Post Graduate Diploma in Anaesthesia
Course code: PGDA
Level: Advance Diploma
Duration: 2years
PGD in anaesthesia is two years program organized by NIHS under the leadership of MOH- Directorate of Training and Professional Development.
Availability of competent and efficient human resources in the health sector is essential in the provision of the health services expected of the Government of South Sudan. A system that enhances the delivery of right quality and caliber of human resources through training is critical.
The MOH introduced an innovation advocating for access to essential health care for all at all levels of the health sector. This involved establishing operational medical theatres at County hospital, significantly increasing the need for professionally trained anesthetic officers.
This programme aims to increase quality care in anesthetic services by producing an anesthetic officer who is innovative, resourceful, has the capacity to make independent decisions and can execute her/his duty with competence and creativity. This cadre has a unique role in peri-operative anesthesia management for successful surgical operations. The curriculum guides the training of anesthetic officers to provide high-quality anesthetic care and improve outcomes for surgical patients.
The program is to produce competent Anesthetic Officers at a Post Graduate Diploma level to provide effective anesthetic services with minimum supervision to improve quality of health care. The programme will enable the graduand anesthetists to achieve the following objectives at the end of the training period:
Duties Tasks for Each Duty
1. Prepare Work Environment | Clean anaesthetic equipment |
| Obtain theatre lists |
| Identify working teams |
| Set up anaesthetic equipment |
| Prepare medicines and supplies for use |
| Prepare an emergency trolley |
| Display standard operating procedures |
2. Maintain Safety Measures | Use protective gears |
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| Avail fire extinguishers |
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| Obtain pre- and post- exposure prevention measures |
| 3. Maintain Anaesthetic equipment | Check functionality of equipment |
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| Replace non-functional equipment |
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| Service equipment |
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| Repair minor faults |
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| Report malfunctioning equipment |
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| Store anaesthetic equipment |
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| Update anaesthetic equipment log book |
| 4. Manage Patient | Carry out pre-operative assessment |
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| Prepare an anaesthetic plan |
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| Provide counselling |
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| Obtain informed consent |
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| Administer anaesthesia |
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| Monitor parameters |
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| Manage anaesthetic events |
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| Transfer patients to recovery room |
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| Hand over patients |
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| Manage critically ill patients |
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| Manage pain |
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| Manage referrals |
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| Follow up patients up to 24 hours |
| 5. Carry out Quality Control | Avail clinical guidelines |
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| Design anaesthesia protocols |
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| Avail checklists |
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| Maintain supply chain |
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| Conduct mortality and morbidity audits |
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| Organise external monitoring and evaluation |
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| Carry out operational research |
| 6. Manage Anaesthetic Information system | Fill anaesthetic charts |
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| Fill anaesthetic log book |
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| Fill incident report forms |
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| Prepare and update stock cards |
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| Prepare and update inventory |
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| Carry out record keeping/establish a data base |
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| Disseminate information |
| 7. Perform Administrative tasks | Participate in recruitment of staff |
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| Allocate duties |
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| Carry out support supervision |
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| Appraise staff |
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| Conduct and attend meetings |
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| Generate reports |
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| Prepare activity work plan |
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| Prepare budgets |
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| Account for resources |
8. Pursue Professional development |
| Participate in training anaesthetic students | |
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| Adapt to new technology | |
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| Conduct on-job training and mentorship |
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| Participate in educational refresher workshops |
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| Seek for continuous career development training |
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| Participate in health events i.e. conferences, exhibitions |
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| Identify staff for further training |
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| Network with other health agencies and associations |
The total course duration is 2040 hours, or 68 weeks, across 4 semesters (each with 450 contact hours and 60 hours of assessment time). The tables below break down the contact hours by semester. Note each has an additional 60 hours, or 2 weeks, of assessment time.
