Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bengaluru
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Doctorate of Medicine(DM) Medical Oncology
Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Medical Oncology
Course
DM Medical Oncology offered by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bengaluru is a super-speciality post doctorate course in the field of medical science. Oncology is the study of cancers and tumors. Medical oncology focuses on administering chemotherapy to patients, hematological malignancies, cases of solid tumors in various settings, basic research, clinical research and patient care, high and low dose rate chemotherapy, daycare chemotherapy, bone marrow aspiration, ascitic and pleural tapping etc.Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences imparts advanced learning in clinical and laboratory based activities, medical oncology and related subjects, diagnosis of cancer of any type, provide palliative care to patients, diagnosis and treatment of terminal malignancies. Ethics and fallacies surrounding cancer care. The syllabus includes Cell Cycle Pathology, Invasion and Metastasis, Etiology of Cancer, Epidemiology, Principles of Cancer Management- Surgical Oncology, Radiation therapy,Chemotherapy, Biologic Therapy, Pharmacology of Cancer Chemotherapy, Clinical Trials in Cancer,Cancer Screening Benign and Malignant Mesotheliomas, Malignant Melanoma, Neoplasms of CNS,Cancers of childhood, Lymphomas, Leukemias and other hematological Syndromes, AIDS realted malignancies, Oncologcal Emergencies, Treatment of Metastatic Cancers. After the successful completion of the course, the doctors could take up jobs in government and private hospitals. The various job positions offered to the DM doctors are, Oncologist, Radiation Oncologist, Professor,Researcher and so on.
Duration : 3 Years
Eligibility
The candidates must have pass MD from a recognized University approved by MCI.
Higher Studies
- Fellowship Programmes
Career Opportunities
- Oncologist
- Radiation Oncologist
- Surgical oncologist
- Chemo-therapist
