DR. ANDREA CORETTA JOHNSON
PROFILE: Emergency Physician who has revolutionized the practice of Emergency Medicine in a rural hospital in Jamaica. Possess excellent customer service and teaching skills. Adept at creating management protocols and facilitating learning. EDUCATION: Doctor of Medicine in Emergency Medicine University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados September 2008 Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of …
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PROFILE:
Emergency Physician who has revolutionized the practice of Emergency Medicine in a rural hospital in Jamaica.
Possess excellent customer service and teaching skills.
Adept at creating management protocols and facilitating learning.
EDUCATION:
Doctor of Medicine in Emergency Medicine
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
September 2008
Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MB; BS)
University of the West Indies, Mona
July 1999
Leadership Training – Southern Regional Health Authority
January 3, 2018
Managing Emotions In The Workplace – Certificate
Course Administered by the Jamaica Employers’ Federation
June 27-28, 2017
Introduction To Public Speaking – Certificate
Administered by University of Washington, through Coursera.
Certificate earned on July 7, 2017
Advanced Instructional Strategies in the Virtual Classroom
Administered by University of California, Irvine on Coursera.
Certificate earned on October 31, 2015
Leadership and Management in Health – Certificate
Administered by University of Washington
Certificate earned on April 10, 2014
Completion of Emergency Department Directors Academy Phase 1 administered by the American College of Emergency Physicians March 2009
Trained in:
Mass Casualty Management
Incident Command Management
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Emergency Ultrasound
Fluent in American Sign Language up to Intermediate Level Certified by National Disabilities Unit and Irving Wilson School Barbados
EXPERIENCE:
Consultant in charge of the Accident and Emergency Department May Pen Hospital, Jamaica
November 2009 – present
Examiner for Caribbean Accreditation Medical Council Examination 2012 – Present
Associate Lecturer for All American Institute of Medical Sciences (AAIMS) 2014 – present
Associate Lecturer for Windsor University 2015 – Present
Associate Lecturer for Caribbean School of Medical Sciences, Jamaica October 2019 – Present
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor 2008 – Present
CURRENT MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIETIES INCLUDE:
National Resuscitation Council of Jamaica
Association of Government Medical Consultants of Jamaica
Emergency Department Directors Academy (EDDA)
Jamaica Emergency Medicine Association (JEMA)
Medical Association of Jamaica
COMMUNITY OUTREACH/INVOLVEMENT:
Volunteer Doctor for Several Clubs and Foundations 2001 – present
Health Promotion Lectures and Workshops for several non-profit organizations, schools and church groups in Jamaica and Barbados 2005 – present