Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Professional workshops and training
Practicalskills
Research publications and Posterpresentations
References
Disclaimer
Timeline
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M Qasim Raza

Colyton,Australia

Summary

An experienced and energetic doctor with recent clinical practice in Pakistan as well as observer ship experience in a Sydney tertiary hospital, in which I have become well acquainted with the Australian hospital setting and SRMO responsibilities. I have recently worked as Senior Medical Officer at Masoomeen Clinic and Maternity Home, Sindh, Pakistan in April 2024 for around one and half month. I have previously worked as Senior Resident Medical Officer at Hayat Memorial Teaching Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan I have also worked at GP clinic setting as Observer in Sydney. My goal is to get position in Australian hospital to pursue my health career in Australia.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Medical Officer

Masoomeen Clinic and Maternity Home
Nawabshah District, Sindh, Pakistan
04.2024 - 05.2024
  • Assessment and management initiation of presenting patients for elective and acute admissions
  • Attendance to outpatient and pre-admission clinics
  • Attendance to theatre lists and skill development performing minor surgeries/ DNC/normal deliveries
  • Two to Three times weekly 12-hour ED shifts and weekly 24-hour on call supervised duty.

Senior Resident Medical Officer

Hayat Memorial Teaching Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan
11.2021 - 10.2022
  • A 600-bed hospital affiliated with the Continental Medical College.
  • 8-hour shifts four days per week on the medical ward, as well as twice-weekly 12-hour shifts in the ED
  • Attendance to daily handover and ward rounds, regular patient review and progress monitoring
  • Management of patient admissions to the unit
  • Patient examination, investigation ordering and result follow-up
  • Responding to complications and referring to seniors for specialised attention as necessary
  • Timely and accurate documentation of medical records and discharge summaries
  • Participation in team and departmental meetings
  • Skill development performing procedures such as pleural tap, Ascitic tap, liver and bone marrow biopsy
  • Preparation and delivery of formal teaching to 3rd year medical students.

Resident Medical Officer

Peoples Medical College Hospital
Nawabshah District, Sindh, Pakistan
05.2021 - 10.2021
  • Assessment and management initiation of presenting patients for elective and acute admissions
  • Attendance to outpatient and pre-admission clinics
  • Daily ward rounds with the consultant
  • Attendance to theatre lists and skill development performing minor surgeries such as appendectomy
  • Two to Three times weekly 12-hour ED shifts and weekly 24-hour on call supervised duty.

Medical Observer Ship Under Dr Salman Ali (GP)

Med Clinic
Panania, NSW
07.2020 - 11.2020
  • Observing patient examination, investigation ordering and management
  • Aim to assess and develop communication and interpersonal skills
  • Identify learning needs that should feed into personal development plans.

Resident Medical Officer

Hayat Memorial Teaching Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan
05.2019 - 07.2019
  • A 600-bed hospital affiliated with the Continental Medical College.
  • 8-hour shifts four days per week on the medical ward, as well as twice-weekly 12-hour shifts in the ED
  • Attendance to daily handover and ward rounds, regular patient review and progress monitoring
  • Management of patient admissions to the unit
  • Patient examination, investigation ordering and result follow-up
  • Responding to complications and referring to seniors for specialised attention as necessary
  • Timely and accurate documentation of medical records and discharge summaries
  • Participation in team and departmental meetings
  • Skill development performing procedures such as pleural tap, Ascitic tap, liver and bone marrow biopsy
  • Preparation and delivery of formal teaching to 3rd year medical students.

Resident Medical Officer

Hayat Memorial Teaching Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan
05.2019 - 07.2019
  • A 600-bed hospital affiliated with the Continental Medical College.
  • 8-hour shifts four days per week on the medical ward, as well as twice-weekly 12-hour shifts in the ED
  • Attendance to daily handover and ward rounds, regular patient review and progress monitoring
  • Management of patient admissions to the unit
  • Patient examination, investigation ordering and result follow-up
  • Responding to complications and referring to seniors for specialised attention as necessary
  • Timely and accurate documentation of medical records and discharge summaries
  • Participation in team and departmental meetings
  • Skill development performing procedures such as pleural tap, Ascitic tap, liver and bone marrow biopsy
  • Preparation and delivery of formal teaching to 3rd year medical students.

House Officer(intern)

Sir Ganga ram Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan
05.2018 - 04.2019
  • Rotation in General Surgery with duties as above.

Intern

Sir Ganga ram Hospital
Lahore, Pakistan
12.2017 - 01.2018
  • Rotation in General Surgery with duties as above.

Clinical Observer

Royal North Shore Hospital
St Leonards, NSW
01.2017 - 02.2017
  • Observer ship in inpatient and outpatient Cardiology and Medical Oncology services
  • Participated in supervised history taking, physical examination, management planning and counselling
  • Gained valuable experience observing specialised procedures including radio-frequency ablation, balloon valvuloplasty and cardiac valve replacement
  • Became familiar with the Australian health system
  • Attended conferences, lectures, seminars and committee meetings.

