Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Publications
Volunteer Experience
Languages
References
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DR. AMY AMUQUANDOH

Accra

Summary

A dedicated medical officer with expertise in holistic healthcare delivery and strategic patient care initiatives. Skilled in clinical diagnostics and surgical procedures, complemented by exceptional teamwork and customer relations. Proven track record in enhancing patient satisfaction and optimizing healthcare outcomes.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Medical Officer

COY Peadiatrics Practice
Tema
09.2024 - Current
  • Implement strategic initiatives with teams to optimize healthcare delivery
  • Manage treatment plans for diverse patient populations to ensure holistic care
  • Conduct comprehensive assessments to diagnose complex medical conditions
  • Enhance patient satisfaction with thorough assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans

General Practitioner

Euracare Advanced Diagnostics and Heart Centre
Accra
09.2024 - Current
  • Provide holistic care using the multidisciplinary approach
  • Conduct comprehensive history taking physical exams to evaluate patient health and identify potential issues
  • Manage chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes, optimizing patient outcomes through continuous monitoring

Medical Volunteer

HOPE for little lives (NGO)
03.2024 - Current

Obstetrics and Gynecology Senior House Officer

Shai Osudoku District Hospital
11.2023 - 06.2024
  • History taking, examination, requesting for investigation
  • Admissions, discharges and follow up
  • Consulting at the Gynecological, prenatal, post natal, family planning clinics and obstetric emergency units
  • Induction of labour, monitoring of labour, assisting and performing caesarian section
  • Pre natal, Post vaginal delivery, post caesarian section management

Internal Medicine Senior House Officer

Shai Osudoku District Hospital
06.2023 - 11.2023
  • Medical Rotations: Internal Medicine, psychiatry, dermatology, rheumatology
  • History taking, examinations, requesting investigations
  • Admissions, discharges, referrals and follow up
  • Worked in outpatient, inpatient and emergency setting
  • Performing bedside procedures like paracentesis, thoracentesis
  • Effective communication with superiors, colleagues and other members of the health care team

Surgical House Officer

37 Military Hospital
Accra
05.2022 - 10.2023
  • Surgical Rotations: Orthopedics, Pediatric Surgery, General Surgery, Urology, Plastic surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery Rotations, Trauma and Surgical Emergency Services
  • History taking, examination, investigations
  • Preparing patients for surgery and assisting surgery
  • Admissions, discharges and follow up
  • Attending to surgical consults (with supervision by senior physicians) sort for by other department in the hospital

Pediatric House Officer

37 Military Hospital
Accra
11.2022 - 05.2023
  • Pediatric Rotations: NICU Rotation, Pediatric Hematology Rotation, Out Patient Clinics - Sickle Cell, Hydroxyurea Clinic, Asthma Clinic, Retroviral and TB Clinic, Neurodevelopmental, Epilepsy Clinic, Renal and Endocrine Clinic
  • Pediatric In-Patient, Out-Patient care and emergency work
  • History taking, examinations, requesting investigations
  • Admissions, discharges, referrals and follow up
  • Interpretation of basic diagnostic test results

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, MBChB -

University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
12.2021

High School Diploma - General Science

Wesley Girls' High School
Cape Coast, Ghana
05.2014

Skills

  • Clinical Skills; History taking, physical examination, diagnosis and evaluation, interpretation and communication of diagnostic test
  • Surgical skills; suturing, wound care, incision and drainage
  • Obstetric and gynecology surgeries; Caesarean sections, salpingectomy, Bilateral Tubal Ligation
  • Emergency procedures; suturing, urethral catheterization, passing NG tube, BLS/ACLS skills
  • Orthopedic skills, closed reduction of fractures, application of splits and cast
  • Obstetric procedures; Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA), Vaginal Deliveries, Assisted vaginal deliveries, episiotomy and episiorrhaphy
  • Teamwork
  • Customer Care
  • Health education and promotion

Certification

Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 07/24

Publications

Prevalence and Socioeconomic Impact of Allergic Rhinitis Among Ear, Nose, and Throat Patients of a Tertiary Hospital

Volunteer Experience

Medic, HOPE for little lives (NGO), Bawjiase, Ghana, 03/24

Languages

  • English, Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
  • French, Upper intermediate (B2)

References

  • Dr. Peter Appiah-Thompson, Otolaryngologist, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital | appiatee1@gmail.com | +233 23 362 9110
  • Dr. Patrick Maison, Paediatric Urologist, University of Cape Coast | pmaison@uccsms.edu.gh | +233 20 914 3114

Timeline

Medical Officer

COY Peadiatrics Practice
09.2024 - Current

General Practitioner

Euracare Advanced Diagnostics and Heart Centre
09.2024 - Current

Medical Volunteer

HOPE for little lives (NGO)
03.2024 - Current

Obstetrics and Gynecology Senior House Officer

Shai Osudoku District Hospital
11.2023 - 06.2024

Internal Medicine Senior House Officer

Shai Osudoku District Hospital
06.2023 - 11.2023

Pediatric House Officer

37 Military Hospital
11.2022 - 05.2023

Surgical House Officer

37 Military Hospital
05.2022 - 10.2023

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, MBChB -

University of Cape Coast

High School Diploma - General Science

Wesley Girls' High School

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