Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Skills Abilities
References
Hobbies and Interests
Languages
Groups And Organizations
Personal Information
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
References
Timeline
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Joseph Bennin

Accra

Summary

Visionary Public Health Professional and Leader with over 15 years of experience in clinical medicine and healthcare management. Demonstrates expertise in health policy implementation, disease prevention, and health education, particularly for underprivileged communities. Proven ability to develop and lead training programs for healthcare workers, leveraging strong communication skills and data-driven decision-making. Committed to advancing public health initiatives that enhance the well-being of vulnerable populations.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SNR SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN / Medical Director

Gbawe SDA Hospital
Gbawe
07.2024 - Current
  • Responsible for Health promotion and preventive medicine
  • Focal person responsible for national WHO trainings on Non Communicable Diseases
  • Conducting CPDs and appraisal of subordinates
  • Conducting outreaches to underserved communities
  • Training of Medical officers and interns
  • Running Specialist Clinics, HIV clinic, Diabetes Clinic, Sickle cell clinic and wellness clinics
  • Management of Emergencies and inpatients

SNR SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN / Medical Director

ST GREGORY CATHOLIC HOSPITAL
Gomoa Buduburam
01.2019 - 06.2024
  • Clinical Team lead for Management of Covid -19
  • Chairing all management meetings
  • Development of strategic plan for hospital and annual action plans, program of work for hospital
  • Responsible for management of over 400 staff
  • Responsible for public health unit, directed immunization, health promotion, disease control, environmental sanitation, nutrition in catchment area
  • Responsible for quality assurance and quality improvement
  • Directed budget preparation and defense of an estimated budget of over 1 million dollars per annum
  • Directed enforcement of government policy in hospital and within catchment area
  • Responsible for running Physician Specialist clinic including HIV clinics, inpatient care and emergency management
  • Supervision of Specialist, medical doctors and physician assistants
  • Conducting interviews for clinical and non-clinical staff
  • Reporting of hospital annual performance to stakeholders and the archdiocesan director of health
  • Responsible for sourcing funds for hospitals development
  • Directed Continuous professional development, morbidity and mortality audits
  • Responsible for appraisal of management members
  • Helped hospital to achieve an Improved revenue generation over 300 percent in a five year period
  • Developed and maintained an impeccable supply chain for hospital
  • Built partnerships with several organizations to help improve patient care and safety
  • Improved hospital infrastructure through expansion and new projects
  • Improved staff satisfaction by over 20 percent in 5 year period
  • Improved patient care and safety of staff
  • Navigated Hospital through the Covid 19 pandemic
  • Helped to establish needy fund to help take care of refugees

PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST( Head of Medical Dept) CLINICAL CORDINATOR

OUR LADY OF GRACE CATHOLIC HOSPITAL
Breman Asikuma
06.2014 - 12.2018
  • Running Specialist Clinics, HIV clinic, Diabetes Clinic, Sickle cell clinic and wellness clinics
  • Training of Medical officers and interns
  • Directed activities of Public Health unit
  • Responsible for Health promotion, vaccinations, disease control and preventive medicine
  • Conducting CPDs and appraisal of subordinates
  • Deputizing for medical director in his absence
  • Organizing outreaches to underserved communities
  • Focal person for training of doctors and physician assistants in district
  • Management of Emergencies and inpatients
  • Helped hospital to achieve secondary health facility status on National Health Insurance Accreditation scheme
  • Helped hospital to achieve its first ever accreditation for houseman ship training
  • Established first ever Physician specialist and sickle cell clinic for hospital
  • Helped to improve quality patient care for disease of public health importance

Clinical Coordinator / Medical Officer

SWEDRU MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
Swedru
09.2009 - 10.2010
  • Attending to inpatient, out patients and emergencies
  • Performing emergency surgeries
  • Conducting Mortality audits and CPD’s
  • Supervision and appraisal of Physician assistants
  • Deputizing for medical director in his absence
  • Conducting outreaches to underserved communities

Medical Officer

COAST FOR CHRIST BAPTIST HOSPITAL
Sankor
12.2008 - 09.2009
  • Educated patients about their medical conditions and treatment options.
  • Performed laboratory tests to diagnose conditions or diseases.
  • Attended conferences relevant to area of specialty.

Education

Certificate - Monitoring and evaluation in Global Health

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
02.2025

Master of Public Health -

GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
12.2024

Certificate - Corporate Governance /Membership Institute of Directors

INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS GHANA
12.2021

Certificate - Project Management In Global health

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
04.2020

Certificate - Health administration management

GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
11.2019

Certificate - Leadership and Management in Health

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
06.2019

Post Graduate Diploma - Internal Medicine and Therapeutics

GHANA COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
12.2014

Post Graduate Diploma - Internal Medicine and Therapeutics

WEST AFRICA COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
11.2013

Bachelor of Medicine - Surgery

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
Accra, Ghana
03.2006

Bachelor of Medical Sciences -

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA LEGON
Accra, Ghana
10.2002

Skills

  • Word Processing
  • Power Point
  • Excel
  • Team Leadership
  • Team Player
  • Data Driven Decision Making
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Communication Skills
  • Conflict Resolution Skills
  • Analytical thinking
  • Problem Solving Skills
  • Stress Management
  • Group Management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Quality assurance

