MEDICAL EDUCATION

**** ******** ******** ********* *******, University of Texas Health Northeast, Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, TX (07/2012 - 07/2015).

**** *.*. **.*., (Commensurate with M.D. degree), July 2007, College of Medicine, Baghdad University

(09/2001-07/2007).

INTERNAL MEDICINE BOARD CERTIFICATION

2015 Board Certified with the highest score among peers in the state of Texas in August 2015.

MEDICAL LICENSURE

2017 Florida Medical License issued in May 11th, 2017. Medical License Number: ME132459.

2014 Texas Medical License issued in August 1st, 2014. Medical License Number: Q1337.

PRESENT ACADEMIC POSITION

2020 Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Texas Health Science Center in Tyler, TX.

2020 American College of Physicians Texas Chapter Director at Large.

2018 Core Faculty at University of Texas Health East Texas Internal Medicine Residency Program.

2018 Fellow at American College of Physicians FACP.

2016 Faculty at University of Texas Good Shepherd Internal Medicine Residency Program.

2016 TXACP clinical vignettes and poster presentation Judge.

2015 American College of Physicians Chair of the Council of Early Career Physicians.

2015 American College of Physicians Texas Chapter Board Director.

2014 American College of Physician Texas Resident Representative and Internal Medicine Advocate for American College of Physicians Leadership Day in May 2015. Advocating and representing all Texas residents in Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.

2013 Texas ACP Resident Representative for all Internal Medicine residents in Texas.

2013 Resident Class Representative (Equal to Chief Resident) for my internal medicine residency program. (07/2013-07/2015).

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

2018 Core Faculty and Hospitalist at University of Texas Health East Texas Internal Medicine Residency Program. UT Health East Texas Medical center in Tyler, TX (03/01/2018 - Present).

Programmatic operations, including but not limited to the recruitment, selection, instruction, supervision, advising, evaluation, documentation, and advancement of residents.

Interviewed Internal Medicine residency candidates twice weekly during the interview season.

Participated in all rank meetings and helped the PD in ranking those candidates.

Established and maintained strong relationships with educational partners in the community.

Participated in ensuring to get initial accreditation of the program through application of ACGME common and specialty requirements.

Ensured compliance with institutional and program-based policies and procedures.

Commitment to attend national meetings to enhance skills and participation in the development of graduate medical education at the national level.

Demonstrated excellence in an overall mix of skills including patient care, clinical teaching, and scholarly activity that advance clinical medicine and institutional service.

2016 Faculty and Hospitalist at UT Northeast – Good Shepherd Internal Medicine Residency Program,

Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, TX (08/01/2016-08/01/2017).

Daily census is 22-27 patients.

Daily teaching rounds with Internal Medicine residents.

Daily admissions.

Participated in morning report

Supervision and teaching in the residency program’s didactics, and poster presentations

Interviewed Internal Medicine residency candidates during the interview season.

2015 Hospitalist at University of Texas Health East Texas Medical center in Tyler, TX (07/01/2015 - Present).

Daily census is 22-28 patients.

Daily rounding, admissions and discharges.

2015 Internal Medicine Resident at UT Health Northeast, Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, TX (07/2012-07/2015).

Fulfilled my inpatient and outpatient care duties to the best of my ability

Completed and presented more than 20 PowerPoint presentations.

Served on 4 hospital committees in an effort to provide continuous quality improvement.

Provided resident leadership by being Texas North East Resident Representative to the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) Board of Directors for the Texas Chapter. Also, by being a Resident Class Representative for my internal medicine residency program.

2015 American College of Physician Texas Resident Representative for American College of Physicians.

Leadership Day in May 2015. Represented all Texas residents to the Senates and House Representatives in Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.

2013 Texas ACP Resident Representative of the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) Board of Directors for the Texas Chapter.

Communicating with the chief residents of internal medicine residency programs in Texas.

Participated in some of the ACP resolutions

Represented Texas Internal Medicine residents for ACP Texas chapter and national ACP events.

