DNB OPHTHALMOLOGY 101: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO START YOUR JOURNEY IN OPHTHALMOLOGY
Dr. Abhishek Paul (MBBS, FAGE, DNB, FICO, MRCS Ed, FMRF)
Dr. Bijita Deb (MBBS, MS, DNB, Fellowship-‐Cornea/Refractive)
The biggest dilemma after cracking one of the toughest entrance examinations, faced by the candidates is choosing a post graduation branch. Those of us lucky to have a passion to follow, are then left with a confusion of where to begin their journey.
So here I will be discussing, which institutes are preferred by DNB candidates, based on past years’ counseling trends. I will also share few tips on how to enquire about them in a systematic and orderly manner.Best Institutes Hospitals for DNB Opthalmology docguidance.com
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Disclaimer: Please note that this order is purely on the basis of past and current experiences of the authors and other DNB candidates, and may be subjected to change owing to variations in the faculty or change in standard of care in a particular institute. The authors do not possess any financial interest and the only purpose of this article is to guide the MBBS students in picking up the post-‐graduate institute of their choice.
What to look for in an institute or a hospital?
I would divide this broadly under 4 headings (in that order!):
Academics
Surgical load
Exposure to subspeciality, such as Retina/Oculoplasty/Cornea/Squint etc.
Stipend and miscellaneous
Academics: Academics form the core of any branch and ophthalmology is no different. Look into the educational qualifications of the faculty and their involvement in various teaching platforms, whether they are renowned in surgical innovations. Opt for an institute which has an added fellowship superspeciality, so that you have a scope of re-‐joining the same place, if need arises in future.
Surgical load: Ophthalmology, being a surgical branch, has a steep learning curve. A good amount of surgical exposure is required during residency to emerge as a confident surgeon after completion. Enquire about conduction of free camps, or outstation postings where one gets a free hand to do independent surgeries. Being a charitable centre or a government hospital helps to a certain extent. An introduction to ECCE with a good number of SICS/Phaco is required at the resident level. Extraocular surgeries like DCR, Squint are an added bonus.
Exposure to subspeciality: One of the vital aspects in shaping future career is to explore all what the field of ophthalmology has to offer. A prerequisite to that is residency at an institute/hospital where there is an established and fully equipped department of individual subspecialities. Vitreoretina and oculoplasty, are the most dreaded subspecialities on the day of DNB practical in the “Instruments table” as most of the candidates are not familiar with surgeries in those subspecialities. So keep this in mind while selecting an option.
Stipend and miscellaneous: Last but not the least, a decent stipend is needed for a good standard of living. In general hospitals in North India provide higher stipend as compared to South. Do not underestimate the importance of your social environment where you will be spending your formative years. However, this criterion should not sacrifice the value of the previously mentioned ones. That is the reason I have mentioned it at the end.
Private vs. Government:
A standard doubt in mind of all candidates. There is no right or wrong answer to this question. It largely depends on the institute and subjected to high variability.
Private institutes:
Pros:
Chance to witness advance technologies.
Most private hospitals have almost all subspecialties so you get a good overall exposure.
Cons:
Being private and mostly paid patients (depending on load), surgeries might be little lesser than what you may get in government or charitable branches.
Also many private colleges don't invest too much time on academics and bedside teaching.
Government Hospitals:
Pros:
Biggest advantage is surgical volume.
Decent academics.
Cons:
All subspecialities may not be available in a government setup.
Access to latest diagnostic machines and surgical equipments might be a hindrance in some situations.
Not allowing adequate surgical opportunities to residents may be seen in government institutes with newly inducted faculty (who are themselves in their learning phase).
This difference is highly transparent and one needs to look for a balance to meet the requirement.
General Tips:
In general, if you want to find out about any institution, best way to go about this would be to contact the DNB academic director.
If he is not available, you should ask contact of any resident or a fellow. Those people are the best persons to enquire about the institution, as they will provide you the ground reality of that place.
