Dr. Quyyumi During The Community Health Fair - 834 Words

I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Quyyumi during the Community Health Fair that is held twice every year. This charity clinic provides care for underserved and uninsured patients. My duties included patient triage, focused history and physical exam, blood drawing and performing pap smears. The experience allowed me to practice my clinical skills and provide care to patients in need. I participated in taking patients histories, doing physical examinations, reviewing lab results and prescribing the appropriate treatment, I helped in performing administrative duties and updating patients’ medical records. At the clinic’s pharmacy, I assisted the pharmacist in explaining the medication route of administration, dosing, and frequency. I also involved in introducing public health awareness and vaccination projects during our local medical tours. I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Moussa at Scottish rite hospital. I assisted in obtaining histories, performing physical exams, reviewing lab work and discussing differential diagnosis with assessment and plan. The experience allowed me to practice my clinical knowledge while learning about inpatient medicine. My responsibilities were taking patients’ histories, doing physical examinations, performing EKGs, reviewing the patient medications, discussing the management plan and updating the electronic medical records, also I participated in inpatient rounds in the afternoon at Piedmont Hospital and Emory Midtown Hospital.Show MoreRelatedEpidemiology Of Transition For Stage D Heart Failure1529 Words   |  7 Pages Project: â€Å"Pulmonary Function Testing and Prognosis in Heart Failure Patients Listed for Heart Transplantation†. The study examined the prediction power of spirometric variables on the prognosis among HF patients listed for heart transplantation. During this experience, I was actively involved in data collection, data entry and result analysis. I also had hands-on experience in the conduct and administration of the clinical research study protocol. The data were published in Cardiac Failure Journal