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Aviation medicine, also called
flight medicine or aerospace medicine, is a preventive or occupational medicine
in which the patients/subjects are pilots, aircrews, or persons involved in
spaceflight. The specialty strives to treat or prevent conditions to which
aircrews are particularly susceptible, applies medical knowledge to the human
factors in aviation and is thus a critical component of aviation safety.A
military practitioner of aviation medicine may be called a flight surgeon and a
civilian practitioner is an aviation medical examiner.
The Post-Graduation programme in Aviation Medicine is conducted
by the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) (www.isam-india.com) and is
nomenclatured as MD (Aviation Medicine) which is of three-year duration. The IAM
is a premier institute under the Indian Air Force which is recognised by the
Medical Council of India (MCI) and affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of
Health Sciences, Bangalore.
Those who possess a MBBS degree from a recognised University (MCI
recognised) and registered with the State Medical Council are eligible to apply
for the programme. The candidates should have secured a minimum of 55 per cent
in MBBS to be eligible for admission. SC and ST candidates should have secured a
minimum of 50 per cent in MBBS (final) to be eligible. Details, application and
prospectus for the MD (Aviation Medicine) can be obtained at the IAM, Airport
(HAL) Road, Vimanapura, Bangalore-560017.
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