Mariam Jama

AMU/SDEC was a very fast paced rotation with a quick and high patient turnover. I had opportunity to be exposure to a wide variety of acute medical conditions and invaluable opportunities to develop skills in managing unwell patients. The skills included as follows:

• Engaged in ethical decision-making whilst dealing with sensitive cases.
• Liaised with patients' families, providing necessary education and support regarding health conditions and treatments plans.
• Responded quickly to emergencies displaying excellent problem-solving abilities under pressure.
• Managed patient care by coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.
• Handled stressful situations calmly, resulting in effective crisis management.
• Supported patients dealing with substance misuse issues in community
• Performed detailed discharge planning tasks including preparing discharge summaries and appropriate referrals, ensuring cohesive handover of care.
• Given opportunity to learn how to perform following procedures:
• 1) Ascetic taps and drains- for diagnostic and therapeutic proposes
• 2) pleural taps and drains- for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes
• 3) Joint aspirations

• Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
• Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Exposed and learned how to use bed side USS to take difficult bloods, ABGs and to check and drain for ascites for patient with chronic liver disease
• Exposed to and learned to manage patients with various gastroenterology diseases- both acute and chronic- from UGI bleeding to biliary, hepatic, infectious motility, pancreatic and functional and eating disorders.
• Effectively and accurately escalating patients to seniors for review

For my respiratory rotation, I was exposed to

Accurately perform and record a thorough respiratory history, focusing on relevant systems and common respiratory disorders.

• Develop and implement appropriate management plans, including pharmacological, medical, and surgical interventions.
• Recognize serious respiratory conditions requiring urgent management and intervention- e.g: Pneumothorax, T2RF, T1RF and acute asthma exacerbations
• Understand the indications, procedures, and interpretation of common respiratory function tests (e.g., spirometry, ABG).
• Interpreting chest x-rays and CT scans for a range of acute and chronic respiratory conditions.
• Attended pleural clinics to observe how a variety of pleural conditions are diagnosed and managed; including pleural effusions, pleural thickening, pleural infections, and tumors affecting the pleura.
• I given opportunities to improve my bedside ultrasound skills in identifying fluids and or infections and using it as an aid in inserting chest drains.
• Actively participated in ward rounds, contributing valuable inputs towards formulating appropriate treatment plans.
• Provided compassionate bedside manner to ease patient anxieties.
• Enhanced team communication by implementing effective strategies.

• Provided comprehensive medical care to adult and elderly patients with vast acute and chronic conditions.
• Actively participated in ward rounds, contributing valuable inputs towards formulating appropriate treatment plans.
• Managed patient care by coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in mentoring medical students during their rotation periods.
• Attended weekly training sessions to enhance clinical skills and knowledge.
• Facilitated weekly meetings with healthcare professionals to discuss patient cases and updates.
• Collaborated with senior consultants for complex case management.
• Learnt how to administer steroid injections to patient with painful osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis