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	'''Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery''' ('''B.A.M.S.''') is a degree focused on [[Ayurveda]] offered in [[Central Council of Indian Medicine\|India]], [[Nepal Ayurvedic Medical Council\|Nepal]],<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ayurveda Campus Institute of Medicine\|url=http://www.iom.edu.np/?page_id=170\|website=www.iom.edu.np\|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref> Bangladesh <ref>{{cite news\|title=Alternative Medical Care : WHO extends support for modernization\|url=http://www.dghs.gov.bd/licts_file/images/Health_Bulletin/HB2012_CH/HB2012_CH20_Alternative-Medical-care.pdf\|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref> and other South Asian countries.		'''Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery''' ('''B.A.M.S.''') is a degree focused on [[Ayurveda]] offered in [[Central Council of Indian Medicine\|India]], [[Nepal Ayurvedic Medical Council\|Nepal]],<ref>{{cite web\|title=Ayurveda Campus Institute of Medicine\|url=http://www.iom.edu.np/?page_id=170\|website=www.iom.edu.np\|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref> Bangladesh <ref>{{cite news\|title=Alternative Medical Care : WHO extends support for modernization\|url=http://www.dghs.gov.bd/licts_file/images/Health_Bulletin/HB2012_CH/HB2012_CH20_Alternative-Medical-care.pdf\|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref> and other South Asian countries.

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'''Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery''' ('''B.A.M.S.''') is a degree focused on [[Ayurveda]] offered in [[Central Council of Indian Medicine|India]], [[Nepal Ayurvedic Medical Council|Nepal]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Ayurveda Campus Institute of Medicine|url=http://www.iom.edu.np/?page_id=170|website=www.iom.edu.np|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref> Bangladesh <ref>{{cite news|title=Alternative Medical Care : WHO extends support for modernization|url=http://www.dghs.gov.bd/licts_file/images/Health_Bulletin/HB2012_CH/HB2012_CH20_Alternative-Medical-care.pdf|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref> and other South Asian countries.

Ayurveda is a type of [[alternative medicine]],<ref name="Smith+Wujastyk">{{cite book|title=Modern and Global Ayurveda: Pluralism and Paradigms|last1=Smith|first1=Frederick M.|last2=Wujastyk|first2=Dagmar|publisher=[[SUNY Press]]|year=2008|isbn=9780791478165|editor-last1=Smith|editor-first1=Frederick M.|location=New York, NY|pages=1–28|chapter=Introduction|oclc=244771011|editor-last2=Wujastyk|editor-first2=Dagmar}}</ref><ref name="nccam1">{{cite journal|date=Fall 2005 – Winter 2006|title=A Closer Look at Ayurvedic Medicine|url=http://nccam.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2006_winter/ayurveda.htm|journal=Focus on Complementary and Alternative Medicine|location=Bethesda, Maryland|publisher=[[National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health]] (NCCIH). [[US National Institutes of Health]] (NIH)|volume=12|issue=4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209114559/http://nccam.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2006_winter/ayurveda.htm|archive-date=2006-12-09}}</ref> and the study of Ayurveda is [[pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] while the practice can be classified as [[protoscience]] or unscientific.<ref name="psych2013">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LiJKseis6OYC&pg=PA20|title=Chapter 1: Psychomythology|vauthors=Semple D, Smyth R|work=Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2013|isbn=978-0-19-969388-7|edition=3rd|page=20}}</ref>

==India==
The curriculum includes studying and teaching of along with corresponding Ayurvedic subjects such as ''Rachana Sharira'', ''Kriya Sharira'', ''Dravyuaguna'', ''Svasthavritta'' and Yoga, ''Roga Nidana'' and ''Vikriti Vijnana'', ''Kaya Chikitsa'', ''Kaumara Bhritya'', ''Prasuti Tantra'', ''Shalya Tantra'', ''Shalakya Tantra'' etc. along with human [[anatomy]], [[physiology]], [[pathology]] & diagnostic procedures, principles of medicine, [[pharmacology]], [[toxicology]], [[forensic medicine]], [[Otolaryngology|E.N.T]], gynecology & obstetrics, ophthalmology and principles of surgery from modern medicine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Central Council of Indian Medicine:: Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India|url=https://www.ccimindia.org/ayurveda-syllabus.php|website=www.ccimindia.org|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref> The syllabus also includes ancient and medieval classics, sometimes in [[Sanskrit]] language.<ref name="london \">{{cite journal|last1=Warrier|first1=Maya|title=Seekership, Spirituality and Self-Discovery: Ayurveda Trainees in Britain|journal=Asian Medicine|date=2008|volume=4|issue=2|pages=423–451|doi=10.1163/157342009X12526658783691|pmid=20617123|pmc=2898496|issn=1573-420X}}</ref>

===Permission to practice medicine===
BAMS graduates have been permitted to practice medicine in the state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>Prasad Kulkarni, Times of India, Pune editioeditiony 2012 [https://web.archive.org/web/20130927083835/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-07/pune/32576721_1_ayurveda-doctors-allopathic-modern-medicine Maharashtra: Ayurvedadoctors to go on strike on July 10] (Accessed on 11 July 2012)</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Now, unani, ayurveda practitioners can prescribe allopathy medicines, perform surgeries|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/now-unani-ayurveda-practitioners-can-prescribe-allopathy-medicines-perform-surgeries/|access-date=12 January 2018|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> In the state of [[Karnataka]], BAMS doctors appointed in primary health centres in rural areas can practice modern-medicine in case of "emergencies".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Yasmeen|first1=Afshan|title=Karnataka Ayuh doctors can now prescribe allopathic drugs during emergencies|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Karnataka-AYUSH-doctors-can-now-prescribe-allopathic-drugs-%E2%80%98during-emergencies%E2%80%99/article17000552.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=12 January 2018|language=en-IN|date=2017-01-06}}</ref>

== Career ==
After the completion of BAMS degree, one can either continue general practice or pursue higher studies ([[MD (Ayurveda)]]) & MS (Ayurveda)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Sandeep |title=Regular Courses available in Ayurveda |url=http://ayush.gov.in/sites/default/files/6729652177-Regular%20Courses%20available%20in%20Ayurveda_0.pdf |website=Ministry of AYUSH |access-date=2019-02-01 |archive-date=2018-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712162829/http://ayush.gov.in/sites/default/files/6729652177-Regular%20Courses%20available%20in%20Ayurveda_0.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> post-graduate diplomas in various subjects such as ''Panchakarma, Balaroga'', etc. et al) or perform research. There are also opportunities to work in hospital and healthcare administration and health supervision.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Pitkar|first=Urmila A.|date=2010|title=Career options after Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery|journal= International Journal of Ayurveda Research|volume=1|issue=3|pages=192–194|doi=10.4103/0974-7788.72495|issn=0974-7788|pmc=2996581|pmid=21170215}}</ref><ref>Times news network, Shibu Thimas, Mumbai, 10 July 2012 [https://web.archive.org/web/20130901085051/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-10/mumbai/32617236_1_bams-supervisor-health BAMS doctor can apply for post of health supervisor: HC] (Accessed on 11 July 2012)</ref>

Outside certain South Asian countries, Ayurveda is not integrated with the national health system, and is therefore punishable by law to practice it unless, in some cases, the practitioner also holds the license to prescribe modern medicine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Legal Status of Traditional Medicine and Complementary/Alternative Medicine: A Worldwide Review|url=http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/pdf/h2943e/h2943e.pdf|publisher=World Health Organization|access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.ccimindia.org Central Council of Indian Medicine] (CCIM), the apex body in India which regulates education and practice of BAMS doctors

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