Resident Medical Officer at Aga Khan University Hospital

Resident Medical Officer (Nephrology), Department of Medicine

Department: Medicine

Entity: Aga Khan University

Location: Pakistan

Introduction:

The Aga Khan University Hospital has multiple specialties all under one roof. This enables our doctors in the Internal Medicine to work closely with doctors from other departments in the hospital and ensure our patients receive a holistic approach to their health treatment plan.

A doctor specialized in Internal Medicine is trained to diagnose, treat and manage patients who come into the Emergency suffering with diseases and conditions for which they need to be admitted into the hospital.

Nephrology is the branch of medicine concerned with the care of patients with kidney disease and disorders of fluid and electrolyte metabolism. The section of Nephrology at AKUH, Karachi has earned a reputation for excellence in outcome-focused patient care. The large number and variety of cases treated by the service is indicative of our ability to deliver comprehensive and quality health care.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Responsibilities:

• The trainee participates in nephrology services diagnosis and management, in instructing and directing staff care, and in educating medical students assigned to the service.

• Daily ward rounds on primary patients as well as on those where nephrology consult has been sought.

• Rounding on patients coming for hemodialysis as both in patient and out patient.

• Performance of all dialysis catheters under supervision till resident is certified by the program director to place catheters independently. Observation and assistance in renal biopsy procedures.

• Most consultations for the Nephrology consult Service are first answered by the resident and presented to the attending. The resident is expected to take a history, review previous medical records, examine the patient, analyze all pertinent investigation and then formulate and document a detailed assessment and list of recommendations.

• The resident attends two weekly outpatient clinics with faculty..

Requirements:

You should have:

• MBBS from an institution recognised by PMC with minimum score of 55 per cent and above

• One-year internship with six months in Medicine and allied and six months in Surgery and allied disciplines

• FCPS Part I/MRCP.

• Two-year training in internal medicine preferred.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.