MD Respiratory Medicine at KMC

Manipal

Develop Specialist Expertise in Pulmonary and Critical Respiratory Care

The Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Respiratory Medicine at Kasturba Medical College (KMC), MAHE, is a three-year postgraduate program regulated by the National Medical Commission. You train in an advanced tertiary care setting through structured academics, high patient volumes, and procedural exposure.

The program integrates outpatient and inpatient care, advanced diagnostics, interventional pulmonology, and research, supporting progressive responsibility, procedural proficiency, and readiness for independent specialist practice in pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Program Highlights

NMC Regulated Curriculum: You follow a postgraduate training framework prescribed by the National Medical Commission.

Strong Clinical Volume: Training is supported by a high patient load through direct consultations, hospital referrals, and outreach camps.

Early Adoption of Advanced Services: The department houses one of the earliest allergy and bronchoscopy units in the country.

Advanced Respiratory Facilities: You receive exposure to bronchoscopy, sleep medicine, thoracoscopy, and interventional pulmonary procedures.

ResearchOriented Training: Ongoing research activities, including bronchoscopybased studies, support academic development.

Lab Work

Gain hands-on experience in advanced respiratory diagnostics and procedures, including pulmonary function testing, allergy evaluation, bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, sleep studies, and interpretation of imaging and laboratory investigations within a tertiary care setting.

Research Projects

Participate in department led clinical and procedure based research projects in areas such as bronchoscopy, asthma, COPD, tuberculosis, sleep medicine, and interventional pulmonology, culminating in a mandatory postgraduate dissertation and academic presentations.

Clinical Training

Undertake structured inhouse clinical rotations across outpatient services, inpatient units, specialty clinics, and outreach programs, with opportunities for post MD fellowships in sleep medicine, interventional pulmonology, and critical care.

Lab Work

Program Details

Outcomes
Careers

Upon the completion of this program, you can:

Diagnose and manage common and complex respiratory disorders.

Treat conditions such as asthma, COPD, tuberculosis, pneumonia, bronchiectasis, and pulmonary thromboembolism.

Manage acute and chronic respiratory failure, including ventilatory support.

Diagnose and treat sleep disordered breathing and bronchogenic carcinoma.

Apply interventional and diagnostic pulmonary procedures with clinical accuracy.

Department of Respiratory Medicine

Department of Respiratory Medicine provides specialised care for asthma, COPD, infections, interstitial lung diseases, pleural disorders, and sleep-related respiratory conditions.

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Admissions Path

Qualify NEET PG 2026

Online Registration & Choice Filling on MCC / KEA portal

Online counseling & Seat allotment

Reporting to the Institute

Admission Formalities

Note

Online counseling & Seat allotment is by MCC / KEA / JCECEB

Additional Information

Reporting instructions will be uploaded on www.manipal.edu/neet

Note

Online counseling & Seat allotment is by MCC / KEA / JCECEB

Additional Information

Reporting instructions will be uploaded on www.manipal.edu/neet

Program Eligibility

You must have successfully completed an MBBS degree from an institution or university recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC) or the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI).

You must also:

Complete your compulsory internship on or before the date specified by the NMC.
Hold a Permanent Registration Certificate for the MBBS qualification issued by the NMC, the erstwhile MCI, or a State Medical Council.

For candidates with foreign medical qualifications:

You must be a registered medical practitioner in the country where you obtained your medical degree.
You must obtain a temporary registration certificate from the National Medical Commission (NMC).
If you are an Indian citizen or Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) who have obtained your primary medical qualification outside India, you must qualify the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) (Screening Test) as per the Screening Test Regulations, 2002, conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE).

