r/DoctorsofIndia

I’m considering setting up an OPD-based practice focused only on modern lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and weight management after completing MD Medicine.

-No IPD/admissions -Mostly follow-ups, chronic care, and preventive medicine -Possibly adding diet/exercise counseling and basic investigations

For those who have done something similar or know about it: -Is this model financially sustainable in India (especially tier 2/3 areas)? -How long does it usually take to build a stable patient flow? -Do patients prefer multi-specialty hospitals over such focused clinics? -Any major challenges (competition, patient compliance, etc.)? Would really appreciate honest insights from practicing physicians

Same as above

Hi doctors,

I’ve been working on a digital system aimed at improving clinic workflows (appointments, follow-ups, patient records, etc.).

I’m looking to connect with doctors who run or are involved in clinics to understand how things actually work on the ground and exchange ideas.

If you're open to sharing your experience or just connecting, I’d really appreciate it.

Happy to also show what I’ve built and get your honest feedback.

Hello,

I am doing research on the loopholes and pain points in Indian healthcare system.

I have the following questions in mind :

1. Where is most your time spent besides diagnosis and treatment?

2. What are the routine tasks you as a doctor feel are not your job and slow you down in providing real healthcare to the patient? Documenting, searching through reports, anything else that you feel should be done for you before patient consultation.

3. What do you feel stands as a major obstacle between you and your patient (what holds you back from delivering your best)?

Hi everyone,

I’m from the 2019 batch and I’m preparing for INICET. I did study over the past months, but looking back, I don’t think my approach was effective. Right now, I honestly feel like I’m not in a much better position than I was for the November INI, and that’s been really difficult to come to terms with.

My family is going through a tough financial situation, so this exam means everything to me. I genuinely need this win. I’m ready to work as hard as it takes, but I feel like I need proper direction to make that effort actually count.

I would really appreciate guidance from seniors who have cracked INICET:

• What should an ideal day of preparation look like at this stage?
• How did you structure your revisions across subjects?
• Revisiting subjects has been my biggest weakness — I either take too long or don’t feel confident after revising. How did you handle this?
• How do you effectively use BTR alongside your main notes?

I’m feeling quite lost right now and could really use some honest advice and strategies that worked for you. Please be kind and help me figure out a better approach.

Thank you so much in advance 🙏

hii im a high school student and i've got an opportunity to observe a doctor in internal medicine. since im in high school, i dont know anything about internal medicine. so what the hell am i supposed to do when im observing the doctor? am i supposed to ask questions from the doctor or just stay silent and write in my notes? will the doctor ask me questions?

Hi everyone, myself karthik raj 20 M

Im a medical student and both my parents are doctors and i know their situation of getting patients.

What i have seen in most doctors is, even though their services, clinics are of quality most of them do not get the attention they deserve because everything has become online these days and when your services or clinics are not present online its as if you dont exist.

To solve that problem i have created websites for my parents clinics and they did get quite a bit of public outreach.

I now plan on giving others that opportunity to appear online so that you are more visible to people out there

I create websites for your services or clinics

If anyone is interested please DM me and we can have a call about what your needs are and what specifics are you looking for.

Either you can comment 'interested' or you can DM me telling me about if you need to know more about my service

Hello everyone. I am a junior doctor, just out of my internship. Lately I get the urge to read and gain more knowledge(without any focus on a particular exam, I have that sorted). I am highly interested in internal medicine and emergency medicine. Please suggest some affordable/comprehensive books for casual learning.

Hello I am taking treatment from a doctor in India who has persued BHMS, M.S.

Doctor said allopathy is randomised trial and homeopathy treatment is specific to person.

How true are his statements? Does homeopathy tablets really contain something or is it purely placebo?

My background: I am an Engineer from one of top institute in the country. I have been topper my whole life aswell. I have started self studying medicine aswell.

Hey everyone!

I’m currently a cardiology resident in Europe, and I’m looking to spend some time in India for a fellowship to level up my interventional skills.

