Seminar on Career Development

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Seminar on Career Development
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Welcome toSeminar on Career Development

• Dr. M Sadequel Islam Talukder
• MBBS, M Phil (Pathology)
• MACP
• Assistant Professor
• Department of Pathology
• Dinajpur Medical College

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How to Achieve Postgraduate Degree A Practical
Road Map
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• Graduate course MBBS
• Basic knowledge, skills and attitude to serve the
  the community
• Postgraduate course after completion of MBBS
• To provide special care in specialized health
  problems

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Objective of this Seminar

• To give a guideline for young doctors to achieve
  postgraduate certificate
• To create drive for postgraduate study

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Types of Post Graduate (PG) Certificate

• Training
• Membership
• Diploma
• Fellowship
• Master
• M Phil
• MD/MS
• Ph D

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Ways of Obtaining PG Certificates

• Admission test Attending in course
  Examination.
• Examination only
• Showing performance in the relevant subject, get
  certificate without examination
• Honorary certificate

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PG Courses

• In Bangladesh
• Post graduate training (PGT) 3 months to 1
  year.
• PG diploma usually 1 year.
• M Phil (Medical Science)- 2 years
• MCPS
• FCPS 3 years
• MD/MS 5 years
• Ph D 3 years
• MPH 1 year

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• In Abroad
• MRCP
• MRCS
• MRCPath
• FRCP
• FRCS
• FRCPath
• MACP
• FACP
• MS
• MD
• Ph D
• Master/diploma in teaching methodology
• Others

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Some PG Institutes in Bangladesh

• BSMMU Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical
  University, Sahbagh, Dhaka
• BCPS Bangladesh College of Physician and
  Surgeons
• NIPSOM National Institute of Preventive and
  Social Medicine, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
• NICVD National institute of cardiovascular
  disease, Dhaka
• IDCH - Institute of Diseases of Chest and
  Hospital, Mohakhali, Dhaka.
• NITOR National Institute of Traumatology,
  Orthopedics and Rehabilitation - Dhaka.
• NIO National Institute of Ophthalmology, Dhaka.
• ICMH Institute of Child and Maternal Health,
  Matuail, Dhaka
• NIKD National Institute of Kidney Diseases,
  Dhaka.

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• IPH - Institute of Public Health, Mohakhali,
  Dhaka
• 8 old Medical Colleges
• BIRDEM Bangladesh Institute of Research on
  Diabetes and Endocrine Medicine, Sahbagh, Dhaka.
• NHF National heart Foundation.
• Institute of Food and Nutrition University of
  Dhaka.
• INM institute of Nuclear Medicine Dhaka
• Old Public universities
• USTC University of Science and Technology,
  Chittagong.

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Some PG Institutes in Abroad

• Royal College of Physician (Eng/Edin/Glasgo)
• Royal College of Surgeon (Eng/Edin/Glasgo)
• Royal College of Pathology (Eng/Edin/Glasgo)
• American College of Physician/Surgeon/Others -
  USA
• Universities/Colleges in different counties.

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BSMMU
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BIRDEM
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DMCH
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MMC
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SSMC
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RMC
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Why PG Courses

• Strong Drive
• Special health care management
• Better job
• Better position
• Weak Drive
• More earning
• Time spending
• Staying in better place
• Accompanying with spouse who is in PG course
• Competition with peer.

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Things to be Considered for PG Course

• Financial support
• Family responsibility
• Academic background
• Place of posting
• Future plane
• Positive attitude
• Gender
• Age

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Stimulating Factors for PG Course

• Favorite teacher
• Friend
• Spouse
• Children
• Relatives
• Cinema/drama

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• Nobel
• Patients
• Seminar/symposium
• Religious spirits
• Unsatisfied mind with poor basic knowledge

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Facilitating Factors of PG Courses

• Financial support from father/father-in-law/close
  relative
• Support from mother/mother in law for childcare
• Other family member in PG course
• Friend in PG course
• PG institute is near home
• Preparatory course for PG admission

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Causes of Drop Out from PG Courses

• Poor basic knowledge
• Strong attachment with private practice
• Opportunity cost
• Family needs
• Marital disharmony
• Social instability
• Wrong selection of discipline/subject
• Ego
• Wrong judgment of teacher

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Difficulties/Obstacles for PG Course

• Family responsibility
• Unfavorable spouse
• Age
• Dissimilarity with desire and performance
• Posting at remote area
• Reluctant for PG course
• Association with reluctant friends
• Excessive involvement with non-medical
  business/culture

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Basic Requirements for Admission into PG Courses

• Diploma
• One years experience in respective subjects.
• MCPS
• 1 years experience.
• 4 years elapsed after MBBS
• No admission test.
• Direct examination for certificates.

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• M Phil
• No experience.
• Direct admission test.
• FCPS
• Two years job for government candidate for
  admission test or
• Direct first part examination for both government
  and non-government candidates

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• MD/MS
• 2 years elapse after MBBS for private candidate.
• 2 years job experience for govt. candidate
• Admission tests.
• Ph D
• No admission test.
• Submission of thesis protocol to syndicate of
  University.

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What to do

• Fulfill basic requirements for PG admission tests
• Self motivation for study
• Motivation of family for PG study
• Create personal academic environment
• Motivation of present job authority/boss
• Move to academic environment
• Select appropriate discipline/subject
• Seek advice from seniors of the discipline

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• Acquire basic knowledge by continuous study and
  attending seminar/symposium etc.
• Read the criteria for admission from respective
  institute through website, admission guide, news
  paper etc.

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• Try by repeated admission tests.
• Acquire financial support for the period of PG
  study.
• Change your discipline if you fail to pass
  repeatedly.
• Read guide books for admission test.

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Thanks
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• Presented in Seminar on Career Development, in
  Dinajpur Medical College on 2 May 2008.
• Idea Professor Dr. Nazrul Islam, Principal,
  Dinajpur Medical College, Dinajpur
• Sponsored by Ranata Limited

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