Ekaette James INAM
Smethwick,Birmingham
Summary
Friendly and skilled person with comprehensive background in medicine. Enthusiastic and passionate about helping others and learning from experiences for personal growth. Highly skilled at building trust and rapport with patients quickly to understand needs. Comfortable in high-pressure situations, making rapid and effective decisions.History of achieving positive results in collaboration with multidisciplinary team.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Clinical Associate
Solina Centre for International Development and Research
Abuja, Nigeria
2020.06 - 2023.05
- Quality Improvement Team Lead in Karu axis, providing technical/operational support, and training required to improve Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) related services across 13 sites in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
- Clinical Evaluation and Management of HIV patients (Children, Adolescent and Adults).
- Patient Follow up and monitoring.
- Staff oversight, supervision, and building capacity of Data Clerks, Program Officers, and Facility Focal Persons (FFPs) to achieve the funder's (IHVN, CDC) targets across sites with regard to HIV and Tuberculosis services.
- Facilitating meetings with stakeholders including but not limited to community focal persons, Medical Directors of clinics under the ACHIEVE program, and IHVN with the aim to proffering solutions to bottle-necks encountered
- Ensuring adequate financial stewardship and accountability across all team members in FCT and Nasarawa
- Clinical evaluation of unsuppressed patients, ensuring patients have adequate viral load results across sites in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and Nasarawa States |Viral Load Work Stream Lead
- Monthly review of work plans, and timesheets for Data clerks, Program Officers and Clinic focal persons
- Preparing strategic documents to enhance viral load uptake across 80 sites in Abuja FCT and Nasarawa axis
- On-site mentorship of index testers to improve case findings among contacts of HIV positive clients
- Weekly progress reports to track program sucesses and challenges
- Facilitate bi-annual performance review meetings for Data Clerks and Program officers
- Prevention of Mother to child transmission according to National guidelines and CDC/PEPFAR specifications.
- Prepared detailed final study summary reports to enable accurate measurement of project success.
- Ensured positive project outcomes, conducting site initiation visits and providing study-specific training of site staff.
Volunteer Medical Officer (Program Coordinator
Yahab Humanitarian Initiative
2019.05 - 2022.01
- Organizing medical outreach programs for underserved communities and people with disabilities
- Providing medical services to the communities and attending to patients with endemic health issues like malaria, high blood pressure, and diabetes
- Periodic visits to underserved communities and providing them with basic needs
- Family planning, guidance, and counseling patients on reproductive health best practices.
- Assessed and examined patients to effectively triage and plan treatments.
Medical Officer
Eastern and Western Hospital
Jabi, Abuja, Nigeria
2019.10 - 2020.03
- Providing emergency services, outpatient, and inpatient care
- Nutrition and wellness counseling to patients of all Ages
- Staff oversight and the team head for nutrition and patient wellness.
- Applied continuous process improvement strategies to enhance case and clinical management.
- Prepared discharge summaries and linked up rehabilitation services.
- Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care by elevating clinical quality processes.
- Prescribed medicines and monitored stock levels.
- Updated and audited medical files to achieve accurate records.
Medical Officer
Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA) Hospital
Abuja, Nigeria
2018.09 - 2019.06
- Examine patients, and recommend diagnostic tests
- Prescribe medication and create treatment plans
- Provide health and wellness advice to patients who were mostly military personnel and their families
- Prepared discharge summaries and linked up rehabilitation services.
- Completed ward rounds to evaluate quality of care delivery.
- Formulated and submitted reports to senior management.
- Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care by elevating clinical quality processes.
- Prescribed medicines and monitored stock levels.
- Led diverse teams in clinical care, new business development and patient relations.
House Officer
Wuse District Hospital
Abuja, Nigeria
2017.05 - 2018.05
- Assessing patients, obtaining histories, sharpening skills of examination, and ordering laboratory investigations
- Management of patient cases including diagnosing and treatment under the supervision of senior colleagues
- Family planning and reproductive health services
- Powerpoint presentations of mortality reviews and latest management plans for day-to-day health cases
Education
Master of Science - Global Healthcare Management
Coventry University
Coventry 2023.05 -
Impacts of Climate Change on human and health mortality
Barcelona Institue for Global Health
2023.03 - 2023.03
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB, ChB) -
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana 2010.08 - 2015.06
IFMSA Professional Medical Exchange Certificate - Medicine
Generalitat de Catalunya Trias I Pulol
Barcelona, Spain 2015.09 - 2015.09
IFMSA Research Exchange Certificate - Medicine
Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo León (UANL
Monterrey, Mexico 2013.06 - 2013.07
Bachelor of Science - Human Biology (Medicine
Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana 2010.08 - 2013.06
West African Senior School Certificate -
Stella Maris College
Abuja, Nigeria 2008.06 -
Skills
- Compassionate patient care
- Geriatric care
- Best medical practice principles
- Carer support
- Clinical practice management
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines
- Laboratory information management systems (LIMS)
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Treatment planning
- Ongoing personal development
- Patient education
- Diagnosis
- Preventative treatment
- Commitment to quality services
- Clinical reporting
- Clinical examining
Additional Information
- Proven track record of excellent leadership, providing technical, training, and operational support as needed to improve health services. Very strong health education and counseling skills; good at assessing patient's conditions, obtaining histories, and managing cases including diagnosing and treatment under the supervision of senior colleagues. Excellent hands-on skills in sample preparation and carrying out PCR, electrophoresis, and other analyses.
References
Details will be provided upon request
Timeline
Master of Science - Global Healthcare Management
Coventry University
2023.05 -
Impacts of Climate Change on human and health mortality
Barcelona Institue for Global Health
2023.03 - 2023.03
Clinical Associate
Solina Centre for International Development and Research
2020.06 - 2023.05
Medical Officer
Eastern and Western Hospital
2019.10 - 2020.03
Volunteer Medical Officer (Program Coordinator
Yahab Humanitarian Initiative
2019.05 - 2022.01
Medical Officer
Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA) Hospital
2018.09 - 2019.06
House Officer
Wuse District Hospital
2017.05 - 2018.05
IFMSA Professional Medical Exchange Certificate - Medicine
Generalitat de Catalunya Trias I Pulol
2015.09 - 2015.09
IFMSA Research Exchange Certificate - Medicine
Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo León (UANL
2013.06 - 2013.07
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB, ChB) -
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2010.08 - 2015.06
Bachelor of Science - Human Biology (Medicine
Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology
2010.08 - 2013.06
West African Senior School Certificate -
Stella Maris College
2008.06 -