AMINU GANGO FIKIN

CHIEF CONSULTANT FAMILY PHYSICIAN

WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE, FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, NGURU. NIGERIA.

Mobile phone: +234-****-*** 867; +234-****-*** 509

Email:adpzr5@r.postjobfree.com, adpzr5@r.postjobfree.com ORCIDNumber: Orcid.org/000-0001-6631-7180

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fikin aminu-a532a930

Professional Summary

Skilled Family physician of West African College of physicians and national postgraduate medical college of Nigeria with 11 years of exemplary service in the medical field.

Committed to providing excellence care and services to patients, listening to each individuals concerns, and treating for whole body.

Experience in a variety of healthcare settings and with many different patients age ranges from paediatric to geriatics.

Determined team player that is able to collaborate with other medical staff to devise effective treatment solutions.

Dedicated professional striving to maintain the high standards of the field,

Proven leadership within a healthcare environment, both medically and administratively.

Coupled with roles as chairman, advisory committee, acting medical director,

Lecturer and preceptor. Knowledge of coordinating quality assurance.

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND CHIEF CONSULTANT FAMILY PHYSICIAN, WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN 02/10/2019 TO CURRENT (2021). FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE – NGURU, YOBE STATE. NIGERIA.

Provided continuing and comprehensive medical care, health maintenance, preventive services to each member of family regardless of sex, age, or health problems

Appropriately diagnosed and treated a variety of diseases and injuries in a urgent care centre in emergency unit

Met with patients to discuss medical history and current complaints.

Conducted physical assessments of relevant body areas and performed standardized test to check response.

Teamed with other physicians, specialist and healthcare providers to improve well -rounded care for complexes cases.

Determined appropriate treatment to achieve cure.

Delivered personalized service to maximize patient outcomes and satisfaction.

Facilitated reduction in costs for supplies and staffing to application of lean medical principles.

Maintained success rate for patient goal attainment as measured by annual follow-ups and surveys.

Succeeded in reduction in surgeries by working with patients, administrative staff and nurses practitioners to suggest alternative treatment

Expanded rate of referrals through networking with other physicians and medical staff in the area,

Facilitated raise re-imbursement by collaborating with National insurance scheme staff and National health insurance companies to explain treatments.

Diagnosed and treated patients who were ill and injured.

Prepared strategies for medical care.

Prescribed drugs for varying ailments.

Maintained infection control and taught safety procedures.

Advised and educated patients regarding diet, hygiene and effective disease prevention

Grand ward lecturer and teaching and supervising medical officers and resident doctors.

ACHIEVEMENTS: Successfully developed a database to effectively monitor laboratory testing, results and follow-up treatment for patients in the general outpatient clinics with successful rate of 20%.

UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI TEACHING HOSPITAL– MAIDUGURI- SABBATICAL LEAVE AS FELLOW OF WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF PYYSICIAN (FAMILY MEDICINE) 2/10/2018 to 30/9/2019

Providing current and complete documentation in the medical record that reflects the care and services provided to the patients.

Execution history and physical assessments as indicated.

Developing a plan of treatment/care for the patients that also includes education and follow-up visits. Collaborated with administrative staffs and nurses to reduce hours spent on paperwork.

Partakes in the quality improvement and medical management plans as directed by guidelines.

Provides directives to staff for efficient and smooth running team.

Complete and maintain problem list, medication list disease management forms, preventive maintenance flow sheet and medical record forms.

Responsible for providing excellent care in an outpatient clinical setting. Treatment of Chronic disease management.

Coordination of specialty services for consultation and treatment for patients.

Creative regarding the development of wellness programmes.

Establishment of department of Family Medicine for Postgraduate Medical training in Family Medicine in collaboration with West African College of Physicians and National postgraduate medical college of Nigeria

Re-organization of general Outpatient clinics of the hospital for effective and efficient service delivery for patients at the right time.

Responsible for Family medicine clinical teaching to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

EDUCATION

Fellowship in cutaneous and laser surgery, 2019, Institute of Dermatology, Bangkok, Thailand

M.Sc.: Clinical Dermatology 2017 University of Hertfordshire - United Kingdom (U.K.) Emphasis in academic English programmes & Continuing education in the connect programme

Postgraduate diploma in Primary care Clinical dermatology 2013 Institute of Dermatology - Bangkok, Thailand

Fellowship in Family Medicine (FWACP, FM) 2011 West African college of Physicians

Fellowship in Family Medicine (FMCFM) 2010 National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria

MBA: Marketing 1998 University of Maiduguri - Maiduguri, Borno State. Nigeria

Bachelor of Medicine: Bachelor of Surgery 1989 University of Maiduguri - Maiduguri, Borno State. Nigeria

Computer certificate in Data processing 2013 Jigawa Ministry of Education, Science &Technology - Dutse

GCSE: 1982 Mbiya Government Secondary School - Takum, Taraba State. Nigeria

Primary leaving certificate: Elementary 1977 Za- Dumne primary school - Dumne, Adamawa State. Nigeria

Research and publications

1. Typhoid ileal perforation in a semi-urban tertiary health institution in north-eastern Nigeria. BA Grema, I Aliyu, GC Michael, A Musa, AG Fikin, BM Abubakar & S Olusegun. South African Family Practice. Published online: 26 Jul2018. https://doi.org/10.1080/20786190.2018.1481604

2. Knowledge of venomous snakes, snakebite first aid, treatment, and prevention among clinicians in northern Nigeria: a cross-sectional multicentre study.God power C. Michaela,*, Bukar A. Grema, Ibrahim Aliyu, Mohammed A. Alhaji, Teslim O. Lawald, Haliru Ibrahim, Aminu G. Fikin, Fatima S. Gyarang, Kennedy N. Kaneh, Thomas D. Thacheri, Abba K. Badamasij and Emmanuel Ogwuchek..Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2018; 112: 47–56 doi:10.1093/trstmh/try028 Advance Access publication 29 March 2018

3. A1.ACNE VULGARIS: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS IN PRIMARY CARE – A REVIEW.De-kaa, NLP1, Fikin A2, Michael GC3, Atabo NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICEVol 9 No 4, 2018

4. A Comparison of Pain Scores in Neonatal Circumcision with or without Local Anesthesia in Jos, Nigeria. Aminu Gango Fikin, Stephen Yohanna .

Nigerian Medical Journal Volume 61 Issue 1 :11-15 January-February 2020

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