Course Content

CMS & ED stands for Community Medical Services and Essential Drugs, a diploma /Certificate  course that focuses on primary health care: 

• Course duration: The CMS & ED diploma course is 1–2 years long. 
• Course objective: The course aims to train medical professionals who can open their own first-aid treatment centers and provide quality and affordable medical care in rural areas. 
• Course content: The course provides basic knowledge of human diseases and how to treat them. 
• Career opportunities: After completing the course, CMS & ED diploma holders can work as community health workers, pharmacists, or health educators. 
• Clinic opening: CMS diploma holders with 2–10 years of medical experience can open clinics and treat all diseases, including infections. 
• Supreme Court of India: The Supreme Court of India suggested the CMS & ED course.