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 protected, 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 su

📌 Assistant Professor (Gangtok)
🏢 Manav Sansadhan Vikas Salaahkar
📍 Gangtok