Doctor of Medicine (MD) Pediatrics

At Yenepoya Medical College in Mangalore, the Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Paediatrics is a three-year postgraduate course open to MBBS graduates who wish to pursue a specialization in the health care of infants, children and adolescents. The course covers the growth and development of children, the care of newborns, infections common to children, nutritional deficiencies in children, emergency situations involving children, and the diagnosis and management of a variety of childhood diseases. During the course students will have the opportunity to acquire clinical experience through providing direct patient care, working in a pediatric ward, and being exposed to specialized areas of medicine such as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Upon completion of this program, students will have acquired both clinical and diagnostic capabilities that will enable them to consider admission into MD Pediatrics programs in Karnataka and employment opportunities in pediatric health care.