Skills Abilities

Good working knowledge, Excellent working knowledge, Good working knowledge, Excellent team leader, Good team player, Data driven decision making, Excellent Emotional Intelligence, Excellent communication skills, Excellent conflict resolution skills, Excellent Analytical and problem solving skills, Ability to work under very stressful conditions and manage large groups of workers

References

  • Prof Mohammed Sani Bukari, Associate Prof Hemeoncologist, UCSF Fresno Medical, 155 N Fresno Street, Fresno, CA, 93701-2302, Mohammed.Bukari@ucsf.edu
  • Dr Ayensah Benjamin, Consultant Obstetrician / Gynaecologist, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton, United Kingdom, b.ayensah1@nhs.net
  • Dr James Duah, Deputy Executive Director, Christian Health Association of Ghana, Labone, Accra, Ghana, James.duah@chag.org.gh

Hobbies and Interests

  • Reading
  • Playing Chess
  • Playing Scrabble
  • Swimming
  • Travelling

Languages

English (proficient), Twi, Fante, Ga

Groups And Organizations

  • MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL, GHANA, 04/01/06 - Present
  • Christian Health Association of Ghana, 04/01/24 - Present, Focal Trainer for WHO training for Non Communicable Disease
  • PEOPLES HEALTH MOVEMENT, 08/01/13 - Present
  • GHANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 04/01/06 - Present
  • Medical Superintendents Group, 03/01/22 - 07/31/24, Second vice president for Central region chapter
  • Catholic Health Services Trust Medical Directors Group, 04/01/01 - 07/31/24, President
  • Christian Health Association of Ghana Doctors Association, 02/01/22 - Present, President
  • Institute of Directors, Ghana, 12/01/21 - Present
  • Executive Business Committee, Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana, 07/01/24 - Present

Personal Information

  • Place of Birth: Accra
  • Citizenship: Ghanaian
  • Date of Birth: 04/30/79
  • Gender: Male
  • Marital Status: Married

Accomplishments

ST GREGORY CATHOLIC HOSPITAL

Helped hospital to achieve an Improved revenue generation over 300 percent in a five year period .

Developed and maintained an impeccable supply chain for hospital .

Bulit partnerships with several organizations to help improve patient care and safety .

Improved hospital infrastructure through expansion and new projects .

Improved staff satisfaction by over 20 percent in 5 year period .

Improve patient care and safety of staff .

Navigated Hospital through the Covid 19 pandemic .

Helped to established needy fund to help take care of refugees .

OUR LADY OF GRACE HOSPITAL

Helped hospital to achieve secondary health facility status on National Health Insurance Accreditation scheme.

Helped hospital to achieve its first ever accreditation for houseman ship training

Established first ever Physician specialist and sickle cell clinic for hospital

Helped to improve quality patient care for disease of public health importance.

Certification

April 2006 – Date

Member ,MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL ,GHANA

April 2024- Date

Christian Health Association of Ghana

Focal Trainer for WHO training for Non Communicable

Disease

August 2013 – Date

Member , PEOPLES HEALTH MOVEMENT

April 2006 – Date

Member, GHANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

March 2022- July 2024

Member ,Medical Superintendents Group

Second vice president for Central region chapter

April 2001- July 2024

President , Catholic Health Services Trust Medical Directors Group

February 2022 – Date

President ,Christian Health Association of Ghana Doctors Association

December 2021 – Date

Member ,Institute of Directors ,Ghana

July 2024 -date

Member ,Executive Business Committee ,

Private Health Facilities association of Ghana.

Languages

English
First Language

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

SNR SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN / Medical Director

Gbawe SDA Hospital
07.2024 - Current

SNR SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN / Medical Director

ST GREGORY CATHOLIC HOSPITAL
01.2019 - 06.2024

PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST( Head of Medical Dept) CLINICAL CORDINATOR

OUR LADY OF GRACE CATHOLIC HOSPITAL
06.2014 - 12.2018

Clinical Coordinator / Medical Officer

SWEDRU MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
09.2009 - 10.2010

Medical Officer

COAST FOR CHRIST BAPTIST HOSPITAL
12.2008 - 09.2009

April 2006 – Date

Member ,MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL ,GHANA

April 2024- Date

Christian Health Association of Ghana

Focal Trainer for WHO training for Non Communicable

Disease

August 2013 – Date

Member , PEOPLES HEALTH MOVEMENT

April 2006 – Date

Member, GHANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

March 2022- July 2024

Member ,Medical Superintendents Group

Second vice president for Central region chapter

April 2001- July 2024

President , Catholic Health Services Trust Medical Directors Group

February 2022 – Date

President ,Christian Health Association of Ghana Doctors Association

December 2021 – Date

Member ,Institute of Directors ,Ghana

July 2024 -date

Member ,Executive Business Committee ,

Private Health Facilities association of Ghana.

Certificate - Monitoring and evaluation in Global Health

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Master of Public Health -

GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Certificate - Corporate Governance /Membership Institute of Directors

INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS GHANA

Certificate - Project Management In Global health

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Certificate - Health administration management

GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Certificate - Leadership and Management in Health

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Post Graduate Diploma - Internal Medicine and Therapeutics

GHANA COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

Post Graduate Diploma - Internal Medicine and Therapeutics

WEST AFRICA COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

Bachelor of Medicine - Surgery

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL

Bachelor of Medical Sciences -

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA LEGON
Joseph Bennin