FELLOWSHIP IN PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL PATHOLOGY

Course Director: Prof Dr. Tan Geok Chin

Duration of Training: 6 to 12 months

Training Centre: UKM Medical Centre/ Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Cheras 56000 Kuala Lumpur

Eligibility: Recognised postgraduate training in Anatomical Pathology (Master/Doctor of Pathology) with special interest in Paediatric, Perinatal and Placenta Pathology.

Objectives of Programme:

1. To train general pathologists with additional knowledge in paediatric and perinatal pathology.
2. To train general pathologists with basic competence and experience in reporting paediatric related pathology, placenta and gestational trophoblastic diseases.
3. To train general pathologists with basic competence and experience in performing perinatal autopsy.

Activities/Tasks:

1. Candidate will be required to perform all histopathology reporting activities at the level of a specialist i.e. grossing of tissue samples (e.g. become familiarise with the grossing of Wilms tumour – mapping of tumour for anaplasia), peform histopathology reporting and supervisor postgraduate trainees.
2. Candidate should be able and competent to diagnose cases and requesting of relevant immunohistochemical and molecular studies.
3. Candidate must be confident in interpreting immunohistochemical and molecular studies.
4. Candidate may be required to travel to Hospital Kuala Lumpur or Universiti Malaya Medical Center, together with course director to perform second opinion cases.
5. Candidate must pass a written examination which will be held prior to finishing the programme.
6. Candidate must assist as many perinatal autopsy procedures as possible and able to perform a few procedures independently before the final examination.
7. Candidate must keep a log book and an audit of his/her performance. The log shall contains information on the number of reporting in paediatric surgical cases, intraoperative frozen section consultations, placenta samples and perinatal autopsy.  
8. Candidate must collect 20 interesting/ unusual cases to be presented before the final examination.
9. Candidate must be contactable and regularly meet with course director.
10. Candidate is required to join all academic activities of the Unit (e.g. CME and postgraduate classes).
11. Candidate is required to do research during the training and encourage to publish at least 1 manuscript in a WOS journal or present at a local conference.

Certificate of completion of training certified by Course Director and Dean, Faculty of Medicine UKM will be given to all successful candidates.

Important requirements:

1. Please apply at least 6 months before intended start date.
2. You will need Temporary Practising Certificate (TPC) by Malaysian Medical Council (MMC). Please ensure you fulfil all the requirements for TPC. https://mmc.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TPC_July_2019_2.pdf
3. Application for TPC will be forwarded to MMC by UKM except for Letter of Good Standing.