Types of Practice

Though this article has been written keeping in mind the Indian Homeopathic practice, this is pretty much true of all the other systems of medicine and other countries too. Today’s world has become highly commercial and medical practice is no exception to escape from the ‘commercial’ juggernaut. There are basically four types of Homeopathic practices in India and probably in most of the other places of the world. The first one is a medical shop-based practice, the second — a small clinic-based practice, the third — a large hospital/corporate-based practice, and the fourth a charitable hospital/clinic.

The license for a Homeopathic medical shop can be brought by any reasonably educated person with a certain amount of experience of working in a Homeopathic clinic or a shop. Most of the people who obtain the licenses have a deep interest in Homeopathy but they might be from any profession — in other words, people might be doing other jobs and also run these shops. These people would have learnt the principles of Homeopathy from a qualified doctor or even a layman who has a sound command over Homeopathy. Though these people wouldn’t call themselves doctors, not at least publicly or officially, the general public might start calling them junior doctor or a person who visits the medical shop once or twice a month as a senior doctor. Despite these ‘so-called’ doctors’ free consultation, they are still able to earn…