Alec Pham

As a doctor, I am truly grateful for the opportunity to be able to make a meaningful change to the lives of patients and their families. My passion for basic physician training has been driven by a desire to become a well-rounded clinician who can provide holistic care in the realm of both acute and chronic medicine. Likewise, I would like to foster my ongoing development within other domains of medicine including education, research, and clinical leadership. I am captivated by the prospect of life-long learning and look forward to the close friendships that I will build throughout my journey.

• NSW HETI JMO of the Year Award 2023
• State Finalist for Australian JMO of the Year at CPMEC 2023
• Nominee for JMO of the Year 2022 at Concord Hospital
• The Skin Hospital Prize for Excellence in Dermatology 2021
• Western Sydney University School of Medicine Dean's Merit List 2020-2021

RMOA Resident Medical Officer Representative, 2023

 Conveyed feedback from cohort regarding issues pertaining to work, rostering and wellbeing, Attended monthly meetings to discuss focal systemic issues for doctors in training at Concord Hospital, Advocated successfully for adjustment to afterhours ward allocation to ensure equal workload distribution amongst JMOs

• RMOA Junior Medical Officer Wellbeing Representative, 2022, Assisted in organising and promoting social activities to improve wellbeing and culture
• MDOK Wellbeing Committee Member, 2022, 2023, Involved in multiple wellbeing projects to encourage cultural change at Concord Hospital, Promoted engagement with events such as Crazy Socks 4 Docs Day 2023, Attended monthly meeting to discuss wellbeing initiatives
• Concord Doctors Awards Committee, 2022, 2023, Organised awards of appreciation for doctors within the Network

• Imants Rubenis, Rajan Rehan, Alec Pham, Carina Cutmore, Thomas Barlow, Aspasios Manos, Kath McMaster, Sameer Karve, Alex Elder, David Amos, Ruth Arnold, Harry Lowe, Increased rates of cardiovascular risk factors, disease burden, and 12-month adverse outcomes in Aboriginal-and-Torres-Strait-Islander (ATSI) compared to non-ATSI Australians undergoing coronary angiography: a retrospective cohort study, 2023, Dr Rajan Rehan (Cardiologist), Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, 2023
• Alec Pham, Ahmet Dalkic, Sandhya Limaye, Kripa Achan, Lauren Gibson, Supporting home-based meal preparation improves lunchtime habits and self-assessed work performance of interns at a tertiary hospital, 2023, Associate Professor Sandhya Limaye (Immunologist) and MDOK, Australasian Doctors Health Conference, 2022, Australasian Doctors Health Conference in Adelaide, December 2022, Internal Medicine Journal, 2023
• Trends in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Rates and Mortality Outcomes in Australia: a retrospective cohort study, Professor Austin Ng (Cardiologist), 2023, present

• Author of JMO handbook, 2024
• D-dimer Audit, Canterbury, August, 2023
• VTE prophylaxis Audit, October, 2023
• Author of JMO Handbook, 2023, Authored handbook to describe helpful tips and tricks to navigating internship at Concord Hospital, Internship Orientation 2023
• Complex Care Committee Resident Representative, 2023, A committee dedicated to reviewing complex barriers to discharge
• VTE Prophylaxis Audit, March, 2023, Concord Hospital, An audit aimed at ensuring adherence to VTE prophylaxis guidelines to optimise patient care
• VTE Prophylaxis Audit, October, 2022, Canterbury Hospital
• Clinical Handover Audit, April, 2022, Concord Hospital, An audit aimed at improving communication and medical handover between teams at Concord Hospital
• PPE Audit, March, 2022, Concord Hospital, An audit aimed at ensuring adherence to appropriate hygiene in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

• Clinical Associate Lecturer, University of Sydney, School of Medicine, 2023
• Rheumatology Case Presentation, Concord Hospital, 2023, SLE-Associated Enteritis
• Immunology Journal Club Presentation, Concord Hospital, 2023, Lenacapavir for Treatment of Multi-drug Resistant HIV
• Rheumatology Journal Club Presentation, Concord Hospital, 2023, Leflunomide vs Azathioprine for Maintenance Therapy of Lupus Nephritis
• Clinical Skills Tutor, University of Sydney, School of Medicine, 2022, 2023, Bedside history and examination for first year and second year medical students
• Mentor, Concord Mentorship Program for JMOs, 2023
• Ward-based Supervisor, Concord Hospital, 2022, 2023, medical students
• Drug Health Case Presentation, Concord Hospital, 2022, Recreational Ketamine
• Clinical Teaching Skills Course, University of Sydney 2022, Developing Residents as Teachers Course, Concord Hospital 2022
• MOSCE Examiner, Western Sydney University, 2021
• First Year Student Mentor, Western Sydney University, 2018

• 27th Prevocational Medical Education Forum, 2023, True
• Hands-On Introduction to Echocardiography Course, 2023, False, True, August, Cardiac Physiology in Practice
• Advanced Life Support 2, 2023, True, Australian Resuscitation Council
• RACP Trial Bulldog, 2023, True
• Asking the Question of Origin E-Learning Module, 2023, True, Australian Heart Foundation
• Australasian Doctors Health Conference, 2022, True, Adelaide
• Opioid Treatment Accreditation Course, 2022, True, A comprehensive course on opioid agonist treatment completed during Drug Health rotation

• Associate Professor Sandhya Limaye, Consultant Immunologist, Director of Wellbeing at MDOK, Concord Hospital, Sandhya.Limaye@health.nsw.gov.au, 0413 047 285
• Dr Daniel Sumpton, Consultant Rheumatologist, Concord Hospital, Daniel.Sumpton@health.nsw.gov.au, 0401 444 656
• Associate Professor Louise Waite, Consultant Geriatrician (Head of Department), Concord Hospital, Louise.Waite@health.nsw.gov.au, 0476 804 272

MDOK Sleep Education Project, 2023, A project endeavouring to improve sleep hygiene amongst shift workers at Concord Hospital MDOK Fruit For Thought, 2023, A project aimed at increasing awareness towards healthy dietary habits for doctors in training MDOK Tastebuds Initiative, 2022, A project endeavouring to increase wellbeing amongst junior doctors by encouraging regular meal preparation

• Exercise, including basketball, weightlifting, rugby (and more recently, volleyball)
• Passionate 'foodie' – I note that many of my travels are synonymous with culinary adventures
• Reading – I am currently rekindling my passion for mystery fiction