2011 Internal Medicine Clinical Trainee, Adventist Hinsdale Teaching Hospital and Advanced Renal Care Clinics in Hinsdale, Lombard and Bolingbrook, IL (08/11-09/11).

2010 Kaplan Medical Instructor at Kaplan Medical Center in Houston, TX (06/2010-06/2012).

HONORS AND AWARDS

2020 Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Texas Health Science Center in Tyler, TX.

2020 American College of Physicians Texas Chapter Director at Large.

2018 Fellow at American College of Physicians FACP. (2018-Present).

2015 Highest ABIM score in Texas with an honor letter from American Board of Internal Medicine.

2015 American College of Physicians Chair of the Council of Early Career Physicians.

2015 American College of Physicians Texas Chapter Board Director. The Board's primary role is to govern, to define the chapter's goals, and to nurture and strengthen the ACP organization. Board members are elected to represent the needs, desires, and attitudes of the chapter members (2015-Present).

2014 American College of Physician Texas Resident Representative for American College of Physicians Leadership Day in May 2015. Representing all Texas residents in Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.

2014 Texas ACP Resident Representative of the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) Board of Directors for the Texas Chapter.

2014 2nd place Award for the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) Northeast Poster Presentation Competition. A case of Carney Triad and Gastrointestinal Stromal Malignant Tumor in 22 yrs old Female (05/2014)

2013 Resident Class Representative (Equal to Chief Resident) for my internal medicine residency program. (07/2013-07/2014).

2013 American College of Physicians (ACP) Doctor dilemma

This is an ACP annual jeopardy for the best residents of each Internal Medicine Residency programs in the country. I was chosen by the Program Director to represent my program in this competition.

2010 Acknowledgements from the Iraqi Ministers of Health and Higher Education for extraordinary efforts in Internal Medicine Research (2008&2010)

2008 Intern of the year in Iraq (An award based on the number of calls, hours, and successfully managed patients).

2007 Top 20 in graduating class, out of 205 students class in Baghdad College of Medicine (07/2007)

2006 First Rank out of the entire Medical School (2006)

2006 Honor Degree in Internal Medicine, Clinical Surgery, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, E.N.T, Psychiatry and Dermatology in Medical School (2006)

2005 Highest scores in Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Bacteriology, Parasitology, Public Health, Pathology, Forensic Medicine and Computer Science (2001-2005).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2014 Primary Researcher, UT Health Northeast Resident’s Research Day, Tyler, TX

Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis, A protocol of Discontinuation. A quality Improvement Project presented at UT Health Northeast in Tyler, TX

Emmanuel Elueze, Emmanuel Elueze MD, PhD, FACP. Internal Medicine Residency Program Director and Associate Chair and Associate Professor UTHSCT.

2009 Researcher, Iraqi Scientific Council of Internal Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq (04/2009-03/2010).

Valvular abnormalities in uremic patients on dialysis

Dr. Hamid K. Al-Janabi, Chairman of Department of Medicine.

2009 Researcher, University of Bagdad-College of Medicine and Iraqi Scientific Council of Internal Medicine,

Baghdad, Iraq (02/2006-02/2008)

Abnormal Lipid Profile in Healthy Young Male Smokers

Dr. Hamid K. Al-Janabi, Chairman of Department of Medicine.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

2014 Yousif, H., MD; Shayne Skarda, MD; Emmanuel Elueze, MD

A case of Carney Triad and Gastrointestinal Stromal Malignant Tumor in 22 yrs old Female. Poster Presentation presented at 2014 American College of Physician Northeast Resident Day, Clinical Vignette Competition, UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. 2nd place award was achieved.

2014 Yousif, H., MD; Curtis Okpara, MD; Prashanth Peddi, MD; Emmanuel Elueze, MD

A case of Insulinoma. Poster Presentation presented at 2014 American College of Physician Northeast Resident Day, Clinical Vignette Competition, UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX.

2014 Yousif, H., MD; Nadia Siddiqi, DO; Prashanth Peddi, MD; Emmanuel Elueze, MD

A case of CSF Leak. Poster Presentation presented at 2014 American College of Physician Northeast Resident Day, Clinical Vignette Competition, UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX.

