(BAMS) Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery

What is the future of BAMS?
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.) is an integrated medical degree in India, conferred to those who have studied the integrated system of modern medicine and traditional ayurveda. The degree is of five and half years duration, including 1 year internship after passing 12th Science.

Introduction

BAMS Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) is an integrated Indian Degree in the medical field. This degree programme is conferred to those students who studied the modern medicines and traditional Ayurveda.

Ayurveda is one of the ancient medical systems of the world. It traces its roots to the Vedic period. It is not only providing the cure but also prevent the recurrence of diseases. According to the Ayurvedic, there are only three kinds of dysfunctions or disorders in human body Kapha, Pitta and Vata.
Specializations
The specializations in this field are as the following:

Padartha Vigyan
Sharir Rachana
Sharir Kriya
Swasth Vritta
Rasa Shastra
Agad Tantra
Rog & Vikriti Vigyan
Charak Samhita
Prasuti and Stri Roga
Kaumara Bhritya
Kayachikitsa
Shallya Tantra
Shalakya Tantra
Charak Samhita
Career & Jobs
Day by day, the scope of Ayurvedic is overlapping to the other medical system not only in India but also in the world. In many cases the people have taken the experience for the trustfulness of the Ayurvedic system and medicines treating for the chronic and non-healable disease.In many cases, when the allopathic system becomes a failure with a particular disease and surrenders, the Ayurvedic medicine does the magical effect to rejuvenate the illness or the patient.

The career opportunity after the completion of BAMS is not only in India but also in foreign countries. Many organizations are working in the manufacturing and research field in abroad are requiring the professional in this field.

The candidate having the BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) degree is eligible to be called as a doctor and eligible to do the private practice.

Job profiles
The job profiles after completing the BAMS programme are as the following:

Lecturer
Scientist
Therapist
Category manager
Business development officer
Sales representatives
Product manager
Pharmacist
Jr. clinical trial coordinator
Medical representative
Ayurvedic doctor
Sales executive
Area sales manager
Assistant claim manager health
Manager – internal audit
Salary
The salary in the medical field is the benchmark for other job profiles in different field. Some universities provide the stipend around 40 thousand to 50 thousand per month to the post-graduate doctors in Ayurvedic field. In the job an Ayurvedic professional may get the salary from 15000 to 50000 according the role and nature of his/her job profile.

Recruiters or employers
Here some of the employment areas for the professionals who have done the BAMS programme:

Clinical trials
Healthcare community
Life science industries
Pharmaceutical industries
Education
Healthcare IT
Insurance
On duty doctor
Nursing home
Spa resort
Ayurvedic resort
Panchkarma ashram
Government/ private hospitals
dispensaries
colleges
research institutes