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MD EM PIMS

MD Part 1 precedes the training.

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Exams

  • MD Part 1 precedes the training.

  • Mid Term Assessment (MTA) occurs after two years of training.

  • MD Part 2, or the exit exam, follows the completion of training and successful thesis approval.

MD Part 1

MD Part 1 Medicine and Allied Overview:


Eligibility Criteria:

  • Possession of an MBBS degree.

  • Completion of a 1-year house job.


Examination Components:

  • Written Test.

  • Interview.


Examination Sessions:

  • March/April session.

  • September/October session.

Mid Term Assessment (MTA)

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Completion of 2 years of training.

  • Approval of the research synopsis.


Examination Components:

  • Theoretical Exams:

    • Paper 1: General Medicine.

    • Paper 2: Emergency Medicine.

  • Clinical Assessment:

    • Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs).

MD Part 2

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Completion of all required training and workshops.

  • Thesis approval from the Advanced Study and Research Board (ASRB).


Examination Components:

  • Theoretical examination.

  • Clinical assessments via Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs).

  • Public defense of the thesis.


Thesis Evaluation:

  • Post-ASRB approval, a 6-month window is allocated for thesis finalization.

  • The thesis is subjected to evaluation by three external examiners: one internal and two external examiners.

  • Upon positive thesis evaluation, candidates are eligible for the final MD examination.

Contributors

Muhammad Ashfaq

Ex-Resident, MD Emergency Medicine, PIMS/SZABMU, Islamabad

Aryan Aamo Khan

Registrar,Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital, Islamabad

Previously: Resident, MD Emergency Medicine, PIMS/SZABMU, Islamabad

Moeed Ahmed

Chief Registrar, Frimley Park Hospital, Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom