Fellowship in Fitness Medicine & Lifestyle Diseases Management

Overview

• This course would effectively combat the NCDs that threaten the country. 
• This would be first time any Medical University in India initiates a program  for Medical Doctors to prevent and control diseases through Exercise Prescription only. 
• Hence a new terminology as Fitness Medicine has been coined. Fitness Medicine would be a new terminology coined by Dr Kannan Pugazhendi introduced for the first time in the world by The Tamil Nadu MGR Medical University for this course Fitness Medicine Exercise Rehabilitation. 
• It’s a common misconception that Sports Medicine deals with Sports Injuries and caters to the need of the Sports men and women only, as sports is covered by the TV and print media extensively it seems to steal the show.  The most important and larger part of Sports Medicine deals with the exercise prescription keeping the healthy population fit and healthy. 
• Fitness Medicine would be the most important aspect of prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, NCDs, or Diseases of Inactivity. 
• This new terminology is coined to remove any doubts and misconception allowing the Sports Physician to deal with the Sports Injuries and Sports Rehabilitation only fulfilling the need of the Sportsmen and Women, while Fitness Medicine Physician would deal with Exercise prescription for the Prevention of Lifestyle Diseases and improving the health and longevity of the general population. 
• This course is the actual need of the hour as India confront impending holocaust of NCDs.

 

Eligibility

• Any MBBS graduate from a recognised university by the MCI with the keen interest in Fitness, Exercise and Physical Activity can apply for this course.

Minimum Education