KMU INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES KOHAT
To become a center of excellence in pediatrics healthcare, education, and research in Kohat and the wider Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region- committed to improving child health outcomes through compassionate care, community engagement, and training of future Pediatrics leaders in a culturally sensitive and resource-conscious environment.
To provide high quality, evidence based, and accessible pediatric care to the children of Kohat and surrounding region; to train and inspire the next generation of Pediatricians with strong clinical skills, ethical values and culture sensitivity; and to promote community focused research and outreach that addresses local child health and challenges.
Pediatrics is a very important specialty of medicine as it deals with newborns and children who are in their growing ages. As the child grows he or she may encounter numerous issues physically as well as emotionally. A sound knowledge of these conditions is hence important. All this require cognitive concepts, skilled hands and affectionate attitude. The goal of a solid understanding for a physician is to be able to accurately evaluate a clinical observation and/or imaging, and manage it accordingly. The Pediatrics Department of KMU-IMS has been teaching its subject under the MBBS program, in accordance with PMDC & HEC criteria since the foundation of KMU-Institute of Medical Sciences, in 2006.It has recently been recognized by CPSP in 2024, for postgraduate FCPS training in Pediatrics. Prof. Dr. Syed Sajid Munir
Department of Pediatrics comprises of wards, outdoor department, an emergency, a nursey, isolation ward for infectious diseases and an area for managing children with malnutrition, It has an auditorium where we undertake workshops and do presentations. The Department motivates students to take an active role in large group discussions, small group discussions and research activities. Postgraduate training programs and research are undertaken in tandem with other departments, under close supervision. Additionally, it aims to support postgraduate research programs and to give the CPSP postgraduate researchers a platform to publish their research work in reputable national and international journals.
Undergraduate Pediatrics course consists of Growth and Developmental assessment, vaccinations, infectious diseases, neonatology and multisystem conditions. Students are taught clinical methods and history taking at the bed side in the hospital. They are also evaluated at the end of their rotation. In accordance with the PMDC curriculum, the subject is integrated with all other basic and clinical subjects, in order to have a better understanding of a condition starting from its basic anatomy to physiology, its pathology and clinical manifestation to finally diagnosing and treating it.
