BUMS Bachelor of Unani medicine and Surgery

Unani System of medicine, whose history is traced back to the 2nd century, has been rending service to the mankind for thousands of years and is not only surviving but also solving the health problems faced by the suffering humanity.The history and origin of Unani medicine is traced back to Claudius Galenus of Pergamum, who lived in the 2nd century of the Christian era and also to ancient Iranian Medicine, the basic knowledge of Unani Medicine as a healing system was developed by Hakim Ibn Sina (known Avicinna in the west) in his medical encyclopedia, “The Canon of Medicine”. While he was primarily influenced by Greek and Islamic medicine, he was also influenced by Indian Medical Teaching of Sushrutha and Charaka.

"This program is an undergraduate degree course in Unani Medicine and Surgery. Unani education in India is monitored by Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) which is a statutory Central government body."

In India, Unani practitioners can practice as qualified doctors, as the Indian government approves their practice. A successful Unani

Practitioner can start his / her practice immediately after completion of graduation. What needs to be focused on is practicing Unani

Medicine than lured by Allopathy and becoming promoters of Allopathy. A competent Unani Physician can become

1. A practicing doctor or consultant or instructor in hospitals, Institutes, natural cure enters, etc..

2. Be a research fellow working with National & International organizations like WHO and contribute towards globalization of Unani.

3. A Lecturer for Undergraduate students of BUMS.

4. Private practice

5. Do extensive study in Unani Plants & remedies, get hands on practice and become a Health Columnist with Newspapers, Magazines,Books, etc

Dr. babasaheb bhimrao ambedkar university, muzaffarpur
Government tibbi college kadam kuan, patna
Nezamia unani medical college, gaya
Salfia unani medical college, darbhanga
ZH unani medical college, siwan
Ajmal khan tibia college, Aligarh
State unani medical college, Allahabad
State takmi- UT tib- college and hospital, luck now
Ayurveda unani tibbi college, new delhi
Jamia hamdard, new delhi
Faculty of medicine, new delhi
Dr. harsingh gour vishwavidhalaya, sagar
Sh unani tibbiya college and saeeda hospital, nimar
Devi ahilaya vishwavidhyalaya, indore
Saifia hamidia unani tibbiya college, burhampur
Maharashtra university of health sciences, nashik
Ahmad garib unani medical college and assalam hospital, nandurbar
Mohammedia tibia college and assayer hospital, Malegaon
Taj tibbiya college and rasheeda gereral hospital, Nagpur
Tibbiya college and hospital, Mumbai
unani medical college and hospital, parbhani
ZVM unani medical college, pune
Rajasthan university, jaipur
Rajasthan unani medical college, jaipur
Rajputana unani tibbiya college, jaipur
NTR university of health sciences, vijaywada
Dr. Abdul Haq unani medical college, Kurnool
Government nizamia tibbi college, hydrabaad
Rajiv Gandhi university of health sciences, Karnataka
Rajiv Gandhi UHS government unani medical college, Bangalore
HMS college of unani, tumkur
Tipu sultan shaheed educational trust, Gulbarga
Dr. MGR medical university, Chennai
Government unani medical college, chennai

Due to the limitations of modern medicine and the general realization that anything natural is safer and more in accordance with health, herbs have been used in medicine since the beginning of time and thus there is a great demand for the alternate systems of medicine. Tremendous potential for traditional medicines due to long history of the ‘Doctrine of Certainty’ people are now rediscovering their strong ethnic roots and reinvestigating old values.

With the recognition of Unani etc systems of medicine by the developed countries like America, as Complementary or Alternate Medicine (CAM) is gaining more demand and popularity of the alternate systems of medicine.Unani System of Medicine has a great potential towards maintaining good health. Today more and more people are turning towards this holistic approach towards a healthy living through Unani System of Medicine.

Unani is gaining acceptance among the people and so the BUMS course has good employment and career prospects. BUMS degree makes one eligible to seek employment in government health care units, dispensaries, voluntary organizations, medical colleges and corporate hospitals. One can also work in Unani Medical Colleges in the academic field. One can pursue further study and can also explore options in clinical research.

For those who want to continue their education after the completion of BUMS (Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery) can take up MD (Doctor of Medicine) in Unani medicine, which is a post graduate degree conferred by many institutions.