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Medical Clinical Research

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United States
Posted:
January 25, 2015

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Summary

I am an International Medical Graduate with a 12-month

internship rotation in Pediatrics, Medicine, Surgery,

Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology; I have clinical

knowledge in the US; knowledge of ICH-GCP Guidelines,

Clinical Trial Monitoring and Research Site Coordination;

Case Management and able to use and train on utilization of

Electronic Health Records (EHR) - CERNER solutions, PDS

practice management, Practice fusion, ALTEER and AdvancedMD

for efficient work flow and productivity.

Education

COLLEGE: College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State

Nigeria

MAJOR: Medicine & Surgery

DEGREE: MBBS, October 2002

COURSES: Anatomy,

Physiology, Biochemistry, Surgery, Medicine, Pediatrics

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Pathology, Chemical

Pathology, Microbiology

Pharmacology, Preventive and Social Medicine

Expertise and Achievements

MAJOR: Clinical Research Professional Development Program

INSTITUTE: Kriger Research Center, Inc

DATE OF COMPLETION: July 2008

COURSES:

- ICH GCP Training

- Clinical Site Monitoring (site selection, initiation,

monitoring and close-out)

- Adverse Event Reporting

- Pharmacology for Clinical Research Professionals

MAJOR: Clinical Research Training

INSTITUTE: National Institute of Health

DATE OF COMPLETION: March 2007

GRADE: 100%

COURSES:

- Ethical Issues in Human Subjects Research

- Roles and Responsibilities of the Institution

- Roles and Responsibilities of the Investigator

- Regulatory Issues

- Clinical Investigation and the Mass Media

Professional Experience

2011 - Present Compassionate Pain Management, Seaford, DE United

States

Extern and Medical Scribe, Foreign

Physician Training for USA License

- Proficient in the use of EHR - Alteer Office and Practice

Fusion for physician documentation

- Work closely under the supervision of a licensed attending

physician, clerk and examine patients with chronic pain.

Achieved a good understanding of clinical practice, proper

documentation of visit encounter appropriate for specific

billing codes, use of ICD codes specific to presenting

complaints and possible diagnosis and appropriate plan of

care and treatment specific to each patient.

- Ensure encounter notes are completed and signed off by the

end of day to allow for billing thus ensuring

reimbursements are done in a timely manner.

- Ensure the Delaware prescription monitoring program is

checked for each patient being seen for the day to ensure

compliance with the pain contract and avoid the practice

prescribing narcotics to a doctor shopping/ drug seeking

patient.

- Restructured the encounter note template to improve

workflow and efficiency in completing visit encounter;

obtain prior authorizations for medications that will most

likely provide appreciable pain relief to patient thus

discouraging diversion of drugs if intended and complete

justification for use of non-preferred medications (which

have been proven to be very effective in patient's pain

management) in patients with work injuries which otherwise

would not be approved for use due to cost.

- Recommend relief from acute or chronic pain through the

use of medications, nerve blocks, electrical stimulation,

massage, aqua and physical therapies as well as low level

laser treatment; relief from adhesions by TX-1 procedure

and PRP/ stem cells which the office provides.

- Discuss possible medication change and options with

patients to obtain adequate pain relief and reduce out of

pocket cost utilizing manufacturer's prescription coupons

and discount cards.

- Perform Ankle Brachial Index on patients with venous

insufficiency, smokers, diabetes, etc.

2008 - 2011 Family Health of Delaware, Dover, DE United States

EHR trainer, Medical Office Technician &

Personal Assistant to the Medical

Director

- Proficient training, use and knowledge of electronic

health records using Ambulatory CERNER solutions and

Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN)

- Gave support to physicians and nursing staff on

utilization of the EHR to

maintain an efficient work flow; liaised with CERNER

technical support

staff for resolutions as often as needed and built note

templates.

- Step-by-step training of support staff on use of EHR -

CERNER solutions

and PDS practice management for appointment scheduling,

medical billing

and insurance management to improve workflow and

insurance

reimbursements to the practice.

