Results-oriented healthcare provider with advanced education and extensive experience. Excellent multi-tasking, planning, problem solving, and interpersonal communication abilities. Passionate about continuously improving processes, procedures, and operational standards to meet changing demands.
Hi, I’m
Chinazor Umerah
Fayetteville,NC
Summary
Overview
28
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Graduate Medical Education Cape Fear Valley MedicaFayetteville, NC
Diversity Officer
12.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Promote diversity within our residency program and support a culture that values diversity.
- Help Recruit the most qualified students with diverse backgrounds through local, regional, and national events
- Collaborate with community organizations to address ongoing healthcare needs and strengthen community partnerships
Cape Fear Valley Health System / Campbell UniversityFayetteville, NC
Program Director, Transitional Year Residency Program
12.2018 - Current
Job overview
- Maintained an educational environment that is conducive to the education of residents
- Oversaw and ensured the quality of didactics
- Implemented procedures and policies that were consistent with the program requirements for resident training
- Arranged rotations necessary to meet the program goals
- Oversaw the coordination of all schedules including lectures and educational sessions for residents
- Arrange ,approve, and monitor the supervision of resident
- Participate and lead the quarterly program evaluation, team
- Participate in the clinical competency committee and appoint members of the committee.
Cape Fear Valley Health SystemFayetteville, NC
Chair Utilization Management Committee
10.2018 - Current
Job overview
- Analyzed data related to administrative costs for corporate-level management.
- Communicated corporate objectives across all divisions through regular correspondence and scheduled status updates.
- Cordinated internal requirements which complied with the healthcare systems standards to minimize regulatory risks and liability across program.
Fayetteville Treatment CenterFayetteville, NC
Medical Director
06.2018 - Current
Job overview
- Provide medication assistance treatment for patients with substance use disorder
- Supervised clinical staff, providing continuous professional development opportunities and training to maintain and strengthen competencies.
- Collaborated with the clinical staff to implement multidisciplinary treatment for the center.
Cape Fear Valley, Campbell Univesty Internal Medicine1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville NC 28304
Assistance Professor And Core Faculty
05.2017 - Current
Job overview
- Assisted in the development of internal medicine curriculum for the residency program.
- Participated in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the GME accreditation for the internal medicine program.
- Mentor, educate, and supervise the growth of the internal medicine residents and medical students in our program.
- Established and maintained systems that safely met our residents' and students needs.
- Skillfully developed departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures.
- Consistently evaluate and assess residents growth in compliance with the GME, and hospital policy.
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville NC 28303
Healthcare Credentialing provider
10.2016 - Current
Job overview
- Preparing and maintaining reports of credentialing activities such as membership or facility privileges.
- Enter and maintain Provider applications, contracts and updates into the system
- Verify potential and existing Provider’s license, liability insurance,and DEA certificate.
- Verify Provider’s education, hospital privileges, Board certification and other criteria as required.
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center1638 Owen Drive Fayetteville NC 28304
Hospitalist
10.2012 - Current
Job overview
Sound Shore Medical Center, New Rochelle 16 Guion place, New Rochelle, NY 10801
Medical Resident
07.2009 - 06.2012
Job overview
- Provided acute and primary care services to inpatients and outpatients.
- Evaluated patient needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained patient flow while maintaining.
- Monitored patients\' condition and progress and re-evaluated treatments as necessary.
- Managed, directed and coordinated activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents and other medical staff.
Lagoon Hospital 8 Marine Road Apapa Lagos, Nigeria
Medical Officer
06.1998 - 10.2001
Job overview
- Treated a variety of diseases and injuries in a general practice setting in different age ranges.
- Participated in the planning and execution of HMO in various satellite clinics.
- Lead hospital prevention and health promotions to increase awareness of health related issues in underprivileged communities.
Staff Clinic of Ojo Local Government, Lagos Nigeria124 Oloja Road, Alaba, Ojo Local Government, Nigeria
Medical Officer
04.1997 - 06.1998
Job overview
- Evaluated, appropriately diagnosed, and treated variety of acute and chronic conditionsfor local government staff and families.
- Confidently managed the overall operation of nursing services and patient care, including financial management, quality assurance, safety and risk management for the staff clinic.
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, NigeriaIdi-Araba Lagos Nigeria
Post-Graduate Housemanship
04.1996 - 03.1997
Job overview
- Appropriately diagnosed and treated a variety of diseases and injuries in a general practice setting.
- Ordered and executed diagnostic tests and analyzed diagnostic images to further investigate patient conditions.
- Administered and prescribed appropriate courses of treatment, including pharmaceutical medications.
