RESIDENCY PROGRAM


General outlines

1. Duration. 5. Syllabus. 9. Promotion.
2. Rotation and training. 6. Certification 10.Calendar.
3. Time table. 7. Recruitment. 11. References and Supporting Documents
4. Duties & privileges. 8. Selection process.  

Program Outlines

1.DURATION:

  • The residency program consists of 3 full years of cardiology training.

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2.TRAINING:

  • Residents should rotate in all divisions of the cardiology department.
  • Training should be directed towards acquiring clinical skills, up to date knowledge, basics of all cardiology investigations and procedures.
  • Provisionally rotations will be as follows:

    • 1 st 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.

    2 nd year

    • 4 months: non invasive lab.
    • 4 months: C.C.U.   (Medical ICU)
    • 4 months: cath. lab.

    3 rd year

    • 4 months: non invasive lab.
    • 4 months: ICU. (Surgical ICU)
    • 4 months: cath. lab.


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    3.TIME TABLE:

    • 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.
    • Each resident will have 6 on call night shifts per month.
    • (Rotation: every 5 th night).

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    4.DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES:  

    • Residents will have a detailed description of their duties and privileges. They should stick to their responsibilities very tightly.
    • They should attend all rounds, consultations, MDM and ER calls.
    • They should have two rounds on patients/day one in the morning and one in afternoon.
    • 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. 
    • During the 1 st 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.
    • During the 2 nd half of the 1 st 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 1 st year.
    • During the 2 nd and 3 rd 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. 

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    5.SYLLABUS:

    • In each period of rotation, a certain syllabus is determined by the program that should be studied by the residents.

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    6.CERTIFICATION:

    Residents should achieve the following certification.

    • USMLE
    • Master degree

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    7.RECRUITMENT:

    • Three residents are recruited each year.
    • Recruitment will be each year by newspaper advertisement.
    • Applying candidates will undergo a thorough selection process.
    • 3 candidates should be selected and another 3 should be selected as waiting list.

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    8.SELECTION PROCESS:  

    • Candidates should be faculty graduated, completed their house officer period and have no military obligation.
    • Minimum graduation grade is very good and preferably excellent.
    • Evaluation will be according to:

      Graduation grade 50% of score (5+)
      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.

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    9.ROMOTION:  

    • 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.

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    10.CALENDAR:

    • February: Advertising.
    • Application start: 1 st March.
    • Application close: 15 th March.
    • Selection, Examination and interview: 15 th March to 15 th April.
    • Start orientation: 1 st May.
    • Start program: 1 st June.
    • Examination 1 st part of Master of Cardiology : within 18 months.
    • Examination 2 nd part of Master of Cardiology: within the 3 years.
    • USMLE examination: March every year.
    • 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).
    • Annual leaves: candidates are entitled to an annual vacation 3 weeks/year according to general hospital rules.

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    11.REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:



    If the candidate is selected for an interview the following documents should be provided at least one week before:

    • Personal statement
    • Two letters of recommendations
    • A copy from the medical diploma
    • Photo ID
    • 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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