Dawit Lemecha Edo
Silver Spring,USA
Summary
With a proven track record at Community Support Services, I excel in performance monitoring and effective communication, ensuring high-quality patient care and operational efficiency. Co-founding Liyana Digital Healthcare Solution PLC, I spearheaded the launch of innovative telehealth apps, achieving significant revenue growth and a notable customer satisfaction rating.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Service Year Option | Maryland Service Corp Member
Maryland Service Corp
, USA
11.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: https://dsci.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx
- Inaugural member of the Maryland service year program and successful completion of the nine month training on technical skills and on the job training while serving Maryland
- Https://dsci.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Medical Services Specialist
Community Support Services
, USA
10.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: https://www.css-md.org/
- Scheduling and coordinating monthly psychiatric appointments
- Manage and organise medical records and documentation
- Communicate effectively with healthcare professionals, staff, and caretakers
- Coordinate referrals to specialists and other healthcare providers
- Participate in meetings to discuss patient care plans and facility operations
- Https://www.css-md.org/
Co-founder | Operational Manager
Liyana Digital Healthcare Solution PLC
, Ethiopia
01.2020 - Current
- As a co-founder and operational manager at the first telemedicine company in Ethiopia, I was first-hand involved in establishing and setting up all the systems within the company, making sure the operational activities of the company are compliant with the company policies and SOP, maintaining service quality standards and exceeding expectation through my leadership of around 35 healthcare workers and 18 supporting staff
- In charge of the Development, deployment, and application of liyana telehealthcare three apps so far
- Leading a team of software engineers in building Liyana care web-based app and liyana vaccine deployment system
- Prepared the company standard operating manual for the call center, home-based care, in compliance with the health regulation and law
- Responsible for talent recruitment and hiring exceptional doctors you have the required skills for the jobs at hand
- Building and sustaining instrumental corporate partnerships with various private and government hospitals, active NGOs such as PSI Ethiopia, Jsi Ethiopia, ICAP, and IPAS Ethiopia to name a few
- In charge of preparing and submitting grants and bids for the companies, for example for Kofi Annan Foundation, Safaricom Ethiopia, the challenge for youth employment Netherlands embassy, and Stanford seed for African leaders
- Procurement and property management from overlooking storekeeping and audit
- Delegating activities within the company setting duty hours, and various tasks for the staff
- Build sustainable partnerships with hotels in Addis Ababa to serve our services such as covid test, covid care, and food handler screening camping for their employees and customers
- Build also a special relationship with cooperating structures such as Diageo plc, hail resort, canal plus, Safaricom Ethiopia in providing wellness screening and occupational safety protocols
- Handling and managing all virtual and in-person medical consultations of the companies by proper delegation and time management
- Maintained a successful customer satisfaction rating for the company with unparalleled clinical quality standards in which the Ethiopian minister of health recognized the company
- Increased the company revenue even though it was established in the middle of the covid pandemic, from food handlers screening and wellness screening campaign
- Strategically making informed decisions through the data presented to us we were able to launch our covid test and covid care services for our customers in Addis Ababa
- Developed a database of over 6685 private and government health facilities
- Conducted more than 1000 virtual consultations on 2022 alone
Cardiac Monitoring Technician
AMI Cardiac Monitoring LLC
, USA
04.2022 - 01.2024
- Company Overview: https://www.amicardiac.com/
- Integral part of the cardiac monitoring team, actively involved in interpreting, gathering, troubleshooting, and analysing ECG readings from patients on holter monitor
- Https://www.amicardiac.com/
Medical Marketing Manager
MAR - ET Advanced and Genetic Laboratory
, Ethiopia
06.2021 - 09.2022
- As a marketing manager for MRC-ET Advanced laboratories, my responsibilities were to introduce the new genetic testing services to various medical institutes located in Addis Ababa
- My task was to organise and lead a team to promote our services and gather data about the awareness and utilisation of genetic testing services provided by our lab and devise a marketing plan
