Subatharshini Sountharalingam

• Directly involving in the patient care as a first contact doctor under direction of a medical consultant and managing patients according to the best practices and evidences.
• Experienced in identifying and managing medical emergencies in the wards and emergency department and attentive to MET calls and code blues.
• Experienced in working out a wide differential diagnoses and plan investigations both in patients and outpatients in the clinics
• Teamed with other doctors, specialists, and health care providers to provide well-rounded care for complex cases.
• Involved in management of complex medical, geriatric, renal, respiratory patients.
• Attending morning patient flow handover meetings and discussing the previous day admissions.
• Skilled in performing ward procedures and training and guiding junior doctors to develop their skills as a senior medical doctor in the unit.
• Effectively communicating with patient and families regarding updates on care given at the hospital and providing health education.
• Participating in clinical governance activities, quality improvement and review meetings under the direction of the clinical director of medicine.
• Preparing and delivering cases in morbidity and mortality meetings, clinical audits, journal clubs.
• Teaching activities to junior doctors and medical students of university of Melbourne.

• Leading the medical team in the hospital and taking independent tailor made clinical decisions on patient management.
• Worked as a single physician in a rural regional hospital and being on call round the clock, delivered optimum care to the region with more than 100 000 population.
• Performing routine physical exams and diagnostic tests to provide accurate diagnosis,monitored and recorded patient progress, prompting timely and appropriate interventions
• Communictating with patients and families and stake holders in the hospital and other specialities when necessary.
• Initiated functioning of the dialysis unit, HDU in addition to the medical wards and clinics and took the lead role.
• Conducted clinics three days a week which has a patient flow of more than 200 on an average.
• Involved in governance and quality improvement programmes to uplift the patient care in the hospital.
• Participated in continuing education and professional development to enhance expertise and skills.
• Involved actively in institutional quality improvement programmes, making up policies and carrying out audits and review them periodically.
• Representing the hospital in the regional and national level during policy review, guideline review meetings.

• Evaluated individual patients and their presentations and working out a plan of investigations and management in athe ward with 120 beds.
• Lead the daily ward round with registrars and other junior doctors and prompt recognition of sick patients and intervene appropriately.
• Provided emergent medical care and treatment for life-threatening injuries and illnesses.
• Teamed with other physicians, specialists, and health care providers to provide well-rounded care for complex cases.
• Participated in continuing education and professional development to enhance expertise and skills.
• Trained support staff in patient care strategies, intake requirements and requirements for assisting with different procedures.
• Conducted research and stayed current with medical advancements, contributing to growth of medical knowledge.

1st to 3rd Year Basic Physician Training

Registrar in General Medicine- permanent full time

BPT trainee rotations in general medicine, cardiology, respiratory medicine, psychiatry, rheumatology, dermatology, neurology, gastroenterology, ICU (The National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka) and rural medicine (Base Hospital, Balapitiya, Sri Lanka)

My journey towards a specialist started as a Registrar in General Medicine at The National Hospital of Sri Lanka, where I completed Basic Physician Training over three years. This period allowed me to gain experience and exposure in general medicine and its sub disciplines.

• Evaluated patient histories, complaints,performed examinations and planned investigations and management.
• developed skills in interventional and ward procedures.
• Participated in teachings, assessments and audits and research activities.