Is private practice going out of fashion? These days, almost all the graduating MBBS doctors try for post-graduation. If they do not get a PG seat after repeated attempts, they join some hospital as an 'employee', or join as a non-practising profession. Hardly anybody comes into practice. Even among those who specialize, most of them super-specialize.
Being a super-specialist means you need setup to handle complicated cases. So you need a lot of money to invest and sustain, which is not possible for most. I have seen a lot many specialists joining as "part-time consultant" initially and later on becoming a full-time consultant. In short, many specialists are moving their "practice" to corporate hospitals. People are going to hospital-based consultants even for minor ailments like OA Knee pain, Hypertension (managed with up to 3 drugs), Diabetes Mellitus (managed with up to 3 or 4 OHA),…
