Surgeon:
The Surgeon named in the Modern Medicine as a person who undertakes the surgeries in all the desired fields of medicine like General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Cardiothoracic surgery, Plastic surgery and more.
And if you’re a student who wants to start their career as Orthopedic Surgeon than this article will provide you complete guide to become a Orthopedic Surgeon including details of qualification, eligibility, colleges, course fees and salary. By end of this article you can get a clear path towards a bright career as orthopedic surgeon.
Orthopedics:
It deals with the branch in medical science which deals with Musculo-Skeletal System that includes bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. Orthopedic surgery includes treatment of bones and joint pains.
Orthopedic surgeon treats a wide variety of problems which are related to your body parts, few of them are arthritis, fractures, back pains, tissue injuries, shoulder pains, sport injuries like muscle tear, ligament tears, and also congenital conditions as clubfoot and scoliosis.
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Apart from this an orthopedic surgeon also operates in various branches of Orthopedics which are sub specialties like:
- Pediatric Orthopedics
- Sports Medicine
- Spine Surgery
- Joint Replacement Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
Below listed are surgeries that care carried out by a sub-specialist in Orthopedics:
- Total Joint replacement
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Fracture Repair Surgery
- Bone Grating Surgery
- Spinal Fusion
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As from above paragraphs you got a brief information about Orthopedics and an Orthopedic Surgeon let’s get to know how to become a orthopedic surgeon in India.
How to Become a Orthopedic Surgeon After 12th?
Student who wants to become a Orthopedic Surgeon, first step is to get into a 5 1/2 year MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) Program. Then he/she can do Master’s in the Orthopedics to become a Surgeon.
So firstly let’s look into the eligibility and entrance exam to qualify into MBBS Program.
Qualification for MBBS Program:
Candidate must pass in 12th standard with physics, chemistry and biology as core subjects and has to give NEET exam which is an entrance test to get admission into MBBS.
However you must get minimum 50% marks in 12th grade examination and if you belong to SC/ST/OBC category then you may have relaxation in percentage, a minimum of 40% marks will be enough in your intermediate.
NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) Eligibility:
NEET is an entrance exam that is conducted in India for the admission into MBBS and BDS colleges all across the country. This entrance test is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA).
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Age Limit:
Age Limit for writing the NEET exam being 17 years as the minimum age to attend the exam and should attain it by the date of the exam.
Maximum age limit is 25 years if you belong to general category. Whereas reserved category candidates get a relaxation of 5 years.
Allotment of Medical Seats in Colleges:
Reservation Criteria also comes when the seats are allocated with SC (Scheduled Caste) having 15% reservation, General EWS having 10%, ST(Scheduled Tribes) having 7.5%, OBC(Other Backward Castes)-Non creamy layer having 27% and also Physical handicapped having 3%.
After qualifying the entrance test, on merit basis 85% of seats are allotted to that specific state to encourage students of that particular state.
Other Entrance Examination:
State conducted Entrance examinations like TS EMCET, AP EMCET, and also other entrance examinations are conducted by defined colleges who offer the similar program and don’t fall into the NEET seats allotment like AFMC, JIPMER, COMEDK etc, which eventually help the student to get admission into MBBS course.
Coaching Centers which offer the NEET and other entrance exams coaching include
Sri Chaitanya College, Narayana College, UNACADEMY,Vedantu, Aakash Tutorials and many others which offer a wide variety of courses which help you crack the Entrance exam.
Note: You can check local top colleges or institutes to take coaching in NEET.
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MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ):
A Student who wants to become a orthopedic surgeon in his career should hold a degree with 5 1/2 year MBBS ( Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) program which includes 4 year of study and 1 1/2 years of service which is mandatory.
MBBS is the only program in India that will make you a medical doctor and which will eventually help you in becoming a Orthopedic Surgeon and this course covers various subjects like Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Microbiology and other related subjects.
