Consultant physicians (specialists) use specialist medical techniques to investigate, diagnose and treat human disorders and diseases. Consultant physicians specialise in a range of medical areas in the fields of internal medicine and paediatrics.

As a consultant physician (preventive & social medicine) you will work to ensure that people follow healthy and hygienic habits as well as take proper care of health so as to ensure that people don’t suffer from diseases, contagious diseases do not spread to turn into an epidemic or pandemic. They also work to help people take measures for preventing the onset of endemic diseases such as malaria. Overall, you will wish to improve the health of the population that you are working for through preventive measures rather than treatment.