M.D. Paediatrics
1. Goal
The Goal of M.D. (Pediatrics) Program is to provide training in Pediatrics and
Neonatology to produce competent specialists who are able to provide basic and
speciality care of the highest order to neonates, infants, children and adolescents at
the community level and at primary, secondary and tertiary levels of health care, and
to act as future trainers, teachers, and researchers in the field of Pediatrics and
Neonatology.
2. Course Description
MD (Pediatrics)
Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: MBBS
3. Intramural and Extramural Rotation
MD (Pediatrics):
• At least 4 and not more that 8 months in Neonatology.
• At least 3 and not more than 6 months in sub-speciality areas: Intensive
Pediatric Care Unit (IPCU), Genetic Clinic, Thalassemia Care Centre, Emergency
Pediatric Services.
• At least nil and maximum 6 months in Allied areas: Hematology, Infectious
Diseases, Dermatology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Chest Medicine,
Gastroenterology.
• The Department of Pediatrics will decide the posting of students in Neonatology
and Allied Branches and Sub- speciality areas