MBBS Colleges in India:
The Colleges that Offer the MBBS program in India are in wide range some being,
- AIIMS Medical College (Delhi)
- Andhra Medical College (Visakhapatnam)
- Guntur Medical College (Guntur)
- Guwahati Medical College (Guwahati)
- Nalanda Medical College (Patna)
- Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences (Bilaspur) and many more.
Master’s in Orthopedics:
After completion of 5 1/2 years of MBBS program student can give a attempt at Post Graduate Medical Entrance test or JIPMER PG (Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research entrance exam), NEET PG, AIIMS PG.
Which could get them a seat in Post Graduate medical college and then they have to study for 2-3 years for MS Orthopedic course.
In India there are different types of course which are offered by various colleges/ universities in India which can help you become a Orthopedic Surgeon;
- Master of Surgery (MS) in Orthopedics
- Master of Science (M.Sc) in Orthopedics
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Qualification for PG (MS Orthopedics or MSc):
Eligibility to get into this course is that student should have attained MBBS degree with 55% of marks from recognized college or university by MCI (Medical Council of India). And get qualified in the required PG test based on the college he wants to join.
Course Fees:
The MS Orthopedic Course fee would range from 10-60 lakh per annum. The Course fee also depends on the college you join and if you crack the entrance exam with top marks then you would be eligible for the scholarship.
Subjects in MS Orthopedics:
MS Orthopedics Course includes two Core subjects;
- General Orthopedics
- Traumatology
Book List:
PG Student who is pursuing MS Orthopedics will follow specific books which are recommended by the MCI (Medical Council of India) and also depends on the College he is pursuing his PG. Let’s look into some of the books that attain proficiency:
Orthopedic Imaging – Adam Greenspan
Essentials of Orthopedic – J Maheswari,Vikram Amhaskar
Miller’s Review of Orthopedics – Mark.D Miller ,Stephen Thompson
Clinical Orthopedic Diagnosis – Sureshwar Pandey,Anil Kumar Pandey
Above given books list is only for reference and the actual book lists are mentioned in the college syllabus circular.
Colleges with MS Orthopedic Course:
After having information about qualification, course fees, subjects, books list now let’s go through some of the colleges offering MS and also the fees depending on college:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi (Average Amount Fee 10,000)
PGIMER Chandigarh (Average Amount Fee 3,370)
Christian Medical college Vellore (Average Amount Fee 1,77800)
Kasturba Medical college Manipal (Average Amount fee 34,70,000)
S Hegde Medical College Mangalore (Average Amount Fee 28,08,000)
Govt Medical college Chandigarh (Average Amount Fee 22,000)
Scope for Orthopedic Surgeon:
Person who has completed the MS Orthopedic Course and specialized in the field have wide variety of Career Options in various sectors like Government, private and also educational institutions.
They can give their attempt at the Combined Medical Service Examination which is conducted by UPSC (Union Public service Commission) which could lead a path where you can serve yourself in various government organizations.
The other career route being that you can join in various private health care hospitals and also work under a renowned doctor and learn various techniques which you won’t be able to learn during theory based study to attain experience and get promoted to a senior Doctor position
And also can fly to abroad where you will be paid handsomely. Countries like Germany, United States of America pays around 483,000 dollars annually.
MS Orthopedic Job Roles:
- Orthopedic Surgeons
- Orthopedic Consultant
- Clinical Associate
- Orthopedic Assistant
The Other Career route being you can share your knowledge in any medical college or university as Orthopedic Professor or else can start your own practice with your own Clinic or Hospital.
Salary:
An Orthopedic Surgeon can earn approximately about 3 to 5 lakhs annually at the starting level and if person is experienced and got promoted to the senior level than he/she can make 15 to 20 lakhs per month approximately.
Summary:
Orthopedics is the specialization done by MBBS doctors to treat injuries related to joints and Muscles tears which can be during the birth or during the activities in life or during the war injury.
And Orthopedic Surgeons go through rigorous training before becoming professional expert with practical experience and then treat any kind of problems related to the bones and joints etc,
And change in eating habits have made people more vulnerable to injuries and attaining body pains and eventually visiting doctors for the treatment. Hence the course has lot scope and bright future.
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