🎓 Teaching career
(To be a teacher/instructor)
Step 1: Complete MBBS (4.5–5 years + internship).
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Step 2: Obtain permanent medical registration.
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Step 3: Pursue postgraduation – essential for teaching in most subjects (3 years).
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Step 4: Enter teaching cadre as 'Tutor / Senior Resident' – gain bedside teaching experience.
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Step 5: Clear necessary exams. (e.g. university-specific recruitment tests).
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Step 6: Join as Assistant Professor after postgraduation + minimum experience (often 1–3 yrs as Senior Resident).
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Final step: Advance through ranks with experience, publications, and possibly PhD/Fellowship: Assistant Professor → Associate Professor → Professor → Head of Department / Dean.