NBE nod to Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2 specialities at SKIMS
Srinagar: Bringing good news to the medical fraternity in Kashmir, the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), is going to launch a Postdoctoral Superspeciality Fellowship Program in two specialties.
There will be two seats each in two specialties for fellowship in Interventional Cardiology and Infectious diseases, SKIMS mentioned in a Press Release.
Informing that NBE has granted its accreditation to the institute for this, SKIMS stated in the release, "Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), which is devoted to research in medical sciences, besides other primary commitments to patient care, is all set to launch a Postdoctoral Superspeciality Fellowship Program as an enhanced academic activity."
"This follows the acknowledgement from NBE which has granted accreditation to the institute for its established record and potential to undergo such academic pursuits because of constant endeavour of the faculty for advancing medical research and training," it added.
Apart from the Fellowship Program, the release dated 22.02.2022 further mentioned that "SKIMS has also achieved two seats for Emergency Medicine from the current session."
Describing the accreditation as an achievement for the institute, the Director of SKIMS & EOSG said, as stated in the release, "this has come as an added strength to academic structure and as an avenue to aspirants for excellence in advanced studies."
He added that shortage of advanced human resource of specialists will also be addressed.
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"It is pertinent to mention that SKIMS is one of the few centers in the Country to have accreditation to run Superspeciality Fellowship Courses in various specialties including Minimal Access Surgery, Spine Surgery, Neuro Anaesthesia, Hand & Micro Surgery (Laparoscopy)," mentioned the PR.
"SKIMS has a dedicated NMC (National Medical Commission) Section managed by Prof. Aijaz Ahmed Malik to facilitate the processes regarding accreditation and course recognition with National authority viz-a-viz NMC Delhi and NBE New Delhi," it added.
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