Ken Marvel

Internationally trained physician with 4+ years of independent practice in outpatient, emergency, and inpatient care; recent MCCQE Part I pass. Brings hands-on assessment, chronic disease follow-up, investigation review, referrals, and electronic clinical documentation, supported by strong patient communication and multidisciplinary teamwork. Recipient of the Patient’s Voice Award for patient-centred care. Seeking to support family physicians in a Brampton family medicine and walk-in clinic.

General Practitioner - Avenue Healthcare - Kisumu, Kenya

(2022-09 - 2025-11)

Outpatient, emergency and inpatient care

• Assessed and managed acute presentations, including respiratory infections, gastroenteritis and malaria; identified patients requiring admission or specialist review.
• Provided chronic disease follow-up, prescription renewals, medication adherence counselling and complication screening.
• Reviewed investigations, collaborated with specialists during ward rounds, and coordinated referrals, discharges and transfers to support continuity of care.
• Documented patient encounters in Med360 EMR and prepared medical reports, maintaining accurate, confidential records in line with Kenya’s Data Protection Act.
• Worked with nurses and allied clinical staff to assess and stabilize patients with chest pain, seizures, stroke and sepsis, escalating care promptly.

General Practitioner Locum - Kakamega County General Hospital - Kakamega, Kenya

(2022-08 - 2022-09)

Emergency department

• Assessed acute illness, including asthma exacerbations, decompensated heart failure, DKA and poisoning; initiated treatment in consultation with the physician on call.
• Coordinated nursing and clinical colleagues during resuscitation and arranged timely specialist review and ICU admission for deteriorating patients.

Rotating Medical Intern - Kakamega County General Hospital - Kakamega, Kenya

(2021-07 - 2022-07)

Supervised practice

• Completed rotations in internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and psychiatry; reviewed inpatients and initiated investigations and treatment for team review.
• Performed IV cannulation, urethral catheterization, nasogastric tube insertion and lumbar puncture; assisted residents with emergency surgical procedures and Caesarean sections.
• Provided rural outreach, home-based follow-up, health and nutrition education, and blood pressure and diabetes screening.

General Practitioner Virtual Care - Dr. Andrew Bombo Clinic - Nairobi, Kenya

(2025-05)

• Provide virtual follow-up for stable hypertension and diabetes, reviewing home blood pressure and glucose readings and escalating red-flag symptoms to in-person assessment.
• Explain laboratory and imaging findings, counsel on medication adherence and lifestyle changes, and coordinate appropriate referrals with clinic staff.

Graduate Teaching Fellow Clinical Medicine - American University of Antigua - Antigua and Barbuda

(2025-12 - 2026-08)

• Taught history taking, physical examination, clinical reasoning and professional communication in clinical skills laboratories using standardized patients.

Team Lead Mortality and Morbidity Committee - Avenue Healthcare - Kisumu, Kenya

(2024-04 - 2025-11)

• Introduced a standardized mortality review scale, led review of 56 deaths and supported root cause analyses and follow-up to improve patient safety.

Assistant Outpatient Department Team Lead - Avenue Healthcare - Kisumu, Kenya

(2024-06 - 2025-11)

• Coordinated physician duty rosters and arranged cover for unexpected absences to maintain continuity of patient care.

Family practice observership - Kisumu Specialists Hospital - Kenya

(2025-04 - 2025-04)

Observed geriatric multimorbidity, polypharmacy and longitudinal HIV care.

Family practice observership - Oasis Multi-Specialist Hospital - Kenya

(2024-11 - 2024-11)

Observed geriatric multimorbidity, polypharmacy and longitudinal HIV care.

Medical camps - Avenue Healthcare

(2022 - 2025)

• Led five Avenue Healthcare medical camps, providing cardiovascular health education and screening, with guidance on follow-up, referral and lifestyle modification (2022–2025).

HIV education, testing and counselling - Nyanza Reproductive Health Services - Kenya

(2025-02 - 2025-10)

• Provided HIV education, testing and counselling through Nyanza Reproductive Health Services, Kenya (Feb–Oct 2025).

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) - Kenyatta University, Kenya (2014-09 - 2021-07)