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FARAH KALSOOM

Histopathologist
Lahore

Summary

Enthusiastic Histopathology professional and student centered Assistant professor with expertise in academic advisement. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Offers 17 -year clinical and academic background supporting students, developing instructional plans and organizing and grading exams and tests and academic goals. Known for providing professional diagnostic histopathology skills with team leadership skills.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages

Work History

Assistant Professor HistoPathology

Serices Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore
3 2024 - Current
  • Regular and full time
  • Contributed to departmental goals by serving on various committees focused on curriculum development, assessment strategies, and accreditation requirements.
  • Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of subject matter by attending conferences, workshops, and webinars relevant to the field of study.
  • Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
  • Evaluated student performance through comprehensive assessments, identifying areas of improvement and providing targeted feedback for growth.
  • Evaluated and supervised student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress.
  • Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
  • Enhanced student research skills by supervising independent studies projects both inside and outside the classroom setting.
  • Helped struggling students by providing support outside of classrooms and consistently checking in on progress.
  • Proctored exams and provided remediation for learning improvement goals.
  • Performed research to serve as basis for academic writing for publication.

Additional Principal Woman Medical Officer (BS 19)

Fatimah Jinnah Medical University/Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
12.2023 - 03.2024
  • Full time employment (Clinical & Undergraduate Teaching)
  • Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based medical practices and protocols.

SENIOR WOMAN MEDICAL OFFICER - SENIOR DEMONSTRATOR

Fatimah Jinnah Medical University/Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
04.2007 - 05.2023
  • Full time employment (Clinical & Undergraduate Teaching)

HOUSE PHYSICIAN

King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital
01.2007 - 07.2007
  • Residential/Fulltime (Clinical)

HOUSE PHYSICIAN

King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital
09.2006 - 08.2006
  • Residential/Full time (Clinical)

Education

FRCPath -

Royal College of Pathologists
United Kingdom
04.2001 -

FCPS -

College of Physicians And Surgeons
Pakistan
04.2001 -

Diplomate of RoyalCollege of Pathologists -

Royal College of Pathologists
UK
04.2001 -

Certification Course - Medical Education

Fatima Jinnah Medical University
Lahore Pakistan
04.2001 -

Skills

Professional Histopathology skills

Postsheld

  • Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Assistant Professor HistoPathology, 30/03/2024 to date, Regular and full time
  • Fatimah Jinnah Medical University/Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, APWMO (BS 19), 06/11/2023 to 29/03/2024, Full time employment (Clinical & Under-graduate Teaching)
  • Fatimah Jinnah Medical University/Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, SENIOR WOMAN MEDICAL OFFICER/SENIOR DEMONSTRATOR, 04/08/2007 to 05/11/2023, Full time employment (Clinical & Under-graduate Teaching)
  • King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, HOUSE PHYSICIAN, 01/02/2007 to 31/07/2007, 60, 24.66, 1479.60, Residential/Fulltime (Clinical)
  • King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, HOUSE PHYSICIAN, 09/05/2006 to 08/11/2006, 60, 25.07, 1504.20, Residential/Full time (Clinical)

Coursesconferencesworkshops

  • MDT conference as Pathology lead, fortnight, Research and skills lab, SIMS
  • Case presentation in CPC monthly, FJMU
  • The art of digital citizenship and wellness in a connected world, 09/01/2024, Department of medical education, FJMU
  • Artificial intelligence in medical research, 02/01/2024, Department of medical education, FJMU
  • Role of Artificial intelligence in Diagnostic pathology, 19/12/2023, 01, Pathology department FJMU, Lahore.
  • Pre-conference Seminar; Road map to success for FRCPath, 16/12/2023, 01, Speaker at FJMU. Lahore, Annual scientific conference 2023.new era, new directions
  • Navigating lab errors for patient safety in Pre-Analytics, 14/12/2023, Department of medical education, FJMU
  • Nottingham FRCPath Part 2 Revision Course, 14/03/2022 to 28/03/2022, Online
  • 3rd Annual Scientific Conference; medical ethics, 22/12/2021, 01, FJMU Lahore
  • Workshop on clinical audit, 20/10/2021, 04, FJMU Lahore
  • 3rd International medical conference; navigating the future, 02/02/2019 to 03/02/2019, 04, Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore
  • Histopathology workshop Gross & Frozen Section, 25/11/2017, FMH, Lahore
  • FCPS 2 Histopathology mock course, 12/08/2017 to 14/08/2017, 18, National University of Medical Sciences
  • 3rd International workshop on GI & Liver pathology diagnostic challenges and recent advances, 26/12/2016 to 28/12/2016, 11, University of Health Sciences, Lahore
  • FCPS preparatory course, 07/05/2016 to 09/05/2016, FMH, Lahore
  • Workshop on soft tissue sarcomas, 22/03/2016, Children Hospital, Lahore
  • Workshop on Endocrine & Breast Pathology, 10/02/2016, 3.5, Dept of Medical Education, KEMU, Lahore
  • Annual Scientific Conference AIMCOM, 17/12/2015 to 19/12/2015, 05, AIMC Lahore
  • Training workshop for general practitioners, 07/06/2015 to 14/06/2015, 05, University of health Sciences, Lahore

Meetings

Attendance and presentation in Weekly Departmental Journal Club Meetings

Informationtechnology

Well versed on, MS Word, PowerPoint, Management Information System & Operating Systems and online Histopathology reporting.

