Aqib Ali Khalid

I completed a 4-week clinical attachment with Dr Ambreen Qureshi, who is a GP Principal at Stag Medical Centre.

During this time, i took on the following clinical duties;

1. Observed consultations

2. Participated in patient administration

3. Took patient histories

4. Performed physical examinations

5. Observed minor surgeries

• Updated and audited medical files to achieve accurate records. Kept detailed records of medical conditions and histories, providing exceptional and individualised care.
• Completed ward rounds of both Surgical and Medical patients to evaluate quality of care delivery.
• Assessed and examined patients to effectively triage and plan treatments. Conducted examinations on paediatric, adolescent and elderly patients.
• Prepared discharge summaries and linked up rehabilitation services. Advised patients on post-treatment care options, at-home plans and rehabilitation.
• Prescribed and administered medications topically, orally and via intravenous injections.
• Covered overnight shifts for acute care hospital with regular monitoring and detailed handovers.
• Educated and mentored medical students. I have also tutored my juniors and fellow colleagues for the preparation of PLAB exam.
• Cared for trauma patients, including following motor vehicle accidents and strokes.
• Treated 20-30 patients each day in Accident & Emergency.
• Educated patients on treatment options for various illnesses, collaborating with specialists to provide thorough education.
• Screened patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

Key Responsibilities

Attending ward rounds and ensuring all that is required regarding bloods, investigations are carried out throughout the day.

Making drug chart, vital monitoring, requesting Imaging scans and tracing reports, document everything in patient’s record, providing pre and post op care
Interpretation of all the basic investigations such as; ECG, All basic blood reports , X-rays

Working flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.

Demonstrating strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple tasks.

Effective handover skills including exchanging information about patient’s identification, current condition, treatment and medications, procedures and tests, care plans, pending tasks etc.

Prescribing and administering treatment

Demonstrating respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

Making emergency and routine referrals to specialist and multidisciplinary teams
Counselling patient on their risk factors and life style modifications History taking, performing relevant examinations of patients with lumps, swellings, ulcers and management of common surgical presentations such as, Acute Abdomen ,Acute Appendicitis, Acute Cholecystitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Peritonitis and other emergencies such as, RTA, fractures, trauma.
Observing and making notes of surgeries, such as, Appendectomy, Cholecystectomy(LAP and Open), Hernia repair, Hydrocele, Thyroidectomy, and Laparotomy.
Pre-op assessment ,obtaining GA fitness and Informed consent, Requesting and Interpreting labs, radiological and ultrasound scans.

Performed Procedures;
1-Blood sampling
2-IV Canulation
3-Giving IV/IM/ID/SC injections 4-NG tubes
4-Catheterisation
5-ABG sampling

6-Suturing and dressings, Nasogastric tube insertion

Procedures Assisted;

1. Lumbar puncture (paediatric and adolescent)
2. Spinal Anesthesia
3. Central line insertion
4. Endotracheal Intubation

5. Back slab, fracture reduction

Key Responsibilities
Attending ward rounds and ensuring all that is required regarding bloods, investigations are carried out throughout the day.

Assisting in both Ophthalmology outpatient and inpatient assessment and management.
Assisting consultants in major ophthalmological surgeries such as; Cataract, Glaucoma , LASIK and retinal surgery.
Comprehensive eye examination.
Detecting and removing foreign body in the eye

Performing fundoscopy and identifying basic ophthalmological pathologies

Key Responsibilities and skills;
Assessing, diagnosing and treating children from birth to age 14. Identifting injuries and illnesses in the newborns and connect patients with appropriate treatments or specialists for second opinions.

Emergency work: attendance at deliveries where resuscitation of newborn is expected or required, attending to sick infants on NICU and postnatal wards.
 Routine work: Performing newborn physical examinations on postnatal wards, reviewing patients requiring additional input over and above that of normal chidren
 Taking a history, collate information from medical
notes and examine a patient
 Take part in newborn resuscitation and in assessing and stabilizing the acutely ill/collapsed
patient
 Reasses patients after initiating treatment
 Seek senior help appropriately
 Prescribe safely
 Keep an accurate medical record
 Communicate effectively with parents, families and colleagues, including sharing bad news
 Use evidence, guidelines and audit to benefit patient care
 Learn about ethical and legal issues which occur during the management of difficult patients
including discussion of end-of-life decisions
 Plan for discharge
 Become life-long learner and teacher, have the opportunity to present cases for discussion
 Develop good teamworking skills and liaison
between disciplines
 Understand child protection issues

Key Responsibilities and skills;

Structured history taking, performing relevant examinations and labs, making diagnosis of common cases including, Stroke , Acute exacerbation of Asthma and COPD, MI, Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Pneumonia, DKA , Hypovolemic and Septic shock
Managing Infectious diseases like gastroenteritis, Hep A,Covid 19, Pneumonia, Dengue, Malaria
Calculating drug dosage
Initial management of medical emergencies as first person on call, close monitoring, and managing them with supervision of seniors.
Attending rounds with consultants, following orders, (maintaining charts, labs and patient files), documenting progress and records daily.
Attending and participating in presentation, reaching out to public to spread awareness regarding lifestyle modifications in the prevention of conditions like hypertension, diabetes, stroke