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Keyword

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Fellow Medical Officer, Paediatric Critical Care Medicine

Department

Paediatrics and Child Health

Entity

Medical College

Location

Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction

Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research and health care of international standard relevant to Pakistan and the region.

The Department of Paediatrics and Child Health is committed to providing state-of-the-art clinical services to children. It imparts high quality undergraduate and postgraduate training and carries out community-oriented research of public health importance. The Department consists of a group of dedicated full-time and part-time Faculties. Besides the outpatient clinics, the inpatient set-up consists of a Paediatric Ward with two units comprising of 84 beds, a bedded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, a dedicated 5-bed area for Paediatric Neurology, a Neonatal Section comprising of a state of art neonatal unit of 24 beds with provision of level 4 care .In addition a 10 bed level 2 care along with 2 postnatal nurseys for level1 care . 

Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Fellow Medical Officer in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine

Responsibilities

The incumbents will be responsible to:
  • Provide clinical service in in-patient services with the senior faculty members in PICU
  • Perform daily team rounds, formulate management plans daily in consultation with senior faculty members 
  • Practice a system that is quality based and has an academic and service model imbibed in it. 
  • Participate in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates according to the defined standards and curriculum
  • Conduct clinical/basic research related to Paediatrics
  • Participate in departmental and organizational performance improvement activities
  • Perform procedural skills based on competency levels 
  • Provide consultations under supervision of seniors n different clinical areas of Paediatric wards and Emergency department. 

Requirements

Applicants should have:
  • A MBBS degree and a valid PMDC license
  • Completed structured postgraduate training in Paediatrics from a reputable institution
  • Candidate for / Cleared FCPS part II in Paediatrics  
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Excellent teaching and training skills
  • Excellent clinical skills 
  • Ability to provide patient care in a diverse setting and satisfy and retain patients in clinical practice
  • Ability to work effectively in teams.

To Apply

​Interested candidates should send their detailed CVs to human.resources@aku.edu and mention "10007578" in the subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications should be submitted latest by March 10, 2023