Alex Etim

Compassionate Veterinarian versed in diagnoses, prognoses and treatment planning. Works under vet direction to provide emergency and routine care. Expertise includes surgery, surgical support and pre-, peri-, and post-surgical care. A highly motivated employee with a desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, management, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. A hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every client a positive and memorable experience.

• Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) - Member

• International Student One Health Alliance (ISOHA) - Member
• Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network (CLyDRN) - Member
• World Rabies Day Community Campaign Programs - Coodinator
• Livestock Officer (FAO - Maiduguri) - Volunteer
• Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Community of Practice (CoP) - Team Member (Volunteer)
• Community Health Champion (WHO -Maiduguri) - Volunteer
• University of Maiduguri Student Alumni - Member
• National Association of Akwa Ibom Student Alumni (NAAKIS) - Vice President
• Covid-19 Prevention and Control Technical Team Member (Volunteer)
• Nigerian Young Veterinary Forum (NYVF) - Assistant Coordinator

• Clinical Presentation on the Topic: Scrotal ablation on a 9-months old German Shepherd Dog due to chronic scrotal skin dermatophilosis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria, 2017
• Clinical Presentation on the Topic: Surgical Repositioning of a Prolapsed Third Eye Gland in a 1.5-year-old Neapolitan Mastiff Dog, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria, 2017

• K-Laser Safely Awareness Training, K-laser Academy Online, 3 February 2024
• Metagenomics Applied to Surveillance of Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance, Technical University of Denmark, 2022
• Antimicrobial Resistance - Theory and Methods, Technical University of Denmark, 2021
• Making the Most of Existing Opportunities in the Current Global Health Crisis, Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN), July 28-29, 2021
• Bats, Ducks, and Pandemics: An Overview of One Health Policy, Princeton University, 2020
• ISOHA Europe Virtual Conference 2021, One Health Awareness Week, Jan. 11-17, 2021
• Veterinary Diagnostics-From Sample to Report Interpretation, AniCoN Labor GmbH, Germany, 11th, June 2021
• Stop ASF: Public-Private Partnership for Success, Global Framework for Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs), June 13-28, 2021
• Ensuring Quality Education and Increasing Accessibility to e-learning for Children, Austria Delegate of UNESCO, July 17-18, 2021
• Disease Transmission Prevention and Control Training; Rocky Mountain Spotted-Fever: Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment; and Zoonoses and One-Health Updates (ZOHU), Center for Disease Control, 2018
• ICT team leader of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine's undergraduate clinical conference, 2017-2018

• Zoonotic diseases at the animal-human interface
• Soft tissue surgery
• Anaesthetic
• Small animal nutrition
• Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
• Infectious and foodborne diseases prevention and risk assessment
• Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases surveillance
• Immunology and Vaccinology

• Undergraduate Research Project, 2018, Assisted Doctor Arhyel Gana Balami on the project "Antibody response to Newcastle Disease (NCD) vaccine of cockerels challenged with virulent infectious bursal disease virus and administered with complementary and alternative therapies." At the Department of Veterinary Medicine laboratory and the large animal unit, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
• Research Paper Co-author, 2018, Co-written Dr U. Kingsley's masters' thesis, on the topic; "Prevalence of Dirofilariasis in dogs in Maiduguri metropolis." At the Department of Veterinary Medicine laboratory, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.

• English
• Nigerian Pidgin
• Ibibio

• Presiding officer at election polling units (coordinated polling unit activities)
• Manager at Cornerstone Veterinary Services (overall business operations management)

• The best graduating student in Veterinary Microbiology
• The best graduating student in Veterinary Biochemistry
• Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award

Antibody response to Newcastle disease vaccine of cockerels challenged with virulent infectious bursal disease virus and administered some complementary and alternative therapies, Balami, Arhyel Gana, Pilarshimwi James Yidawe, Shallmizhili, Johnson, Etim Alex Bassey, Abdu Paul Ayuba, J. Applied Sci., 2019, 466-472

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) - Nigeria
• Rabies Educator Certificate (REC)
• Community Coordinator for Rabies Certificate
• K-Laser Safety Awareness Training