Personal Summary

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