2014 Yousif, H., MD; Sudha Yanamandra, MD; Emmanuel Elueze, MD

A case of Burning Mouth Syndrome. Poster Presentation presented at 2014 American College of Physician Northeast Resident Day, Clinical Vignette Competition, UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX.

2013 Yousif, H., MD; Prashanth Peddi, MD; Salam Zeineddine, MD; Emmanuel Elueze, MD

“Diagnosing Wernicke’s Encephalopathy in The Absence of the Typical Classic Triad”. Poster Presentation presented at 2013 American College of Physician Northeast Clinical Vignette Competition, Baylor College of Medicine in Dallas, TX.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

2020 Yousif, H. Patient Safety monthly workshop presenter and instructor at UT Health Northeast in Tyler, TX.

2014 Yousif, H. Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis, A protocol of Discontinuation. A Quality Improvement Project presented at UT Health Northeast in Tyler, TX.

2010 Yousif, H. Incidence of Post Traumatic and Acute Traumatic Stress disorders in The Modern History of Iraq. Oral Presentation presented at: Iraqi Ministry of Health/ The Annual Psychiatric Conference; Baghdad, Iraq.

2010 Yousif, H. Valvular Dysfunction in Uremic Patients on Dialysis. Oral Presentation presented at:

Iraqi Scientific Council of Internal Medicine; Baghdad, Iraq.

2010 Yousif, H. Incidence of Post Traumatic and Acute Traumatic Stress disorders in The Modern History

of Iraq. Oral Presentation presented at: Iraqi Ministry of Health/ The Annual Psychiatric Conference;

Baghdad, Iraq.

2009 Yousif, H. Tuberculosis In Iraq During The Last Three Decades. Oral Presentation presented at:

Medical City Center/The Annual Iraqi National Interns’ Conference; Baghdad, Iraq.

2009 Yousif, H. Abnormal Lipid Profile In Healthy Iraqi Young Male Smokers. Oral Presentation

presented at: Iraqi Scientific Council of Internal Medicine and University of Baghdad/Department of

Medicine; Baghdad, Iraq.

2008 Yousif, H. HIV in Iraq After the War. Oral Presentation presented at: Medical City Center/The

Annual Iraqi National Interns’ Conference; Baghdad, Iraq.

2007 Yousif, H. Congenital Anomalies in Iraq. Oral Presentation presented at: Medical City

Center/The Annual Iraqi National Interns’ Conference; Baghdad, Iraq.

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

2020 Core Competency Committee (Residency Program Faculty Committee). University of Texas Health East Texas Internal Medicine Residency Program.

2020 Patient Safety Committee. University of Texas Health East Texas Internal Medicine Residency Program.

2018 Patient Resuscitation Committee. University of Texas Health East Texas Medical Center.

2018 Medical Education Committee (Residency Program Faculty Committee). University of Texas Health East Texas Internal Medicine Residency Program.

2016 Medical Education Committee (Residency Program Faculty Committee). University of Texas Good Shepherd Internal Medicine Residency Program.

2015 Medical Records, Coding and Billing Committee

To improve physician’s documentation in the hospital.

To maximize the coding and billing through proper accurate documentation.

To increase physician’s compliance regarding documentation time frame.

2015 Medication Reconciliation and Discharge Process Committee

Worked towards improving the patient’s transfer and discharge process.

Developed a plan to help obtaining the patient’s home medications list in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

2018 Board of Directors Committee at American College of Physicians Texas Chapter.

2014 Board of Directors Committee at Good Shephard Medical Center.

2014 Resident Steering Committee (Residency Program Administration Meeting)

Served as a class representative that transfers other residents’ suggestions and concerns to the internal medicine residency program director and the program administration.

Participated in improving the medical students’ education program while being in their internal medicine rotation.

2014 Medical Education Committee (Residency Program Faculty Meeting)

Represented all the residents of my program at the monthly faculty meeting

Presented all residents quality improvement projects and their monthly progress to my program faculty during these meetings.

