Navkiran Kaur
Melbourne,Australia
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Resident Medical Officer with over 2 years of experience in general medicine and emergency care. Proven ability to manage patient care effectively in high-pressure environments. Offers well-developed observation skills, and significant ability to work and perform well in team environment.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Junior Resident
Government Medical College and Hospital
Chandigarh, India
01.2024 - 07.2024
- Worked as a Junior Resident in Department of Cardiology.
- Managed a diverse patient load in Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and assisted in cardiac catheterisation.
- Conducted patient assessments, diagnostics, and treatment planning.
Resident Medical Officer
Ivy Hospital
Mohali, India
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Worked as a Resident Medical Officer in Department of Emergency Medicine.
- My primary role was to triage, treat, and transfer.
- Handled simple febrile illness to complex Myocardial infarction or CVA, I learned to work under pressure and still give my best.
- Maintained medical records accurately, ensuring proper documentation for future reference and continuity of care.
Externship
Heart and Vascular centre of Arizona
Phoenix, United States of America
12.2022 - 12.2022
- Did history taking, physical examinations, presented cases to the attending doctor and discussed plan of care.
- Interpretation of ECG, Cardiac stress tests, Echocardiography and Perfusion scans.
- Observed live coronary angiographies and percutaneous interventions.
Externship
Saint Joseph Hospital and Medical Centre
Phoenix, United States of America
11.2022 - 11.2022
- Assigned patients daily, did history taking, physical examinations and presented cases to the consultants.
- Prepare differential diagnosis, assessment, and all the patients assigned to me and discussing the plan with the team during the rounds.
- Explaining treatment procedures to the patient and patient's caregivers as directed by the consultant.
- Attended various lectures and didactics with the team during my tenure.
Externship
West Chicago Immediate care and medical centre
West Chicago, United States of America
10.2022 - 10.2022
- As an extern, executed vital checks, history, and physical examinations on every patient coming to the clinic, drawing routine labs and blood cultures as indicated.
- Performed rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 and streptococcus.
- Adding history and physical examination and progress notes on the Karen EMR system, making provisional diagnosis and formulating the plan of care.
Externship
Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Centre
Chicago, United States of America
09.2022 - 09.2022
- Worked as an extern under Dr. M Hussain, MD (Internal medicine, Hematology and Oncology)
- I was appointed as the team leader of my team, guided every member of the group, and made sure that history, physical exam notes, and progress notes are up-to-date.
- I performed history taking, examination of patients, and case presentation of patients admitted under Dr. Hussain.
- Discussing differential diagnosis of the patient, assessing patients, and making treatment plans after discussion.
- Did medical reconciliation and prepared discharge summaries.
- Actively participated and presented cases at Tumor board meetings held twice a week.
Junior Resident
Government Medical College and Hospital
Chandigarh, India
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Worked as a Junior Resident in the Department of Radiation and Oncology.
- My job consisted of history taking and writing case reports, clinically examining the patients, making provisional diagnoses and staging the disease.
- Counselling cancer patients regarding diet, lifestyle, and how to deal with stress and anxiety related to the disease.
- Administered chemotherapy drugs, monitored the patients in the daycare chemotherapy ward, and explained side effects and possible adverse reactions to keep patients informed.
Medical Officer
National Health Mission, Punjab
Chandigarh, India
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Worked as a medical officer at Telemedicine Hub, Chandigarh.
- It was a remote hub in the city, connected to remote areas via video call, where patients were connected to us by healthcare workers present in the village.
- I used to take patients' histories via video call and assess the patients with the help of community health officers sitting in the field, order relevant tests, and make provisional diagnoses based on history, test reports, and images of pertinent examination findings.
- And then write prescriptions and if required, refer patients to appropriate higher centers for further treatment.
Intern
Government Medical College, Amritsar
Amritsar, India
01.2020 - 12.2020
- As an intern, I rotated in all the departments of the hospital.
- My primary duty was to take a detailed history, do a physical examination, record the patient's vitals, make differential diagnosis.
- I also worked with the nursing team to collect and handle blood and urine samples, peripheral venous cannulation, Ryle's tube, and Foley catheter insertion.
- I also learned intubation during ICU rotation.
- Assisted in laparoscopic cholecystectomies during surgery rotation.
- Performed IUD placement, normal vaginal deliveries and assisted in Cesarean section deliveries during Obstetrics rotation.
Education
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MBBS
Government Medical College, Amritsar
Amritsar, India09.2021
Skills
- Patient assessment and diagnosis
- Emergency care and trauma management
- Acute care
- Medication administration
- Surgical assistance
- Patient communication and counselling
Certification
- ECFMG certification, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, 11230679, 09/01/2023
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Government Medical College, Amritsar, 12/01/2020
- BLS- Basic Life Support, Government Medical College, Amritsar, 12/01/2020
Accomplishments
- AMC MCQ Score- 274
- USMLE STEP 1 score- 245
- USMLE STEP 2 score- 254
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual
Publications
- Reddy, Sreenivas; Kaur, Navkiran; Kaur, Manpreet; Boora, Sakshi. (2024). Pulmonary Thromboembolism Presenting with Hoarseness of Voice. BMJ Case Reports. Manuscript id- bcr-2024-262434.
Timeline
Junior Resident
Government Medical College and Hospital
01.2024 - 07.2024
Resident Medical Officer
Ivy Hospital
01.2023 - 12.2023
Externship
Heart and Vascular centre of Arizona
12.2022 - 12.2022
Externship
Saint Joseph Hospital and Medical Centre
11.2022 - 11.2022
Externship
West Chicago Immediate care and medical centre
10.2022 - 10.2022
Externship
Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Centre
09.2022 - 09.2022
Junior Resident
Government Medical College and Hospital
05.2022 - 08.2022
Medical Officer
National Health Mission, Punjab
01.2022 - 04.2022
Intern
Government Medical College, Amritsar
01.2020 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MBBS
Government Medical College, Amritsar