Mehak
Summary
My journey from the Pakistan to USA has been fueled by the passion to work in an academic environment to complete residency in Internal Medicine.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Externship
Franklin Square Medical Center
11.2023 - Current
- Optimized electronic medical record systems for improved documentation accuracy and accessibility, enhancing overall quality of care delivery.
- Conducted thorough physical examinations and diagnostic tests, leading to accurate diagnoses and timely medical interventions.
- Ordered and executed various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient condition.
- Monitored patients' conditions and progress to reevaluate treatment.
- Contributed valuable insights during weekly morbidity and mortality conferences that led to improvements in clinical practices across the institution.
- Educated patients and families on health conditions to raise awareness, benefits of healthy diet and adequate exercise.
- Observe the management of acute and chronic conditions to reduce symptoms and improve health.
- Established strong relationships with patients and their families, fostering trust and commitment to the healthcare plan.
- Increased patient satisfaction through compassionate bedside manner and clear communication of diagnoses and treatment options.
- Teamed with other physicians, specialists, and health care providers to provide well-rounded care for complex cases.
- Advised patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene and disease prevention.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for complex patients.
Externship
Primary Care Network Clinic
09.2023 - 10.2023
- Worked in outpatient setting under supervision of Dr. Faisal Waseem MD (internist).
- Obtained patients' history, performed physical examination, wrote progress notes using Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
- Reviewed patients' charts, laboratory, and radiologic findings, and helped in outlining assessment and plan.
- Involved in counseling patients on smoking cessation and providing them with materials to educate themselves about their condition.
Clinical Externship
ChenMed Medical Center
08.2023 - 08.2023
- Obtained patients' history, performed physical examination, wrote progress notes.
- Involved in patient education, discuss medical condition with treatment options, and also preventive measures.
- Actively participated in encouraging patients towards lifestyle modification, regular follow-ups, and medication compliance to reduce hospitalization.
Internship Trainer
Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
04.2022 - 03.2023
- Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, is one of Pakistan's biggest tertiary care hospitals with bed strength of 850. -Rotated in internal medicine, dermatology, general surgery, and emergency medicine departments and covered in-patient and out-patients services.
- Responsibilities involved obtaining relevant history, physical examination, ordering labs, writing patient notes, and help in management after discussion with attending.
- Performed Foley catheterization, placed IV lines/NG tubes.
- Participated in managing patients of MI, stroke, and trauma patients in emergency department.
- Performed Paracentesis, lumbar punctures under supervision of attendings.
- Scrubbed in numerous surgical procedures such as appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, exploratory laparotomy.
Research Trainee
Lights Of Career And Research
12.2022 - 12.2022
- Completed enriching L.O.C.R Level 1 workshop.
- 2-day program teaching research techniques, from basic literature searches to advanced paper composition.
- Engaged in Meta-analysis Workshop: Intensive 2-day training providing insights into conducting meta-analyses.
- Gained proficiency in diverse research methodologies through active workshop participation, leading to significant research publications.
Volunteer/Service/Advocacy Intern
The Young Leaders Conference
10.2022 - 10.2022
- Young Leaders Conference is an organization that makes people aware that everyone is equal. This event is organized annually, bringing together more than 200 participants from over 60 cities, towns, and villages. Its goal is to create an enabling environment and sensitize the young leaders towards self-recognition, enhancing their exposure and helping them to build their confidence to network, ideate, test, and try and become a community that contributes towards making this society a better place to live.
- This helped us to appreciate the challenges faced by disabled individuals as well as low socioeconomic.
- It was a life-changing experience where we laughed and cried simultaneously. It opened our eyes to the importance of the struggles faced by different peoples of our society; in those moments, we realized that life has bestowed upon us a lot of blessings, and we should always be grateful to God.
Education
M.B.B.S - Medicine
Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College, Pakistan
Pakistan04.2022
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Multitasking
- Interpersonal Communication
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Excellent Communication
Accomplishments
- USMLE Step 1: Passed (First attempt)
- USMLE Step 2: 263
- USMLE Step 3: 223
- ECFMG Certified
- 3rd position (4th year exams of medical school)
- Essay competition winner (Medical school)
Certification
ACLS Certified - September 2023- September 2025
BLS Certified -September 2023- September 2023
Additional Information
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstract
Khatri M, Kumar S, Mahfooz K, Sugandh F, Dembra D, Mehak F, Rachna Panjwani GA, Islam H, Islam R, Ibn E Ali Jaffari SM, Patel T, Kumar A, Kumar N, Varrassi G. . (2023, Apr). Clinical Outcomes of Polymer‑Free Versus Polymer‑Coated Drug‑Eluting Stents in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta‑Analysis. cureus, 15(4), e38215.. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 37252538.
Pub Status: Published.
Article URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10224769/
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstracts (Other than Published)
Deepak F, Mehak F , Rachna panjwani GA. (2023, Mar). Comment on: Survival after multiple episodes of cardiac arrest. Research letter .
Pub Status: Accepted/In‑Press.
Mehak F, Deepak F, Rachna panjwani GA. (2023, Mar). Comment on: High incidence of pulmonary thromboembolism in hospitalized SARS‑CoV‑2 infected patients despite thromboprophylaxis. Research paper.
Pub Status: Accepted/In‑Press.
Rachna panjwani GA, Mehak F, Deepak F.. (2023, Mar). Comment on: Prevalence and related factors of do‑not‑resuscitate orders among in‑hospital cardiac arrest patients. Research paper.
Pub Status: Accepted/In‑Press.
Timeline
Externship
Franklin Square Medical Center
11.2023 - Current
Externship
Primary Care Network Clinic
09.2023 - 10.2023
Clinical Externship
ChenMed Medical Center
08.2023 - 08.2023
Research Trainee
Lights Of Career And Research
12.2022 - 12.2022
Volunteer/Service/Advocacy Intern
The Young Leaders Conference
10.2022 - 10.2022
Internship Trainer
Abbasi Shaheed Hospital
04.2022 - 03.2023
M.B.B.S - Medicine
Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College, Pakistan
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