As you keep a record of these 4 parameters, start grading your choices and arrange them in a ranking order to form your list.
State-‐wise preference list:
Andhra Pradesh:
Sankara Eye Hospital, Guntur (n=4)
Sri Sathya Sai institute, Ananthpur (n=2)
Sai Kiran Institute, Kakinada (n=3)
Visakha eye hospital, Visakhapatnam (n=2)
5, Sankar Foundation Eye hospital, Visakhapatnam (n=1)
Assam:
Sri Sankaradeva netralaya, Guwahati (n=3)
Chandraprabha eye hospital, Jorhat (n=1)
Lions eye hospital, Cachar (n=2)
Chhattisgarh:
MGM Eye institute, Raipur (n=1)
JLN, Bhilai (n=2)
Delhi:
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (n=1)
Dr Shroff Charity eye hospital, Daryaganj (n=2)
DDU (n=4)
St Stephens (n=2)
Venu eye institute (n=3)
Hindu Rao (n=2)
Shroff eye centre,Kailash colony (n=2)
Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar (n=2)
Vision eye centre (n=1)
Mohan Eye Hospital (n=1)
Centre for sight (n=1)
Sant Parmanand (n=1)
Academics in institutes of Delhi is very good in general. Ranking them was difficult. 4,5 and 6 are almost equally good.
Gujarat:
Drashti Netralaya, Dahod (n=3)
Rotary eye institute, Navsari (n=2) Haryana:
Medanta (n=2)
Bhagat Phool Singh (n=1)
Karnataka:
Sankara Eye, Shivamogga (n=3)
Sankara Eye, Bangalore (n=3)
MM Joshi, Hubli (n=3)
Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore (n=4)
Bangalore West Lions (n=2)
Nethradhama, Bangalore (n=3)
Manipal Hospital (n=1)
Prabha eye, Bangalore (n=2)
District Hospital, Tumakuru (n=1)
Kerala:
Little flower, Angamaly (n=3)
Giridhar eye hospital, Kochi (n=2)
Comtrust eye hospital, Calicut (n=2)
Chaithanya eye, Trivandrum (n=4)
Dr Tony’s (n=1)
Al Salama, Palakad (n=1)
Madhya Pradesh:
SNC Chitrakoot (n=5)
Choithram (n=2)
Ratan Jyoti, Gwalior (n=1)
Maharashtra:
HV Desai (n=3)
Shri Ganapati (n=2)
KJ Somaiyya (n=1)
Mahatme Eye (n=2)
PD Hinduja (n=2)
Suraj Eye (n=2)
Sarakshi (n=1)
Deenanath Mangeshkar (n=2)
Laxmi Panvel (n=1)
Bhaba Atomic (n=2)’
Maharashtra institutes are usually good. Ranking them was difficult.
Manipur:
1. Shija (n=1)
Orissa:
LVPEI Bhubaneshwar (n=2)
J P M Rotary Eye Hospital and Research, Bidanasi, Cuttack (n=3)
Ispat general Hospital IGH (n=2)
Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Cuttack (n=2)
Pondicherry:
Arvind (n=6)
Indira Gandhi Govt General Hosp and PG institute (n=3)
Punjab:
1. Thind Eye Hosp, Jalandhar (n=2)
Rajasthan:
Alank Nayan Mandir Institute, Udaipur (n=2)
Global hospital Institute of Ophthalmology, Mount Abu (n=2)
Anand hospital and Eye Centre, Jaipur (n=2)
Dr Kothari’s Eye Hosp, Udaipur (n=1)
Tamil Nadu:
Sankara Netralaya, Chennai (n=10)
Arvind, Coimbatore (n=5)
Arvind, Tirunelveli (n=6)
Sri Kanchi Kamakoti medical trust, Sankara Eye, Coimbatore (n=5)
Arvind, Theni (n=2)
Aravind, Salem (n=2)
Arasan Eye Hosp, Erode (n=2)
The Eye Foundation, Coimbatore (n=4)
Agarwal’s, Chennai (n=6)
Rajan Eye Care (n=2)
Lotus, Coimbatore (n=2)
M N Eye hospital. Chennai (n=2)
Agarwal’s Tirunelveli (n=2)
Govt Head Quarters, Cuddalore (n=1)
Tamil Nadu institutes are usually good. Ranking them was difficult.
