Can I use "Dr." after completing BAMS course?
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In India, BAMS course graduates are recognised as medical practitioners under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act of 1970. They are eligible to practice Ayurvedic medicine and surgery, and can also prescribe Ayurvedic medicines to their patients. However, they cannot prescribe allopathic medicines or perform surgeries that are not related to Ayurveda.
Therefore, while BAMS course graduates are considered doctors in the field of Ayurveda, they are not recognised as doctors in the same sense as MBBS or MD graduates. It is important to understand the difference between the two and their respective qualifications before continuing to ma
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