- Trained clinical staff on use of Power Chart, medication

reconciliation,

health maintenance, meaningful use, electronic transfer

of medical records

from PowerChart, template formatting and macros for

physician

documentation, upload of documents into Power Chart,

physician

documentations and encounter notes; e-script,

generation of superbills from

Power Chart and summary of visit; all to improve work

efficiency and

compliance.

- Able to perform day to day running of the practice from

intake to check out,

appointment scheduling, verification and update of

demographic and

insurance information, perform insurance eligibility,

processing of

emergency and hospital transfers, pre-authorization

requirements for

procedures and medications to ensure continuity of

workflow if designated

staff calls out due to emergency.

- Performed EKG, PFT, Ambulatory sleep study and ANSAR's

FDA approved ANX

3.0 and coordinated both the pain management and

counseling units of the

Practice for more than 12 months working closely with

the Counselors.

2007 - 2009 Fellowship Health Resources, Milford, DE United States

Associate Clinician/ Case Manager

- Participated in treatment plans of clients to improve

quality of life and functioning

capabilities in the society where and when applicable,

- Necessity of understanding a client's baseline level of

functioning to recognize

significant deviations in wellbeing as possible signs

of decompensation or

deteriorating health and reporting to the appropriately

authority immediate,

- Empowered clients through therapeutic rapport, advocacy

and skill building; encouraged and prepared clients for

employments in the community through the

Vocational Rehabilitation and

Employment Services which provides some form of

esteem and that they are not

restricted to the activities of the group home.

- Promoted group process and community integration by

introducing clients to age

appropriate community networks like

CHEER and attending non-profit activities

which they looked forward to weekly

as well as individualized one-on-one shopping.

2007 - 2008 Kriger Research Center Inc., Huntsville, Ontario Canada

Clinical Research Associate (Intern)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Developed Case Report Forms, Informed Consent Forms, Site

Monitoring Visit, Site

Initiation Visit and Close out Visit checklists,

- Verified case report form information against source

documents and reconciled data

entry queries.

PROJECTS:

I - Efficacy of the lowering effect of XXXX on blood

concentrations of low-density

lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients with normal and

elevated blood

concentrations of LDL-C.

II - Phase II Study of the Healing Effects of XXX on diabetic

foot ulcer.

III - Phase I Study of the Safety and Dose determination of

XX for Bladder cancer,

melanoma and colon cancer.

IV - Survey: Proper Use and Cost reduction strategies for

prescription and

non-prescription drugs.

2002 - 2003 Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos

Nigeria

Physician Intern

I completed a 12-month rotational internship in Medicine,

Surgery, Pediatrics, Clinical Pathology, Obstetrics and

Gynecology. Duties included but not limited to the

following:

- Clerking of patients and / relatives; clinic consultations

and follow-up of patients.

- Ward admissions through the clinics or the emergency room

and ward rounds.

- Diagnostic and Therapeutic duties when on-call and during

clinic sessions after

consulting with the Registered Doctors and/or Attending

Physician as necessary.

- Clinical presentation of cases and discussions with the

Medical unit which comprises

the Consultants, Registered Doctors and Medical Interns.

- Grand round, clinical seminar, radio-pathology sessions and

clinical pathology session

attendance and participation; 4-Week rotation in chemical

pathology with mandatory

phlebotomy sessions at least twice weekly and laboratory

attendance and participation

in specimen analysis.

Expertise and Achievements

MAJOR: Clinical Research Professional Development Program

INSTITUTE: Kriger Research Center, Inc

DATE OF COMPLETION: July 2008

MAJOR: Clinical Research Training

INSTITUTE: National Institute of Health

DATE OF COMPLETION: March 2007

GRADE: 100%

Certifications

Member of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria since

2002

Member of International Bio-Pharmaceutical Association since

2008

ANSAR ANX 3.0 certified since 2010

Member of American Registry of Medical Assistants since 2011

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