AAPNA Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America

M.D. (Ayurveda) - Doctor of Medicine in Ayurveda or
M.A.Sc. - Master of Ayurvedic Sciences

Upon successful completion of a B.A.M.S. degree, some Ayurvedic physicians continue studies in Ayurvedic medicine and earn an M.D. (Ayurveda).

The M.D. (Ayurveda) degree is a 3-year course of specialized study of Ayurvedic medicine with dissertation work. Specialties include:

• Kaya Chikitsa - Internal Medicine
• Prasooti Tantra & Shreeroga - Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Kaumarabrithya - Pediatrics
• Shalyatantra - Surgery
• Shalakyatantra - Ear, Nose, Throat and Eye Diseases
• Rachana Sharir - Anatomy of the Human Body
• Kriya Sharir - Human Physiology
• Swastha Vritha - Social & Preventive Medicine
• Dravya Guna - Ayurvedic & Allopathic Pharmacology
• Rasa Shastra & Bhaishajya Kalpana - Indian Alchemy & Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics
• Agadatantra & Vyavahara Ayurveda - Toxicology & Forensic Medicine
• Roga Vignan & Vikruti Vignan - Classification of Diseases & Pathology
• Moulika Siddhanth - Basic Principles of Ayurveda