Medical Public Health

Ambreen Hussain

Address: P.O. BOX: ***, *****, Nairobi, Kenya

Phone: + (254-***-******

Email: **********@*******.***

Public Health Medical Officer / Public Health Specialist / Research Assistant or Associate

Aspiring healthcare professional with rich exposure in handling all responsibilities of a medical officer in the healthcare sector. Excellent communicator with an ability to work within communities for spreading awareness of diseases and controlling and preventing infectious diseases while conducting research on public health, vector control and other medical issues. Excellent academic qualifications with Master of Public Health as well as Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H). Expertise in research, health intervention planning and implementation, needs analysis / assessment and advocacy. Hands-on experience in working across regions in Pakistan and Kenya with medical registration and licensed to practice from the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board, Kenya. Currently poised to contribute experience and share acquired skills as a public health officer or research associate while working as part of a dynamic team in an organisation of repute.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Public Health Program Program Evaluation Research Program Preventive and Therapeutic Procedures Addressing Communities / Groups Reporting Result Presentation Data Recording Reviewing Research Papers Documentation Research Methodologies Understanding Technical Developments

KEY SKILLS

Subject Knowledge – Expertise in planning programs, carrying out systematic reviews, managing critical appraisal techniques, utilising quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and planning for disaster and emergencies while providing appropriate responses. Adept in implementing health promotion strategies for controlling communicable diseases. Sound knowledge of epidemiology as well as causes, prevention and treatment of all communicable and non-communicable tropical diseases.

Medical Practice – Hands-on experience in investigating and diagnosing patients conditions while prescribing relevant treatment, performing procedures, conducting deliveries and assisting in surgeries.

Continuous Professional Development – Attended various medical-related programs, seminars, voluntarily organised charities fund raising and studying new medical research while accessing various medical-related websites.

Public Health – Innate ability to protect and improve health and well being of individuals and communities through health promotion activities for prevention of disease, injury, disability and premature death as well as protection from environmental and other hazards to health while enhancing quality of life.

Research – Skilled in conducting research on various scientific aspects related to public health, collecting and analysing data, drawing conclusions and preparing reports on the basis of findings.

Languages: English, Swahili and Urdu.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS ACROSS CAREER SPAN

Worked in the Medical Camp, set up in Northern area of Pakistan in 2005 for treating earthquake victims while providing first aid and resources such as medicines, food, blankets, clothing and other daily necessities of life. Successfully provided first aid to the injured and assisted in minor surgical procedures.

Worked voluntarily in a paediatric diabetic clinic in a government hospital in Pakistan in 2003 and assisted in clinical procedures; prepared and maintained patients’ records and participated in teaching the patients and their parents the correct method of injecting insulin.

Actively participated in many charity organisations fund raising project activities for helping orphans and victims of natural disasters trough efforts such as successfully selling tickets for charity shows, cooking and distributing food and assisted in running clothes stalls among other activities.

Played a vital role in initiating fund collection and food for the people living in parts of Kenya hit by drought and affected by floods in some areas of Pakistan in 2009 and 2010.

KEY DELIVERABLES ACROSS CAREER SPAN

Public Health

Assisting various divisions of the department in performing general medical work in a public health program in offices, laboratories and clinics while evaluating the effectiveness of administrative, diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic procedures used.

Carrying out research programs; directing and working with registered nurses, public health nurses, sanitary inspectors, bacteriologists, communicable disease specialists, toxicologists, epidemiologists, statisticians and other professionals in special public healthcare programs.

Addressing community groups on various public health issues.

Preparing correspondence and reports.

Research Assistance

Planning, organising and conducting research in scientific field for personal use in own research work.

Responsible for planning schedule according to variety of methods used, availability and quantity of resources and number of subordinate personnel assigned to participate in the project.

Conducting research utilising institution library, archives and collections and other sources of information while collecting, recording, analysing and evaluating facts.

Discussing findings with other personnel to evaluate validity of findings.

Archiving study documentation and correspondence.

Preparing final reports and occasionally manuscripts for study projects.

CAREER HISTORY

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Seminars Jan 2014 – Present

I have been attending various lectures and seminars, with a very wide range of topics in the field of Medicine to keep an up-to date information required to practice General Medicine.

Research Associate – Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Feb 2013 – Aug 2013

I was part of the 3rd year of the Operation Research of Chitral Child Survival Project (CCSP), a three year project which was initiated to increase the competence, retention and utilization of Community Midwives (CMW) services in Chitral, Pakistan.

My active participation includes conducting Literature review, Project planning, Data collection, Data analysis (Quantitative and Qualitative) and Project reporting, Post project evaluation and Final report writing.

Medical Officer

Dec 2005 – Jun 2007

Department of Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya

Intern/ House Officer

Oct 2004 – Oct 2005

Department of General Medicine and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Baqai Medical University Hospital, Pakistan

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Sep 2011 – Sep 2012

University of Sheffield, UK

Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H)

Feb 2011 – May 2011

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Jan 1998 – Dec 2003

Baqai Medical University, Pakistan

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and Internet-specific applications.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Permanent Resident of Kenya with work permit

References available on request

Ambreen Hussain Phone: + (254-********* Email: **********@*******.***

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