A serious shortfall
was felt in the number of paediatricians with necessary training and
qualificatons to serve as consultant paediatricians, teachers in child
health and managers of child health programmes. In response to this
national need, MD in paediatrics was established as a post-Graduate
academic programme at the Institute of Medicine in April 1997. Substantial
support has been received from the Norwegian University more specifically
from University of Bergen for this course.
Goal
The goal of the MD programme in paediatrics is to contribute to the
improvement of child health status of the country by producing skilled
child health specialists and to strengthen the human resources for child
in Nepal.
Specific objectives:
After passing through the programme successfully, a candidate will be
able to:
- Diagnose and
manage diseases of paediatric age group including paediatric emergencies
independently;
- Function as
a leader of a team providing secondary to tertiary level against preventable
disorders of paediatric age group,
- Provide leadership
in the design and implementation of preventive and promotive child
health services in the community;
- Conceptualise,
initiate and lead relevant research in the field of child health;
- Plan, implement
and evaluate programmes for training of health workers in the process
of learning related to child health;
- Advise the policy
makers and administrators on the planning, implementation and evaluation
of child health programmes.
Eligibility Criteria
A medical graduate with MBBS or equivalent degree, registered appropriately
with Nepal Medical Council and WHO has served at least for one year
in an approved health institution after completion of internship. The
candidate will have to appear in the entrance examination conducted
by the Institute of Medicine. Admission into the programme will be on
the basis of merit determined by the entrance examination.
Teaching/Learning Methods
The candidates will:
- Be full-time
residents in the department of child health;
- Be responsible
for the patients assigned to them for care under supervision of a
consultant, who is a faculty member and a specialist in paediatrics;
- Make presentations
on different cases, topics assigned to them, journal articles review
every week by rotation and participate actively in the discussion;
- Be responsible
for holding seminars and to take part in symposia under supervision
of faculty members;
- Actively participate
in the teaching, learning activities of undergraduate students;
- Render outpatient
services;
- Participate
in providing services in community based child health clinics;
- Work in neonatal,
intensive care and other super speciality units by rotation;
- Gain learning
experience by actively working in the community-based outreach child
health clinics made by visiting countries for early detection, education
and rehabilitation of disabled children;
- Conduct research
in an area of interest under the guidance of faculty members assigned
by the department and submit the thesis six months ahead of the final
examination.
The candidates will
rotate through the different postings.
Evaluation
The evaluation process will consist of formative and a summative evaluation
before the candidate is certified as a doctor of medicine in paediatrics.
Co-ordinator:
Prof. Puspa Raj Sharma
