Chandigarh, India
I am a GMC-registered doctor with my GMC number 8055811 and full license to practice. I am a motivated and compassionate doctor with a strong academic record, international exposure, and a commitment to holistic patient care. 🔹 Academic Achievements • Gold Medalist in General Surgery • Distinctions in Anatomy, Physiology, and Paediatrics • Multiple awards, including 1st place in the “Visual Mania” Quiz 🔹 UK Clinical Experience • Colorectal Surgery, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital – Learned FY2 responsibilities, inpatient management, and assisted in surgeries • Plastic Surgery, The Royal London Hospital – Participated in ward rounds, clinics, minor procedures, and an audit on surgical request laterality • General Practice, Merepark Medical Centre – Shadowed multi-professional teams, engaged in vaccination audit, and attended governance meetings 🔹 Research & Audits • Published in Cureus: Evaluating Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity • Presented 2 posters and 1 oral presentation at an international conference by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) Audits: • Blood transfusion practices (India) – Led implementation of checklist improving safety & compliance • Shingles vaccination uptake (UK) – Data collection & analysis with EMIS system • Laterality of surgical requests (UK) – Preventing wrong-site surgery 🔹 Teaching & Leadership • Conducted large teaching seminars (~100 students) on surgery, anatomy, and community medicine • Delivered community health sessions for underprivileged children and 300+ women on postnatal care and contraception • Provided PLAB preparation guidance to peers • Leadership roles, including National Assistant in Public Relations & Communications for Global Surg Network 🔹 Skills & Interests • Skilled in clinical procedures: airway management, central line assistance, suturing, ABG sampling, and patient resuscitation • Proficient in NHS IT systems: Cerner, EMIS, PICS • Multilingual: English, Hindi, Punjabi • Enthusiastic about teaching, research, surgery, and continuous learning
Looking after the patients admitted in the wards which ranges from a variety of specialities including surgery, orthopaedics, ENT, psychiatry and medicine etc. My role involves the following: a)Pre Op preparation of patients which REQUIRES CLEARANCES, CONSENT AND EXPLAINING THE PROCEDURE along with its complications and benefits b) Following the post op orders and LOOKING FOR ANY DANGER SIGNS and managing the patient in case he/she decompensates. c) PRESCRIBING MEDICATIONS AND PERFORMING ROUTINE PROCEDURES like RT insertion, blood sampling or any procedure required in case of acute emergency. EMERGENCY RESPONSE · In case a patient gets sick in the ward, taking immediate actions from prescribing medications to MANAGING THE PATIENT ALONE CONFIDENTLY. · Also rotated in EMERGENCY ROOM TO TRIAGE PATIENTS and providing them with immediate and appropriate care. TREATMENT SUPPORT · Following the treatment provided by the consultant along with that giving my own input regarding what is best for the patient and independently managing the cases. MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION · Documenting all the treatments, blood transfusions, immediate care given, and drug reactions along with any incident reporting in case anything goes wrong. TEAM COORDINATION · Working alongside a big team which includes consultants, nursing staff, administrative staff and technicians. I ACT AS MESSENGER, A LEADER, A TEAMMATE AND A FRIEND and my role changes according to the requirement. MEDICATION MANAGEMENT · Charting all the medications and making sure that the medications are prescribed in a right way and ruling out any contraindications. ETHICAL CONDUCT · TREATING MY PATIENTS AND STAFF IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER, and making sure that my colleagues and seniors do too. · Trying to create a POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE in the working environment.
Shadowed various healthcare professionals, including GPS, ANPS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, to understand their roles. Attended CLINICAL AND MANAGEMENT MEETINGS to learn about patient safety, clinical governance, and legal aspects of primary care. Joined NURSING HOME VISITS TO OBSERVE THE CARE OF FRAIL PATIENTS and the GP’s role in medical and emotional support. Participated in an AUDIT ASSESSING SHINGLES VACCINATION UPTAKE AMONG ELIGIBLE PATIENTS, that helped me get acquainted to the NHS EMIS system. Completed some modules on the BLUE STREAM ACADEMY to enhance my knowledge.
Aimed to learn the responsibilities of an FY2 doctor. Actively learned to manage emergency patients in the Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU), including HISTORY TAKING, CLERKING PROCEDURES, REFERRALS AND ESCALATING THE CASE TO A SENIOR in case of inability to manage the case independently. Gained proficiency with the PICS ONLINE MEDICAL DATABASE SYSTEM FOR DOCUMENTATION, PRESCRIBING, AND DISCHARGE PROCESSES. Shadowed consultants in clinics to understand the ART OF COMMUNICATION AND RAPPORT BUILDING ALONG WITH CRITICAL DECISION-MAKING for patient treatment. Participated daily in ward rounds to understand INPATIENT MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT PLANNING AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMWORK. Had the opportunity to ASSIST IN VARIOUS SURGERIES, which strengthened my practical skills and showed me how different team members work together to make a surgery successful.
Attended morning handover meetings at 8:00am. Attended ward rounds where I observed DOCTOR–PATIENT INTERACTIONS and learned about WOUND ASSESSMENT AND CARE. Attended clinics to learn CONSULTATION APPROACHES, DOCUMENTATION AND MINOR PROCEDURES like giving triamcinolone injections for keloid scars. Shadowed on-call doctors to UNDERSTAND REFERRALS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT. Observed surgeries in theatres to UNDERSTAND NHS PRACTICES INCLUDING PROCEDURAL SAFETY AND WHO CHECKLIST. Participated in an AUDIT TITLED “LATERALITY OF SURGICAL REQUESTS FOR HANDS SURGERY” that helped me get acquainted to the NHS medical database system.