Post Doctoral Fellowship

The Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University

Fellowship in Toxicology

Duration of Fellowship: One Year

Qualification: The candidate should have completed

1. MD/DNB (Anesthesiology) or
2. MD/DNB (Emergency Medicine) or
3. MD/DNB (Critical care medicine) or
4. MD/DNB (General Medicine) or
5. MD/DNB (Paediatrics) or
6. MD/DNB (DTCD) or
7. MD/DNB (Family Medicine) or
8. MD/DNB (Forensic Medicine and Toxicology)

Objectives:

1. Two candidates are admitted to the one year programme.
2. The course which is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, allows the candidates to sit for the University Examinations.
3. The goal of the course is to develop highest caliber of academic physicians who will acquire top-notched clinical skills. In addition the candidates will receive scholarly training to think critically, evaluate the current literature, actively participate in the conferences (including formal presentation) and engage meaningfully in translational research. In order to acquire relevant clinical skills, under appropriate clinical supervision, the candidates will spend time in Toxicology Critical Care Units, General Critical Care unit, Surgical and Paediatric Critical care unit related to Toxicology and Critical care procedures.
4. Strength of this training program is the large clinical volume of critical care patients and the large volume of available procedures. In order to learn the cognitive skills, fellows will participate in a variety of mandatory core conference as well as engage in substantial self-study of the literature and text book. Finally, to accomplish research expectations, fellows will engage in appropriate clinically oriented research endeavors with a goal of presentation at national meetings as well as peer-reviewed publications.However, the expectation is much higher and there is in fact no “ceiling” as to excellence.

5. The Candidates will be trained in the arts and science of:

   • Toxicology
   • Airway Training
   • Mechanical Ventilators
   • Hemodialysis / Hemoperfusion
   • Bedside Echocardiography and Ultrasound
   • Central Venous Catheterization
   • Decontamination

6. After Successful completion of the course the candidate will:

   • Toxicology
   • Learn the fundamental and practical aspects of Toxicology.
   • Managing Patients on Mechanical Ventilators
   • Significance of Hemodialysis, Echocardiography and Ultrasonography in practical Critical Care
   • Applications of Percutaneous Tracheostomy, Central Venous Catheterization and other procedures in Critical Care