973. The National Commission for Homoeopathy was constituted on 5th July, 2021 and on the same date, the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 was repealed and the Central Council of Homoeopathy was superseded. It is one of the Professional Councils of University Grants Commission (UGC), formed to monitor higher education in India. Any institution desiring to grant a qualification in homeopathy is required to apply to the Council, which prescribes course curriculum and maintains central registers of homeopaths.
Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine or CRIUM Hyderabad, established in December 1971, is an Indian Government sponsored Unani medicine research center and out patient clinic located in Hyderabad, India. The institute was upgraded to National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders (NRIUMSD), by Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State (IC) for AYUSH in November 2019. The Institute is well known for its successful treatment in skin condition called Vitiligo, perphaps it has treated more than 1.5 lakh patients of Vitiligo alone.
The Indian state of Meghalaya has a literacy rate of 62.56, according to the census of 2001, and is India's 27th most literate state. This, however, had rapidly increased to 75.5 by 2011.
Guru Ravidas Ayurved University is a public university for Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy located in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India.
Midnapore Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital (MHMC&H) is a homeopathic medical college and hospital in Midnapore, West Bengal, India. This college was established on 3 December 1945. It is one of the oldest running homeopathic institutions in India. It offers the Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) degree course. The college is recognized by the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH), Ministry of Ayush and affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, established in 1881, is a homeopathic medical college and hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is the oldest homoeopathic medical college in India. It offers the Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) and MD (Homoeopathy) courses. This college is recognized by the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH), Ministry of Ayush and affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
Mahesh Bhattacharya Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital is a homeopathic medical college and hospital in Howrah, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1967 and is one of the oldest homeopathic medical colleges in India. The college is affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences and recognized by the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH), Ministry of Ayush. It offers B.H.M.S. and M.D. (Homoeopathy) courses.
D.N. De Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital is a government homoeopathic medical college and hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1927 and one of the oldest homeopathic medical colleges in India. The college is affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. It is also recognized by the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH). It offers B.H.M.S. and M.D. (Homoeopathy) courses. This college was established as Dunham College of Homoeopathy in 1927, and later renamed as D.N. De Homoeopathic Medical College in the name of its founder Dr. D. N. De. in the January’ 1951.
Netai Charan Chakravarty Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital is a homoeopathic medical college in Howrah, West Bengal, India. It offers the Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) degree course. The college is recognized by the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH), Ministry of Ayush and affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. This college was established in 1983.
Metropolitan Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, is a Homoeopathic Medical College in Sodepur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college was established on 2 June 1972. It offers the Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) and MD (Homoeopathy) courses.
Birbhum Vivekananda Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital is a homoeopathic medical college and hospital in Sainthia, Birbhum District, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1972 by Ashok Kumar Bose. It offers the Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) courses. It is recognized by the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH), Ministry of Ayush and affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
Kharagpur Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, is a homeopathic medical college in Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. The college is recognized by the Central Council of Homeopathy, New Delhi. This college is affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. It offers the Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) degree course.
Bengal Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital is a homeopathic medical college in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. it was established in 1980. It offers the Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) degree course. This college is recognized by the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH), Ministry of Ayush and affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
Purulia Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital is a private homoeopathic medical college in Purulia, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1983. It offers the Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) degree course. This institution is recognized by the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH), Ministry of Ayush and affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
Dr. B. D. Jatti Homoeopathic Medical College, Hospital and Post Graduate Research Centre is an organization under the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy, Government of India. It is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka and conducts the graduate degree course in Homeopathy and post-graduate degree courses in Homoeopathy. The college is attached with 60 bedded hospital.