Education
Methodist University
MBA from Health Care Administration
University Overview
New York Medical College, Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester, New Rochelle NY
M.D. from Internal Medicine
University Overview
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
MBBS from Medicine and Surgery
University Overview
Skills
- Effective Leader
- Credentialing and recruitment knowledge
- Clinical instruction
- Curriculum development
- Overseeing teaching rounds
- Clinical research
- Grant Writing
- Process implementation
- Treatment planning
- Cost controls
- Quality assurance
- Medical staff management
Certification
- Diversity and Inclusion Certification March 2020
- Master of Business Administration, May 2016
- Assistance Professor, Campbell University 2016
- American Board of Internal Medicine, October 2013
- Advance Cardiac Life Support, October 2015
- ECFMG, February 2008
- Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. August 1997
Professional Development
Professional Development
- Fellow American College of Physicians, 2017
- Continued Medical Educational
- MOC (American College of Physicians) 2016
- Cape Fear Valley Credentialing Committee
- Chairman Utilization and Management Committee, CFVMC
Gaps in Work History
Gaps in Work History
9/2008-6/2009
- Attended interviews for residency positions, pre matched at Sound Shore medical center of Westchester and relocated to New York for residency.
5/2008-9/2008 American Red Cross/ Womack Army Medical Center, Volunteer Worker.
- Duties: Filing paper works, showing patients into examination room, Observership...being present during patients' encounter with the attending physician No direct patient contact.
9/2007-2/2008 Fayetteville Heart Center, Fayetteville, NC. Externship.
- Duties: observed while patients were seen by attending physicians and afterwards discussed findings with the physicians. Filing paper works). No direct patient contact.
11/2001-8/2007
- Emigrated to USA, got married and had my Kids. Became homemaker(Took care of husband and Kids) and studied for USMLE board exams.
Faculty Developement
Faculty Developement
- Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation Grant Award for quality Improvement project on Enhancing Heart Failure Patient Education and Self care Behaviors through the use of Patient Education Videos
- Southern Regional AHEC and Womack, June 1-2, 2017 / Fayetteville, NC.Presentation: Transfusion Reaction
- NC ACP 2018 Annual scientific Session: residents / students poster session judge
- Campbell University 2017 Clinical Teaching Conference Saturday, October 14, 2017, Leon Levine Hal
- Residents Poster Presentation: A Clinical Case of Pneumomediastinum, Dr. Michael Samiratedu, DO PGY-11, Dylan Skinner, OMS-III, CUSOM2, Dr. Chinazor Umerah, MD3
Additional Information
Additional Information
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
- Fellow, American College of Physicians
- American Medical Association
- Society of Hospital Medicine
PUBLICATIONS/ PRESENTATIONS
- Umerah CO, Momodu II. Anticoagulation. In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; July 18, 2020.
- Enhancing Heart Failure Patient Education and Self care Behaviors through the use of Patient Education Videos Activity Date: 3/1/2020
- Unexplained Shortness of Breath in an Amyl Nitrates User , Victor Long, DO, Chinazor Umerah MD, 2/14/2020. Campbell University Regional Research and Educational Symposium
- Triple Pnuemonitis with MAC in AIDS Patient after Forgoing ART for One Year, Mathew Scott, DO, Chinazor Umerah MD, 2/14/2020. Campbell University Regional Research and Educational Symposium
- Utilization of Pneumonia Order Set in Inpatient Admission, Brendan Paull, DO, Chinazor Umerah MD, 2/14/2020. Campbell University Regional Research and Educational Symposium
- 2020 Campbell University Regional Research and Educational Symposium Poster Judge, 2/14/2020
- North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Physicians Poster Judge 2/23/2018
- Southern Regional AHEC, Hospital Medicine Update and Review. Transfusion Reactions. June 1-2, 2017.
- Capstone Project, Professional MBA, Methodist University, Fayetteville NC, "Extended Hour Primary Care Clinic: A Solution to Emergency Room Crowding" May 2016
- New York American College of Physicians 2011, Rye Brook, NY. Vascular Effects of Cocaine, Umerah C, Smith M, Basak P Jesmajian S.
- Medical Society of the State of New York 2010, Tarrytown, NY."Asymptomatic Right Atrial Herniation", Umerah C, Tlaang K, Basak P, Jesmajian
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
- American Red Cross Volunteer, May, 2008.
Provided clerical support, improving patient flow in the outpatient clinical setting.
Timeline
Diversity Officer
Graduate Medical Education Cape Fear Valley Medica
12.2019 - Current
Program Director, Transitional Year Residency Program
Cape Fear Valley Health System / Campbell University
12.2018 - Current
Chair Utilization Management Committee
Cape Fear Valley Health System
10.2018 - Current
Medical Director
Fayetteville Treatment Center
06.2018 - Current
Assistance Professor And Core Faculty
Cape Fear Valley, Campbell Univesty Internal Medicine
05.2017 - Current
Healthcare Credentialing provider
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
10.2016 - Current
Hospitalist
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
10.2012 - Current
Medical Resident
Sound Shore Medical Center, New Rochelle
07.2009 - 06.2012
Medical Officer
Lagoon Hospital
06.1998 - 10.2001
Medical Officer
Staff Clinic of Ojo Local Government, Lagos Nigeria
04.1997 - 06.1998
Post-Graduate Housemanship
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
04.1996 - 03.1997
Methodist University
MBA from Health Care Administration
New York Medical College, Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester, New Rochelle NY
M.D. from Internal Medicine
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
MBBS from Medicine and Surgery