Pediatrics Program
The Medical Education department under the leadership of the Director works to ensure that our system of postgraduate medical education is established according to the internationally acceptable criteria and meet all the requirements of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP).
Program Director Message
The Pediatrics post graduate residency program has been designed to incorporate a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of discipline of Pediatrics in all trainees. The residents during their training not only achieve the clinical skills for becoming better physicians, they are also prepared to develop and encompassing approach towards their patient, the family, and the extended aspects of treatment, follow-ups, and its implications on the patients and the significant others lives. They learn to own the patient, develop optimal management plans, extensively discuss it with the faculty and their colleagues and involve the family as members of the management team. They not only go through rigorous training but are also periodically evaluated for the degree of skills thus attained. Once they have completed the program they are ready to enter the discipline of Pediatrics as excellent clinicians and join the medical community as proud, confident and competent physicians.
- To provide broad-based clinical and academic training in pediatrics with the goal of creating the foundation required for the academically rigorous practice of general and subspecialty pediatrics
- To ensure training in critical appraisal, research methodology, and the application of evidence-based medicine to practice
- To emphasize development of teaching and research skills
- To provide graded responsibility in the acquisition of leadership skills
- To provide the environment, mentorship and experience which will allow each resident to achieve the goals outlined above
Future Plans for Improvement of Residency:
- To further consolidate communication by effective and structured handovers at the start of working shift and during the day.
- To facilitate up-to-date evidence based evidence based management in dealing with Pediatric conditions.
- To further consolidate pediatric role in multi-disciplinary team in dealing with children having complex health issues.
- To facilitate quality improvement projects such as Clinical Audits and Clinical Guidelines review.
- Program Director
- Associate Program Director
- Chief Resident
- Program Coordinator
The Residency training program in pediatrics at Shifa International Hospital will comprise of four years of training in pediatrics and neonatology. This training is recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan for F.C.P.S part II and is formulated as per CPSP guidelines. Both CPSP approved Supervisors and non- CPSP approved Supervisors will conduct and supervise the training program at Shifa International Hospital.
The following general guidelines will be followed:
- The duration of training will be four years.
- Most of the training will be in General Pediatrics.
- Sub-specialties as per guidelines will be followed.
- Substantial part of the program will be at Foundation Pediatric Clinic and Ward.
- Dissertation topic as part of requirements will be started within six months and completed during first two years.
- Every Postgraduate trainee (PG) will have a faculty member as a mentor.
- The program will have a Chief Resident. The function of the Chief Resident will include: ensuring that PG’s follow guidelines; prepare discussions, journal clubs, M&M etc; make changes to schedule with consent of other PG’s; ensure PG’s are available and accessible in areas designated; is available to help other PG’s when needed; keep log books upto date and verified by a faculty on weekly basis etc.
- No more than fifteen days’ leave is allowed every six months (i.e. 2 days per month)
- Any PG trainee who is unable to prepare an assignment or takes emergency leave will have to arrange on his own with fellow PG’s and will be required to do so in future
- Every PG will be responsible for patients on his/her floor and will make sure history, physical examination on each patient is complete; growth chart is in the main file and maintained; follow all labs; perform and arrange. procedures as ordered by the faculty; write daily notes as per format of SOAP etc. If he or she is absent she will have to make sure another PG follows his/her patients.
- Any PG who fails to perform adequately or is found in unethical activities will face disciplinary action.
Each resident does an average of one night in four on-calls within the Hospital premises, although occasionally one night in three or two may be necessary.
- Residents will be evaluated by the faculty regularly at three to six monthly intervals. In addition to continuous evaluation, multiple choice questions (MCQs), slide tests and OSCE will be used for resident evaluation. An FCPS type examination will also be arranged once a year with long case and short case examination with external and internal examiners, to train the residents and evaluate them on a regular basis
- Resident will also be evaluating Teaching Faculty
Candidates are required to fill on-line application form. Please follow the steps mentioned below:
1. Register yourself by defining user name and password.
2. After your account is created, you will need to login to fill the Application Form. Programs offered will be displayed after registration.
3. A candidate can apply for only one program at a time.
4. Candidate may partially fill the form and save it on-line for resuming filling out the form later using login credentials.
5. Once the on-line application form is filled and submitted, candidate would be able to take a printout.
6. The hard copy of the on-line application form along with the required documents mentioned in the Application Form must be submitted to the PGME Office, Medical Staff Affairs either personally, through friends/relatives or through reliable courier service.7. Check your junk emails (in case of email not received).
If there is still confusion, then follow these Steps
Step 1. Register yourself
Step 2. Check your email address and click on the received link
Step 3. Login
Step 4. Fill the Profile necessary information
Step 5. Submit
Step 6. Ok
Step 7. Online Application Form
Step 8. Select Program or Medical Officer
Step 9. Select specialty
Step 10. Submit
Step 11. Print application form.
All residents are encouraged to get involved in audits and research projects, however research project as per CPSP requirements is mandatory for all.
- MBBS or equivalent.
- One-year House Job
- FCPS Part 1
- Candidates applying for the program must have completed their M.B.B.S. from a recognized institution, one year of internship (House job) and should have cleared their F.C.P.S. part I examination.
- Good communication skills
