BIOGRAPHY
The UWI
Joined the UWI on 01 April 2005 in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the Cave Hill campus as Lecturer.
Promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer in 2009, attained tenureship in 2012 and promoted to the rank of Professot in 2018.
RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES
ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES -THE UWI:
1. Teaching Undergraduate (MBBS) Course. There are 50 to 60 medical students who rotate through the pediatrics department in batches in their 3rd year and 5th (the final year) of their training.
2. Teaching Post graduate (DM) course in Pediatrics. This is a four year postgraduate (DM) course for the doctors specializing in Pediatrics. There are currently 6 candidates enrolled in this course at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and they are at different years of the program.
3. Teaching the overseas elective medical students/doctors. On an average 8 to 10 overseas medical graduates choose to undertake elective rotation in Pediatrics at the QEH through the FMS, UWI annually.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES - THE UWI:
1. Coordinator for the MBBS Junior AND Senior Clerkship in Pediatrics
2018 - TO DATE
Phase 2 (clinical) of the MBBS Course at Cave Hill campus – 70 students in rotations – continuous non semester teaching
- Pediatrics (Year 3 MBBS Junior clerkship) Contact hours – average 5 hours/week - SIX WEEKS ROTATION
- Pediatrics (Year 5 MBBS Senior clerkship) Contact hours – average 7 hours/week - NINE WEEKS ROTATION
Examination – there are two end of clerkship examination with two components in each exam – written and clinical.
Final MBBS EXAMINATION – written examination and clinical OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination).
2. University Examiner, Final MBBS Medicine & Therapeutics
August 2018 – 2021
3. Final MBBS Examination, Campus Coordinator
Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI (Cave Hill),
2016 to 2017
4. DM Coordinator, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI (Cave Hill)
2013 to 2017
5. Medicine Examination (MBBS), Section (Pediatrics) Coordinator
Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI (Cave Hill), 2011 -2015
6. Program Coordinator, Pediatrics Postgraduate Program,
Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI (Cave Hill),
2005 to 2017
Postgraduate DM (Pediatrics) - 4 Year program
Number of students – 6 Contact hours – average 14 hours/week
Final Examinations – two parts
Part 1 at the end of year 2 – THREE components – Written, Clinical and Oral
Part 1 at the end of year 2 – THREE components – Written, Clinical and Oral
Annual in-course assessment exams - THREE components – Written, Clinical and Oral
Research Project/Thesis – submitted in year 4
CLINICAL DUTIES AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL
Consultant (Associate) Pediatrician in the Department of Pediatrics
2005 to DATE
As an associate consultant in pediatrics at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, I provide inpatient care and outpatient follow up to children and supervises the clinical duties of all the house offices, senior house officers and registrars on the team. I also provide on call (4 pm to 8 am next day) service.
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