Joy Sinyangwe, Dr.

• Community health, health promotion, Qualitative specialist & qualitative research.
• HIV testing among university students.
• Counselling and educating university going students on the importance of knowing their status.
• Communicated with patients to understand health needs and challenges.
• Advised and educated patients regarding diet, hygiene and effective disease prevention methods.
• Educated clients and families about rights and responsibilities.

Lecturering clinical officer students in:

• Pediatrics and child health
• obstetrics and gynecology
• Public health
• mental health care

• Patient Care: responsible for taking patient histories, conducting physical exams, ordering tests, and formulating differential diagnoses. They participate in daily rounds and coordinate patient care with senior residents and attending physicians.
• Documentation: accurately document patient encounters, progress notes, discharge summaries, and treatment plans in medical records.
• Performing Procedures: Under supervision, performed various medical procedures such as inserting IV lines, drawing blood, suturing wounds, and performing basic diagnostic tests.
• Medication Management: prescribe medications and adjust dosages under supervision, ensuring appropriate treatment based on patient conditions.
• Patient Education: educate patients and their families about diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and preventive care.
• Consultations and Coordination: consult with other specialists and help coordinate multidisciplinary care, particularly in complex cases.
• Learning and Training: attended educational sessions, lectures, and workshops to enhance medical knowledge and clinical skills.
• On-call Duties: often worked long shifts and was responsible for covering night shifts, handling emergencies, and addressing issues that arise with patients under their care.

2016-2018:

• History taking
• first aid
• Greeted visitors and initiated triage processes for clients to streamline patient flow.
• methods of diagnosis and admission criteria
• Registered and verified patient records before triage with most up-to-date information.
• infection prevention
• Completed administrative patient intakes with case histories, insurance information and mandated forms.
• ambulance duty
• Coordinated referrals through insurance and other medical specialists and documented details in patient charts.

2018-2020

• Received and routed laboratory results to correct clinical staff members.
• Organized and maintained patient chart filing system to promote quick data finding for staff.
• general clinical practice
• OBGYN
• Pediatrics
• internal medicine
• surgery

2020-2021

• assistant to obstetrician
• NICU
• past-partum evaluation and care

2021-2022

• pre and post surgical evaluation of patients
• pre surgical counseling
• informed consent for surgical operation
• post operative care
• medical practice in limited resource setting (rural posting)