Health Perspectives: Future of Orthopedics surgery as a branch

Published On 2023-04-17 12:17 GMT | Update On 2024-04-09 10:56 GMT

With 1 million doctors, India is the country with the most doctors in the entire globe. Every year, more than 80,000 medical students from 529 medical colleges in India graduate as MBBS doctors. Orthopedics, one of the most specialized fields of medicine, has had ups and downs over time. A medical specialty called orthopedics focuses on treating musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses.

In recent years, orthopedics has been a popular discipline among medical students who desire to study it and even specialize in it because it offers a promising career path. The completion of intensive training is a requirement for all orthopedists seeking medical licenses. They must continue their ongoing education and training in order to preserve this.

For those with a degree, the field of orthopedics offers many professional opportunities. Orthopaedic surgeons have a wide range of employment options and a quick path to professional advancement with new upcoming super-specialisations.

Even while we are aware of many positive elements of this subject, that does not mean that it is without challenges. Many students who have earned a degree in this discipline occasionally struggle to decide where to begin their careers following graduation. Many places provide fellowships, but some students claim that those areas are difficult and have a lot of work demands. Orthopaedic surgeons, they frequently encounter situations involving medical negligence and medicolegal.

As a medical student, you may have a lot of unanswered questions, such as what the current standards are, what trends are in the field, future growth in speciality etc.

In today’s health perspective episode, we have Dr Sudhir K. Kapoor (MBBS, MS). He’s an orthopedic surgeon with 38 years of experience to throw some light on the future of orthopedics in India.

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Health Perspectives: Future of Orthopedics surgery as a branch

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