Pain Management 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
Recognizing an ever increasing burden of pain disease in the country and a paucity of trained personnel, the Department of Anesthesiology took the initiative to start a Pain Management fellowship. Over the years, this programme has evolved into an established, highly sought-after, fellowship that provides multidisciplinary, sub-specialty level experience for the management of acute and chronic pain. The programme is designed to provide a broad exposure to pain management in a variety of circumstances so that the graduates are well trained and are able to practice independently upon completion of their training.
The purpose of the pain fellowship program is to provide twelve months’ sub-specialty level experience in the management of acute, chronic and cancer pain. This program is based on a self-directed learning approach where fellows are expected to take a lead for their learning and education to obtain below mentioned objectives.
At the end of pain fellowship training the fellow would be able to:
- Demonstrate essential knowledge, skills, experience, judgement and attitude necessary to provide optimal care to patients with acute, chronic and cancer pain problems.
- Interpret complex diagnostic tools and define the therapeutic challenges encountered during acute, chronic and cancer pain management.
- Demonstrate essential knowledge, skills, experience, judgement and attitude necessary for administration of appropriate peripheral nerve blocks and regional anesthesia techniques.
- Exhibit teaching, administrative, clinical, and leadership skills required for establishment of pain centers.
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of research methodology and ethics guidelines for research in pain medicine
- Program Director
- Associate Program Director
- Chief Resident
- Program Coordinator
Training period is one year.
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 are evaluated by faculty every month, based on their rotation. Feedback is provided by the Programme Director and Coordinator, every 3 months.
Annual TOACS and Year end PGME exams are conducted. In addition, formative assessments based on assorted topics may be arranged every 2-3 months.
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.
