Aminu Umar
Selkirk,MB
Summary
Professional healthcare provider/Family physician with a strong background in patient care - over a decade of experience. Skilled in developing comprehensive treatment plans, enhancing patient outcomes, and fostering a collaborative team environment. Adaptable to changing needs and reliable in delivering consistent results. Known for compassion, strong communication skills, and commitment to continuous learning.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Physician
Easton Place Medical Centre
11.2025 - Current
- Diagnosed and treated diverse medical conditions in outpatient settings.
- Developed comprehensive treatment plans tailored to individual patient needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient care quality.
- Implemented preventive health measures and wellness programs for community outreach.
- Utilized electronic health records to maintain accurate patient documentation and history.
- Conducted routine physical examinations, ensuring adherence to health protocols.
- Engaged patients in shared decision-making to improve treatment adherence and outcomes.
- Maintained high patient satisfaction through knowledgeable support and compassionate care.
- Implemented preventive care strategies, reducing long-term health issues in the patient population.
General Practitioner
Havelock Grange Practice UK
12.2024 - 10.2025
- Consult with patients during the surgery, during home visits and via telephone and online consults
- Triage calls, triage visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion as required
- Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Provide counselling and health education as necessary
- Admit to higher levels of care and refer them to other care providers internally and externally as appropriate and in line with practice protocols
General Practitioner
Parkway Medical Centre
08.2022 - 11.2024
- Consult with patients during the surgery, during home visits and via telephone and online consults
- Triage calls, triage visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion as required
- Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Provide counselling and health education as necessary
- Admit to higher levels of care and refer them to other care providers internally and externally as appropriate and in line with practice protocols
Trainee
Lead Employer Trust
08.2019 - 08.2022
- Doctor in General Practice
- Work as a speciality trainee doctor in NHS hospitals and general practices across Durham and Tees Valley, in the Northeast of England, including James Cook University Hospital, Darlington Memorial Hospital, University Hospital of North Tees
- Currently based at Havelock Grange Practice in Hartlepool
- Consult with patients in the surgery, at home visits and via telephone and online consults
- Triage calls, triage visits, checking and signing of repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion as required
- Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
- Provide counselling and health education as necessary
- Admit to higher levels of care and refer them to other care providers internally and externally as appropriate and in line with practice protocols
- Complies with all relevant clinical governance and Practice policies and protocols
- Assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions
- Completes clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the delivery of healthcare services
- Record clear and comprehensive clinical notes to excellent standards
- Compile and issues computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions, prescribing in accordance with the Practice/Sunderland CCG prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.
- Duties and responsibilities:
Postgraduate Researcher / Principal Researcher
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
05.2017 - 07.2020
- Conducted systematic reviews and meta-analysis for multi-phased research studies
- Conceptualised, organised and successfully led all phases of clinical research of varying methodological designs (as PI) in multiple hospitals across parts of Nigeria
- Led the recruitment processes and line managed research assistants across different study sites
- Medical writing and editing proposals, protocols, SOPs, CSRs, consent forms, manuscripts, abstracts, etc
- Participated in Quality Improvement Emergency Obstetric Care Training of health workers as part of consultancy services to Johnson & Johnson in certain Nigerian hospitals
- Supervised, reviewed and assessed postgraduate diploma, students including their dissertations
- Prepared slide decks and delivered oral and poster presentations at several international academic meetings including 2019 RCOG world congress, 2019 European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2018 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, among others
- Participated in the Global Health Systems Research Symposium 2018 as a Rapporteur for HSR/BMGF, Capturing sessions on PHC and Private sector.
Medical Officer
Multiple Hospitals across parts of Nigeria
12.2011 - 08.2015
- Diagnose and treat paediatric, obstetrics, gynaecology, medical and surgical patients on both inpatient and outpatient bases
- Providing care and support to HIV clients/couples including PMTCT services
- Conduct surgical procedures including caesarean section, open general surgical and gynaecological procedures
- Wrote clinical summaries and technical reports; prepared clinical case presentations.
