 Hello all! In this video, we are going to see how to select post-graduation in medicine after completing your MBBS course. Every single course has its own uniqueness, positives and negatives. Each of this course demands a different lifestyle. All these courses have different scope. I have applied these principles only to some extent in my choice of post-graduation. In this video, I am going to divide and explain the selection process. 1. The selection of the course and 2. Selection of college. I am going to use Ikigai principle for selection of course and Maslow's need theory for selection of college. Ikigai is Japanese concept for purpose of being or reason for being. It consists of four components. The chai should be the balance between these four components. It starts with what you love or what makes you happy. For example, some love children more and may feel being with the children is happiness. That may push them to select pediatrics. The second one is what you are good at or what skills you easily acquire or what fits you perfectly. For example, surgical skills can be learned fast by some individuals. Hence, they can opt for surgery. The third one is what can pay you more. Money is not everything in life. But to lead a happy life and family, you need money. Sometimes in the society, money is the indicator for success. Hence, while selecting the course, one should think about money you can earn after the completion of the course. The fourth and the last one is what does the world need. Many of us all are jobs that fits into their spouses' profession or family profession. But Ikigai concept is for yourself. After you arrive at the balance on your choice, what decides your choice is what you get. And this is purely based on the need score. Institution plays an important role in the quality of the course. When you assess the institution, you need to assess the individual departments because many departments stand out from their institution and give quality learning. There are two important aspects in it. One, can you learn what you are supposed to? 2. Can you learn proportionate to the workload given to you? Many people wonder why after a great success in entrance preparation, and after selecting the course, they like much. Why people discontinue their course or trying to commit suicide? So, the answer lies in this slide. For explaining this, I am going to use Maslow's Neatheory. The pyramid consists of five levels of needs. Physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, ST needs and self-actualization needs. The physiological needs forms the base of the pyramid and self-actualization forms the tip of the pyramid. The circled ones are directly related to the PG life. Food, shelter and sleep are the basic physiological needs. If your course and institution wants to compromise these needs and you can withstand those challenges, then you can join that course. Personal security is another aspect which you should look for, especially if you are a female. Resources will be the main money. So, you should look at the stipend you get. If you are going to a private medical college, then you should look for the fees and other expenses. The next one is the family and the support. Some institutions may be distant but can be traveled easily. Example, metropolitan cities are connected by air very well. But sometimes the distance between your institution and home will be around 300 kilometers. But there may be one or two trains in a day. The distance and the transportation both matters in choice of your institution. Then the most important part is the esteem need. Whether the department is good in teaching your subject without compromising your own values, happiness, whether you get respect, recognition, support, freedom in the department, then you should ask about the state which you are going to live, whether the culture and the food suits you. How about the safety and discrimination? Then the fourth one is the bond, whether there is a bond to work after the completion of the course. The best way to occur these details is by tracing a friend and asking questions based on the list mentioned above. The choice which we are going to make now is going to remain for your life. So take a good decision, all the best for your future career. Thanks for watching this video. If you like this video, please share it to your friends. Subscribe to the channel. Thank you very much.