Curriculum and Fees

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3

Curriculum details will be updated shortly

Program Duration

3 years

Total Program Fee

General:

INR 59,59,000

Total Program Fee

NRI/Foreign:

USD 162,350

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal awards scholarship for its Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students under the following categories

Children of MAHE Alumni
Konkani Speaking Students

Degree / Marks/ Board

UG: 80% aggregate in 12th (as per admission criteria) PG: 70% aggregate in Undergraduate (UG)

Entrance Test

As applicable to the respective program

Scholarship on program fee

10% fee waiver

Scholarship on hostel fee

Not Applicable

Room type

Not Applicable

Monthly Stipend

Not Applicable

Continuation of Scholarship

The award of Fee Waiver for the subsequent years will be the same as given at the time of admission in the first year. Scholarship will be extended in the subsequent year only to those students who have cleared all subjects in the University Examinations of previous year before the due date for payment of annual program fee. Students who are promoted to next year with failures (F) / Incomplete (I) / Detention (DT) grades, will NOT be eligible for fee waiver for that academic year. Fee Waiver will be forfeited in the instances of irregularity in attendance, proven charges of indiscipline, bringing disrepute to the Department / Institution / University etc.

Withdrawal Policy

In case the candidate leaves the course before the course completion (for any reason), he / she MUST reimburse the total program fee (as per Prospectus 2025) for the years of scholarship utilized, back to MAHE Manipal.

To Know More

100 CR⁺

Worth of Scholarships

25⁺

Program Highlights

NMC Regulated Curriculum: You follow a postgraduate training framework prescribed by the National Medical Commission.

Strong Clinical Volume: Training is supported by a high patient load through direct consultations, hospital referrals, and outreach camps.

Early Adoption of Advanced Services: The department houses one of the earliest allergy and bronchoscopy units in the country.

Advanced Respiratory Facilities: You receive exposure to bronchoscopy, sleep medicine, thoracoscopy, and interventional pulmonary procedures.

ResearchOriented Training: Ongoing research activities, including bronchoscopybased studies, support academic development.

Lab Work

Research Projects

Clinical Training

Lab Work

Department of Respiratory Medicine

Department of Respiratory Medicine provides specialised care for asthma, COPD, infections, interstitial lung diseases, pleural disorders, and sleep-related respiratory conditions.

Know more

Admissions Path

Qualify NEET PG 2026

Online Registration & Choice Filling on MCC / KEA portal

Online counseling & Seat allotment

Reporting to the Institute

Admission Formalities

Note

Online counseling & Seat allotment is by MCC / KEA / JCECEB

Additional Information

Reporting instructions will be uploaded on www.manipal.edu/neet

Note

Online counseling & Seat allotment is by MCC / KEA / JCECEB

Additional Information

Reporting instructions will be uploaded on www.manipal.edu/neet

Program Eligibility

You must have successfully completed an MBBS degree from an institution or university recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC) or the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI).

You must also:

Complete your compulsory internship on or before the date specified by the NMC.
Hold a Permanent Registration Certificate for the MBBS qualification issued by the NMC, the erstwhile MCI, or a State Medical Council.

For candidates with foreign medical qualifications:

You must be a registered medical practitioner in the country where you obtained your medical degree.
You must obtain a temporary registration certificate from the National Medical Commission (NMC).
If you are an Indian citizen or Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) who have obtained your primary medical qualification outside India, you must qualify the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) (Screening Test) as per the Screening Test Regulations, 2002, conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE).

Curriculum and Fees

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3

Curriculum details will be updated shortly

Program Duration

3 years

Total Program Fee

General:

INR 59,59,000

Total Program Fee

NRI/Foreign:

USD 162,350

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Manipal awards scholarship for its Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students under the following categories

Children of MAHE Alumni
Konkani Speaking Students

Degree / Marks/ Board

UG: 80% aggregate in 12th (as per admission criteria) PG: 70% aggregate in Undergraduate (UG)

Entrance Test

As applicable to the respective program

Scholarship on program fee

10% fee waiver

Scholarship on hostel fee

Not Applicable

Room type

Not Applicable

Monthly Stipend

Not Applicable

Continuation of Scholarship

Withdrawal Policy

To Know More

100 CR⁺

Worth of Scholarships

25⁺