Kwabena Oppong Amoako

* General medicine practitioner - Provided comprehensive care at a reputable 65-bed capacity hospital in the Western North region of Ghana.
* Established Outpatient Hypertension and Diabetic clinics which saw a 50% increase in attendance within the first 3 months.

* Performed Obstetric (and other) surgeries.

* Frequent guest on health show at the local Radio station (Focus FM- 98.8MHz)

* Spent the first six months in the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department where I saw to the day-to-day management of in-patients, assisted and performed several caesarean sections and other Gynaecological procedures.

* Also worked in the Department of Internal Medicine for the subsequent six months. Daily activities included managing ward cases, manning the Medical Emergency Unit and running Physician, Diabetic and cardiology clinics under supervision.

Worked in the Departments of Surgery (General surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology & Orthopaedics) and Child Health (General Paediatrics & Oncology Unit).
Under supervision, I run clinics, managed in-patients and performed minor procedures (and assisted in major surgeries)

* Run general outpatient clinics under supervision, seeing about 40-60 patients daily.

* I also performed minor surgical procedures and managed patients on the ward (under supervision).

Member, Medical team (Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research) that investigated the Scabies outbreak in the North-East region of Ghana in November 2019

find published article @; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008902

* Spent some time in a world-class Tertiary-level Health facility where I observed clinical procedures, shadowed General Surgeons and attended to patients at General surgery clinics under supervision.

* Took blood samples and followed up on laboratory results.

* Took out sutures, drains and catheters of post Op patients

· Led the MSA to win all 3 competitions (Debate, Football & Basketball) during the Annual FGMSA Congress in 2018

*Member, UGSRC Executive Committee (2018)

· Member, UGMS Education, Welfare and School Management Committees (2018)

* Led several Health Awareness Campaigns and clean up exercises both on and off Korle Bu campus

· Credits in Community Health