Master of Chirurgiae (MS)

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Sunanda K. Chavan
Master of Chirurgiae, which is known as M.Ch is a most advanced post graduate program in the surgical field. It is a three year program which is sharing the same status as that of Doctor of Medicine. Many medical schools across the country and abroad are offering the M Ch course to the aspirants. In the country, the academic program in Chirurgiae is controlled by the Medical Council of India (MCI). During the program the candidates undergo clinical practices, learning the real life surgical procedures.


Advantages or Benefits of Doing Master of Chirurgiae

Master of Chirurgiae is an advanced program in the surgical filed which enables the candidates to become an expert in the specific field. It enables the doctors to be more efficient in advising and planning measures for the rehabilitation and prevention of patients suffering from disability and disease. It makes a candidate capable in developing skills like using techniques and educational methods, which will be applicable for teaching medical/nursing students, general physicians and paramedical health workers. This provides significant importance to candidate’s skill and repute.

Eligibility Criteria for M Ch program

The candidates who have finished their M.S. degrees or any qualification equivalent to this degree in various subjects according to their area of specialization can only apply for this course. Some of the institutions are including five year training in Neuro-Surgery and Neurology.

Admission Procedure for M Ch program

The admissions are only based on merit and the entrance examinations are conducted by medical colleges and universities. Every year there are different universities and medical colleges conducting entrance exams for M Ch courses. Candidates who are eligible will be selected for interview and counseling.

Entrance exams in India

West Bengal Post Doctoral Medical Admission Test (WBDMAT)
Rajiv Gandhi University for Health Sciences (RGUHS) PG Super Specialty Entrance Examination
Pre. DM/M Ch Examination
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) Entrance Examination
Maharashtra Super Specialty Entrance Test
L.L.R.M.M.C. D.M. & M.Ch. Entrance Examination
KLE Academy of higher education and research Post-Doctoral Super-Specialty Entrance Examination
Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) M.Ch Entrance Examination
Delhi University M.Ch Cardiothoracic Super specialty Entrance Examination
CSM Medical University DM/M Ch Entrance examination
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) DM M.Ch Entrance Examination
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) M.Ch Entrance Examination
All India D.M/M.Ch. Entrance Examination
How to fill in M Ch Entrance Application form?

The booklet must be read in detail prior to filling the application form. Students can use a pen or pencil for filling the form. Every column should be filled with correct information. They should keep a copy of filled form for any further reference. Submit the filled application form with the copy of necessary documents before the end date.

M Ch Entrance Exam Pattern

The pattern of entrance examination for the Master of Chirurgiae will be different according to the admission test. Usually the examination questions will be consisting of MCQ with duration of three hours or three and half hours with 250-300 questions and the syllabus will be of the MBBS program. The admission test also covers the syllabus of MS program and also evaluates the practical paper for evaluating the candidates’ understanding in the application part.

Coaching Centers for M Ch Entrance Exam

A.K. Vidyamandir (Medical Wing)
Aakash Institute
Brilliant Tutorils Pvt Ltd
Caeer Fourm
Career Launcher
Career Point
City College
DAMS
DentaQuest
Disha
Helix Institute
Imperial Tutorials
Manya Education Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata
Resonance
S. S. Coachings
Sahil Study Circle
TIME
Vidya Tutorials Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata
Vidyasagar
Reference Books for M Ch Entrance Exam

Books from

Ramesh Chandra
Rajiv Agarwal
Rajiv Yadav
Georginde volume 2
Agarwal
Master of Chirurgiae Colleges in India

Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary
Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai
The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad
Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur
Tata Cancer Research Memorial Institute, Mumbai
Stanley Medical College, Chennai
St. John’S Medical College, Bangalore
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore
Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute For Medical Science And Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
Smt. N.H.L Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad
Sher-I-Kashkmir Institute of Medical Science, Srinagar
Seth Gs Medical College, Mumbai
Safdarjung Hospital Delhi
S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur
S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack
R.G. Kar Medical College
Pt. B.D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Rohtak
Patna Medical College, Panta
Padmashree Dr. D.Y.Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad
Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Maulana Azad Medical College & Gb Pant Hopital, Delhi
Madurai Medical College, Madurai
Madras Medical College, Chennai
M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore
M.P Shah Medical College, Jamnagar
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai
Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
Jawaharlal Institute of P.G. Medical Education & Research, Pondicherry
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education, Calcutta
Guwahati Medical College, Guwahati
Grant Medical College, Mumbai
Govt. Medical College, Nagpur
Government Medical College, Patiala
Government Medical College, Kottayam
Government Medical College, Calicut
Goa Medical College, Panaji
Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad
Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
G.S.V.M. Medial College, Kanpur
Dr. D.Y. Patil Pratishthans Medical College, Pimpri, Pune
Deccan College of Medical Science, Hyderabad
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana
Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu
Cancer Institute, College of Oncological Sciences, Chennai
Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore
B.J Medical College, Ahmedabad
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
M Ch course curriculum

The Master Chirurgiae is a three year course and it is mostly based on clinical skills and practical’s which will be very much helpful in real life surgical procedures. Candidates will also be a part of surgical operations. M Ch provides to the Doctor an advanced ability in surgery. The training is a full time residential one were the candidate should reside there by attending more than 80% of the training during every calendar year, and full time responsibility is given in assignments and participation in all the processes.

First Year

Duties as house man(with patients only)
Exposure to ICU and Ventilators
Academic works like Journal Club/Topic discussions
Submission of research projects
Surgical works - as an assistant in all surgical procedures
Second Year

Ward responsibilities + out patients
Project work
Perform emergency and elective operations
Academic presentations
Surgical work as outlined in the table
Third Year (for First 6 months)

Ward responsibilities similar to 2nd year + out patients
Emphasis on completion of projects/data analysis
Academic work -as before along with intra department clinical case presentations
Expected to perform major operations independently (as outlined in the table)
Third Year (for Last 6 months)

Ward responsibilities (lesser duties) + out patients
Submission of research projects
Clinical case presentation - 3 times/ week along with topic discussion
Surgical work as before
Specializations

Following are the specializations available:

Cardio vascular & Thoracic Surgery
Endocrine Surgery
Gynecological Oncology
Neuro-Surgery
Paediatrics Surgery
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Surgical Gastroenterology
Surgical Oncology
Urology
Vascular Surgery
M Ch Course Evaluation

The examination is held at the end of every academic year which includes six terms. There is 20% weightage on internal assessment, 30% weightage on Theory Papers and rest 50% is based on practical examinations. Students must have a minimum pass mark of 50% to pass the degree.
 
