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==History== | ==History== | ||
The residency program at Shifa international Hospital was started in 2011. College of Physicians and Surgeon Pakistan approved Emergency Medicine as a discipline for the training in 2010. Consultants of Shifa International Hospital and Aga Khan hospital worked hard to make it a success. | The residency program at Shifa international Hospital was started in 2011. College of Physicians and Surgeon Pakistan approved Emergency Medicine as a discipline for the training in 2010. Consultants of Shifa International Hospital and Aga Khan hospital worked hard to make it a success. Now the department has 50 bedded patient's care area. The triage is done through ESI(Emergency Severity Index). Resuscitation has three beds. The ED is moderately busy and sees all kinds of patients including trauma. The department does provide stroke thrombolysis, and is part of the team providing complete cardiac care, with primary PCI and angioplasty. | ||
College of Physicians and Surgeon Pakistan has started a program to send trainees for a two year rotation to Ireland. This has resulted in 3 of the senior Residents now enrolled and doing their two year rotation in Ireland. Quite a few trainees have utilized this path to obtain the training as part of the FCPS. | |||
The department also supports and trains post graduate trainees for the Membership of Royal College of Physicians and also Royal College of Emergency Medicine UK. The Department has a very strong training aspect with running programs for BLS, ACLS, BTLS and extensive hands on opportunities within department as well as outside the department. Department has conducted courses in different parts of the country and has trained different departments in above skills. | |||
The Hospital is JCIA accredited institution and is a leader in care and training especially in Emergency Medicine. | |||
==Leadership== | ==Leadership== | ||
*'''Department | *'''Department Cheif:''' Abdus Salam Khan, MD FACP | ||
*''' | *'''Associate Chief:''' Amna Javed, MBBS, FCPS, MRCEM | ||
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' | *'''Program Director:''' Ahmad Fawad Ali Khan | ||
*'''Research Director:''' | *'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' Asma Waheed, MBBS, FCPS. Asma Parveen, MBBS, FCPS | ||
*'''Research Director:''' Abdul Sattar | |||
==Training Locations== | ==Training Locations== | ||
===Primary Hospital=== | ===Primary Hospital=== | ||
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Vacations 1 month | Vacations 1 month | ||
===PGY5=== | ===PGY5=== | ||
Emergency Department 10 months | Emergency Department 10 months | ||
Elective 1 month | Elective 1 month | ||
Vacation 1 month | Vacation 1 month | ||
==Electives== | ==Electives== | ||
Prehospital care. | |||
Toxicology. | |||
==Fellowships== | ==Fellowships== | ||
No fellowship provision so far. | |||
==Contact Information== | ==Contact Information== | ||
Phone number: +92518463009. Email address er.coordinator@gmail.com | *Phone number: +92518463009. | ||
*Email address er.coordinator@gmail.com | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
http://emergencymedicineforum.org/shifa-international-hospital/ | http://emergencymedicineforum.org/shifa-international-hospital/ | ||
Latest revision as of 04:18, 12 March 2026
History
The residency program at Shifa international Hospital was started in 2011. College of Physicians and Surgeon Pakistan approved Emergency Medicine as a discipline for the training in 2010. Consultants of Shifa International Hospital and Aga Khan hospital worked hard to make it a success. Now the department has 50 bedded patient's care area. The triage is done through ESI(Emergency Severity Index). Resuscitation has three beds. The ED is moderately busy and sees all kinds of patients including trauma. The department does provide stroke thrombolysis, and is part of the team providing complete cardiac care, with primary PCI and angioplasty.
College of Physicians and Surgeon Pakistan has started a program to send trainees for a two year rotation to Ireland. This has resulted in 3 of the senior Residents now enrolled and doing their two year rotation in Ireland. Quite a few trainees have utilized this path to obtain the training as part of the FCPS.
The department also supports and trains post graduate trainees for the Membership of Royal College of Physicians and also Royal College of Emergency Medicine UK. The Department has a very strong training aspect with running programs for BLS, ACLS, BTLS and extensive hands on opportunities within department as well as outside the department. Department has conducted courses in different parts of the country and has trained different departments in above skills.
The Hospital is JCIA accredited institution and is a leader in care and training especially in Emergency Medicine.
Leadership
- Department Cheif: Abdus Salam Khan, MD FACP
- Associate Chief: Amna Javed, MBBS, FCPS, MRCEM
- Program Director: Ahmad Fawad Ali Khan
- Associate/Assistant Program Director: Asma Waheed, MBBS, FCPS. Asma Parveen, MBBS, FCPS
- Research Director: Abdul Sattar
Training Locations
Primary Hospital
Shifa International Hospital main Campus at H 8/4 Islamabad.
Secondary Hospital
Curriculum
We use 1 month block as opposed to weekly blocks. The whole training duration is 5 years.
PGY1
Emergency Department 6 months
Anesthesia 3 months
Critical care 2 months
Vacation 1 month
PGY2
Critical care 1 month
Pediatrics 3 months
Medicine 3 months
Surgery 3 months
ENT/EYE 1 month
Vacation 1 month
PGY3
Emergency Department 9 months
Electives 2 months
Vacations 1 month
PGY4
Emergency Department 10 months
Elective 1 month
Vacations 1 month
PGY5
Emergency Department 10 months
Elective 1 month
Vacation 1 month
Electives
Prehospital care. Toxicology.
Fellowships
No fellowship provision so far.
Contact Information
- Phone number: +92518463009.
- Email address er.coordinator@gmail.com
External Links
http://emergencymedicineforum.org/shifa-international-hospital/