Role Overview

The Assistant Professor - General Surgery is an early-career faculty and clinical role combining undergraduate teaching, supervised postgraduate training, patient care, operative practice, academic contribution, and departmental service. The position reports to the Head of the Department of Surgery and supports safe, evidence-informed surgical care across outpatient, inpatient, emergency, and operation-theatre settings. A NABH-accredited tertiary teaching hospital integrating patient care, undergraduate education, postgraduate training, research, and multidisciplinary surgical services. The appointee is expected to model professional conduct, strengthen learner competence, contribute to service continuity, and accept responsibilities assigned within the scope of General Surgery.

Key Responsibilities

- Deliver structured undergraduate lectures, tutorials, demonstrations, and case-based sessions aligned with the approved curriculum and departmental teaching plan.
- Conduct undergraduate clinical classes using bedside, outpatient, ward, skills-laboratory, and discussion-based methods while protecting patient dignity and consent.
- Assess learner progress through appropriate formative and summative activities, provide actionable feedback, and maintain accurate academic records as assigned.
- Manage scheduled outpatient consultations by obtaining focused histories, examining patients, planning investigations, documenting decisions, and arranging follow-up or admission when indicated.
- Evaluate inpatients admitted under the assigned unit, review clinical progress, coordinate treatment plans, and respond promptly to referrals from other departments.
- Attend emergency surgical patients during rostered on-call periods, support timely stabilization and escalation, and document assessment, consent, treatment, and handover decisions.
- Perform and assist surgical procedures within demonstrated competence, granted privileges, institutional protocols, and the supervision arrangements applicable to the case.
- Attend assigned operation-theatre schedules, complete preoperative preparation, participate in operative decision-making, and ensure appropriate postoperative review and continuity of care.
- Supervise postgraduate trainees in theatre and clinical areas, matching responsibility to competence while maintaining patient safety and accountable faculty oversight.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary care with anaesthesia, critical care, radiology, pathology, nursing, rehabilitation, and other specialties when patient needs require collaborative management.
- Maintain complete, timely, and confidential clinical documentation and follow applicable requirements for infection prevention, surgical safety, quality assurance, ethics, and incident reporting.
- Cover the defined duties of other Assistant Professors during approved leave, subject to departmental rosters, clinical competence, workload, and safe service arrangements.
- Develop accurate public-education articles on surgical health topics for approved media channels, using evidence-based language and appropriate institutional review processes.
- Undertake other academic, clinical, administrative, research, quality-improvement, and departmental responsibilities assigned by the Head of Surgery within the role's lawful scope.

Required Qualifications

- MBBS from a medical institution recognised for registration and practice in India.
- MS in General Surgery or DNB in General Surgery from a recognised awarding body, with equivalence documentation where applicable.




- Eligibility for appointment as Assistant Professor under the Medical Institutions (Qualifications of Faculty) Regulations, 2025 and subsequent applicable NMC directions.
- Current, valid registration with the National Medical Commission or the relevant State Medical Council, with no unresolved restriction affecting the proposed duties.
- Documentary evidence supporting qualifications, registration, experience, appointments, relieving dates, and the specific NMC eligibility pathway claimed.

Required Experience

- Minimum experience: The candidate must meet an applicable NMC Assistant Professor pathway. Under the standard pathway, this includes 1 year as Senior Resident in General Surgery in a recognised medical institution after the relevant postgraduate qualification. Candidates relying on another permitted pathway must provide complete evidence satisfying the conditions attached to that pathway; institutional verification remains mandatory.
- Relevant experience must demonstrate active General Surgery work across outpatient assessment, inpatient management, interdepartmental referrals, emergency or on-call coverage, operative participation, postoperative care, clinical documentation, and undergraduate teaching. Experience should be supported by verifiable appointment, tenure, duty, and experience records rather than self-description alone.
- Preferred experience: Documented clinical teaching, resident supervision, research, audit, patient-safety work, or quality improvement beyond the regulatory minimum will strengthen suitability but does not replace mandatory NMC eligibility.

