Health Assistant

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December 12, 2010

Tesfaye R Guyassa

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ROFESSIONAL GOAL I want grow my health research skills to full potential to be able to contribute to institutions effort to solve real world

health problems

Skills proficient in Microsoft Office (excel, database, word and power point) Epi info, Tata and SPSS software. Teaching and team leading skills

and well grounded on research questionnaire development and on different types of study designs and data analysis.

EDUCATION

The Witwatersrand University School of Public Health Johannesburg, South

Africa

MSc in Epidemiology and Biostatistics 01/2005 – 12/2007

Diploma in Public Health 01/2004 – 12/2005

Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Bachelors of Medicine 09/1992 – 07/1996

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XPERIENCE:

8/2008 – 08/2010 Dr Matty Mathivannnan’s Medical Office Washington Hospital Center

Medical Assistant: Customer care, taking vital signs and triaging patients, follow up of referrals and lab results.

Communicate with patients and their families and other medical and office assistants. Filing and retrieving patients’ files.

Coding and filling surveillance forms. Counseling patients on preventive health interventions, smoking cessation and

importance of regular exercises was crucial part of my job. I received BLS and ACLS certifications at the hospital.

10/2007 – 10/2008 Washington St Mary Health Institute Washington DC

Assistant Instructor Pharmacy Tech: I lectured on fundamentals of pharmacy, basics of clinical trials and drug development

process. I also equipped the trainees with basic calculations, computer skills (MS Office, and pharmacy Database), ethical

conduct, and customer care. Eight of the 10 trainees passed the pharmacy Technician Board Certification Exam.

11/2006 – 10/2007 Ministry of Health, Palliative Care Dept Gaborone, Botswana

Principal Health Officer: Initiated and coordinated the development of palliative care guideline and training manual for three

levels of health workers. Lead the team that trained 50 nurses and physicians on palliative care using the manuals developed.

Mobilized support from stakeholders for the establishment of the training program. I was a member to HIV/AIDS and

Antiretroviral Committee, Counseling and Social Support and Health Research Review Committee. I supervised the

recruitment of study subjects, data gathering process and the follow up of missed appointments and incomplete questionnaires.

08/2000 – 11/2006 Kanye Seventh Day Hospital Kanye, Botswana

Senior Health Officer: Managed inpatients and outpatients, surveillance of infectious diseases of public importance such as

polio, TB and HIV/AIDS. I developed questionnaire and did survey on prevalence of hypertension in the local community

which was 18 % for patients above age 40. I was extensively involved in creating awareness on HIV for the high risk

population such as the youth and people with Sexually transmitted diseases.

08/1996 – 08/2000 Nekemte Hospital Nekemt, Ethiopia

Medical Officer: I was full time clinician in both outpatient and inpatient. I had worked as a assistant director for clinical

activities. I liaised with nongovernmental organizations and helped the needy who came to the hospital.