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NEW FIELD TO SPECIALIZE IN
aoa all.
Hi dear doctors and aspiring medical students!
dont just jump into for ur PG training in the field of SURG/MED coz all are doin so.
there are new horizen to explore..
PM&R (Physical medicine & Rehabiliattion)is an emerging field in pakistan, specialists called Physiatrist(dnt confuse with physiotherapy) are much looked for in USA/UK.
FCPS started in 1997
ONLY 20 FCPS fellows are so far in pakistan.
FCPS Pt I Surg & Med both qualify.
4 yrs residency is a pre requisit to it.
Only 3 centres in pak recognized by CPSP
1. AFIRM Armed forces institute of rehab medicine Rwp,(supervisor Major Dr Aamir Butt)
2. Mayo Hosp Lhr (spervisor Dr Khalid Jamil)
3. JPMC kci (spervisor Dr Moeed Qazi)
Govt is abt to open new dept in all the teaching hospitals is 1st step.
It deals with neurology, spinal cord injury, rheumatology,peadiatric disabilities, sports medicine, electrodiagnosis NCS/EMG,stroke rehab, geriatrics etc.
Opportunities are their. Do visit these centers/CPSP/ or u can contact me 4 any info.
wish u all the best in ur life.
[Edited by drgill on 06-04-2007 at 06:23 PM GMT]
[Edited by drgill on 06-04-2007 at 06:26 PM GMT]
Posted by: drgillPosts: 25 :: 06-04-2007 :: | Reply to this Message
Re: NEW FIELD TO SPECIALIZE INHELLO DOC........KINDLY TELL ME ALL U KNOW ABT THIS NEW FIELD N HOW TO SPECIALIZE IN IT...IM WILLING TO KNOW
Posted by: cutestdocPosts: 14 :: 09-04-2007 :: | Reply to this Message
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Hi , welcome! u just need to do FCPS Pt-I in surg & allied or Med & allied,
then u enter in a 4 yrs residency program (3yrs in PM&R+ 1yr rotation surg & med),
there is no IM Module yet.
U can start ur training at
* Mayo Hosp Lhr( there is only 1 trainee at present).Dr Khalid Jamil, u must 've witnessed him on TV, wud Luv to 've u.
Other options 4 trg are
* AFIRM Rawalpindi (Pak Army setup, presently 10 trainees undergoin trg)
* JPMC kci
Posted by: drgillPosts: 25 :: 10-04-2007 :: | Reply to this Message
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HI,
TELL ME WATS THIS FIELD IS ABOUT...WAT R ITS BENEFITS,HOW CUD IT BE HELPFUL 4 HUMANITY...N WATS IT OUTCOME.....TELL ME WHICH HOSPITALS OF KARACHI SUPPORTS IT....N GIVING THE TRAINING.....REPLY SOON.
Posted by: cutestdocPosts: 14 :: 10-04-2007 :: | Reply to this Message
NEW FIELD TO SPECIALIZE IN
I would definitely second Dr Gill..... This is high time that we get out of our traditional mind set of becoming surgeons and medical specialists only....... I have a greta regard for both of them and basically they were, are and will be the ones leading the medical sciences but still we need to explore new avenues and REHABILITATION MEDICINE is one of them.... It is a wonderful spciality with kots of potential specially in a developing country like Pakistan..... It deals with all aspects of disability for which no other speciality is willing to take responsibilty eg What a spinal or neurosugeon has to offer a young paraplegic or quadriplegic with complete lesion 2 to cord transection....all they can do is spinal fixation which wont improve the outcome as the cord is irreversibly damaged so HERE IS THE ROLE OF REHABILITATION PHYSICIAN.... who will make and implement a comprehensive rehabilitation plan for him in order to ensure his smooth transisiton into the main stream society as auseful memeber rather than a crippled....... and the list goes on like stroke survivors, head injury, amputees , rheumatological disabilities....... So definitely go for it and you will feel the differenece
Other strong points of this specilaity are Electrodiagnostics, neurology, Orthosis and prostheitcs, disability assesmant and management etc
So welcome to a whole new world
Posted by: drrathorePosts: 428 :: 10-04-2007 :: | Reply to this Message
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HI
U Welcome,i wud like to share a quote which dresses the PM&R in words like this;
"Modern medicine adds years to life but Rehab Medicine adds life to those years"
in this, u will be dealing with the patients, no one is ready to deal with, coz they dnt ve any thing to offer...like
Wat a doc has to offer to a stroke survivor beside a tab Dispirin?
wat a surgeon to a broken spinal colum beside a Rod and indwelling cathetor?
wat to a CP child?
it has various fields u can further subspecilalize in...
1.Electrodiagnosis NCS/EMG
to diagnose Polyneuropathies, myopathies,
nerve injuries ,.. the whole neurology.
2.Prosthetics/orthotics(artificial limb tech)
3.Rheumatological Rehab
4.Geriatric rehab
5.Paediatric Rehab
6.Spinal cord injury (SCI) Rehab
7.Sports medicine
8.Orthopaedic medicine excluding fractures
U can contact Dr Kirmani at Ma Ayesha Hosp who is Dean PM&R CPSP Kci (1000-1300 hrs)
Have a good time.
Posted by: drgillPosts: 25 :: 10-04-2007 :: | Reply to this Message
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I think u people dont know about this person Dr.Khalid Jamil. He is an actor and the biggest fraud. He himself is not FCPS but did only 6 months course on physical medicine and get the honorary degree of FCPS. He uses his links and cash his disability.
I will keep u people inform more about it.
Dr.Nouman
M.D
Washington D.C
USA
Posted by: kemcolianPosts: 4 :: 27-08-2007 :: | Reply to this Message
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Yes I know he(Khalid Jamil) spent most of the time on PTV. This is not a criteria for an efficient and able doctor. He shud b called 'behrupia'.
[Edited by kemcolian on 27-08-2007 at 08:21 PM GMT]
Posted by: kemcolianPosts: 4 :: 27-08-2007 :: | Reply to this Message
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Well we are not here to discuss people.and i do agree that some of the things that Dr Khalid do are not ethically right but the specialty of PM&R is for real and people should not be discouraged just because some body from that specialty is not working on the right moral grounds........But despite all his mistakes you will appreciate that this gentleman helped many disabled to earn an honorable living in this country where the society throws them in the back yard of disabled and useless
regards
Farooq
Posted by: drrathorePosts: 428 :: 06-09-2007 :: | Reply to this Message
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You r right and i do agree with your policy.
But if something is going wrong publically and someone is making fool to others and crossing the moral grounds PM&R shud think on this and tell the people reality. That what i did. I assure you that I m 100% correct and confident in my statement and i know a lot more about 'this' person.
I think we shud b honest to ourself and to others.
Dr.Nouman
Posted by: kemcolianPosts: 4 :: 16-09-2007 :: | Reply to this Message