Intern

Sir Ganga ram Hospital
Pakistan
12.2014 - 01.2015
  • Rotation in General Medicine with duties as above.

Education

Australian Medical Council (AMC) -

MCQ Examination (Passed)
Australia

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery -

Isra University
Pakistan
01.2016

Pakistan Medical And Dental Council -

General Registration (86479-P)
Pakistan

Advance Diploma in Leadership and Management -

South Sydney College
Australia
01.2021

Master of Public Health -

Torrens University
Australia
01-2024

Skills

  • I have recency of practice (recent experience in less than three years)
  • Cleared AMC MCQ and English proficiency
  • Permanent Resident Full working rights
  • Observerships experience in Sydney hospital and clinic(Australian health experience)
  • Excellent communication and counseling skills
  • Empathetic, with a commitment my patients, my profession, and continued self-improvement
  • Strong time management with the ability to effectively handle the workload and multiple competing demands of an SRMO
  • Able to work with limited supervision in a complex clinical environment, with an awareness of my own limitations and an understanding of when to seek help from seniors
  • I have full Australian Driver’s License

Professional workshops and training

  • Emergency procedural Skills Workshop at Wollongong Hospital by Emergency Focus – Feb 2024
  • Trained in basic life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support and advanced trauma life support (ATLS)
  • Trained in basic surgical skills
  • Certified in rigid pleuro copy and tube thoracotomy

Practicalskills

Competent:

iv cannulation-Arterial puncture-throat swab-Indirect laryngoscopy-Cardiopulmonary resuscitation-Thoracentesis-Paracentesis-Nasogastric tube placement-Urethral catheterisation-Cervical screening test-Wound and burn debridement-Wound dressing- incision and drainage of abscess-Cyst excisionSuturing-Surgical drain removal-True-cut biopsy-Fine needle aspiration-Joint aspiration-Toe-nail excision-Nasal packing-Foreign body removal from ear, nose and throat

Observed:

-Lumbar puncture-Central line insertion-Bone marrow biopsy-Tracheostomy

-Chest tube insertion-Thyroid surgeries-Mastectomy-Pericardiocentesis-Echocardiography, radio catheter ablation- angiography- angioplasty-Cardiac valve replacement-Gastroscopy- colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy-Cholecystectomy- splenectomy

Research publications and Posterpresentations

Publications ;

Co-Author: “Relationship between breastfeeding duration and undernutrition conditions among children aged 0–3 Years in Pakistan.”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352646720300065

Co-Author: “Effectiveness of crystal violet stain for localization of mitotic activity in oral squamous cell carcinoma.”

http://www.jfjmu.com/index.php/ojs/article/view/671

Posters:

  • Meningitis: An Overview of Disease - 2015
  • Stress Prevalence Among MBBS Students - 2013
  • Occupational Hazards in Hospital - 2012

References

  • Prof Syed Ali Raza(Medical Consultant, Sir Ganga ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan)-alirazzasyed5@gmail.com-+92 321 281 3333
  • A/Prof Hassan Majid(ENT Consultant, Sir Ganga ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan)-majidhassanlive@gmail.com-+92 345 416 9223
  • Dr Usaid Allahwala,(Consultant Cardiologist, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia)- usaid.ala@gmail.com-0402 349 578

Disclaimer

I verify that the information contained within these Curriculum Vitae is true and correct.  

 Signed:     15/05/2024,  Qasim Raza

Timeline

Senior Medical Officer

Masoomeen Clinic and Maternity Home
04.2024 - 05.2024

Senior Resident Medical Officer

Hayat Memorial Teaching Hospital
11.2021 - 10.2022

Resident Medical Officer

Peoples Medical College Hospital
05.2021 - 10.2021

Medical Observer Ship Under Dr Salman Ali (GP)

Med Clinic
07.2020 - 11.2020

Resident Medical Officer

Hayat Memorial Teaching Hospital
05.2019 - 07.2019

Resident Medical Officer

Hayat Memorial Teaching Hospital
05.2019 - 07.2019

House Officer(intern)

Sir Ganga ram Hospital
05.2018 - 04.2019

Intern

Sir Ganga ram Hospital
12.2017 - 01.2018

Clinical Observer

Royal North Shore Hospital
01.2017 - 02.2017

Intern

Sir Ganga ram Hospital
12.2014 - 01.2015

Australian Medical Council (AMC) -

MCQ Examination (Passed)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery -

Isra University

Pakistan Medical And Dental Council -

General Registration (86479-P)

Advance Diploma in Leadership and Management -

South Sydney College

Master of Public Health -

Torrens University
M Qasim Raza