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Residency program
General outlines.
1.
Duration.
2.
Rotation and training.
3.
Time table.
4.
Duties & privileges.
5.
Syllabus.
6.
Certification.
7.
Recruitment.
8.
Selection process.
9.
Promotion.
10.
Calendar.
11. References and Supporting Documents
Program outlines
1. Duration:
The
residency program consists of 3 full years of cardiology training.
2. Training:
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Residents should rotate in all divisions of the cardiology
department.
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Training should be directed towards acquiring clinical skills, up to
date knowledge, basics of all cardiology investigations and
procedures.
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Provisionally rotations will be as follows:
1st year
- 6 months: Basic skills, cardiac
investigations, ACLS course, ER training, Department polices and
procedures, and therapeutic protocol.
- 6 Months: cardiology wards including internal
medicine rotation.
2nd year
- 4 months: non invasive lab.
- 4 months: C.C.U. (Medical ICU)
- 4 months: cath. lab.
3rd year
- 4 months: non invasive lab.
- 4 months: ICU. (Surgical ICU)
- 4 months: cath. lab.
3. Time
table
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Residents will work 5 days/ week from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. They
will have one day off (either Saturday or Thursday) in addition to
Friday. During day off, residents will have academic tasks that they
should achieve.
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Each
resident will have 6 on call night shifts per month.
(Rotation: every 5th night).
4. Duties
and privileges:
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Residents will have a detailed description of their duties
and privileges. They should stick to their responsibilities very
tightly.
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They should attend all rounds, consultations, MDM and ER
calls.
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They should have two rounds on patients/day one in the
morning and one in afternoon.
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Each patient admitted to hospital will be assigned to a
certain resident, who should follow him from his admission till
being discharged. The resident will be responsible for completeness
of all patients documents. He should make sure that all orders are
properly done.
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During the 1st 6 months, they are not allowed to
give either verbal or written orders but they can write down their
own notes. These notes are not replacing registrar notes.
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During the 2nd half of the 1st year,
they can write admission sheets, notes and orders but it will not be
valid until being signed and stamped by registrars, residents will
not allowed to use stamps during 1st year.
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During the 2nd and 3rd year, they
will rotate in specialized units, they should follow the polices of
these units and stick to their privileges as stated in the detailed
program.
5. Syllabus:
In
each period of rotation, a certain syllabus is determined by the
program that should be studied by the residents.
6. Certification:
Residents should achieve the following certification.
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USMLE
§
Master degree
7. Recruitment
- Three
residents are recruited each year.
- Recruitment
will be each year by newspaper advertisement.
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Applying candidates will undergo a thorough selection process.
- 3
candidates should be selected and another 3 should be selected as
waiting list.
8. Selection
process:
- Candidates
should be faculty graduated, completed their house officer period
and have no military obligation.
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Minimum graduation grade is very good and preferably excellent.
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Evaluation will be according to:
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Graduation grade 50% of score (5 +).
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Personal skills 10% of score (1+).
* DAF
exam 20% of score (2+).
* Interview 20% of score (2+).
(10
+).
*
Annual appraisal will be done at the end of each year.
9. Promotion:
- Residents
who completed the 3 years successfully have the chance to join DAF
as full time registrars for 5 years, once they finished their master
degree.
- They
will be offered to travel to USA either for observer ships or as
fellows for longer periods.
- They
will also have the chance to complete their MD degree.
- They
will receive recommendation letters and certification of training by
the end of the third year.
10. Calendar:
- February:
Advertising.
- Application
start: 1st March.
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Application close: 15th March.
- Selection,
Examination and interview: 15th March to 15th
April.
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Start
orientation: 1st May.
- Start
program: 1st June.
- Examination
1st part of Master of Cardiology : within 18 months.
- Examination
2nd part of Master of Cardiology: within the 3 years.
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USMLE
examination: March every year.
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Resident might be able to take unpaid leaves to attend examinations,
but these are restricted to the above specified times and only
once/year and should not exceed 2 weeks/year (not including
examination dates).
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Annual leaves: candidates are entitled to an annual vacation 3
weeks/year according to general hospital rules.
11. References and
Supporting Documents:
If the candidate is selected for an interview the following
documents should be provided at least one week before:-
1) Personal statement
2) Two letters of recommendations
3) A copy from the medical diploma
4) Photo ID
5) Certificate and qualifying exam results.
The policy of Dar Al Fouad hospital is to provide equal opportunity
to all of our employees and applicants for employment. Decisions
concerning employment, transfers and promotions are all made upon
the basis of the best qualified candidate.
Contacts:
e-mail:
cardiology@daralfouad.net
Fax: +202-8356050 - Attention cardiology department
Tel: +202-8356030: 4229
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