INTRODUCTION OF DEPARTMENT

Goals and Objectives:

·      Clinical Competence:

To equip postgraduate trainees with advanced medical knowledge, diagnostic and practical skills in cardiology for independent and safe patient care.

·      Professionalism and Ethics:

To exhibit empathy and ethical behavior in academics, clinical practice and research.

·      Research and innovation:

To promote akinetic  culture of research, innovation, and critical thinking relevant to local and global health challenges.

·      Teaching and Leadership:

To develop teaching skills and leadership qualities to prepare future mentors, and healthcare leaders.

·      Communication and Teamwork:

To strengthen communication skills for effective interaction with patients, families ,and multidisciplinary teams.

·      Continuous Professional Development:

To instill habits of self-assessment and life long learning for continuous improvement in medical knowledge and practice.

Postgraduate programs

1. FCPS Medicine
2. MD Medicine

Health Services & State of Art Facilities:

• Cardiology ward provides health services like basic admission, monitoring, treatment, emergencies, labs, and procedures.

Academic and teaching facilities

• Teaching rounds for undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Journal clubs
• Bedside teaching, journal clubs, case presentations, CPCs (clinicopathological conferences).
• Clinical audits
• Mortality review meetings
• Research opportunities for residents.
• Library, internet access, audiovisual aids

Clinical Facilities

• State of the art facilities:
• Indoor services: admission, daily consultant rounds, specialist consultations (medicine, surgery, allied departments).
• Central Oxygen, monitors, crash cart, EMR, ICU Access, and infection Control.

Diagnostic Procedures:

• Echocardiography
• ETT
• ECG

Infrastructure

• Total 52 beds:
  • Two bays with24 beds for female patients
  • Two bays with 24 beds for male
  • Two beds with attached cardiac monitors.

• Two separate male and female PGR Duty Rooms
• One house officers’ duty room
• SR office
• Professor and AP offices
• Admin office
• Waiting area for attendants in corridor
• CCTV cameras

CARDIOLOGY WARD ON WORLD HEART DAY