after mbbs is it nessesery to take pg

Dear Udith

The MBBS is a Medical Undergraduate Program, and it is the most familiar and approved Doctoral Degree. It is the only undergraduate degree that allows qualified candidates to carry the word doctor with their name.

By Doing MBBS you can work as a Physician, prescribe Medicines and Treat diseases But currently, an MBBS graduate legally cannot do surgery and anaesthetic operation or c-section.

If you do PG after MBBS, You will gain much more knowledge and expertise in the treatment of diseases associated with specific organ system

As a result, you can provide much more specialized treatment. I will explain with a simple example. A doctor who has only an MBBS degree may be able to treat common illnesses like diarrhea, pneumonia, and deliver normal babies. In addition to treating common illnesses, he can provide emergency treatment as well. A disease like multiple myeloma, however, is more difficult for him to treat alone. His treatment would require a multifaceted, specialized approach. His blood report will need to be accurately diagnosed by an oncologist for chemotherapy, by a bone transplant surgeon for a bone transplant, and by a hematologist for a blood transplant. With specialization, you will be able to handle the crux of many illnesses, no matter how simple or complex, as well as any complications caused by that illness with or without the help of other specialists.

So If you want only a doctoral degree, you can go with an MBBS, and you can work as a Physician anywhere in the world, but if you want a specialist you can do PG after an MBBS

Hi candidate
The decision to pursue PG after your MBBS solely depends on you. It depends on how do you want to plan your future. Do you want to serve as a General physician or do you want to become a specialist or maybe super specialist in the far future. Each of these has its own pros and cons.

Once you complete your MBBS degree you can own a clinic and serve as a general physician with flexible work hours. You can even get free time and can even handle more than one clinic. You can work in a hospital and own your clinic as well.
You can also look for options abroad like pursuing masters in the US or UK by clearing exams like USMLE or PLAB..
Now many MBBS graduates wish to pursue a specialisation and i.e do masters either MD or MS. For this you've to prepare for NEET PG entrance exam. Pursuing a PG comes with a lot of challenges like longer working hours, high patient load, limited space of work and branch specific challenges. However it has its pros as well. You become a senior doctor. You can even take up Consultancy in premier hospitals and own a clinic as well
Its completely upto you what to choose. Nothing's a hard and fast rule. Follow what your heart says.

Hope this helps you
Best wishes for your future :)

hello aspirant,

To be a successful in the career you chose going for the PG after MBBS is good. Having a PG Degree for doctors is good to grow more.

or else you may choose other options like going as medical officer in govt sectors.

you can also join in railways as doctor by taking UPSC. or else after MBBS you can setup a private hospital. or work in a private hospital.

There is not compulsory to go for PG after completing MBBS.

thank you

Dear Aspirants,

There are many pros and cons of doing postgraduation after your MBBS, just like any other step you take in life. Let's try and understand a few of these. The pros first:

1. Being a specialist gives you a higher pedestal in the hierarchy of medicine.
2. You will gain a lot more knowledge and will be an expert at treating diseases related to a specific organ system. You will be the final stop for your patient.
3. There will be a lot more job satisfaction over the years along with much greater recognition in society. You might also have a fan following with patients if you solve some tough cases that others can't
4. A lot more monetary gains without doubt along with the associated riches.
5. A much bigger opportunity to travel the world while attending specialty conferences and lecturing peers if you are of an academic bent of mind.
6. Publish meaningful research that contributes to literature in your field and influence practice patterns of your peers that might benefit millions of patients in the years to come

The cons:

1. Spending a lot of extra time and effort to gain the specialty degree and required fellowship, roughly 5 years more.
2. A lot more financial investment to set up your practice and hence liability (read high EMI till age 50)
3. Deal with complications and surgical failures/death and learn how to break the bad news.
4. Managing your practice is a huge responsibility where you are responsible for everything from waste disposal and sterilization to financial and work force management. It can be taxing.
5. Probably slightly lesser time with family since you will be busy, but this can be managed.

There are plenty more pros and cons but you get the drift of how things might be. A few years after MBBS is the only time you can join PG. You can't do it later so think hard before giving it up. With immense power comes immense responsibility. Be prepared and you will succeed.

Hope this will help you a lot!

Thank you!