What is MS in Pediatric surgery?

Jul 7, 2023 - 20:59 Updated: Jul 7, 2023 - 22:23

M.S. in Paediatric Surgery is a postgraduate course in surgery. A Paediatric surgeon is a qualified surgeon with additional training in performing surgery on young patients, including fetuses (neonatal or fetal surgery), infants, children, adolescents, and teenagers.

The course offers unique exposure to pediatric subspecialties, including respiratory medicine, rheumatology, surgery (day surgery), gastroenterology, and endocrinology. The course aims to build in students the core skills in critical review, communications, medical ethics, statistics, data handling, research methods, principles of evidence-based medicine, good clinical practice, and clinical governance in order to equip them for their medical practice and to prepare them for specialty courses.

Based on specialty, geographic area, and related parameters, Paediatric Surgeons are offered an average annual salary ranging between INR 6 and 8 lakhs in India based on their work experience.

Entrance Exam

To enter an M.B.B.S. program, one must qualify for NEET, a common written medical exam. Based on the scores achieved in this exam, admission gives to colleges. A high NEET score would lead to admission to a prestigious institute. Thus, NEET scores are very important.

For the MS/M.Ch degree, either NEET would be the accepted entrance examination or the college of choice would have its entrance test. Sometimes, even personal interviews are conducted if the entrance test goes well.

Eligibility Criteria

The minimum eligibility for admission to the course is an M.B.B.S. degree with a minimum aggregate score of 50%.
Some top universities, institutes, and colleges nationwide conduct entrance examinations for admission.
All candidates need at least 12 months of clinical rotation in Plastic Surgery in a locally approved training program recognized by the Division of Graduate Medical Studies.

Admission Procedure

M.B.B.S. or equivalent qualification from an MCI- (Medical Council of India) recognized university or equivalent.
Registered trainees from a recognized college in the relevant surgical training program have been registered.
Qualify for an online test followed by a round of counseling
Candidates have scored a preset minimum aggregate score in the last qualifying examination.

Course Fees

Minimum Fees		Maximum Fees
	Private	Government	Private	Government
PG	2.09 Lakhs	---	9.00 Lakhs	---
DOCTORAL	3.50 Lakhs	6.75 K	1.50 Crores	6.00 Lakhs

Syllabus And Course

Procedure
Emergency Room Procedures
Pre-operative Workup
Minor O.T. procedures
General Surgical Operative Procedures
Post-operative Care
Major Operating room techniques
Specialty Procedures for Paediatric Surgery

Top 10 Colleges In India

College/Institute	State	Tuition Fees
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)	New Delhi	1,944
Christian Medical College	Vellore, Tamil Nadu	1,26,000
Armed Forces Medical College	Pune, Maharashtra	64,400
Kasturba Medical College	Karnataka	15,10,000
Lady Hardinge Medical College	New Delhi	10,000
Madras Medical College	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	20,500
Gandhi Medical College	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	40,833
Sri Ramachandra University	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	14,00,000
Seth GS Medical College	Mumbai, Maharashtra	29,600
Government Medical College	Amritsar, Punjab	15,000