Instructor (Pulmonology), Department of Medicine
Entity: Aga Khan University
Location: Karachi
Introduction to the Aga Khan University:
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 (AKUH) has well-equipped investigative services and provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities. AKUH is the first hospital in Pakistan to be awarded the prestigious Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) for practicing the highest internationally-recognized healthcare standards.
The Department of Medicine at The Aga Khan University Hospital, comprises of independent sections of Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Neurology, and Pulmonary & Critical Care. The Department has over 70+ full-time Faculty with a strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate education and research. Residency Programmes are offered in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Adult Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary Medicine, Nephrology and Dermatology, as well as Fellowship Programmes in Clinical Neurophysiology & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Interventional Cardiology and Infectious Diseases.
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 Instructor in Section of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine.
Responsibilities:
The candidate will be responsible for:
providing accessible, compassionate, ethical, evidence based and patient centered care to all patients getting into the emergency department with pulmonary /respiratory symptoms.
staying in close contact with ER team or staying in the ER while on duty and will be responsible for the taking a decision under supervision of the on-call pulmonology faculty
actively identifying the delays in the management of acute pulmonary emergencies and providing timely critical feedback and the way forward to team.
sharing in house on call duty/rota of Medicine Instructors in PZP/ICU when required
supervising residents/ medical officers and helping them in patient care and performing procedures
acting as a liaison person between and faculty when required
helping the Year 4 pulmonology coordinator for teaching and the smooth rotation of under-graduates rotating in Pulmonology
conducting simulation sessions in CIME as per year 4 undergraduate curriculum
helping in conducting end of rotation exam of undergraduate students
conducting teaching sessions for Pulmonology residents at least 1/week
participating in CME activities of Section
participating in the clinical research related to pulmonary diseases with faculty
participating in the sectional, departmental, and organizational research activates
facilitating PGME trainees in research.