Medical science professionals are in great demand in the following sectors:

• Education
• Corporate sector
• Private scientific laboratories
• Information and research centres for R&D
• Health clubs and Fitness centres
• Specialty clinics
• Private surgical firms

Specialist Physician career opportunities abound in:

• Hospitals, private and public
• Polyclinics
• Diagnostic laboratories
• Dental clinics
• Institutional laboratories or with
• Pharmaceutical companies.

For doctors on a developmental mission, there always is a demand for in the rural areas of the country. Similarly, opportunities for doctors, nurses and other paramedics are manifold abroad. In the US, physicians have consistently ranked as the highest paid salaried group in numerous surveys. The ironical growth of both diagnosed diseased and medical specialization has ensured the need for the expertise of doctors. In the future, the areas of super specialization are likely to witness a boom and disciplines like stem cell study offer a lot of potential. Today, research in medicine, a core parameter of advancement is relegated to the background as practice takes importance. This presents an interesting opportunity to medical academicians.

Recruiters

Today the industry in the country is attracting a lot of big players form Singapore (Parkway group), Malaysia (EMAAR group) Dubai and USA. Significant domestic players include

• Apollo,
• Fortis,
• Wockhardt and
• Max Healthcare.

Hospitals, private and public employ physicians. Some private organizations particularly deals in pharmaceutical science are:

• Actavis Pharma
• Alcon Laboratories
• Alembic Limited
• AllerganIndiaPvt.Ltd
• Aurigene
• Biocon
• Cadila Pharma
• Cipla
• Fortis Healthcare
• Glenmark Pharma
• INTAS Pharma
• Jubilant Organosys
• LAMBDA
• Lupin Limited
• Manipal Cure & Care
• MICRO LABS
• Nicholas Piramal
• Panacea Biotec
• Quest Diagnostics
• RanbaxyLabsLtd
• Roche Diagnostics
• Sanofi Aventis
• Shasun
• Strides Arcolab
• Sun Pharma
• Torrent Pharma