Role Overview

Position Details: Associate Professor - Paediatrics; 2 positions; Department of Paediatrics; reports to the Professor / Head of Unit; work location: Gangtok, Sikkim.

This mid-senior academic-clinical role combines undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, supervised clinical service, assessment, research guidance, and assigned unit administration. The incumbent will help MBBS students, interns, and postgraduate medical students build protected, evidence-informed paediatric knowledge and practical competence. The role supports high-quality outpatient, inpatient, emergency, NICU, and PICU care while contributing to patient satisfaction and continuous improvement. The Associate Professor works under the Professor / Head of Unit and may lead unit activities when authorised.

Employer Profile: A confidential tertiary-care academic teaching hospital integrating paediatric care, medical education, clinical training, and research.

Key Responsibilities
- Deliver competency-based lectures, tutorials, bedside teaching, demonstrations, and clinical discussions for MBBS students,



interns, and postgraduate medical students.
- Formulate the rotational undergraduate teaching schedule and coordinate faculty inputs to maintain complete, timely academic coverage.
- Plan, conduct, and document internal examinations and periodic assessments using approved standards, blueprints, records, and constructive learner feedback.
- Supervise seminars, case presentations, journal clubs, clinical postings, procedural learning, and academic mentoring across paediatric services.
- Provide outpatient and inpatient paediatric care with the unit team and support evidence-informed diagnosis, treatment, discharge, and follow-up decisions.
- Serve as first on call for paediatric emergencies on assigned duty days and escalate difficult or unstable cases promptly.
- Supervise or perform appropriate procedures in the NICU, PICU, outpatient department, wards, and emergency settings within authorise

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