Telangana:
LVPEI, Hyderabad (n=2)
Pushpagiri Eye Inst, Secundarabad (n=6)
Krishna institute of medical sciences, Secundarabad (n=2)
Anand eye institute, Hyderabad (n=1)
Medivision Eye and Heath care, Hyderabad (n=2)
Uttar Pradesh:
ICare, Noida (n=2)
Vivekananda Polyclinic and institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow(n=2)
Prakash Netra Kendra, Lucknow (n=1)
West Bengal:
Sankara Netralaya, Kolkata (n=2)
Susrut eye foundation, Kolkata (n=2)
College of medicine and JNM Hosp, Kalyani (n=1)
Merit-‐wise list of 2019 DNB Counseling:
I have painstakingly compiled the allotment list of DNB candidates in last year’s counseling. These include the below mentioned hospitals and institutes in order of merit. Please mote that I have included rank of candidates till 15000. The institutes further 15000 have also been included:
1. LVPEI Hyd (LVH) 4582
2. LVH 4492
3. Sankara Nethralaya (SN) 4833
4. SN 4921
5. Little Flower (LF) 5004
6. Comtrust Calicut (CC) 5566
7. SN 5642
8. SN 5683
9. LF 5922
10. Aravind coimbatore (ARC) 6179
11. SN 6183
12. SN 6209
13. SN 6495
14. LF 6783
15. CC 6805
16. Shroff Charity Darya Ganj (SCDG) 7256
17. SN 7391
18. ARC 7400
19. SN 7801
20. SN 7844
21. LVP Bhubaneshwar (LVPB) 7848
22. LVPB 7878
23. ARC 7896
24. Chaithanya, Trivandrum (CT) 8039
25. ARC 8269
26. CT 8304
27. ARC 8349
28. Aravind Pondi (ARP) 8373
29. SNC Chitrakoot (SNCC) 8495
30. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Delhi (DDU) 8677
31. ARP 8890
32. Narayan Nethralaya (NN) 8951
33. NN 9004
34. Sankara eye shimoga (SES) 9204
35. ARP 9206
36. Arasan Eye Erode (AEE) 9311
37. Agarwal Chennai (AC) 9414
38. NN 9530
39. ARP 9586
40. SNCC 9608
41. AC 9729
42. ARP 9876
43. SCDG 9958
44. Sankara eye Bangalore (SEB) 9966
45. SEB 10037
46. AC 10065
47. ARP 10093
48. AC 10234
49. AEE 10338
50. MM Joshi eye hospital (MMJ) 10359
51. DDU 10404
52. The Eye Foundation Coimbatore (TEFC) 10531
53. NN 10603
54. SES 10712
55. Shri Ganapati Jalna (SGNJ) 10883
56. BR Singh, East Railway, Kolkata (ERK) 10981
57. IG Pondi (IGP) 11116
58. MMJ 11147
59. NIO Pune (NIOP) 11167
60. Sankara Eye Pammal (SEP) 11189
61. IGP 11325
62. Lions Hyderabad (LH) 11339
63. SEP 11383
64. Hindu Rao Delhi (HRD) 11391
65. SNK 11450
66. SNK 11457
67. Govt Hosp Cuddalore 11631
68. Deenanath Mangeshkar Pune (DMP) 11918
69. St Stephens Delhi SSD 11923
70. AC 11926
71. SSD 11938
72. IGP 11989
73. MMJ 12141
74. Sahai Hosp Jaipur (SHJ) 12258
75. Northern Railway Delhi (NRD) 12259
76. Bangalore West Lions (BWL) 12320
77. BWL 12424
78. Mohan Eye Hosp Delhi (MEH) 12510
79. DMP 12685
80. AC 12703
81. AC 12736
