Check out all the details of MD (Geriatric Medicine) course and the colleges offering the course in India.
Geriatric Medicine is a branch of medical science, which deals with patients of a particular age group. Geriatric physician treats elderly people, although there is no particular age limit for a patient to qualify to consult a Geriatrician. Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Geriatric Medicine is a fulltime three-year post graduate degree course. The candidates with MBBS degree from a recognized institute who have registered permanently with Medical Council of India or any other State Medical Councils are eligible for this MD course. There are various institutes which offer this course and almost every institute have there own admission policy. After the successful completion of MD (Geriatric Medicine), one can join an old age home as an in-house physician or can work with an NGO working for elderly people; apart from this option to get into a private or public hospital is always open. For information on colleges offering this course, refer to the list of colleges offering MD (Geriatric Medicine), given below.