Year 1, Semester 1
Code | Course Units | LH |
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DAN 1101 | Communication Skills and Medical Ethics | 15 | 45 |
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| 45 | 60 | 4 |
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DAN 1102 | Occupational Health, Infection Prevention & Control, Basic Life Support and Airway Management | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 |
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DAN 1103 | Applied Anatomy and Physiology I | 45 | 45 |
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| 45 | 90 | 6 |
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DAN 1104 | Pharmacology I | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 |
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DAN 1105 | Computer Application | 15 | 30 |
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| 60 | 60 | 4 |
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Attachment to Practicum Sites |
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| 90 |
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| 450 |
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Year 1, Semester 2
Code | Course Units | LH | TH | PH | CH |
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DAN 1201 | Advanced Airway Management | 30 | 30 | 60 | 75 | 5 | |
DAN 1202 | Equipment and Instrumentation | 15 | 45 | 45 | 60 | 4 | |
DAN 1203 | Basic Physics and Clinical Measurements | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 | |
DAN 1204 | Clinical Chemistry | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 | |
DAN 1205 | Applied Anatomy and Physiology II | 45 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 6 | |
DAN 1206 | Pharmacology II | 15 | 45 | 45 | 60 | 4 | |
Attachment to Practicum Sites |
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| 15 |
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Total Hours |
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| 450 |
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Year 2, Semester 1
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| DAN 2101 |
| Medical Conditions and Anaesthesia Complications | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 |
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| DAN 2102 |
| Obstetric Anaesthesia | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 |
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| DAN 2103 |
| Pediatric Anesthesia | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 |
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| DAN 2104 |
| Management and Administrative Skills | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 |
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| DAN 2105 |
| Research Methods | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 |
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| Attachment to Practicum Sites |
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| 75 |
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| 450 |
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Year 2, Semester 2
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| DAN 2201 | Anaesthesia for General Surgery and Gynecology | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 | ||||||||
| DAN 2202 | Anaesthesia for Specialized Surgery | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 | ||||||||
| DAN 2203 | Pain and Disaster Management | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 | ||||||||
| DAN 2204 | Intensive Care Medicine | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 | ||||||||
| DAN 2205 | Research Report | 30 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 5 | ||||||||
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| 75 |
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| 450 |
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In this course we are targeting medical students who wanted to expand their profession and practical comprehension on the concepts of anesthesiology. Someone aspiring to work in surgical operation supporting surgery in the hospital. This course acquaints the students with the quality care in anesthetic services to provide high-quality anesthetic care and improve outcomes for surgical patients. This course aim to produce an anesthetic officer who is innovative, resourceful, has the capacity to make independent decisions and can execute her/his duty with competence and creativity.
Admission requirement
To gain admission into the Diploma in Clinic Medicine and Public Health course, a candidate must, first, satisfy the general requirements for admission to NIHS at a diploma level. In addition a candidate shall be eligible for admissions to the PGDA programme on meeting any of the following minimum qualifications: –
A person may be admitted to the diploma programme (entry into year one) via the diploma scheme if the person has:
Academic level | Profession | Age limit |
¾ South Sudan Senior 4 certificate minimum 60% average total scored in sciences subjects ¾ Uganda Certificate of Education minimum third (3rd) Grade, or 2 principals passed in Uganda Advance Certificate in Education ¾ Kenya senior 4 certificate minimum C+ ¾ Other country certificates need to equate to equivalent above. | ¾ Diploma in Nursing or Registered Nursing ¾ Diploma in Midwifery ¾ Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Public Health ¾ Ordinary Diploma in Anaesthesia | 18-40 years |
Direct Entry:
A person may be admitted to the diploma programme (entry into year one) via the diploma scheme if the person has:
Country | Level completed | Results scored |
South Sudan:
| Senior 4 certificate | Minimum 60% average total scored in science subjects.
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Uganda | O-Level Certificate or A-Level certificate | Minimum third (3rd) Grade or One principal passed and two subsidiaries, |
Kenya | Senior 4 certificate | Minimum Passed C+ |
Field placement and attachment
PGDA field placement and attachment (1year)
COURSE FEES (PER SEMSESTER PER ACEDEMIC YEAR)
Fees | New student | Continue student |
Tuition (per semester) | $300 | $300 |
Functional/administrative | $250 | 135 |
Total | $550 | $435 |