Top PG Streams Preferred by Medical Students

After completing MBBS, most of the medical graduates opt for postgraduate courses to continue further education. They undergo NEET PG Exam, to get admissions into approx. 12,690 Master of Surgery (MS), 24,300 Doctor of Medicine (MD), and 922 PG Diploma seats, across 6102 medical colleges in India. While each medical branch has its own significance, some of them are more in demand due to exposure and career opportunities they offer Considering some of the most opted PG medical courses by the candidates since the past few years, some of the top PG streams are mentioned below.
•    Radiology
Emerging as one of the most demanding branches amongst the post graduate medical aspirants, Radiology has several tempting aspects. Not only the branch is classy, appealing, most earning and most imperative of all branches, but is also most challenging than the others. This branch has not only created its space in the advancing medical science, but is also responsible for several of the surgical procedures are being carried under X-ray and CT scan or MRI. Moreover, these innovative surgical procedures are not basically aggressive and include fewer hospitalization procedures.
•    General Medicine
One of the branches which is always high on demand, the budding medical professionals prefer this stream for its advancing feature. Almost every day, the medicine domain is experiencing innovative advancements. This branch also provides the candidates with a general practice in the medical field across anywhere in this world and working options on the various diseases, diagnosis and treatment. Serving patients at the primary level and diagnosing them with the ailments, this branch of medical science is known for dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of the non-surgical diseases.
•    Anatomy
Dealing with the study of the structure of the living beings along with the entire systems, organs and tissues, Anatomy is available under both MD and MS courses. A thorough study of presence and position of the various body parts, Anatomy includes the composition of materials, their relationship or linking with the other organs and parts of the body. Owing to the numerous technological advancements, research and practices are being held, this branch is growing continuously and is helping in understanding the complex body systems easily.
•    Forensic Medicine
Dealing with the crime and legal cases, forensic medicine is the branch associated with the medical science that deals with all the crime segments, post-mortems and other legal areas. This field is witnessing a recent increase in the interests of the aspirants who are concerned about inspecting the crime scenes, finding clues for the crime and examining every bit of the cause of crime. Promising an adventurous career, forensic medicine department enables the candidates to have an extra benefit of working with the cops and the government forensic departments along with the judiciary by their side while solving any specific crime mystery.
•    Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Associated with the female reproductive organs both in their pregnancy as well as non-pregnant state, Obstetrics & Gynaecology is a single combined branch of two specializations Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The medical profession involves an extensive training of three years in India, that helps a practitioner to gain adaptive skills of the surgical management involving female reproductive organs and providing intensive as well as primary care to the patients.