Fellowship in Family Medicine

SCHEDULE
Hyderabad : 01.06.2003
                   01.12.2003


DURATION : 1 Year


ELIGIBILITY : MBBS
Registration with MCI

SELECTION : Written Test / Interview

OBJECTIVES

• To have the knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive and continuing care for patients in all age groups

• To consider illness in psychological and social terms and not just in physical ones

• To acknowledge clinical uncertainty and to ensure safe and effective management decisions for patients

• To understand the principles of continuity of care, of the gatekeeper function and of appropriate, timely referral

• To develop the skills of self-directed life-long learning and to make full use of information sources, including use of computers and the internet

• To understand the principles of health promotion and to use those principles in as many consultations as possible

• To possess adequate knowledge of computers and their application in clinical practice

COURSE CONTENT

• Primary health care: features; organization; global perspective.

• Importance of adequate patient records.

• Co-ordination of care and making effective referrals.

• Illness and disease: case studies.

• Dealing with uncertainty

• Principles of health promotion activity

• Use of medical literature; computer skills

• Principles of Quality Assurance and practice audit

• Ethical issues facing family medicine.

• Medici legal considerations.

• Interpersonal and inter - professional relations.

Training

• Lectures, case presentations, Journal clubs. Practical demonstrations and clinicals.

• All theory sessions will be held in the Academic building, Apollo Hospitals campus, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad and clinicals will be on a rotation basis at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderguda, Secunderabad, Mehdipatnam and Malakpet.

Curriculum

The curriculum provided by the Royal College of General Practitioners will be adhered to

ASSESSMENT
Internal Assessment - Written and orals half through the course

External Examination - Theory and Orals to be conducted by the Royal College of General 
Practitioners at the end of the course

CRITERIA FOR CERTIFICATION
Minimum attendance of 90% in theory and clinicals sessions.
Completion of logbook
50% Marks in Internal assessment
50% Marks in external assessment


FEE STRUCTURE

Prospectus and application form : Rs.300
Admission Fee : Rs.20000 
Health Insurance : Rs.1500
Examination Fee : Rs.5000
Monthly Fee (Rs.3500 * 12) : Rs.42000
Total Course Fee : Rs.68500
On admission fee to be paid : Admission fee Rs.20000 + Examination fee 
Rs.5000 + Insurance fee Rs.1500 + First month 
fee Rs.3500 = Rs.30000

• In case a candidate fails, he/she will have to re-appear for examinations paying a fee of Rs.5000.

• Fee once paid cannot be refunded, transferred or adjusted against any other purpose.

• All payments must be made in favor of "APOLLO HOSPITALS EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATION" payable at Hyderabad. Payments will be accepted only in cash, money orders or demand drafts.

HOSTEL FACILITIES

Hostel within the hospital campus will be provided for female trainees on payment of additional fee. Plenty of accommodation is available for male candidates close to the hospitals.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES TO RECEIVE "FELLOWSHIP IN FAMILY MEDICINE" JOINTLY FROM AHERF & RCGP