Pediatrics is a highly booming and promising field to specialize in, especially for the one who loves to deal with children. Pediatrics is an in-demand field and has greater scope for skilled professionals as there is an increase in a number of healthcare units and a huge concern to decrease the infant mortality rate in India. A pediatrician’s career provides them the chance to carefully examine basic to complicated clinical issues in children and equips them to deal with medical problems.

The minimum eligibility criteria for pursuing PG in Pediatrics is the completion of an MBBS degree with a minimum of 50% aggregate along with the successful completion of one-year rotational internship. Additionally, you must crack the NEET-PG or INI-CET entrance examination with a competitive score to get admission to the postgraduate courses.

No, you cannot pursue MD Pediatrics after BAMS. To be eligible to get admission into MD Pediatrics, you need to complete MBBS undergraduate degree. After pursuing BAMS, you can pursue a postgraduate degree in Kaumarabhritya – Bala Roga in Clinical Specialty.

There are approximately 3281 MD Pediatrics seats in India. Admission to all these seats is done through INI-CET or NEET-PG entrance examination.

Pediatrics is a growing and extremely lucrative area of medicine. A Pediatrician’s salary in India typically ranges from 10-15 lakh per year at first, which escalates based on numerous criteria and the level of expertise. Geographical location, place of employment (whether in the public or private sector), experience level, specialization, healthcare organization, and other variables all have an impact on the pay scales of a pediatrician.

First and the foremost thing to check while selecting the best college for MD Pediatrics in India is to check the accreditation by the Medical Council of India (MCI). Then, you must check the NIRF ranking of the college and the available labs and facilities available to learn on practical grounds. The hospital or medical facility collaborated with the medical college must be well-facilitated with all the learning requirements of medical students.

The best Pediatrics books for medical students pursuing PG are Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Piyush Gupta’s PG Textbook of Pediatrics, Harriet Lane Handbook, IAP Color Atlas of Pediatrics, IAP Textbook of Pediatric Neurology, Piyush Gupta’s UG Textbook of Pediatrics, AIIMS PICU Pediatrics, Pediatric Drug Doses, and Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Disease.

To supplement college learning, medical students can subscribe to a good online PG Pediatrics course. Pediatrics MD course is among the best online pediatrics postgraduate courses in which you get access to highly illustrative video lectures and case demonstration sessions by eminent faculty. Additionally, you are provided with benchmark trials, self-assessment questions, notes, drug formulary, chat shows, and a lot more.

The effective ways to study Pediatrics in PG include referring to standard textbooks, attending all the case demonstration sessions, gaining experience through ward postings, and engaging yourself in conferences, seminars, webinars, and workshops. Enrolling in a PG Pediatrics online course will benefit in studying Pediatrics as it provides access to video lectures and case demonstrations and discussion sessions by top Pediatricians of India.

No, it is not necessary to pursue a DM in Pediatrics after MD in Pediatrics, but yes, it is highly preferred to go with the super specialization to become a superspecialist.

There is a wide range of career paths after completing MD in Pediatrics in India, for example, becoming Pediatrician at any government or private healthcare facility, Researcher at any research institute or pharmaceutical, Academician along with practicing as a Pediatrician, or can also pursue a super specialization in any Pediatrics specialty such as Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Hematology, Pediatric Neurology and more. The job profiles associated with these include Pediatrician, Neonatologist, Pediatric Intensivist, Clinical Research Associate, Lecturer/Professor, Medical Writer, Pediatric Oncologist, etc.

The advantages of working as a pediatrician include a high salary, high demand, flexible working hours, a wide range of career prospects, and most of all highly satisfactory job profile.