Transferred all residents’ suggestions and concerns to my residency program faculty.

2013 American College of Physicians (ACP) Doctor dilemma

This is an ACP annual jeopardy for the best residents of each Internal Medicine Residency programs in the country. I was chosen by the Program Director to represent my program in this competition.

INTERNATIONAL HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE

2010 Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine Intern, Al-Madaen Hospital, Iraq (02/10-04/10)

Internal Medicine Clinical Trainee, Janin Clinic of Cardiology, Iraq (02/08-04/10)

Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine Intern, Al-Imam Ali Hospital, Iraq (12/09-02/10)

2009 Psychiatry Intern, Ibn-Rushd Teaching Hospital for Psychiatric Diseases, Iraq (09/09-12/09))

Oncology, Radiotherapy, and Chemotherapy Intern, Radiotherapy Institute and Hospital, Iraq

(06/09-09/09)

Infectious Diseases Intern, Ibn Zuhur Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Iraq (04/09-06/09)

Neurosurgery and Emergency Medicine Intern, Medical City Center, Iraq (03/09-04/09)

Pediatric, Neonatal Care and Emergency Department Intern, Medical City Center, Al-Mansoor Teaching Hospital, Iraq (10/08-03/09)

2008 Obstetrics and Gynecology and Emergency Department Intern, Medical City Center, Baghdad Teaching

Hospital, Iraq (09/08-10/08)

Surgery and Emergency Department Intern, Medical City Center, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Iraq (06/08-09/08)

Internal Medicine/Coronary Care Intern, Medical City Center, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Iraq (05/08-06/08)

Internal Medicine and Emergency Department Intern, Medical City Center, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Iraq (02/08-06/08)

Internal Medicine and Emergency Department Clinical Volunteer, Medical City Center, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Iraq (08/07-02/08)

2007 Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Pediatric Surgery and Emergency Department Intern, Medical

City Center, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Iraq (05/07-07/07)

Surgery and Emergency Department Intern, Medical City Center, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Iraq (03/07-05/07)

Internal Medicine, Coronary Care and Emergency Departments Intern, Medical City Center, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Iraq (12/06-03/07)

2006 Pediatric, Neonatal Care and Emergency Department Intern, Medical City Center, Al-Mansoor Teaching

Hospital, Iraq (09/06-12/06)

Obstetrics and Gynecology and Emergency Department Intern, Medical City Center, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Iraq (07/06-09/06)

●Took a complete history and performed physical exams; communicated with patients and staff in a professional manner; read charts and other sources of clinical information

●Completed appropriate medical records, documents and plans according to protocol and in a precise and timely manner; comprehensive evaluation emphasizing diagnosis, risk identification, and preventive care;

Gave oral case presentations; attended rounds and conferences; prescribed primary essential management and work up in ER; had calls in the ER and wards about 3x/week

●Performed some invasive procedures like thoracentesis, chest tube insertion, paracentesis, Bone Marrow Biopsy, pediatric exchange transfusion, NG tube insertion, Intraosseous line insertion, lumbar puncture.

CERTIFICATIONS

2018 Fellow at American College of Physicians FACP. (2018-Present).

2017 Institute of Health Care Improvements Course, (07/2014-Present).

2015 ABIM Board Certified with the highest score among peers in the state of Texas in August 2015

2014 Basic Life Support Certificate, American Heart Association (06/14 – Present).

2014 Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate, (06/2014 – Present).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2016 American College of Physicians (ACP)

2015 American Medical Association (AMA)

2015 Institute of Health Care Improvement (IHI)

2011 Kaplan Medical Honor Society.

2008 Iraqi Medical Association

2008 Anti-Tuberculosis Society

2008 Iraqi Family Planning Society

2007 Blood Bank Friends Society

LANGUAGES

Fluent in English and Arabic; mild to intermediate verbal skills and excellent writing skills in French.

HOBBIES, INTERESTS, AND OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

●Enjoy team sports like basketball and soccer.

●Traveling.

●Chess

●Watch Collector.

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