Education
MRCGP - Medicine
Royal College of General Practitioners
London08.2022
Doctor of Philosophy - Tropical Medicine
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, LIV07.2020
Associate Fellowship Certificate (AFHEA) - Associate Fellowship
Higher Education Authority
Liverpool, UK07.2018
Master of Public Health - Public Health
University of Dundee
Dundee, DND09.2016
Primary Fellowship - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria
Abuja10.2013
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - Medicine and Surgery
Ahmadu Bello University Nigeria
Zaria11.2011
Skills
- Clinical Care (across NHS Hospitals and GP settings)
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Data Analysis: SPSS, NVivo, etc
- Statistical modelling, prognostication and outcome research
- Minor surgical procedures
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Remote health monitoring
- Prescription drug management
- Publications
- Electronic health records
- Chronic disease management
- Prescription management
- Presentation skills
- Health promotion
- Quality improvement
Personal Information
Title: General Practitioner
Publications
- Implementation and Evaluation of Obstetric Early Warning Systems in tertiary care hospitals in Nigeria, Umar A, Ibrahim S, Liman I, Chama C, ljaiya M, Mathai M, Ameh C., BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2021-06-01, Submitted to Plas Global Public Health (Awaiting decision after minor corrections- March 2022)
- Early warning systems in obstetrics: A systematic literature review, Umar, A., Amch, C.A., Muriithi, F. and Mathai, M., PloS one, 2019-05-01, 14, 5, 00217864
- Development and validation of an obstetric early warning system model for use in low resource settings, Umar A, Manu A, Mathai M, Ameh C., BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2020-12-01, 20, 1, 1-9
- Protocol for the systematic review of literature on early warning systems for use in obstetric patients, Umar A., PROSPERO
Training
- Global Health Systems Research Symposium, 2018-10-08, Participated as a Rapporteur for HSR/BMGF, Capturing sessions on PHC and the Private sector.
- One Health Many Perspectives, International Conference, 2018-08-01, Presented a poster on obstetric early warning chart use in low resource settings.
- LIMU PhD Symposium, 2018-07-04, Oral presentation on the feasibility of the use of MEOWS chart in Nigeria.
- Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's Annual Meeting, 2018-09-01, Presented a poster on the Overview of my PhD.
- 11th European Congress of Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2019-02-01, Presented a poster on a systematic review of obstetric early warning charts.
- 2019 RCOG World Congress, 2019-06-01, Presented a poster on the Design and Validation of obstetric early warning charts for use in low resource settings.
- 2019 RCOG World Congress, 2019-06-01, Presented a poster on the review of evidence on the use of obstetric early warning charts in low resource settings.
- 2020 RCOG World Congress, 2020-01-01, Abstract accepted for Oral presentation in Oman - Cancelled due to COVID.
- 2021 RCOG Virtual World Congress, 2021-06-01, Presented a poster on the Implementation and evaluation of obstetric early warning charts in Nigerian tertiary care hospitals.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Family Physician
Easton Place Medical Centre
11.2025 - Current
General Practitioner
Havelock Grange Practice UK
12.2024 - 10.2025
General Practitioner
Parkway Medical Centre
08.2022 - 11.2024
Trainee
Lead Employer Trust
08.2019 - 08.2022
Postgraduate Researcher / Principal Researcher
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
05.2017 - 07.2020
Medical Officer
Multiple Hospitals across parts of Nigeria
12.2011 - 08.2015
Doctor of Philosophy - Tropical Medicine
University of Liverpool
Associate Fellowship Certificate (AFHEA) - Associate Fellowship
Higher Education Authority
Master of Public Health - Public Health
University of Dundee
Primary Fellowship - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - Medicine and Surgery
Ahmadu Bello University Nigeria
MRCGP - Medicine
Royal College of General Practitioners