Postgraduate Medical Education
Pathology Residency Programme
Aga Khan University Hospital has a well-established Department of Pathology and Microbiology with highly qualified and experienced faculty. Very unique in its core, Department of Pathology and Microbiology caters for four different residency programmes under one roof. The disciplines of Chemical Pathology, Haematology, Histopathology and Microbiology are imparting training for higher diplomas and quality research. The Residency Programme is recognised in all the above-mentioned disciplines by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan.
Objective
The main objective of the Residency Training Programme in Pathology is to produce knowledgeable and competent pathologists catering to the service, education and research needs of Pakistan.
Facilities for training
A candidate spends five years in the field of choice, i.e. Chemical Pathology, Microbiology, Haematology or Histo-pathology. The residents are encouraged to participate in administrative affairs of the laboratory. Strong emphasis is laid on quality control and quality assurance practices.
The clinical laboratory is computerised and equipped with up-to-date instrumentation throughout. It includes special services such as plasma pheresis, platelet pheresis, special coagulation, cytogenetics, molecular patho-logy, immunochemistry, flow cytometry, frozen sections, immuno-fluorescence, fully automated blood culture and tuberculosis system, dark field microscopy and advanced mycology.
The clinical laboratory is open 24 hours daily and provides care to Aga Khan University Hospital and outside referrals. The laboratory facilities are accessible through multiple phlebotomy centres, nationally and internationally.
Duration of training
Five years for Microbiology, Histopathology, Haematology and Chemical Pathology
Eligibility
MBBS or equivalent degree approved by PM&DC, with 55 per cent or above marks in the final examination
One-year internship, with six months in Medicine and allied and six months in Surgery and allied disciplines
FCPS Part I (Pathology specific)
Final selection is based on written examination and interviews.
Scope and content
Clinical training and didactic teaching
Self-learning and hands-on training under supervision is the key for resident training. However, formal academic sessions in the form of journal clubs, slide seminars, tutorials and tumor boards are also held. Residents participate in various interdepartmental meetings, clinicopathological conferences, along with seminars held in other hospitals of the city.
There is a gradual increase in responsibility from the first through the final year of residency and the development of personal initiative is stressed upon with opportunities for presenting case reports, disease summaries, research papers, etc. Besides, the residents are encouraged to involve themselves in research projects in their field of choice under the supervision of divisional heads or other faculty, in order to utilise the huge pool of data and patient's material available.
Other duties include teaching medical students and medical technology students.
Evaluation
Besides formal assessment the residents are regularly evaluated on the basis of their intellectual approach, professional skills, organisational capabilities and personal attitudes. At the end of every rotation, overall evaluation of the residents is conducted by the faculty of the section.
On-call duties
Residents take up on-call duties on rotation, including Saturdays/Sundays, in which they carry out various procedures like bone marrow aspiration, plasma pheresis, fine needle aspiration, Pap smears, hormonal tests, etc, besides responding to the interpretation of various test results and other queries.
Pathology Residency Programme
Aga Khan University Hospital has a well-established Department of Pathology and Microbiology with highly qualified and experienced faculty. Very unique in its core, Department of Pathology and Microbiology caters for four different residency programmes under one roof. The disciplines of Chemical Pathology, Haematology, Histopathology and Microbiology are imparting training for higher diplomas and quality research. The Residency Programme is recognised in all the above-mentioned disciplines by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan.
Objective
The main objective of the Residency Training Programme in Pathology is to produce knowledgeable and competent pathologists catering to the service, education and research needs of Pakistan.
Facilities for training
A candidate spends five years in the field of choice, i.e. Chemical Pathology, Microbiology, Haematology or Histo-pathology. The residents are encouraged to participate in administrative affairs of the laboratory. Strong emphasis is laid on quality control and quality assurance practices.
The clinical laboratory is computerised and equipped with up-to-date instrumentation throughout. It includes special services such as plasma pheresis, platelet pheresis, special coagulation, cytogenetics, molecular patho-logy, immunochemistry, flow cytometry, frozen sections, immuno-fluorescence, fully automated blood culture and tuberculosis system, dark field microscopy and advanced mycology.
The clinical laboratory is open 24 hours daily and provides care to Aga Khan University Hospital and outside referrals. The laboratory facilities are accessible through multiple phlebotomy centres, nationally and internationally.
Duration of training
Five years for Microbiology, Histopathology, Haematology and Chemical Pathology
Eligibility
MBBS or equivalent degree approved by PM&DC, with 55 per cent or above marks in the final examination
One-year internship, with six months in Medicine and allied and six months in Surgery and allied disciplines
FCPS Part I (Pathology specific)
Final selection is based on written examination and interviews.
Scope and content
Clinical training and didactic teaching
Self-learning and hands-on training under supervision is the key for resident training. However, formal academic sessions in the form of journal clubs, slide seminars, tutorials and tumor boards are also held. Residents participate in various interdepartmental meetings, clinicopathological conferences, along with seminars held in other hospitals of the city.
There is a gradual increase in responsibility from the first through the final year of residency and the development of personal initiative is stressed upon with opportunities for presenting case reports, disease summaries, research papers, etc. Besides, the residents are encouraged to involve themselves in research projects in their field of choice under the supervision of divisional heads or other faculty, in order to utilise the huge pool of data and patient's material available.
Other duties include teaching medical students and medical technology students.
Evaluation
Besides formal assessment the residents are regularly evaluated on the basis of their intellectual approach, professional skills, organisational capabilities and personal attitudes. At the end of every rotation, overall evaluation of the residents is conducted by the faculty of the section.
On-call duties
Residents take up on-call duties on rotation, including Saturdays/Sundays, in which they carry out various procedures like bone marrow aspiration, plasma pheresis, fine needle aspiration, Pap smears, hormonal tests, etc, besides responding to the interpretation of various test results and other queries.