- My accomplishments were Increasing brand awareness and recognition through healthcare institutes and public relations efforts
- Conducting market research that provides valuable insights into customer preferences and needs, leading to the development of more effective marketing campaigns
- Establishing strong relationships with key opinion leaders in the medical field, and the field of genetics, leading to the adoption of genetic testing
Medical Doctor
Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Science
, Ethiopia
11.2019 - 07.2020
- Serviced as a clinician at Hawassa university referral hospital in medical and surgical emergency, Neonatal ICU, and maternity ward
Education
Academic leadership - Business administration and management
University of Reno Nevada
06.2022
Mandel Washington fellow -
university of Reno Nevada
01.2022
FIFA football medicine diploma -
Fédération internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
12.2021
Model-African union - Ethiopia (MAU-E) -
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia08.2021
Specialisations - health informatics
john Hopkin university
01.2021
Young African leadership training - leadership and management
Jomo Kenyatta university
01.2021
Medical Doctorate degree -
Hawassa university school of medicine and health science
01.2020
Skills
- Performance monitoring
- Manual and powered tree felling
- Work order tracking
- Lawnmower operation
- Decorative plant and tree installation
- Decorative hedge trimming
- Hazardous Materials Handling
Mediainterviewsandlinks
- About Launching the First Telemedicine Company Liyana Digital Healthcare Ethiopia, https://youtu.be/L7Mdh4nfaqY?si=wz1c1U5fNVbrosc9
- Https://www.unr.edu/nnic/programs/mandela-washington-fellows/2022-fellows#dawit
- Https://liyanadigitalhealth.com/team/dr-dawit-lemecha/
Certification
- Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - FranklinCovey
- Design Thinking - Design HP
- Effective Presentation - Design HP
- Effective Leadership - Design HP
- Success Mindset - Design HP
- The Data Science of Health Informatics - Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Leading Change in Health Informatics - Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Digital Health in Primary Health Care - John Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 09/21/93
- Gender: Male
Publications
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Diabetes Management Among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus, 05/2021, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382028108_Annals_of_Case_Reports_Reviews_Knowledge_Attitude_and_Practice_on_Diabetes_Management_Among_Patients_with_Diabetes_Mellitus_at_Yekatit_12_Hospital_Addis_Ababa_Ethiopia_May_2021_Cross-Sectional_Analysis
- Webinar on Pursuing Public Health Programs with Experience Sharing, 2021
- Liyana Digital Healthcare Solution PLC Launching the First Telemedicine Company in Ethiopia, 2021
Communityandvolunteerwork
- Ethiopian Medical Association, Member, Participated in the Annual Conference and Seminar.
- Oromia Physician Association, Lifetime Member, Participated in programs and activities aimed at promoting health.
- MUDAYE Charity Association, Volunteer, Provided medical checkups for elderly people and orphans.
- The Macedonians Humanitarian Association (MHA), Volunteer, Worked at their clinic as a medical doctor.
- Ethiopian Sports Academy, Volunteer, Provided free first aid services for students.
Recommendations
- Professor Mengistu Kifle, Technical Advisor at Ethiopian Ministry of Health, kiflemengistu@yahoo.com, 251905687202
- Dr Zewditu Terefawork, Director and Senior Specialist, zterefework@gmail.com, +251910678594
- Dr. Amel Hashim, Clinical Service Manager USAID MULU Key Populations Activity at PSI- Ethiopia, ahashim@psiet
- Dr. Dagim Amare, Founder and CEO at Hepius PLC, dagim_amare@hepius.co, +251919682140
Timeline
Service Year Option | Maryland Service Corp Member
Maryland Service Corp
11.2023 - Current
Medical Services Specialist
Community Support Services
10.2023 - Current
Cardiac Monitoring Technician
AMI Cardiac Monitoring LLC
04.2022 - 01.2024
Medical Marketing Manager
MAR - ET Advanced and Genetic Laboratory
06.2021 - 09.2022
Co-founder | Operational Manager
Liyana Digital Healthcare Solution PLC
01.2020 - Current
Medical Doctor
Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Science
11.2019 - 07.2020
Academic leadership - Business administration and management
University of Reno Nevada
Mandel Washington fellow -
university of Reno Nevada
FIFA football medicine diploma -
Fédération internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Model-African union - Ethiopia (MAU-E) -
Specialisations - health informatics
john Hopkin university
Young African leadership training - leadership and management
Jomo Kenyatta university
Medical Doctorate degree -
Hawassa university school of medicine and health science
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