Dr Nidhina Cini Earnest

• Recruited as a full-time General Practice Medical Officer in a busy, multiethnic public primary care setting, providing ambulatory services to patients from diverse backgrounds.
• Excited to be working in a leading healthcare institution in the UAE that integrates advanced clinical technology and modern practice management, aligned with evidence-based medicine.
• Responsible for managing chronic conditions, conducting preventive health screenings, performing minor procedures, and offering occupational health consultations.
• Actively enhancing communication and interpersonal skills through daily interactions with patients and colleagues from various nationalities, cultures, and language backgrounds.
• Collaborating as part of an interdisciplinary team that includes pharmacists, specialist nurses, and medical consultants.
• Committed to ongoing professional development, with internationally recognised certifications including:
• Advanced Life Support – Resuscitation Council UK
• Clinical Governance Training – MedAmbitions
• OET (Medicine) – Grade B in all modules
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• This role strengthens my long-term goal of transitioning into the Australian healthcare system under the Competent Authority Pathway, equipping me with the readiness to deliver safe and effective care in high-volume, multicultural clinical environments.

• Cardiology & Acute Care: Managed ACS (STEMI/NSTEMI), arrhythmias, heart failure, and hypertensive crises in ED, CCU, and outpatient settings. Performed ECG interpretation, Holter monitoring, TMT, and assisted in echocardiography.
• Inpatient & ICU Care: Monitored post-angioplasty, post-CABG, and heart failure patients, optimizing medications and detecting complications early. Assisted in coronary angiography, angioplasty, and pacemaker implantation
• Chronic Disease Management: Provided comprehensive care for hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, COPD, and heart failure, ensuring optimal medication management, lifestyle counseling, and long-term follow-up.
• Home Care Leadership: In charge of home care services, coordinating primary and cardiac care for a designated population. Conducted urgent home visits and preventive care, reducing hospital admissions.
• Procedures & Palliative Support: Performed wound care, catheterization, NG tube insertion, IV therapy, and symptom management for homebound and palliative patients.
• Multidisciplinary Coordination & Teaching: Collaborated with specialists, nurses, and physiotherapists to provide holistic care. Provided bedside teaching for interns and nurses on ECG interpretation, arrhythmia management, and cardiac emergencies.
• Quality Improvement & Research: Led NEWS system implementation in home care, conducted clinical audits, including LFT monitoring in statin therapy.

Worked in a 500-bed government district hospital with a 10-bed CCU during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing continuous acute cardiac care under resource-limited and high-risk conditions

• Supervised by Dr. N Syam, MD (Medicine), DM (Cardiology), Chief Consultant Cardiologist

• Managed patients with ACS, heart failure, and arrhythmias, including those with COVID-related cardiac complications

• Participated in consultant-led CCU rounds, triaged emergencies, and prioritised care based on severity

• Interpreted ECGs, assisted in Holter monitoring, TMT, and supervised echocardiography

• Responded to peri-arrest and cardiac arrest situations as part of the hospital's resuscitation team

• Completed clinical documentation, discharge summaries, and coordinated interdepartmental referrals

• Contributed to infection control practices and delivered bedside support to junior staff during peak COVID surges

• Demonstrated flexibility, resilience, and commitment to delivering uninterrupted cardiac services throughout the pandemic

• Emergency Triage & Acute Management: Rapid assessment, resuscitation, and stabilization of critically ill patients, including cardiac, respiratory, and neurological emergencies.
• Procedural & Airway Skills: Performed endotracheal intubation, bag-mask ventilation, peripheral/central venous access, ABG sampling, urinary catheterization, wound suturing, and fracture stabilization.
• Diagnostic & Medication Management: Interpreted ECGs, X-rays, and POCUS for emergency decision-making; administered thrombolytics, vasopressors, IV fluids, and analgesics as per emergency protocols.
• Multidisciplinary Coordination & Handover: Collaborated with ICU, cardiology, neurology, and surgical teams for patient care and ensured structured shift handovers with accurate documentation.
• Training, Quality Improvement & Audits: Conducted BLS training, bedside teaching, and participated in ED audits and protocol development to enhance patient safety and care quality.

• General Medicine – Managed acute and chronic medical conditions, interpreted ECGs and ABGs, and assisted in critical care management.
• General Surgery – Assisted in minor and major surgeries, including wound suturing, abscess drainage, and post-operative care.
• Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB-GYN) – Assisted in normal deliveries, C-sections, antenatal/ postnatal care, and performed basic gynecological procedures.
• Pediatrics & Neonatology – Monitored and managed neonatal jaundice, pediatric infections, dehydration, and immunization programs.
• Orthopedics – Assisted in fracture reductions, splinting, cast applications, and post-operative orthopedic care.
• Emergency Medicine & Casualty – Performed triage, resuscitation, and initial management of trauma, poisoning, and cardiac emergencies.
• Psychiatry – Assessed and managed patients with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and substance abuse disorders.
• Dermatology & Venereology – Diagnosed and treated common dermatological conditions and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
• Ophthalmology & ENT – Assisted in vision testing, cataract screenings, and basic ENT procedures like ear irrigation and nasal packing.
• Public Health & Community Medicine – Participated in vaccination programs, health camps, and preventive healthcare initiatives.
• COVID-19 Triage & ICU Duties – Managed COVID-19 cases, oxygen therapy, ventilator support, and infection control in triage and ICU.