बुधवार, 25 दिसंबर 2013

CAREER IN UNANI MEDICINE

CAREER IN UNANI MEDICINE

Introduction

It is a traditional healing system prevalent in the Middle East, India, Pakistan, and neighboring countries, according to which the body comprises four basic elements—earth, air, water, and fire— and four humors—blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. An equilibrium in the humors indicates good health while a disturbance in this equilibrium results in disease.

Eligibility

The Unani Medicine education in India is governed by Central Council of Indian Medicine (Govt. of India). Forty three colleges impart five and a half years' Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) degree after 12 years of schooling and a 3 year post graduate courses – MD (Unani medicine) or MS (Unani surgery). The BUMS courses are either affiliated to universities or are run by deemed university. The students learn basic / pre-clinical (e.g. anatomy, physiology), pre-clinical (e.g. pharmacology, pathology, hygiene) and clinical subjects (e.g. Unani medicine, surgery). BUMS course essentially involves a one year rotatory internship. BUMS can be followed by specialised courses in the form of house job training or post graduation.

कोई टिप्पणी नहीं: