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​​​​​​​Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Program 

Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Program at FMIC officially started with two disciplines in 2012 after accreditation of Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Afghanistan and direct support of Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan. Currently, FMIC’s PGME program offers nine disciplines: with the addition of Orthopaedics, Radiology, Pathology, Anaesthesiology, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Pediatric Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. FMIC’s PGME program has trained 67 specialists including the first female paediatric 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 contribution to the local economy. Leveraging on the success of PGME.

       7th FMIC PGME Graduation Ceremony video                                     6th FMIC PGME Graduation Ceremony Video

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FMIC PGME disciplines include:

Pediatric Medicine PGME Program

This academic department has been established in 2012 with 4 faculties and 3 residents. 10 specialist doctors have been graduated from this department in the last 4 years. Currently there are 6 residents onboard in their different years. This program is for 4 years with external clinical rotation to MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident 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 medicine in the country. ​​

Pediatric Surgery PGME Program

This academic department has been established in 2012 with 3 faculties and 3 residents. 8 specialist doctors, including 2 females have been graduated from this department in the last 4 years. Currently there are 5 residents onboard in their different years. This program is for 5 years with external clinical rotation to MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident 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 has been established in 2013 with 2 faculties and 2 residents. 6 specialist doctors have been graduated from this department in the last 3 years. Currently there are 4 residents onboard in their different years. This program is for 4 years with external clinical rotation to MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident 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 has been established in 2013 with 1 faculty and 2 residents. 6 specialist doctors including 1 female have been graduated from this department in the last 3 years. Currently there are 7 residents onboard in their different academic years. This program is for 4 years with external clinical rotation to MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident 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 has been established in 2013 with 2 faculties and 2 residents. 5 specialist doctors have been graduated from this department in the last 3 years. Currently there are 4 residents onboard in their different years. This program is for 4 years with external clinical rotation to MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident 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 has been established in 2013 for the first time in the country with initially 1 faculty and 2 residents. 6 specialist radiology doctors including 1 female have been graduated from this department in the last 3 years. Currently there are 7 residents onboard in their different academic years. This program is for 4 years with external clinical rotation to MoPH Hospitals and two rotations of two months to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident 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. 5 specialist doctors have been graduated from this department in the last 3 years. Currently there are 5 residents onboard in their different academic years. This program was for 4 years with external clinical rotation AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident 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 super-specialty in which FMIC is hiring the internal medicine clinical specialist as fellows for 3 years’ 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. This program is for 4 years with external clinical rotation to AKUH, Karachi. During the program, each resident 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 cardiovascular surgeons in the country. 

This program recognized as super-specialty in which FMIC hiring the general surgeon specialist as fellows for 4 years’ program.​

Obstetrics and Gynaecology


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