Internship, Residency and Fellowship Programmes – Aga Khan University – Karachi – Pakistan
Aga Khan University invites applications for Internship, Residency and Fellowship Programmes in Karachi, Pakistan
Introduction:
The Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) programme at Aga Khan University aims to provide excellence and innovation in specialised Postgraduate Medical Education to promote evidence-based health care and research abiding by the principles of ethics and professionalism.
The first postgraduate clinical training programmes were launched following the inauguration of Aga Khan University Hospital in 1985. Since critical thinking and analysis are the keystone of scientific thought and the prerequisite for meaningful scholarship and research, it is essential for any educational programme to encompass aspects such as biomedical ethics, teaching skills, research methodology as well as communication skills. Postgraduate medical education at AKU strives to instil these qualities into its graduates through carefully structured programmes, to facilitate a process of broad professional and personal development.
Faculty Title:
Internship, Residency and Fellowship Programmes
Requirements:
INTERNSHIP (House Job)
All those medical graduates who could provide their final result transcript along with PMC/PMDC registration by 16th December 2024 will be eligible to apply.
RESIDENCY (Postgraduate Training)
Applications are invited for Residency programmes in following disciplines:
Adult Cardiology; Anaesthesiology; Cardio-thoracic Surgery – (4 yrs); Cardio-thoracic Surgery – (6 yrs); Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology – (3 yrs); Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology – (5 yrs); Clinical Haematology; Community Medicine; Dermatology; Diagnostic Radiology; Emergency Medicine; Family Medicine; General Surgery; Internal Medicine – (2 yrs); Internal Medicine – (4 yrs); MCPS-Obstetrics/Gynecology ; Medical Oncology – (3 yrs); Medical Oncology – (5 yrs); Nephrology; Neurology – (3 yrs); Neurosurgery – (5 yrs); Neurosurgery – (6 yrs); Obstetrics/Gynecology; Operative Dentistry and Endodontics; Ophthalmology; Orthodontics; Orthopaedics – (5 yrs); Orthopaedics – (6 yrs); Otolaryngology Head /Neck Surgery; Paediatrics and Child Health; Pediatric Surgery – (4 yrs); Pathology & Lab Medicine; (Chemical Pathology, Haematology, Histopathology & Microbiology); Plastic Surgery – (4 yrs); Prosthodontics; Psychiatry; Pulmonary Medicine; Radiation Oncology; Urology – (4 yrs); Urology – (6 yrs), Flexible Training – Paediatrics & Child Health.
According to College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) guidelines, candidates applying in General Medicine or Surgery are required to take a final decision about their track before applying to the programme. Change will not be allowed after induction into the chosen specialty.
There are opportunities for flexible training programmes. Details are available on our website
FELLOWSHIP (Post Residency)
Applications are invited for entrance into Fellowship (post Residency advanced training) in following disciplines:
Arthroplasty; Breast Surgery; Body Imaging; Clinical Neurophysiology & Electro-diagnostic Medicine; Critical Care Medicine-Anesthesiology; Critical Care Medicine (Medicine); Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics; Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism; Diagnostic Neuro-Radiology; Feto-Maternal Medicine; Gastroenterology; Geriatric; Head & Neck Surgery; Hospital Medicine; Interventional Radiology; Neonatal Paediatrics; Neurovascular (Stroke); Neuromuscular Medicine; Pain Medicine; Palliative Medicine; Paediatrics Cardiology; Pediatrics Endocrinology; Paediatrics Haematology/Oncology; Paediatric Infectious Diseases; Pediatric Neurology; Paediatric Neuro-Oncology; Peripheral Vascular Surgery; Surgical Neuro-Oncology; Surgical Oncology; Women Imaging;
Last Date:
July 23, 2024
How to Apply:
A candidate can apply for only one programme at a time be it Internship, Residency or Fellowship.
Programme information, admission material and online application form are available on http://www.aku.edu/mcpk/pgme.
All relevant information on admissions including eligibility criteria, requirements, selection process, salary, benefits is also available on our website.
Application Fee:
Application Fee Rs. 5,000
Admission Test:
The Admission Test for candidates of Internship & Residency Programmes will be held on Sunday, August 18, 2024 simultaneously in Karachi, Hyderabad and Islamabad. Details will be notified through the admit card. There is no admission test for entrance into Fellowship training. Selection will be based on academic qualifications, past experience and interviews. Applicants selected from training programmes of other institutions must submit a “No Objection Certificate” or a copy of the resignation approved by the supervising consultant before joining.
Accommodation:
Accommodation is not guaranteed. Only limited accommodation is available on “first come first-served” basis for outstation candidates. Feel free to call PGME Office at (021) 3486-4546/ 3486-4583 / 3486-2355 or email at [email protected]
Only on-line applications will be accepted:
