Aga Khan University

Karachi, Pakistan

The Section of Nephrology in the Department of Medicine has seven faculty members: four full-time, two part-time and one honorary, who have specialised training and expertise in acute and chronic kidney diseases, kidney stones, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, continuous renal replacement therapy and kidney transplantation. The Section also offers outpatient dialysis services at its haemodialysis centre equipped with sophisticated machines. In addition, faculty members have expertise in research methodologies and ethics. The Section is responsible for care of all patients with kidney disease and the training of internal medicine interns and residents. The faculty also provides consultation services to Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Intensive Care Units and other medical specialties, both in ambulatory and inpatient settings. Members of the Section are also active in undergraduate teaching, curriculum development and research. The Section offers a comprehensive three-year postgraduate residency training programme in Nephrology. The faculty organises and runs a number of weekly clinical meetings and participates in Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities throughout the year.

• participate in nephrology services diagnosis and management, in instructing and directing house staff care, and in educating medical students assigned to the service.
  
• ensure daily ward rounds on primary patients as well as on those where nephrology consult has been sought.
• round on patients coming for hemodialysis as both inpatient and outpatient.
• perform of all dialysis catheters under supervision till resident is certified by the program director to place catheters independently. 
• observes and asssit in renal biopsy procedures; most consultations for the Nephrology consult Service are first answered by the resident and presented to the attending. 
• to take a history, review previous medical records, examine the patient, analyze all pertinent investigation, and then formulate and document a detailed assessment and list of recommendations.
• attends two weekly outpatient clinics with faculty.
  

Applications should be submitted latest by June 5, 2022