Emergency Medicine Residency Programme

The residency programme in Emergency Medicine at Aga Khan University has the distinction of having the first organised residency training programme in Emergency Medicine in Pakistan.

Resident responsibility is progressive and supervised. Education is supported by a highly trained and experienced faculty as well as a well-equipped hospital system. Residents receive high quality training through rotations in various specialties.

Goals and Objectives

Aga Khan University's Emergency Medicine Residency Programme is designed to prepare physicians for the practice of emergency medicine. We strive to assist each individual resident in the programme to reach his or her maximum potential.

Training is structured to provide education in the essential skills and knowledge that constitutes the foundations of emergency medicine. Throughout the four-year programme, residents are introduced to a progressively increasing degree of responsibility in applying principals in a clinical setting.

Under the guidance and supervision of faculty, residents provide the care of patients and management in many settings, including tertiary care emergency departments, urgent care service and follow-up clinics.

Exposure to other medical specialties is provided, and issues important to the resident physician are addressed. Clinical judgment, technical skills, maturity in teaching and sophistication in management are sought and developed. All this is accomplished while ensuring each resident is treated with honesty, kindness and guidance.

The Emergency Medicine resident is trained to:

• Provide the initial recognition, stabilisation, evaluation and care of the acutely ill or injured patient;
• Address the acute medical concerns of all patients presenting to the Emergency Department;
• Arrange for appropriate follow-up referral;
• Engage in administration and teaching in emergency medicin;
• Be familiar with and engage in research in emergency medicine;
• Practice with a recognition of the humanistic, ethical and legal concerns relevant to emergency medicine.

Duration of training

Emergency Medicine Residency is a four-year training programme.

Eligibility

• MBBS or equivalent degree approved by PM&DC
• One year internship with six months in Medicine and allied and six months in Surgery and allied disciplines
• FCPS Part I in medicine or surgery, MRCS-A or MRCP Part I is preferred
• At least two years' clinical experience is preferred

Residency Entrance MCQs examination is used as a screening test and the final selection is based on interviews with the Emergency Medicine Residency Committee.

Rotation
Typical rotations for Emergency Medicine residents in the postgraduate years 1-4 are as follows:

Year 1

Emergency Medicine

Year 2

Emergency Medicine

Year 3

Year 4

Emergency Medicine

Didactic content

Weekly presentations to cover the core curriculum, house staff rounds, mortality and morbidity meetings, paediatric emergencies, guest lecture, journal club and grand round are held. Besides these activities, daily on-service rounds are conducted by the attending physicians during the rotations, which provide an opportunity for learning.
Evaluation

• Monthly rotation evaluation/feedback by faculty
• Quarterly test – core curriculum
• End-of-year evaluation and feedback

On-call duties

Four 12-hour shift per six days including two days, two nights and two days off.

Positions available

Two Year 1 positions

Administrative set-up

The section has 14 full-time faculty members.

Associate Professors

Dr Junaid Abdul Razzak
MBBS AKU; FACEP, Phd;
Diplomate American Board of Emergency Medicine
Programme Director

Assistant Professors

Dr Ali Muhammad Memon
MBBS Karachi
Diplomate American Board of Paediatrics

Dr Nadeem Ullah Khan
MBBS AKU; MD USA
Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine
Programme Coordinator

Dr Syed Muhammad Baqir
MBBS Karachi; FCPS Pakistan

Senior Instructors

Dr Emaduddin Siddiqui
MBBS; DCH; MCPS; FCPS Pakistan
Dr Fatima Urooj
MBBS; MCPS; FCPS Pakistan

Dr Muhammad Shahid
MBBS Karachi; MPH Johns Hopkins; MSc (Community Health & Nutrition); FCPS Pakistan

Dr Muhammad Umer Shahzad
MBBS Karachi; FCPS Pakistan.

Dr Munawar Khursheed
MBBS Karachi
Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine

Dr Sugra Raza
MBBS; FCPS Pakistan

Dr Syed Shah Faisal
MBBS Karachi; FCPS Pakistan

Instructors

Dr Shahab Shoukat
MBBS

Dr Zahida Khalil
MBBS

Dr Badar Afzal
MBBS

Programme highlights

• Resuscitation drills: Bi-monthly hands-on experience on manikin for crash emergency cases
• BLS/ACLS/ATLS Training
• Core curriculum continuous testing
• Fogarty Grant for Masters in public health in injury prevention