From what I’ve seen in the literature and at conferences, the volume and complexity in Indian cath labs (especially transradial and bifurcation work) is on another level. I’m specifically looking for a "hands-on" heavy program where I can get deep into the weeds with things like IVUS/OCT and complex PCI techniques

I’ve been looking at the Max Healthcare network (Saket/BLK), Medanta, and Apollo, but they are all asking for money and I'm not sure if I can trust them so I’d love to hear from anyone on the ground. Which centers are actually "fellow-friendly" when it comes to getting scrubbed in?

Any leads on program directors or specific hospitals that welcome international fellows would be amazing.

Thanks!

Am I alone ? I need advice

Medical terminology loses patients instantly. I've developed analogies that actually work.

Diabetes: "Your body is like a car that can't use its own petrol efficiently. The petrol (sugar) is there but the engine (insulin) isn't processing it properly. So it sits in the tank (blood) and causes problems."

Hypertension: "Think of your blood vessels as garden pipes. When the pressure is too high for too long, the pipe weakens. It might not burst today. But over years, weak spots develop."

Cholesterol: "Imagine a kitchen drain. If you pour oil down it regularly, it doesn't clog immediately. But over months and years, a layer builds up inside the pipe. That's what's happening in your blood vessels."

Antibiotics resistance: "If you keep using the same pesticide on the same insects, eventually the insects learn to survive it. Same with bacteria and antibiotics. That's why you need to finish the full course."

Disc bulge: "Your spine has cushions between the bones. Imagine those cushions as jelly donuts. Sometimes the jelly pushes out to one side and presses on a nerve. That's the pain you feel."

Inflammation: "When you get a cut, the redness and swelling is your body sending soldiers to fix it. Sometimes the body sends too many soldiers or sends them to the wrong place. That's chronic inflammation."

These are not clinically precise. But they achieve something precision can't: comprehension. A patient who understands their condition in simple terms is more likely to follow treatment than one who nods along to terminology they don't understand.

NEET selects for one skill: memorizing and recalling factual information under pressure. That's a legitimate skill. But it's maybe 30% of what being a good doctor requires.

The other 70%: Can you communicate clearly with a scared patient? Can you handle a family that's angry and grieving? Can you make decisions under uncertainty with incomplete information? Can you work in a team where hierarchies are complex? Can you maintain your mental health under chronic stress? Can you show empathy after your 40th patient when you're exhausted?

None of these are tested. None of these are screened for. We select doctors based entirely on their ability to memorize MCQs and then act surprised when the profession has communication failures and burnout.

I'm not saying empathy can be tested in an exam. But it can be assessed. Structured interviews. Situational judgment tests. Communication stations like the UK's medical school interviews. These are imperfect but they're better than pretending that ranking students by memory alone produces the best doctors.

Some of the most brilliant students in my batch are terrible with patients. Some of the average students are exceptional clinicians because they connect, listen, and communicate. The entrance exam predicted nothing about clinical ability.

We need to at least try to select for the full range of skills medicine requires. Right now we're filtering for one dimension and hoping the rest develops on its own. Sometimes it does. Often it doesn't.

My father is a surgeon. Growing up, this is what I remember.

Dinner without him 5 nights a week. He'd come home, eat alone at 10pm, and go to bed. My mother would keep food covered in the kitchen.

Birthday parties where he'd arrive after the cake was cut. Not because he forgot. Because a surgery ran long. He'd walk in with his hospital ID still hanging from his neck.

Family vacations that got cancelled because "ek case aa gaya." My mother would unpack the suitcases without saying a word. She'd done it enough times.

Phone calls during every family function. He'd step out, talk for 15 minutes, and sometimes not come back because the call required him at the hospital.

I resented him for years. Thought he chose medicine over us. It took me becoming a doctor myself to understand. He didn't choose medicine over us. The system didn't give him the option to choose both.

Now I'm the one coming home late. I'm the one missing dinners. I'm the one whose phone rings during family events. I understand my father completely. And it terrifies me because I'm becoming exactly what I resented.

The cycle continues because the system hasn't changed. We don't need more dedicated doctors. We need a system that doesn't demand dedication at the cost of everything else.