Careers Options in Medical Field:
Medicine is one of the most sorts out and rewarding career for those interested in Science and dealing with sick people. Over the years, the field of medical studies have undergone various stages of development, it has become so vast that specializations within are increasing day by day. There is great scope for medicine as a professional career.
A doctor's profession involves a lot of hard work and at the same time, it gives the satisfaction of curing patients at times even saving lives. It is a very demanding profession. To be in this profession is more a responsibility than a privilege. It is more of what you can give the community than what you can get from it.
Medicine is a vast field, and especially so in India. Medical careers are available across a multitude of educational and skill levels, but also in diverse fields such as homeopathy or allopathy.
Medicine falls into two categories:
i) traditional, also known as alternative, homoeopathic, or holistic;
ii) modern, also known as Western, or allopathic.
Sometimes there is overlap between the two, and given that there has been resurgence in popularity of traditional medicine over the last few years, more overlap is likely to come as there is an increasing push to incorporate and combine the two fields. At present, though, when choosing a career in medicine to work toward, you should still choose to focus on either one or the other, so as to know which educational track to follow. Below is a list of healthcare career options in India, along with a brief description of each and its minimum required educational training/background.
Here's a list of the various healthcare education options in India:
Audiology
Ayurveda
Dentist
Electropathy
Homeopathy
Medical Lab Technologist
Microbiology
Naturopathy
Nurse
Nutritionist/ Dietician
Ophthalmologist
Orthopedics
Optometry
Occupational Therapist
Pathology
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacovigilance
Pharmacist
Physiotherapist
Psychiatrist
Radiography
Speech Therapy
Sports Medicine
Veterinary Science