Presentations

  • Dataset Cervix, 24/05/2022, FJMU Lahore
  • EATCL, 02/05/2018, FJMU Lahore
  • Lobular carcinoma in situ, 10/04/2018, FJMU Lahore
  • New Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation, 05/03/2018, FJMU Lahore
  • HOGKIN LYMPHOMA, 20/04/2017, FJMU Lahore
  • Case 1 to 10 Histopathology workshop, 12/12/2012, Children's Hospital, Lahore

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 1982
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: Pakistani

Publications

  • Histopathological features of Cervical Cancer in a central diagnostic facility centre in Lahore, https://pjmhsonline.com/published-issues/2020-issues/oct-dec-2020?product_id=9403
  • Sore point of first trimester is still ectopic tubal pregnancy; recent insight from a central obstetric facility centre, https://pjmhsonline.com/published-issues/2020-issues/july-sep-2020?product_id=9068
  • Analysis of various histopathological lesions in routine cholecystectomy specimen, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hina-Khan-17/publication/348559713_Awareness_and_Compliance_of_Paramedics_Towards_Airborne_Infection_Control_in_Sindh/links/6004af7f92851c13fe1bd2ae/Awareness-and-Compliance-of-Paramedics-Towards-Airborne-Infection-Control-in-Sindh.pdf#page=100
  • The Frequency of Human Papilloma Virus Related Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas by p16 Immuno Histochemical Stain, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hamid-Kalwar/publication/348592458_Anthropometric_in_GERD-_1559-63-august2019/links/6006b89c92851c13fe1f773d/Anthropometric-in-GERD-1559-63-august2019.pdf#page=122
  • Course of Covid 19 and fetomaternal outcome at a tertiary care hospital, https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov/resource/pt/covidwho-1208009
  • Morphological Spectrum of Intranasal Polyps, https://www.jfjmu.com/index.php/ojs/article/view/472
  • Incidence of Adenocarcinoma with Gleason Grade in Clinically Enlarged Prostate Glands, https://www.jfjmu.com/index.php/ojs/article/view/472
  • Histological Spectrums in Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tissue, Annals of King Edward Medical University.2022; 8(2):157-162.
  • Hysterectomies: An Audit at A Tertiary Care Public Sector Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs20221611220
  • Utilization of Immunohistochemistry in Gynecologic Pathology: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Lahore-Pakistan, https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs20221611231
  • KOH Mount: A Prompt and Efficient Diagnostic Tool for Mycotic Keratitis, APMC 2023;17(2):258-261. DOI: http://10.29054/APMC/2023.1323

References

  • Prof. Dr. Furrukh Kamal, FCPS, MCPS, Supervisor, Ex- Chairman Pathology Dept, FJMU, Lahore, +92 333 4271750, farrukhkamal@hotmail.com
  • Dr. Asmaa Qureshy, FCPS, Assoc. Prof Pathology, FJMU, Lahore, +92 333 4178135, dr.asmaanasir@gmail.com
  • Dr. Asima Naz, FCPS, FRCPath, Associate Professor, FJMU, Lahore, +92 300 4590078, asgharasima@gmail.com

Affiliations

Life time member of Pakistan association of Pathologists which is recognised and works in collaboration with many International pathology forums.

Software

Laboratory information management service

Certification

Health professional education

Interests

Stay update with emergent discoveries in histopathology and maintain good communication within network of related professionals

article writing, reading updates on histopathology

While acquiring academic professional qualification, I developed an interest in writing articles. Since today, i have 11 publications in my name. moreover, i am working to write more. I love to remain an avid learner and try to remain updated on emergent histopathology skills.  

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Timeline

Additional Principal Woman Medical Officer (BS 19)

Fatimah Jinnah Medical University/Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
12.2023 - 03.2024

Health professional education

08-2022

SENIOR WOMAN MEDICAL OFFICER - SENIOR DEMONSTRATOR

Fatimah Jinnah Medical University/Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
04.2007 - 05.2023

HOUSE PHYSICIAN

King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital
01.2007 - 07.2007

HOUSE PHYSICIAN

King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital
09.2006 - 08.2006

FRCPath -

Royal College of Pathologists
04.2001 -

FCPS -

College of Physicians And Surgeons
04.2001 -

Diplomate of RoyalCollege of Pathologists -

Royal College of Pathologists
04.2001 -

Certification Course - Medical Education

Fatima Jinnah Medical University
04.2001 -

Assistant Professor HistoPathology

Serices Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore
3 2024 - Current
FARAH KALSOOMHistopathologist