The MD degree is awarded to medical graduates of this university who have at least 10 years’ experience in teaching and medical research in internal medicine or any of its subspecialties such as immunology, cardiology, infectious disease, endocrinology, nephrology, neurology, gastroenterology etc. Prospective candidates while submitting their application forms should present a clear proposal indicating their intention to either undertake a research work or present already researched work (published or unpublished) which has not been previously presented elsewhere for the award of degree or diploma. This notification should not be less than 12 calendar months prior to the date of intended award of the degree. Successful candidates would be assigned two advisors by the department depending on the area of interest. The final write up would be examined by a team of internal and external examiners. There is no course work required for this program.