The institute provides post-graduation in subject including. • Doctor of Philosophy
(PhD): PhD is available for many subjects and is notified in the
prospectus each year. • Doctor of Medicine
(MD): MD is a clinical doctorate degree of 3 years and is available in almost all non-surgical streams of medicine. Prerequisite for super-specialty post doctoral 'DM' degree is MD in that particular subject. • Master of Surgery
(MS): MS is also a clinical doctorate degree of 3 years, but in surgical fields. Prerequisite for super speciality post doctoral 'MCh' degree is MS. • Master of Dental Surgery
(MDS): This is the equivalent of MD/MS and meant for dental studies, such as
orthodontics,
pediatric dentistry, preventive dentistry and
oral & maxillofacial surgery. •
Hospital Administration (MD): Education in hospital administration is equivalent to MBA and trains students to become hospital administrators using the modern methods of business administration. • Masters in Public Health
(MPH): This two-year course provides competency in
public health management, teaching, research and leadership. After taking a core course and an elective course in the first year, candidates take a special paper on
epidemiology or health management or
health promotion in the second year. Graduates of medicine (
MBBS), dental (BDS), veterinary (
BVSc), engineering (BE) or any postgraduate degree (MA/M.Sc.) who have passed with at least 50% marks are admitted through a national entrance test. • Medicine Doctorate
(DM): DM is a super-specialty post doctoral degree of 3 years in a medical specialty stream. The prerequisite for DM is a clinical doctorate degree, such as MD. One has to choose a particular branch from the field in which they did MD. For example: after pursuing an MD in
general medicine, one can do DM in
nephrology,
cardiology,
endocrinology, etc. • Master of Surgery
(MCh): MCh is a super-specialty post doctoral degree of 3 years in Surgical streams. The prerequisite for MCh is a clinical doctorate degree, such as MS General Surgery. The MCh
neurosurgery department is one of the oldest in PGIMER. • Master of Science
(MSc): MSc is a master's degree of 2 years with intense research focus. It is offered by Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Department of
Biochemistry, Department of Exp. Medicine &
Biotechnology, Department of
Pharmacology, and the Department of
Otolaryngology of Speech and Hearing Unit. • Bachelor of Science
(BSc): BSc (paramedical) in PGIMER is an undergraduate degree of 4 years (previously 3 years) with intense research focus in academics and practical knowledge. It is offered by Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Department of Biochemistry, Department of
Ophthalmology, and Department of
Radiotherapy.
Elective training The institute accepts medical students from other countries for elective training in any of its departments. Clearance from the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India and
National Medical Commission, New Delhi is required before the students are accepted. The process takes about 3–4 months. ==Dr. Tulsi Das Library==