Programme structure
Duration and Professional Structure
BSMS lasts five and a half years: four and a half years of academic and clinical training followed by a compulsory one-year rotating internship. Professional phases move from language, Siddha foundations and basic scienc...
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Academic, practical and internship timeline
BSMS lasts five and a half years: four and a half years of academic and clinical training followed by a compulsory one-year rotating internship. Professional phases move from language, Siddha foundations and basic sciences to pathology, pharmacology, diagnosis, medicine, surgery, maternal care, paediatrics, toxicology and community health.
Students must complete prescribed attendance, internal assessments, practicals, clinical records and university examinations before internship.
Official verification
Sources to check before acting
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