82. KJ Somaiyya Mumbai (KJSM) 12759
83. Sankaradeva Guwahati (SDG) 12851
84. SDG 12858
85. BWL 12897
86. Pushpagiri Eye Institute Telangana (PEIT) 12944
87. TEFC 12982
88. DMP 12995
89. Krishna Institue Telangana (KIMST) 13168
90. Drashti Dahod (DND) 13203
91. SGNJ 13412
92. TEFC 13534
93. Rotary eye hosp Cuttack (REHC) 13592
94. Choithram Netralaya Indore (CNI) 13650
95. Dr Tony Kerala (DTK) 13662
96. Sant Parmanand Delhi (SPD) 13666
97. TEFC 13679
98. DDU OBC 13803
99. MGM Raipur (MGMR) 13808
100. Al Salama Kerala (ASK) 13838
101. Agarwal Tirunelveli (AT) 13962
102. SDG 13990
103. Bhabha Atomic Mumbai (BAM) 14075
104. CT 14121
105. NRD OBC 14195
106. Lotus Chennai (LC) 14230
107. Medanta 14346
108. South Central Railways AP (SCR) 14393
109. DND 14438
110. SCR 14508
111. Medanta 14543
112. Centre for sight (CFS) 14614
113. CT 14616
114. Mahatme Eye Nagpur (MEN) 14624
115. Prabha Eye clinic (PEC) 14729
116. ASK 14778
117. SDG 14812
118. Rajan Eye Care chennai (RECC) 14828
119. MEH 14831
120. Vivekananda polyclinic Lucknow (VPL)
121. SDG
122. PEC
123. CNI
124. MN eye Chennai (MNEC)
125. PD Hinduja Mumbai (PDHM)
126. MEN
127. Rotary Eye Institute Navsari (REIN)
128. District Hospital Tumakuru
129. VPL
130. Suraj Eye Institute Nagpur, (SEIN)
131. Sankara Foundation Eye Hospital (SFEH)
132. Susrut Eye Foundation, Kolkata (SEFK)
133. Lions club Sadhu Ram eye hospital Hyderabad
134. SEFK
135. REIN
136. Bhagat PhoolSingh GMC Sonepat
137. DND
138. CFS
139. Sahai Hospital Jaipur
140. Medi Vision Telangan
141. Anand Eye Institute Hyderabad
142. Alakh Nayan Mandir Institute, Udaipur (ANMIU)
143. Bokaro GH
144. PEIT
145. Visakha Eye Hospital Visakhapatnam (VEHV)
146. PEIT
147. REHC
148. Civil Hospital Aizawl (CHA)
149. Sarakshi Netralaya Nagpur
150. PEIT
151. PEIT
152. REC
153. College of medicine and JNM Hospital WB
154. PEIT
155. VEHV
156. ANMIU
157. Chandraprabha Jorhat
158. Mohanlal Memorial Aliarh
159. Global Hospital Mt Abu
160. Global Hospital Mt Abu
161. DH Dharwad
162. Shija Hospital Imphal
163. District Hospital Tumakuru
164. Dr Kothari Eye Hospital Udaipur
165. Ratan Jyoti Netralaya
166. Ispat GH Rourkela
167. Prakash Netra Kendr Lucknow
168. Anand Hospital Rajasthan
169. Mohanlal Memorial Aliarh
170. Bokaro GH
171. Anand Hospital Rajasthan
172. Lions Eye Hospital Cachar Assam
173. Lions Eye Hospital Cachar Assam 19762
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174. Ispat GH Rourkela
175. DDU
176. Hindu Rao Delhi ....SC candidate 32047
That’s all folks!!
Select wisely! All the best! P.S.: See u on the other side!
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