Internship, Residency and Fellowship Programmes

The Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) programme at Aga Khan University aims to provide excellence and innovation in specialized postgraduate medical education to promote evidence-based health care and research abiding by the principles of ethics and professionalism.

The first postgraduate clinical training programmes were launched following the inauguration of Aga Khan University Hospital in 1985. Since critical thinking and analysis are the keystone of scientific thought and the prerequisite for meaningful scholarship and research, it is essential for any educational programme to encompass aspects such as biomedical ethics, teaching skills, research methodology as well as communication skills. Postgraduate medical education at AKU strives to instill these qualities into its graduates through carefully structured programmes, to facilitate a process of broad professional and personal development.
Responsibilities

Requirements
INTERNSHIP (House Job)
All medical graduates, including those expecting their MBBS final results by end November, 2019 and are able to submit all relevant documents including valid/provisional PMDC certificate by December 15, 2019 are eligible to apply.

RESIDENCY (Postgraduate Training)
Applications are invited for Residency programmes in following disciplines:

Adult Cardiology; Anaesthesiology; Cardio-thoracic Surgery - (4 yrs); Cardio-thoracic Surgery - (6 yrs); Clinical Haematology; Community Medicine; Dermatology; Diagnostic Radiology; Emergency Medicine; Family Medicine; Gastroenterology; General Surgery; Internal Medicine - (2 yrs); Internal Medicine - (4 yrs); Medical Oncology - (3 yrs); Nephrology; Neurology - (3 yrs); Neurology - (5 yrs); Neurosurgery - (4 yrs); Neurosurgery - (6 yrs); Obstetrics/Gynecology; Operative Dentistry; Ophthalmology; Orthodontics; Orthopaedics - (4 yrs); Orthopaedics - (6 yrs); Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery; Paediatric Surgery - (4 yrs); Paediatrics and Child Health; Pathology & Lab Medicine; (Chemical Pathology, Haematology, Histopathology & Microbiology); Plastic Surgery - (4 yrs); Psychiatry; Pulmonary Medicine; Radiation Oncology; Urology - (4 yrs); Urology - (6 yrs); Flexible Training - Paediatrics & Child Health

According to College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) guidelines, candidates applying in General Medicine or Surgery are required to take a final decision about their track before applying to the programme. Change will not be allowed after induction into the chosen specialty.

There are opportunities for flexible training programmes. Details are available on our website.

FELLOWSHIP (Post Residency)
Applications are invited for entrance into Fellowship (post Residency advanced training) in following disciplines:

Cardio-thoracic Anaesthesiology; Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; Clinical Neurophysiology & Electro-diagnostic Medicine; Critical Care Medicine - Anaesthesia; Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism; Diagnostic Neuro-Radiology; Gastrointestinal Surgery; Gynae-Oncology; Head & Neck Surgery; Hospital Medicine; Interventional Cardiology; Interventional Radiology; Neonatal Paediatrics; Obstetrics Anaesthesiology; Paediatric Critical Care Medicine; Paediatric Emergency Medicine; Paediatric Endocrinology; Paediatric Neurology; Paediatric Haematology/Oncology; Pain Management; Peripheral Vascular Surgery; Women Imaging

Details are available on our website.
To Apply
Only on-line applications will be accepted ( www.aku.edu/apply-online ). A candidate can apply for only one programme at a time be it Internship, Residency or Fellowship.

Programme information, admission material and online application form are available on http://www.aku.edu/mcpk/pgme .

All relevant information on admissions including eligibility criteria, requirements, selection process, salary, benefits is also available on our website.

Application Fee & Deadlines:

Early Birds (all programmes): Last Date: July 4, 2019

Fee: Rs.5,000

Late applications (for all programmes): Last Date: July 18, 2019

Fee: Rs.10,000

Admission Test:

The Admission Test for candidates of Internship Programme will be held on Friday, August 23, 2019 while candidates of Residency Programmes will be required to write the Admission Test on Saturday, August 24, 2019 to be held simultaneously in Karachi, Hyderabad and Islamabad. Details will be notified through the admit card.

There is no admission test for entrance into Fellowship training. Selection will be based on academic qualifications, past experience and interviews.

Applicants selected from training programmes in other institutions must submit a No Objection Certificate or a copy of the resignation approved by the supervising consultant before joining.

Accommodation:

Accommodation is not guaranteed. Only limited accommodation is available on first-come first-served basis for outstation candidates.

Feel free to call PGME Office at (021) 3486-4546/ 3486-4583 / 3486-2355 or email at pgme.admissions@aku.edu .

Applications should be submitted latest by July 18, 2019