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Achievements
AKU's PGME programme has been operational for nearly 20 years now.
The first interns were taken on in 1988 and the first batch of 23 and completed its internship in 1989. Since then a total of 862 interns have gone through the programme. The last batch to graduate in 2007 consisted of 65 interns.
| Graduated Interns |
| Year |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 1989 |
10 |
13 |
23 |
| 1990 |
22 |
9 |
31 |
| 1991 |
34 |
21 |
55 |
| 1992 |
23 |
24 |
47 |
| 1993 |
22 |
24 |
46 |
| 1994 |
30 |
16 |
46 |
| 1995 |
24 |
16 |
40 |
| 1996 |
22 |
22 |
44 |
| 1997 |
23 |
24 |
47 |
| 1998 |
25 |
27 |
52 |
| 1999 |
19 |
25 |
44 |
| 2000 |
22 |
20 |
42 |
| 2001 |
17 |
31 |
48 |
| 2002 |
12 |
32 |
44 |
| 2003 |
17 |
28 |
45 |
| 2004 |
20 |
25 |
45 |
| 2005 |
13 |
34 |
47 |
| 2006 |
22 |
29 |
51 |
| 2007 |
21 |
44 |
65 |
| Total |
398 |
464 |
862 |
Residency programmes also started at the same time and the first batch of 4 residents graduated in 1989. Since then a total of 571 residents have completed their residency training in various disciplines. The most recent batch of 44 residents graduated in 2007 and consisted of 27 men and 17 women.
| Graduated Residents |
| Year |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 1989 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 1990 |
10 |
6 |
16 |
| 1991 |
13 |
4 |
17 |
| 1992 |
16 |
7 |
23 |
| 1993 |
8 |
5 |
13 |
| 1994 |
13 |
6 |
19 |
| 1995 |
15 |
8 |
23 |
| 1996 |
13 |
7 |
20 |
| 1997 |
26 |
5 |
31 |
| 1998 |
23 |
13 |
36 |
| 1999 |
28 |
13 |
41 |
| 2000 |
24 |
11 |
35 |
| 2001 |
22 |
12 |
34 |
| 2002 |
34 |
18 |
52 |
| 2003 |
25 |
14 |
39 |
| 2004 |
21 |
10 |
31 |
| 2005 |
18 |
30 |
48 |
| 2006 |
26 |
19 |
45 |
| 2007 |
27 |
17 |
44 |
| Total |
366 |
205 |
571 |
The fellowship programmes began a decade later. This was because the various subspecialties needed to become established before such specialised training could be imparted. The first fellow graduated in 1998. A total of 58 fellows in various specialties have completed training here. Five fellows graduated in 2007.
| Graduated Fellows |
| Year |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 1998 |
1 |
- |
1 |
| 1999 |
2 |
- |
2 |
| 2000 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 2001 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
| 2002 |
6 |
- |
6 |
| 2003 |
7 |
- |
7 |
| 2004 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
| 2005 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
| 2006 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
| 2007 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
| Total |
45 |
13 |
58 |
These residents and fellows have gone on to work in various parts of Pakistan and the world. Our graduates are working in anaesthesiology, surgery, medicine, radiology and other specialties in the US , UK , Europe, Australia , Saudi Arabia , the UAE and other countries world-wide. They have found these opportunities through their own hard work, talents and by capitalising on what they learnt at AKU.
Our graduates have also been proving an asset for the country, delivering high quality health care and education in cities and towns of Sindh, Punjab , NWFP, Balochistan and the Northern Areas. Their high caliber is recognised by their peers, patients and students. An idea of where these AKU's PGME graduates can be had by looking at the map.
Other validation of the quality and success of AKU's PGME programmes comes from the induction of a number of these graduates into AKU faculty itself. At present 40% of AKU Medical College faculty comprises of graduates of University's PGME programmes. Their number includes two professors, 13 associate professors and 52 assistant professors. In addition there are 26 senior instructors and 18 instructors.
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