POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL INSTITUTE (PGMI)
HAYATABAD MEDICAL COMPLEX, PESHAWAR
PGMI DIRECTORS:
1. Dean:
2. Deputy Dean:
3. Director Career Development & Support (Career Counseling):
4. Director Research:
5. Director Sports:
Prof. Arshad Javaid
Dr. Abid Jameel
Prof. Shahnaz Akhtar
Dr. Saeed Farooq
Dr. A.H. Aamir
DIRECTORS PGMI, LRH:
Director Academics 1 (Basic Medical Sciences):
Director Academics 2 (Medicine and Allied):
Director Academics 3 (Surgery and Allied):
Director Students Affairs (Provost)
Prof. Aalia Zaidi
Prof. Liaqat Ali
Prof. Abdus Samad Khan
Prof. Masood-ur-Rehman
DIRECTORS PGMI, HMC:
Director Academics 1 (Basic Medical Sciences):
Director Academics 2 (Medicine and Allied):
Director Academics 3 (Surgery and Allied)
Director Students Affairs (Provost)
Prof. Fazle Raziq
Prof. Azmat Tallat
Prof. Lubna Hassan
Dr. M. Arif
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF PGMI:
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Teaching and training of postgraduate doctors to the highest standards
Promotion of research in medical fields
Improvement in patient care with special emphasis on ethics and
communication skills
BACKGROUND OF PGMI:
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF PGMI:
Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) was established by the Government of NWFP
Health Department in 1984. The main purpose of this Institute was to impart postgraduate
medical training to doctors of this Province in various fields of medicine, surgery and its
allied sub-specialties.
PGMI started functioning initially at Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), Peshawar and started
training 90 postgraduate trainees for Diploma courses and College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) degrees of FCPS and MCPS. With the passage of time the
will of young doctors to receive postgraduate training and degrees increased and so did
the number of applicants for training slots at PGMI which stands at 729 in 2008. PGMI is
affiliated to Khyber Medical University, Peshawar for the award of degrees and diplomas
and recognized/accredited by College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan for the
award of FCPS and MCPS diplomas in various specialties.
Currently PGMI is imparting Postgraduate Medical Training leading to the following
Degrees/Diplomas from Khyber Medical University, Peshawar and College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Pakistan:
- FCPS
24 subjects
- MCPS/DCPS
13 subjects
- Diploma Courses
11 subjects
- Degree courses
MPH and PhD
CONSTITUENT AND AFFILIATED HOSPITALS OF PGMI AND
ROLE OF PGMI IN POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL TRAINING:
PGMI acts as the main body for the selection and distribution of Trainee Medical
Officers for FCPS as well as MCPS and Diploma training programs. All the training
records and salary/stipend records of TMOs are maintained by PGMI head office located
at Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.
Constituent Hospitals of PGMI include Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) and Hayatabad
Medical Complex (HMC), Peshawar.
Affiliated Hospitals of PGMI include Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), Khyber
College of Dentistry (KCD), Khyber Medical College (KMC), Peshawar and Ayub
Teaching Hospital (ATH), Abbottabad. Shortly, Hospitals at Dera Ismail Khan and Saidu
Groups of Hospitals shall also become affiliated to PGMI.
FCPS Courses:
In 2008, 729 postgraduate TMOs are being trained for FCPS in various specialties (24
subjects) at various constituent/affiliated Hospitals of PGMI.
Currently, the distribution of FCPS trainees at various constituent/affiliated
Hospitals of PGMI is as follows:
- 269 TMOs are being trained at LRH (Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar)
- 170 at HMC (Hayatabad Medical Complex)
- 207 at KTH (Khyber Teaching Hospital) and 02 at KMC.
- 96 at ATH (Ayub Teaching Hospital),
- 22 at KCD (Khyber College of Dentistry)
Diploma and MCPS courses:
In addition to FCPS, the two constituent Hospitals of PGMI, LRH and HMC, are also
training Diploma students and MCPS trainees in various sub-specialties.
- Currently six Diploma courses are offered by PGMI at LRH and HMC (and
additional five diploma courses in various sub-specialties shall also be offered
from 2009). Diploma courses include: DCP, DCH, DGO, DLO, DO, DA, Dip.
Card., Diploma Medical Oncology, Dip Diabetology, DTCD, MPH
(Community Mental Health) granted by Khyber Medical University.
- MCPS training is also offered by PGMI in 13 different specialties.
- These Diplomas and MCPS trained doctors are now playing a major role in
providing specialist Health care in rural areas of the province providing
people with advanced medical facilities at their door step.
Hospital wise distribution of all TMOs, under the supervision of PGMI, for FCPS,
MCPS/DCPS, Diploma courses combined is as follows:
- LRH:
367
- HMC:
254
- KTH:
257
- ATH:
113
- KCD:
38
Grand Total = 1029 postgraduate trainees
INFRASTUCTURE OF PGMI:
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Total teaching units at LRH and HMC: 41
Video conferencing facilities between LRH and HMC available
State of the art libraries both at LRH and HMC with DSL internet facilities,
computers and1326 text and reference books and subscription to over 40
national and international medical and allied journals
High speed DSL internet connection and computers/multi-media in all
teaching units
Access for over 40000 journals and 20000 e-books through HEC digital
library
Offices for Administrative staff and faculty members with car parking
TMOs hostels for most of the TMOs
New state of the art purpose built PGMI head office at Hayatabad Medical
Complex is under construction and will be ready by 2010
Demonstration rooms in HMC: 12
Demonstration rooms in LRH: 14
Lecture Halls (Auditoria):
03
Transportation: one mini-bus and a staff car
OVERALL ACHIEVEMENTS OF PGMI SINCE ITS INCEPTION:
In addition to its major role in faculty development and the establishment of teaching
units in advanced, sub-specialty fields of medicine/surgery as well as its impact on the
evolution of various teaching hospitals of NWFP, PGMI has produced a large number of
specialists, details of which are as under:
- FCPS pass specialists:
932
- Diploma pass specialists: 428
Total FCPS and Diploma doctors produced in NWFP by PGMI till 2007 is 1360.
The above facts and figures prove the importance and role of PGMI in training of
specialist doctors for the Province as well as the country. It is this training in a structured
training program coupled with strict merit criteria that PGMI is considered as a Premier
Postgraduate Medical Institution of the country and considered by many other Institutes
of the country as a role model to follow.
COMMITTEES AND CELLS AT PGMI LRH AND HMC:
PGMI has the following committees with senior staff members as its members to look
after day to day work as well as academics and research related activities:
1) Academic Council of PGMI
2) Executive Committee of PGMI
3) Postgraduate Medical Education Cell
4) Research and Development (R&D) Cells at HMC and LRH
5) Research and Ethics Board (IREB) at HMC and LRH
6) Publication Cell (JPMI) at LRH