Technical and Functional Skills

- General surgical assessment, differential diagnosis, risk stratification, investigation planning, perioperative decision-making, and evidence-informed patient management.
- Outpatient, inpatient, referral, emergency, on-call, preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative, and discharge-care workflows relevant to General Surgery.
- Operative assisting and operating capability appropriate to training, recent experience, documented competence, supervision level, and institutional clinical privileges.
- Safe surgery practices covering consent, identification, checklist compliance, antibiotic stewardship, blood-product awareness, infection prevention, and structured handover.
- Undergraduate curriculum delivery, clinical demonstration, bedside teaching, case discussion, learner assessment, feedback, and maintenance of academic documentation.
- Postgraduate supervision that calibrates delegation to trainee competence and preserves direct faculty accountability for patient care and escalation.
- Interpretation and application of relevant clinical records, laboratory results, imaging reports, pathology findings, and multidisciplinary recommendations.
- Use of electronic or computerised medical records, presentation software, online academic resources, and routine departmental communication systems.
- Clinical audit, research ethics, literature appraisal, scientific writing, public health communication, and preparation of accurate surgical education material.
- Working knowledge of NMC faculty eligibility, medical education expectations, institutional policies, ethical practice, confidentiality, and professional documentation.

Soft Skills and Behavioural Competencies

- Clear,



respectful communication with patients, families, learners, colleagues, and multidisciplinary teams, including difficult conversations and safe handovers.
- Qualified judgement, integrity, confidentiality, accountability, and willingness to disclose uncertainty or seek senior support when required.
- Calm prioritisation during emergencies, changing theatre demands, competing clinical responsibilities, and on-call escalation.
- Patient-centred empathy and culturally respectful behaviour without compromising clinical standards, consent, safety, or documentation.
- Teaching presence that encourages questions, corrects errors constructively, and differentiates supervision according to learner competence.
- Reliability, punctuality, collegiality, adaptability, and readiness to provide approved cross-coverage within safe workload limits.
- Commitment to continuous learning, reflective practice, audit, research, quality improvement, and feedback-driven professional development.

Preferred or Value-Added Qualifications

- Completed recognised training in medical education, biomedical research, research methodology, clinical audit, or evidence-based medicine.
- Peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, surgical audits, teaching innovations, or verified contributions to public surgical education.
- Experience in a tertiary-care teaching environment managing diverse elective and emergency General Surgery presentations.
- Demonstrated participation in surgical safety, morbidity and mortality review, infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, or accreditation activities.
- Readiness to complete faculty-development or research courses within the timelines required by the applicable NMC pathway or institutional policy.

Professional Tenure and Background

An appropriate background includes a documented progression from MBBS and recognised postgraduate General Surgery training into Senior Residency or another valid NMC pathway, followed by increasingly accountable clinical, teaching, and operative duties. Appointment and experience records should clearly identify institution, department, designation, dates, employment status, bed-strength or recognition evidence when relevant, and responsibilities supporting eligibility.

Experience in recognised medical institutions, teaching hospitals, or appropriately documented government-hospital pathways is valued because it supports verifiable exposure to structured education, governance, multidisciplinary care, and clinical accountability. Selection will be based on regulatory eligibility, evidence of competence, role relevance, and verified accomplishments rather than employer prestige alone.

Compensation and Benefits

The selected candidate will receive competitive, role-aligned remuneration and benefits in accordance with institutional policy, verified credentials, experience, responsibilities, and the final terms of appointment. Exact financial terms will be communicated through the formal selection process.

Application Instructions

Submit an updated resume with the role title, MBBS and postgraduate qualification details, registration status, complete employment chronology, Senior Residency or alternate-pathway evidence, teaching and operative experience, publications or audits, and current contact details. Candidates may apply through email, LinkedIn message, or WhatsApp using the contact information stated in the LinkedIn outreach post. Shortlisting and appointment remain subject to document verification, NMC eligibility review, reference checks, and institutional selection requirements.

📌 Assistant Professor - General Surgery (Shillong)
🏢 Manav Sansadhan Vikas Salaahkar
📍 Shillong