
Aghogho Adarighofua
MBBS, BSc (Physiology), DA (WACS) | Canadian Permanent Resident | International Medical Graduate
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About
International Medical Graduate (IMG), Canadian Permanent Resident, and Alberta International Medical Graduates Association (AIMGA) member with advanced postgraduate clinical training in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, and acute hospital-based medicine at a tertiary teaching hospital. ACSAP pre-screened candidate (AHS Prescreen letter received May 2026) with extensive supervised experience in the assessment, stabilization, monitoring, and management of acutely ill patients across perioperative, inpatient, emergency, and critical care settings. Successfully passed the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE Part I) in January 2026, with NAC-OSCE scheduled for September 2026, and committed to delivering safe, collaborative, and patient-centred care within Alberta Health Services as an Associate Physician.
Experience
Resident Doctor, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC) (2022-10 – Present)
Full-time supervised postgraduate residency in a tertiary acute care teaching hospital
- Participate in supervised assessment and management of patients requiring perioperative, inpatient, emergency, and critical care services.
- Deliver supervised anaesthetic care across multiple surgical specialties with perioperative monitoring and postoperative patient management.
- Assess, stabilize, and monitor acutely ill patients requiring airway support, invasive monitoring, and escalation of care in an acute hospital setting.
- Participate in the clinical management of critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, and ICU support.
- Perform advanced airway management, including endotracheal intubation, in elective and emergency settings.
- Insert arterial lines and central venous catheters under supervision for invasive monitoring and patient management.
- Participate in emergency response and resuscitation of deteriorating patients in perioperative and critical care settings.
- Collaborate closely with consultants, fellows, residents, nurse practitioners, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to support coordinated patient care.
- Contribute to treatment planning and continuity of care under specialist supervision.
- Delivered supervised anaesthetic care and perioperative patient management across multiple surgical specialties, including: Obstetrics & Gynaecology, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Neurosurgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Urology, Maxillofacial Surgery, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery.
- Completed dedicated supervised postings in Intensive Care, Internal Medicine (Cardiology, Nephrology, Respiratory Medicine), Paediatrics, and a three-month rural anaesthesia placement in a community hospital setting.
Intern at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC) (2019-09 – 2020-09)
- Completed supervised internship rotations in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, and Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
- Provided supervised inpatient care, including completing admissions, patient assessments, ordering interventions, and formulating target care plans throughout patients' hospitalizations.
- Participated in emergency care, ward rounds, theatre duties, and routine clinical procedures.
- Delivered supervised anaesthetic care and perioperative patient management across multiple surgical specialties, including: Obstetrics & Gynaecology, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Neurosurgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Urology, Maxillofacial Surgery, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery.
- Completed dedicated supervised postings in Intensive Care, Internal Medicine (Cardiology, Nephrology, Respiratory Medicine), Paediatrics, and a three-month rural anaesthesia placement in a community hospital setting.
Education
Membership in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care – West African College of Surgeons (WACS) (2026)
Part 1 Fellowship in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care – National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) (2025)
Diploma in Anaesthesia in Anaesthesia – West African College of Surgeons (WACS) (2024)
MBBS in Medicine – Bowen University, Nigeria (2019)
BSc in Physiology – Bowen University, Nigeria (2015)
