Medical Degrees Glossary

Have you always been confused about your doctor's degrees and have always wondered what they actually meant ?

well this might help a bit . . . given below are all the degrees that are accorded to Medical doctors in India and their meanings. So the next time you see those lots of letters after your doctor's name, you will know what they mean.

M.B.B.S - Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (in India an MBBS is an under-graduate degree, usually the 1st degree that medical students get before they embark on higher more specialised post graduate studies)

Post Graduate Level Courses:

M.D. - Doctor of Medicine
M.S. - Master of Surgery
D.B.M.S - Diploma in Basic Medical Sciences
D.C.D - Diploma in Chest Diseases
D.C.H - Diploma in Child Health
D.C.P - Diploma in Clinical Pathology
D.C.P.M - Diploma in Clinical Pathology & Microbiology
D.D - Diploma in Dermatology
D.D. & S.T.D - Diploma in Dermatology & Sexually Transmitted Diseases
D.D.V - Diploma in Dermatology and Venereology
D.D.V.D - Diploma in Dermatology and Venereal Diseases
D.F.P - Diploma in Family Planning
D.G.O - Diploma in Gynaecology and Obsterics
D.O - Diploma in Ophthalmology
D.O.M.S - Diploma in Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery
D.Orth/Ortho - Diploma in Orthopaedics
D.O.S - Diploma in Orthopaedic Surgery
D.Paed - Diploma in Paediatrics
D.P.M - Diploma in Psychological Medicine/Diploma in Psychiatric Medicine
D.T.C.D - Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases
D.V. - Diploma in Venereology
D.V.D. - Diploma in Venereology and Dermatology
D.T.D. - Diploma in Tuberculosis Diseases
B.P.T - Bachelor of Physiotherapy
B.D.S - Bachelor of Dental Surgery
M.D.S - Master of Dental Surgery
D.H.A - Diploma in Hospital Administration
D.H.S - Diploma in Health Education
D.H.S - Diploma in Health Statistics
D.I.H - Diploma in Industrial Health
D.I.O - Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology
D.M & S.P. - Diploma in medical and Social Psychology
D.P.H - Diploma in Public Health
D.P.S.W - Diploma in in Psychiatric Social Work
D.T.M & H - Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
L.P.H. - Licentiate in Public Health
D.L.T.M & H. - Diploma in Licentiate in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
M.E - Master of Engineering
M.H.A - Master of Hospital Administration
M.V.P.H - Master of Veterinary & Public Health

Homeopathic Medicine

B.H.M.S - Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine & Surgery
B.M.S - Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (Homoeopathy)
G.H.M.S - Graduate in Homoeopathic Medicine & Surgery
D.H.M.S - Diploma in Homoeopathic Medicine & Surgery

Unani Medicine

B.U.M.S. - Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery
D.U.M - Doctor of Unani medicine

Ayurvedic Medicine

B.A.M.S - Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
B.A.M - Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine
B.S.A.M - Bachelor of Shudda Systematic Ayurvedic Medium
D.Ay.M - Diploma in Ayurvedic Medicine
M.A.Sc - Master of Ayurvedic Science.

Nursing

B. Nursing - Bachelor of Nursing
M. Nursing - Master of Nursing
B.Sc (Nursing) - Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Paramedical

B.P.T - Bachelor Course in Physiotherapy
D.M.L.T - Diploma in Medical Laboratory
D.M.R - Diploma in Medical Radiology
D.M.R.D - Diploma in Medical Radio-Diagnosis
D.M.R.E - Diploma in Medical Radiology & Electrology
D.M.R.T - Diploma in Medical Radiation Therapy

Pharmaceutical Science

B.Pharm - Bachelor of Pharmacology
M.Pharm - Master of Pharmacy