Rotational Medical Officer at Sigowet Sub-County Hospital (2023-02 – Present)
Working in a 146-bed district facility, managing more than 250 diverse patient presentations weekly.
- Manage emergency triage, leading the initial stabilisation, resuscitation, and safe clinical escalation of critically ill and acutely injured patients.
- Coordinate and documenting comprehensive formal admissions, day-to-day ward assessments, and management plans for inpatients across General Medicine, Paediatrics, and Mental Health units.
- Have excellent multidisciplinary collaboration, working with nursing staff, midwives, and allied health professionals to coordinate seamless care.
- Execute a proactive discharge planning process, ensuring that all patients received a highly detailed, accurate discharge summary to safeguard continuity of care with community health providers.
- Chair hospital clinical governance and safety frameworks, leading structured Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions and monthly Mortality Review Audits to identify and rectify gaps in safety standards.
Rotational Medical Officer at Kapkatet Sub-County Hospital (2016-12 – 2021-09)
Managed over 300 patients weekly in a high-volume 227-bed regional facility, rotating in Outpatient clinics and acute inpatient wards across Internal Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, and Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
- Conducted assessment, resuscitation, stabilisation, and continuous management of acutely ill patients in the Emergency Department, including airway support, fluid resuscitation, trauma stabilisation, while coordinating referrals and escalation of care where required.
- Participated in the 24/7 on-call hospital rotation, providing comprehensive overnight hospital wide coverage, reviewing deteriorating ward patients, and managing acute admissions.
- Ordered, followed up, and interpreted laboratory and radiologic investigations, ensuring cost-effective and clinically justified diagnostics.
- Performed a broad range of bedside procedural skills and acted as primary assistant in emergency surgical interventions, including soft-tissue debridement, laparotomies, and emergency Caesarean sections.
- Facilitated safe, structured shift handovers between clinical teams, ensuring clear communication regarding high-risk or unstable patients.
Medical Officer Intern at Busia County Teaching and Referral Hospital (2015-10 – 2016-09)
Completed an accredited 12-month internship rotating through Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Medicine, Surgery/Orthopaedics, and Paediatrics (12 weeks each). Workload was split 80% inpatient/acute setting and 20% outpatient clinic.
- Gained extensive procedural competence via demanding 24/7 rosters, covering first-line night shifts, emergency resuscitations, and theatre preparation.
- Conducted supervised patient assessment, including history taking, physical examination, differential diagnosis, investigation planning, and presentation during ward rounds, contributing to consultant-led management plans across all rotations.
- Participated in acute and emergency care, including initial stabilisation of critically ill patients, escalation to senior clinicians, and delivery of care in ward and emergency settings.
- Performed clinical procedures such as intravenous cannulation, venepuncture, urinary catheterisation, wound care, and specimen collection in a safe, supervised environment.
- Assisted in surgical, obstetric, and trauma care, including theatre preparation, intraoperative assistance, post-operative monitoring, labour ward support, and participation in Caesarean sections under supervision.