M Ch Text Books

Adult & Paediatric Urology from Gillenwater
Adult Cardiac Surgery by Robert M. Bojar
Atlas of Cardiothoracic Surgery by David C. Sabiston, Stanley M. Coffman, Robert G. Gordon
Atlas of Cardiothoracic Surgery by L. Henry Edmunds, William I. Norwood, David W. Low
Brian G. Barratt-Boyes, Donald B. Doty, Frank L. Hanley, Robert B. Karp
Campbell urology-3 Volumes Edited by Walgh,
Cardiac Surgery In the Adult By Lawrence M. Cohn, MD.
Cardiac Surgery: Safeguards and Pitfalls in Operative Technique by Siavosh Khonsari
Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Principles and Practice by Glenn P. Gravlee, Richard E. Davis, Alfred H. Stammers, Ross M Ungerleide
Complications in Cardiothoracic Surgery by John A. Waldhausen, Mark B. Orringer
Complications in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Avoidance and Treatment by Alex G. Little
Controversy in Neurourology from Barret & wein
Current Urological Therapy from Kaufman
Endourology by Arthur Smith
Endourology from Carson
Endourology from Clayman
Extracorporeal shock want Lithotripsy from Gravernstein
Female urology from Blandy
General Thoracic Surgery by Thomas W. Shields, Joseph LoCicero, Ronald B Ponn, Valerie W Rusch
Genitourinary cancer from Dekerrion
Genito-urinary cancer management from Backeman & Paulson
Gibbon’s Surgery of the Chest by John Heysham Gibbon, David C. Sabiston, Frank Cole Spencer
Glen’s operative urology
Introduction to Dialysis Logan
Kidney transplantation by Peter morris
Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes Cardiac Surgery: By John Webster Kirklin, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Jill A. Rhead, Eugene H. Blackstone,
Landmarks in Cardiac Surgery by Stephen Westaby, Cecil Bosher
Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery by A.K. Hema
Laparoscopic urology by Ralph V. Clayman, E.M. McDougall
Male Infertility from Amelar
Mastery of Cardiothoracic Surgery By Larry R. Kaiser, Irving L. Kron, Thomas L. Spray
Microsurgery in male and female
Neurourology & urodynamics from Bradly & Hald
Obstructive Uropathy from O’Reilly
Operative Gynaecology from Te Linde
Paediatric Urology from Whitakar
Pediatric Urology from Kelalis & King – 2 vol.
Reconstructive urologic surgery from Libertino
Renal transplantation from Garovoy & Guttman
Reproductive infertility from Silber
Scientific Basis of Urology from Mundy
Stone disease Diagnosis & management by Rous
Surgery of the Chest by David C. Sabiston, Jr.
Techniques in Cardiac Surgery by Denton A. Cooley, George J. Reul, O. Howard Frazier
Techniques in General Thoracic Surgery by Raleigh Maurice Hood
Testicular cancer JavadoporCourse and Cur r iculum of M Ch Urology
Text book of Urology from Whitefield & Hendry
The Evolution of Cardiac Surgery by Harris B. Shumacker
The History of Cardiothoracic Surgery from Early Times: From Early Times by Raymond Hurt
The Johns Hopkins Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery by David Daiho Yuh, Luca A. Vricella, William A. Baumgartner
Thoracic Surgery by F. Griffith Pearson
Transurethral surgery from Maurmayer
Urinary Incontinence from Dat. D.O.’Donnel
Urodynamics principle & practise from Mundy
Urogenital trauma from Macaminch
Urogynaecology & urodynamics from Obstargard & Bent
Urologic Endoscopy from Bagley
Urologic Laparoscopy by Sakti Das
Vascular arress in Haemodialysis from Bell
Vascular Surgery by Robert B. Rutherford
Vascular Surgery: A Comprehensive Review by Wesley S. Moore
Wylie’s Atlas of Vascular Surgery by Ronald J. Stoney, David J. Effeney
What to do after M Ch?

Those who have finished this advanced course in surgery can study further for super-specialties in various fields of surgery or can do scientific research in a particular field or can opt for a job. Students can avail scholarship on merit basis for doing PhD from organizations such as National Institute of Health. Besides all these options professionals can also do DNB (Diplomate of National Board) in areas of Pediatrics Surgery, Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, etc.
 
Job and Career options for M Ch

The earning capacity will be more according to the specialised degrees they take. Those who specializes with finesse can do practice abroad in various positions such as consultation, teaching, operating, etc.

Employment Areas

Health Centres
Hospitals
Laboratories
Medical Colleges
Medical Foundation / Trust
Non-Profit Organizations
Nursing Homes
Polyclinics
Private Practice
Research Institutes
Job Types

Cardio vascular & Thoracic Surgeon
Urology Surgeon
Neuro-Surgeon
Pediatrics Surgeon
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
Surgical Gastroenterologist
Surgical Oncologist
Endocrine Surgeon
Gynecological Oncologist
Vascular Surgeon
Remuneration after M Ch

The remuneration depends upon the experience and expertise of the M Ch holder. The salary also depends on the specialization, the sector and also the demand for such specialists. The statistics showed that the average salary of the M Ch doctors in India varies from Rs.5lakhs- Rs. 25lakh/annum. If they are working with international organizations and health care centers the salaries will be reaching heights.



 
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