MD Marine Medicine

The specialty of Marine Medicine deals with prevention and treatment of morbidity amongst seafarers, prevention and cure of illnesses due to exposure to environments with elevated ambient pressure, and the therapeutic use of high environmental oxygen pressure. The scope of the specialty emphasizes occupational, environmental, safety, and clinical aspects of maritime health, diving, hyperbaric chamber operations and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Presently, post graduate course for Diploma in Marine Medicine (DMM) is recognized by Medical Council of India and is being conducted under the aegis of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik at Institute of Naval Medicine, INHS Asvini, Mumbai since 1983.