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Karachi: A total of 13 fellows were awarded certificates for successfully completing post-fellowship training in the sub-specialty of interventional cardiology at the first Certification Ceremony National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) held at institute’s auditorium on Wednesday.

Congratulating the fellows and their parents, honorable chief guest, Agha Siraj Khan Durrani (Speaker, Sindh Assembly) said that it is a matter of pride and honour for NICVD to conduct its first Ceremony of Interventional Cardiology. “I acknowledge the positive impact of systems and processes of NICVD’s Postgraduates programme in the areas of healthcare and education not only in Sindh Province but also all over Pakistan,” he said.

He added that NICVD is taking important initiatives in order to keep up with these advancements by upgrading curricula, enhancing skills, improving teaching practices, fostering research and setting high standards in line with the international benchmarks; I would like to see the NICVD grow as a leading research institution and earn the highest ranking among national and international academic institutions.

In his welcome address, Executive Director of NICVD, Professor Nadeem Qamar said that it gives him great pleasure to welcome all participants to the first Ceremony of Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Programme of NICVD. By the grace of Almighty Allah, we have achieved this milestone through the untiring efforts of our dedicated faculty members and trainees and we have gathered here today to celebrate our collective achievement.

He said that it is great pride and honour for NICVD to conduct its first Certification Ceremony of Interventional Cardiology fellowship Programme.

This programme focuses on producing skilled doctors equipped with the highest standards of leadership and management skills as well as ethical practices so that they are able to function as competent and compassionate specialists.

Professor Nadeem Qamar said that NICVD is one of the leading centers for Post-graduate Training in Adult Cardiology, Paediatric Cardiology, Anaesthesiology, and Cardiac Surgery and Post-fellowship Training in Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Cardio-thoracic Anaesthesiology. NICVD also offers Post-graduate Diploma in Cardiology, he said. “It is a matter of great pride that 44 fellows cleared FCPS and 43 trainees cleared diploma in Cardiology during 2015-2017,” he informed.