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Alex Wachiya Physician Assistant

Nairobi, Kenya
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An ambitious health professional with a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery and over three years experience in the same field. In addition to the main qualification, I have also trained in important courses such as Basic Life Support(BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support(ACLS), Basic ENT Examination and Management and Comprehensive Approach to Non-communicable Diseases.  My experience has helped me furnish my ability to offer the following services:

1. Thorough and Specific history taking and physical examination of patients.

2. Ordering of laboratory, radiological and other diagnostic procedures for evidence based diagnosis and management of patients.

3. Basic prescriptions of drugs and seeking consultations from physicians and specialists in decision making regarding the patients care.

4. Provision of healthcare cancelling for disease prevention and maintenance of a healthy lifestyle.

5. Performing basic surgical and medical procedures such as stitching, excision, speculum examination, circumcision, ear syringing, foreign body removal, incision and drainage, and other specified procedures as per my qualifications.

6. Review of inpatients and update of patients notes during ward rounds.

7. Referring patients for specialized care.

8. Providing emergency care to patients in the casualty, monitoring them and stabilizing them before further care.

Education

SEPTEMBER 2011/JULY2014 DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY at ST. MARY'S SCHOOL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

DIPLOMA – THREE YEARS OF COLLEGE

JANUARY 2003 TO DECEMBER 2006 KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION at KIMANG'ETI SECONDARY SCHOOL

CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION – FOUR YEAR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION

JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 2002 KENYA CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION at MACHEMO PRIMARY SCHOOL

CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION – EIGHT YEARS OF PRIMARY EDUCATION

Experience

JUNE 2017 TO DATE REGISTERED CLINICAL OFFICER at METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL
FEBRUARY 2017 TO JUNE 2017 REGISTERED CLINICAL OFFICER at BE WELL INITIATIVE, SAVANNA INFORMATICS
MARCH 2016 TO JANUARY 2017 REGISTERED CLINICAL OFFICER at ROYO OUTPATIENT SERVICES
FEBRUARY 2015 TO MARCH 2016 CLINICAL OFFICER INTERN at BUSIA COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL