Oluwasina (Sam) DADA

• Rotational Core Surgical Training (CST) programme involving 6 - 12 month blocks:

- Major Trauma Service (Feb 2020 - Aug 2020)

- Vascular/General Surgery (Aug 2020 - Feb 2021)

- Burns & Plastic Surgery (Feb 2021 - Aug 2021)

- Renal/General Surgery (Aug 2021 - Aug 2022)

- Paediatric Surgery (Aug 2022 - Feb 2023)

- Paediatric Urology (Feb 2023 - Aug 2023)

• Gained wealthy experience and transferable skill set across these surgical specialties.
• Documented WBA - CEX, DOPS, PBA, MSF, AoA & OoT using the ISCP portfolio and elogbook. Other documented activities include research projects, presentations, prizes, courses, and leadership roles.
• Managed of acutely unwell and critically ill surgical patients.
• Assisted and/or performed procedures like appendicectomy, hernia repair, cholecystectomy, incision and drainage, laparotomy, gastrostomy, fundoplication, pyloromyotomy, oesophagectomy, circumcision, scrotal exploration, orchidopexy, cystoureteroscopy, insertion and removal of peritoneal dialysis catheter, vascular access for dialysis, donor nephrectomy, kidney transplant, debridement and wound closure, application of vac dressing, tendon repair, excision of skin lesion, skin grafting, nail bed repair, chest tube insertion and removal, rib fracture ORIF, among others.

• Attended to the vast needs of patients in medical wards (acute stroke, respiratory, cardiology, gastrointestinal and geriatrics).
• Involved in core hour and on call clinical activities including clerking patients, conducting ward rounds, attending clinics, preparing electronic discharge summaries and sick notes, ordering laboratory and imaging investigations, and referring patients to or collaborating with necessary medical specialists and healthcare practitioners.
• Analysed records, reports and test results to diagnose medical conditions.
• Attended morning handover meetings and weekly teachings.
• Advised patients and caregivers on diet, activity and disease prevention.
• Assessed patients' progress and response to treatments for optimal outcomes.
• Explained procedures to and discussed prescribed treatments with patients.

• Clinical attachment in Geriatric Medicine, General Surgery, Endocrine & Renal Surgery, and Urology.
• Got acquainted with the NHS system and workflow by participating in activities across various units, wards, clinics and theatre suites.

• Attended to patients in the out-patient clinics, accident and emergency unit, surgical assessment unit, dialysis unit, intensive care unit and several other wards in the hospital.
• Gathered experience majorly in general/renal transplant surgery, general medicine/nephrology, urology, as well as, emergency medicine.
• Involved in the pre-operative work up of potential kidney donors and recipients as well as post-operative management.
• Conducted daily ward rounds alongside other members of the team under the supervision of the Consultants.
• Assisted and performed a host of operating room procedures, ranging from general surgical cases to specialised cases like donor nephrectomy, kidney transplant and vascular access creation for haemodialysis.
• Developed compentency in performing the following procedures: venous cannulation (peripheral, femoral, subclavian and jugular), venepuncture, arterial blood gas sampling, radial artery cannulation, urethral catheterisation, nasogastric tube insertion, incision and drainage, amongst others.
• Managed chronic kidney disease patients undergoing haemodialysis, haemodiafiltration and peritoneal dialysis.

• Mostly resident in the hospital attending to out-patients and in-patients.
• Attended to patients with general medical and general surgical cases.
• Made prompt and appropriate specialist referrals.
• Performed common beside procedures.
• Assisted some general surgical procedures.
• Involved in daily ward rounds.
• End of life care.

• Garnered more experience in the management of medical and surgical cases.
• Seconded to one of the hospital's annexes for a period of 4 months to oversee the affairs of the facility, render primary level care to the Police officers and their dependants in that community and make appropriate referrals to the main hospital for secondary level care.
• Some exposure to forensic medicine.

• Had my post-qualification rotations in Plastic Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Renal Medicine.
• Involved in detailed clerking of patients, physical examination. and ordering of investigations.
• Provided provisional diagnosis and formulated initial management plan.
• Morbidity and mortality presentations.
• Daily ward rounds and carried out post-round orders.
• Alternate weekend on call responsibilities.
• Refilled medications in out-patient clinics.
• Did discharge summaries.
• Prepared theatre list and assisted some theatre procedures.
• Performed common bedside procedures.