Fellow (Rural Surgery Leadership Program) Surgery, Medical College

4 weeks ago

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Aga Khan University Full time
Fellow (Rural Surgery Leadership Program)Department

Surgery

Entity

Medical College

LocationIntroduction

Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care of international standard relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital has well-equipped investigative services and provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities.

The Aga Khan University established the Center of Global Surgical Care (CGSC) with the primary goal of improving the provision of accessible, affordable, and quality surgical care in resource-constrained environments. To attain these goals, the CGSC is implementing a clinical training program to develop community surgeons with proficiency in the 28 emergency surgical procedures as defined by the Disease Control Priorities, volume 3 (DCP3), including key procedures that are not conventionally part of General surgery training programs. Additionally, trainees will have extensive instruction and experiential learning opportunities for skills related to the development of surgical systems in resource-constrained environments. The skills developed will allow trainees to become leaders in Global Surgery.

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.

Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Fellow for Rural Surgery Leadership Program, Center for Global Surgical Care.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to:

  • participate in the care of a wide variety of essential and emergency surgical problems, in the disciplines of general surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics, plastic surgery, pediatric surgery, anesthesia, and radiology, and to follow these patients appropriately during the inpatient care under the concerned admitting/attending consultant
  • be on call with a full-time faculty and would report to his/her faculty in matters arising on the call days
  • provide assistance in OR/SDC session with supervising faculty
  • engage in the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching as assigned
  • develop leadership skills pertaining to healthcare systems, delivery, financing, and community engagement through specific didactic modules conducted throughout the year
  • engage in experiential learning by providing surgical care in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs).
Requirements

You should have:

  • completed a surgery training program (minimum duration of 4 years) and be eligible for FCPS Part II or an equivalent international certifying examination
  • appropriate credentials as a general surgeon, including but not limited to FCPS, FRCS, or ABS certification
  • prior experience of working in a rural area (desirable).
To Apply

Please send your detailed CV to human.resources@aku.edu and mention "10047290" in the subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

Applications should be submitted latest by December 13, 2024

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