Resident Medical Officer, Community Health Sciences
Entity: Aga Khan University Hospital
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Introduction:
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 standards relevant to Pakistan and the region. The Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS) is the leading unit of its type in Pakistan, recognized regionally and internationally for the relevance, quality, and extent of its work in support of public health and the development of primary health care systems.
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:
You will be responsible to:
- To attend core courses of the community medicine residency program’s core curriculum
- Under supervision get involved in research related tasks and to seek solution to public health issues in Pakistan (make field visits to study sites for research activities)
- Survey designs and study methodologies (by assisting in research studies)
- Core computer software programs and techniques of valid data management.
- Be able to conduct analysis under supervision on available data sets
- Participate in field activities regarding public health related issues (for e.g. polio campaign)
- Conduct OPD, perform assessment, document and follow-up of out-patients at primary care level, under supervision (at squatter settlements as per department’s requirement)
- Take part in project related report writing and presentations
- Take part in out of station field activities related to research and interventions
Requirements:
You should have:
- MBBS from the PMDC recognized institution
- One year house job / 1 year experience in public health is preferred but not required
- The RMO should know:
- health and other related needs of a population
- the major existing health issues, especially of Pakistan and developing world
- health programs and their planning / or other strategies to deal with these needs, concerns, and issues
- social, economic and political realities and their relationship to health
- ethical principles related to public health
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
