Amro Abdellatief

• Rotating through the in-patient service has exposed me to a wide variety of GI pathologies ranging from GI bleeding, hepatitis, foreign body ingestion, PEG tube placements. These encounters have encouraged me to read on the cases encountered daily in order to facilitate knowledge retention.
• Practiced near-daily scoping procedures in the endoscopy suite to become proficient in endoscopy and colonoscopy.
• Assisted in optimizing workflow efficiency by spearheading a QI project in paracentesis to streamline efficiency in delivering patient care. Furthermore, I've created helpful powerpoint guides to assist future GI fellows with commonly-asked questions.
• Rotated through multiple hospitals including Sibley hospital for hepatology, the VA medical center, and Kaiser hospital to expose me to a fuller spectrum of GI pathologies.
• Networked and built strong presence with peers to facilitate long-standing professional relationships.

· Typical work week involved working 6 days a week for a minimum of 10-12 hours daily, mainly rotating through the general inpatient internal medicine floor, intensive care unit, cardiac critical care unit, overnight shifts on the general medical floor, intensive care unit and the cardiac critical care unit. Furthermore, 1 week rotation through the ambulatory care unit every 5th week.

· Tasks included, but were not limited to: working efficiently to obtain detailed yet focused histories, conducting thorough physical examinations, ordering and interpreting relevant diagnostic laboratory tests and appropriate imaging while being supervised by senior residents, fellows and attending physicians.

· Interacted respectfully and professionally with team members from all specialties, including, but not limited to: Residents, fellows, attending physicians, registered nurses, patient care assistants, telemetry technicians, transport technicians, clerks, operators, and hospital police.

· Performed above average consistently in monthly system-specific exams as well as in the annual in-service exams (Residency In-Training exam)

• As a Cardiac Monitoring and Interpreting Technician i have provided surveillance, analysis, synthesis and preliminary interpretation of patients' heart rhythm patterns and physiological parameters while at rest, and/or during exercise and/or in response to medication administration or other impacting procedure

• Provided direct patient care for a variety of patient populations

• My responsibilities included having a working knowledge of various monitoring/testing devices and systems, equipment calibration, identifying and troubleshooting equipment failures, preparing patients/equipment for testing and/or monitoring, assessing for appropriate type of testing/monitoring, providing patient education on procedures, and accurately recording physiological data and preliminary interpretations in multiple reporting systems

• Worked with a multi-disciplinary team, communicating abnormal or critical physiological responses and activating medical emergencies response plans.

• I have worked as a research fellow in the department of Ophthalmology under the guidance of Dr. Jose S. Pulido, MD, MPH; a surgical
  consultant in surgical ophthalmology. A typical work week involves me attending the outpatient clinics with Dr. Pulido, attending
  rounds and weekly grand rounds, assisting and observing in the OR, preparing, writing, editing and publishing case reports. In addition, I
  would go to the daily conferences and case conferences. I am forever grateful for working at the Mayo Clinic as it has given me a
  glimpse into the numerous daily activities of a physician and has given me valuable skills in research.

• Employed as a house officer at Ibrahim-Malik teaching hospital

• Worked as a house officer at Ribat teaching hospital