Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.) is a professional degree focused on Ayurveda offered in India, Nepal,[1] Bangladesh,[2] and Sri Lanka.[3]
Ayurveda is a type of alternative medicine,[4][5] and the study of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific while the practice can be classified as protoscience or unscientific.[6]
About
A 2001 report from the World Health Organization noted that Ayurveda was widely practiced in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka,[7] the four corresponding nations that offer the BAMS degree. Ayurveda was generally not integrated with the national health system of nations outside of the Indian subcontinent.[7]
India
In India, the curriculum includes the study of Ayurveda and corresponding Ayurvedic subjects such as Rachana Sharira, Kriya Sharira, Dravyuaguna, Svasthavritta and Yoga, Roga Nidana and Vikriti Vijnana, Kaya Chikitsa, Kaumara Bhritya, Prasuti Tantra, Shalya Tantra, Shalakya Tantra etc. along with human
In India, a student can go on to earn a master's degree in the form of
In a report from 2020, the
Permission to practice medicine
BAMS graduates have been permitted to practice medicine in the state of Maharashtra.[14][15] In the state of Karnataka, BAMS doctors appointed in primary health centres in rural areas can practice modern-medicine in case of "emergencies".[16]
References
- ^ "Ayurveda Campus Institute of Medicine". www.iom.edu.np. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Alternative Medical Care : WHO extends support for modernization" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Programme Review Report: Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery" (PDF). Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute University of Kelaniya. 2020.
- OCLC 244771011.
- US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Fall 2005 – Winter 2006. Archived from the originalon 2006-12-09.
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- ^ a b "Legal Status of Traditional Medicine and Complementary/Alternative Medicine: A Worldwide Review" (PDF). World Health Organization. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Central Council of Indian Medicine:: Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India". www.ccimindia.org. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- PMID 20617123.
- ^ a b "Traditional medicine in the WHO South-East Asia Region Review of progress 2014–2019" (PDF). World Health Organization. 2020.
- ^ Shah, Sandeep. "Regular Courses available in Ayurveda" (PDF). Ministry of AYUSH. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- PMID 21170215.
- ^ Thomas, Shibu (10 July 2012). BAMS doctor can apply for post of health supervisor: HC The Times of India (Accessed on 11 July 2012)
- ^ Kulkarni, Prasad (7 July 2012). Maharashtra: Ayurvedadoctors to go on strike on July 10 Times of India (Accessed on 11 July 2012)
- ^ "Now, unani, ayurveda practitioners can prescribe allopathy medicines, perform surgeries". The Indian Express. February 28, 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Yasmeen, Afshan (2017-01-06). "Karnataka Ayuh doctors can now prescribe allopathic drugs during emergencies". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
External links
- Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), the apex body in India which regulates education and practice of BAMS doctors