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MONICA C CHIBESAKUNDA

LUSAKA

Summary

Detail- and result-oriented Medical officer, passionate about facilitating excellent patient care. Adept at delivering positive patient experience through administration of top-quality care. Motivated team builder and supervisor focused on driving team collaboration.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Medical Officer

Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Lusaka
06.2019 - Current

Coordinate the implementation of planned activities in assigned facilities /zones in Lusaka Province, adhering to CIDRZ regulations and following internal processes.

Ensure delivery of high quality of care and meeting targets set for the facility/zone.

Provide onsite clinical mentorship and support to teams, ensuring quality of care and focus on priority areas.

Improved clinical quality by analyzing performance metrics, patient outcomes and delivery of care.

Provide technical supervision and support to Lusaka Provincial Health Office by providing mentorship, in focused areas including, but not exclusive to: high viral load management, HIV Testing services (HTS), linkage to prevention services (PrEP), intimate partner/gender based violence identification, first line support and in targeted HIV testing strategies.

Ensuring stakeholder management and team supervision, in achieving set targets.

Collaborating with research teams, managing timelines, authorship, writing, submission, and revisions to ensure successful publications of our findings.

Medical Officer

Victoria Hospital
Lusaka
08.2017 - 05.2019

oversaw day-to-day practice functions, including delivery of patient care, and some administrative staff.

Senior Registered Medical Officer

University Teaching Hospital
Lusaka
02.2013 - 07.2017

Daily review of clients, attended major rounds, performed minor surgical procedures, participated in clinic days, and attended to A&E cases.

Junior Registered Medical Officer

University Teaching Hospital
Lusaka
02.2011 - 02.2013

Diagnosed and treated infectious and non-infectious diseases, participated in major rounds, clinics, for all population types (adults/pediatrics). Participated in CME.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Medicine

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Kharkiv
06.2010

Bachelor of Science - Healthcare in International Nursing

Jyvaskyla Polytechnic
Jyvaskyla
12.2005

High School Diploma -

Fatima Girls Secondary School
Ndola
11.1999

Skills

  • Clinical instruction
  • Complying with regulatory guidelines
  • Diagnosing patients
  • Improving clinical quality outcomes
  • Patient relations
  • Quality assurance controls

Certification

  • Leadership and management in health - 2020
  • Comprehensive ART, 2020
  • Quality Improvement - 2020
  • 2020 Zambia Consolidated Guidelines - 2020 and 2022
  • Diamond Level CDC LIVES – 2020
  • Global mental health - 2021
  • Policy Advocacy - 2024
  • Clinical Management of HIV - 2025
  • Epidemiology - 2025

REFEREES

1. Dr. Victor Mwansa

2201 Brentwood Drive

Illinois

62959

+1(312)961-6741

2. Dr. Natalie Vlahakis

Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia

Lusaka

+260 978625288

Timeline

Medical Officer

Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
06.2019 - Current

Medical Officer

Victoria Hospital
08.2017 - 05.2019

Senior Registered Medical Officer

University Teaching Hospital
02.2013 - 07.2017

Junior Registered Medical Officer

University Teaching Hospital
02.2011 - 02.2013

Bachelor of Science - Medicine

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Bachelor of Science - Healthcare in International Nursing

Jyvaskyla Polytechnic

High School Diploma -

Fatima Girls Secondary School
MONICA C CHIBESAKUNDA