Chijioke Goodluck Okoro

• Conducted thorough assessments and diagnoses to determine appropriate treatment strategies.
• Reviewed laboratory results and radiological images to support clinical decision-making processes.
• Conducted regular ward rounds, monitoring patient progress and adjusting treatment plans accordingly.
• Performed CPR and other life-saving measures during critical situations.
• Worked effectively under pressure during intense moments of medical emergencies.
• Pre operatively, I carry out detailed clerkship and document relevant medical histories, assess patients, counsel them and their relatives, obtain informed consent, request for appropriate investigations, and optimize patients before surgery.
• Post operatively, I carry out post op reviews and clearly document. I thoroughly examine patients, op sites, drain tubes, looking out for any complication that will require immediate intervention.

• Attend to outpatients, taking full history, performing clinical examinations, assess and request for relevant investigations, while also ensuring investigations are promptly carried out with prompt review. I also institute management and refer when necessary while keeping my seniors informed.
• Also take part in day to day ward rounds with seniors and independently, departmental case reviews with team members and colleagues, and teaching of house officers, nurses and medical students.
• Identify and diagnose emergencies and the different underlying causes, request for necessary investigations, institute initial management and inform the consultant for definitive management.
• Optimize patients for surgeries and also involved in their preoperative and post operative care.
• Pre operatively, I carry out detailed clerkship and document relevant medical histories, assess patients, counsel them and their relatives, obtain informed consent, request for appropriate investigations, and optimize patients before surgery.
• Post operatively, I carry out post op reviews and clearly document. I thoroughly examine patients, op sites, drain tubes, looking out for any complication that will require immediate intervention.

•Detailed clerkship of patients to arrive at definite or differential diagnosis.
•Initial examination of patients and ordering for relevant tests and investigations.
•In the outpatient clinics, I worked with consultants of different specialties during their clinic days.
•In the accident and emergency department, I manage patients with acute abdomen, head injuries, fractures secondary to road traffic accidents, etc
• Formulated and implemented treatment plans, including prescribing medications and therapies.
• Assisted specialized medical procedures and interventions relevant to the specialties like general surgery, trauma & orthopaedics, O & G, etc
•On ward, managed patients both pre operatively and post operatively.

•In the accident and emergency department, I was the first point of contact and had the duty of resuscitation and stabilising patients.
•Conducted ward rounds, made patient treatment notes and made case presentations to my seniors and supervising consultant.

• Pre- and post-operative patient care, including wound care and monitoring
• Observed and assisted during surgical procedures like appendectomy, herniorrhaphy, lumpectomy, exploratory laparotomy, etc
• Attend to outpatients, taking full history, performing clinical examinations, assess and request for relevant investigations, while also ensuring investigations are promptly carried out with prompt review.
• Safely prescribed medications to children and explained dosages and reactions to guardians.
• Played an active role in management of Paediatric emergency cases like febrile convulsion, dehydration, shock, trauma, etc
• Attended to medical conditions like heart failure, asthma, malaria, diabetes, hypertension, sickle cell anaemia, etc

Internal Medicine Department:
• Conducted patient evaluations and histories.
• Assisted in diagnosing and treating various medical conditions.
• Participated in rounds with senior physicians to discuss patient care plans.
• Performed medical procedures like venipuncture, catheterizations, IV placement, wound care, etc
• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests, such as blood work and imaging studies.

Surgery Department:
• Observed and assisted during surgical procedures.
• Learned sterile techniques and surgical instrument handling.
• Pre- and post-operative patient care, including wound care and monitoring.
• Assisted in outpatient clinics and follow-up appointments

Paediatrics Department:
• Conducted well-child exams and routine check-ups.
• Administered vaccinations and medications.
• Monitored growth and development of pediatric patients.
• Assisted in managing acute and chronic pediatric conditions.

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department:
• Assisted in prenatal care, including conducting ultrasounds and prenatal check-ups.
• Observed and assist during deliveries and cesarean sections.
• Learned about family planning and contraception methods.
• Participated in the management of gynecological conditions

Emergency Medicine Department:
• Evaluated and stabilized patients in the emergency room.
• Assisted in trauma cases and resuscitation efforts.
• Performed minor procedures like suturing and wound care.
• Learned to make quick and accurate decisions in high-pressure situations.

Intensive care unit (ICU):
• Participated in the care of critically ill patients.
• Learned about ventilator management and hemodynamic monitoring.
• Assisted in coordinating complex medical treatment