Sahla Hassan

• Taking hand over of patients admitted to ICU before consultant rounds.
• Attending to each patient during rounds, doing detailed evaluation including reviewing medical history and presenting complaints and clinical examination.
• Making notes in daily treatment plan and revising drug chart.
• Identifying any potential issues of patient admitted like hemodynamic instability, airway compromise, respiratory failure.
• Receiving new patient to ICU, doing a detailed assessment and formulate a management plan by involving my senior.
• Assisting in emergency or elective procedures like endotracheal intubation, ICD insertion, Tracheostomy etcetera.
• Performing ultrasound guided central line, arterial line and HD catheter insertion and diagnostic procedures like lumbar puncture, ascitic tapping, bone marrow examination and biopsy.
• Documentation of transfer summary for the patient shifted out of ICU to room.
• Take part in academic meetings conducted by the department.

I was recruited to COVID-19 Isolation Unit which functioned under Department of General Medicine. My duties were

• To undertake ward and ICU rounds and make appropriate notes.
• To review investigations and document the findings.
• To participate in consultant rounds and carry out orders.
• To communicate with relatives regarding updates.
• To see new suspected COVID cases, administer immediate treatment and order necessary investigations.
• Involving my senior in case of acute worsening of any patient in ward/ICU.
• To prepare and review discharge summary of patients.
• Hand over patient details to colleague upon finishing my shift in an orderly and efficient manner.

The Emergency Medicine department at Jubilee Mission Hospital is a well-established and efficiently functioning specialty with a 40 bedded facility including a resuscitation bay and high dependency unit. The department also offers training to two post graduate residents in the MD program each year and is highly recognized for its excellent clinical teaching and career advancement opportunities. As a junior resident in the department my roles were:

• To do an initial assessment based on patient's observations, history and relevant clinical examination.
• To prescribe appropriate initial treatment and order urgent investigations.
• To involve my senior after reviewing the patient and make a decision on further plan of management.
• To involve in active resuscitation of unstable patient by collaborating with a team of doctors.
• To attend academics conducted every week for junior residents by consultants.
• To participate in community activities/outreach programs like BLS and First aid training as a team while undertaking independent roles in each program.

The 2 years' experience of working in a busy and very demanding job as an emergency doctor, has made me confident about my ability to perform well under pressure and be a good team player. I have had opportunity take part in managing all kinds of acute emergencies on a day-to-day basis.