Merhawi Kidane
Toronto,ON
Summary
A dedicated medical doctor with extensive experience working in some of the world's most underserved regions, providing exceptional care in maternal and child health and managing complex tropical diseases in resource-limited settings. Adept at delivering healthcare solutions in challenging environments while addressing critical gaps in diagnostics and patient care. My experiences have fueled my passion for leveraging health informatics to enhance healthcare delivery, optimize resource utilization, and improve patient outcomes. I am now seeking to transition into health informatics, combining my clinical expertise with advanced technological solutions to bridge the gap between care delivery and data-driven innovation in healthcare.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Doctor
Yoni Medical Center
07.2022 - 10.2024
- Assisted with patient care and maintained medical documentation in line with clinical protocols
- Managed wide range of patient populations (pediatric, adults, and obstetric)
- Enhanced clinic efficiency by streamlining patient flow and optimizing appointment scheduling.
- Enhanced patient education on disease prevention and health maintenance, utilizing up-to-date medical literature.
- Streamlined clinic operations, implementing efficient scheduling systems.
- Prescribed medications and therapies to improve patients' health and well-being.
- Treated acute and chronic conditions to reduce symptoms and improve health.
- Provided and managed direct patient care by conducting physical examinations, evaluations and assessments to determine diagnosis.
Medical Doctor
St. Daniel Comboni Catholic Hospital
03.2022 - 06.2024
- Provided emergency and primary care services in a hospital serving diverse patient needs
- Improved patient data collection and medical record management systems
- Worked as a lead ward doctor in both pediatric and maternity wards
- Performed obstetric and general abdominal ultrasound for out-patient and in-patients departments.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based treatment plans and thorough followups.
- Implemented preventive health strategies for at-risk populations, reducing incidence of malaria and its complications in children under 5 years and unwanted pregnancy and septic abortion in teenagers in the Hospital.
- Managed delayed referrals from the most remote areas of South Sudan, with grave obstetric complications.
- Coordinated and integrated health care resources for community-based programs like participating in fistula campaigns with experts from abroad.
Medical Doctor
Keren zonal referral Hospital
01.2019 - 07.2021
- Delivered emergency obstetric care and managed neonatal complications
- Participated in referrals and treated complex cases in a resource-limited setting
- Led the emergency obstetric care unit, managing complex labor and peripartum cases to ensure patient safety
- Managed complicated obstetric cases referred from remote areas.
- Administered patient referrals, managed patient intake, and ensured seamless documentation and communication with receiving hospitals
- Performed detailed patient assessments and coordinated care with a multidisciplinary team
Education
EMONC - Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care
Edaga Hamus Maternity Hospital
01.2020
Doctor of Medicine - undefined
Orotta School of Medicine and Dental medicine
12.2018
Pre-medicine Diploma - undefined
Asmara College of Health Sciences
02.2012
Skills
- Clinical and Healthcare Expertise
- Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Communication and Collaboration:
- Problem-Solving and Innovation
- Leadership and Project Management
- Research and Evidence-Based Practice
- Technical and IT Acumen
- Organizational and Ethical Awareness
LANGUAGES
English
Full Professional
Tigrinya
Native or Bilingual
Blin
Native or Bilingual
Tigre
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Professional Working
Amharic
Professional Working
Awards
Zagre award
Certification
- Basic and Advanced Pediatric Life Support – Orotta National Referral Hospital, Asmara, Eritrea – Dec 2018
- Basic Pharmacovigilance and Vaccine Safety Surveillance Course – Asmara, Eritrea – Dec 2018
- AI in Healthcare specialization (Coursera)
In progress - HIPAA certified (proz.com)
Completed in 2024
- Medical receptionist
CDP-certified
- Real work situations: Compliance issues (proz.com)
Completed in 2024
- Fraud and abuse management (proz.com)
Completed 20204
Timeline
Medical Doctor
Yoni Medical Center
07.2022 - 10.2024
Medical Doctor
St. Daniel Comboni Catholic Hospital
03.2022 - 06.2024
Medical Doctor
Keren zonal referral Hospital
01.2019 - 07.2021
Doctor of Medicine - undefined
Orotta School of Medicine and Dental medicine
Pre-medicine Diploma - undefined
Asmara College of Health Sciences
- Basic and Advanced Pediatric Life Support – Orotta National Referral Hospital, Asmara, Eritrea – Dec 2018
- Basic Pharmacovigilance and Vaccine Safety Surveillance Course – Asmara, Eritrea – Dec 2018
- AI in Healthcare specialization (Coursera)
In progress - HIPAA certified (proz.com)
Completed in 2024
- Medical receptionist
CDP-certified
- Real work situations: Compliance issues (proz.com)
Completed in 2024
- Fraud and abuse management (proz.com)
Completed 20204
EMONC - Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care
Edaga Hamus Maternity Hospital
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