Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Program
The Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Program at FMIC officially started with two disciplines in 2012 after the accreditation of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Afghanistan, and direct support from Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan. Currently, the FMIC PGME program offers nine disciplines: Orthopedics, Radiology, Pathology, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Pediatric Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Neurology will also be added soon. FMIC's PGME program has trained 81 specialists, including the first female pediatric surgeon, radiologist, and pathologist in Afghanistan. Many of these experts are working in the public and private health care facilities in Afghanistan and not only serving the health care needs of the Afghans but also making significant contributions to the local economy. Leveraging the success of PGME.
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FMIC PGME disciplines include:
Pediatric Medicine PGME Program
This academic department was established in 2012 with 3 faculties and 3 residents. 16 specialist doctors have graduated from this department. Currently there are 6 residents onboard, including one female, in their different years. This program is for 4 years with an external clinical rotation to MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident is expected to start a research study and complete it by the end of the program. The graduated specialist doctors can work as highly trained consultant pediatricians in the country.
Pediatric Surgery PGME Program
This academic department was established in 2012 with 3 faculties and 3 residents. 12 specialist doctors, including 3 females, have graduated from this department. Currently there are 7 residents onboard, including one female, in their different years. This program is for 5 years with an external clinical rotation to MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident is expected to start a research study and complete it by the end of the program. The graduated specialist doctors can work as highly trained consultant pediatric surgeons in the country.
Pediatric Orthopedics PGME program
This academic department was established in 2013 with 2 faculties and 2 residents. 9 specialist doctors have graduated from this department. Currently there are 6 residents onboard in their different years. This program is for 5 years with an external clinical rotation to MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident is expected to start a research study and complete it by the end of the program. The graduated specialist doctors can work as highly trained consultant pediatric orthopedic surgeons in the country.
Pathology PGME Program
This academic department was established in 2013 with 1 faculty and 2 residents. 8 specialist doctors, including 1 female, have graduated from this department. Currently there are 6 residents onboard in their different academic years. This program is for 4 years with an external clinical rotation to MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident is expected to start a research study and complete it by the end of the program. The graduated specialist doctors can work as highly trained consultant pathologists in the country.
Anesthesiology PGME program
This academic department was established in 2013 with 2 faculties and 2 residents. 9 specialist doctors have been graduated from this department. Currently there are 7 residents onboard, including 2 females in their different years. This program is for 4 years with an external clinical rotation to MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident is expected to start a research study and complete it by the end of the program. The graduated specialist doctors can work as highly trained consultant anesthesiologists in the country.
Radiology PGME Program
This academic department was established in 2013 for the first time in the country with initially 1 faculty and 2 residents. 10 specialist radiology doctors, including 2 females, have graduated from this department. Currently there are 7 residents onboard, including 2 females, in their different academic years. This program is for 4 years with an external clinical rotation to MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident is expected to start a research study and complete it by the end of the program. The graduated specialist doctors can work as highly trained consultant radiologists in the country.
Cardiology PGME program
This academic department has been established in 2013 for the first time in the country with 2 faculties and 2 residents. 13 specialist doctors have graduated from this department, including 2 females. Currently there are 5 residents onboard, including one female, in their different academic years. This program was for 4 years with an external clinical rotation at AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident is expected to start a research study and complete it by the end of the program. The graduated specialist doctors can work as highly trained consultant cardiologists in the country.
Since 2018, this program has been recognized as a subspecialty in which FMIC is hiring the internal medicine clinical specialist as fellows for a 3-year' program.
Cardiovascular Surgery PGME program
This academic department has been established in 2019 for the first time in the country with 2 faculties and 2 residents. One doctor has graduated from this program. This program was for 4 years with an external clinical rotation to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident is expected to start a research study and complete it by the end of the program. Graduated specialist doctors can work as highly trained consultant cardiovascular surgeons in the country.
This program is recognized as a subspecialty in which FMIC is hiring the general surgeon specialist as fellows for a 3-year' program.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
This academic department was established in
2020 for
the first time with 3 faculties and 2 residents. Currently,
there are seven residents on board, all of whom are female in their different
academic years. This program is for 4 years with an external clinical rotation to
MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the
program, each resident is expected to start a research study and complete it by
the end of the program. Graduated specialist doctors can work as highly trained
consultant obstetricians and gynecologists in the country.
Neurology
FMIC is going to start the Neurology PGME program in April 2025.
Contacts:
PGME Manager: +9379 107 7151
PGME Technical Officer: +9379 107 7107
