Njeri Fletcher
Overland Park,KS
Summary
Knowledgeable Medical Doctor and Instructor with ten plus years of experience teaching college-level courses. Sensitivity to student diversity with strong desire to help adults achieve learning goals. Evidence of distance education and web-teaching modalities.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical instructor, Step 1 Program Director
Institute of Medical Boards
10.2017 - 02.2022
- Train Medical Doctors and medical students to dominate step 1 USMLE exams for allopathic (MD) and Osteopathic (DO) programs
- This include the intense and rigorous practice drills in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pathology, Cardiology, Gastrointestinal system, Heme Oncology, Immunology, Endocrinology, Musculoskeletal system, Dermatology, Rheumatology, Neurology and Special Senses, Respiratory, Reproductive System, Renal System and Psychiatry
- Train Dental students in the basic sciences as mentioned above
- Train Pre - Medical students
- Write drill questions, certain aspects of the step 1 workbook for each program
- Academic assessments of students
- Academic motivational counseling to rebuild students' confidence levels in a way that will encourage an attitude of service with an excellent level of educational knowledge
- Personal coaching was our approach to ensure that each student was treated individually
- This brought great success in them achieving or superseding their goal score in the United States Medical Licensure Examination at the step 1 level and its equivalent
- As a team we also helped students with learning difficulties achieve the dream to serve in the medical field
- Manage and Train Medical Doctors to be Medical Instructors for step 1 programs
Medical Instructor
Caribbean School of Medical Sciences Jamaica
09.2015 - 08.2017
- Gave online lectures to medical students in Microbiology and Histology
- Both these areas had extensive study of and identifying microscopic slides for each subdivision.
Clinical Fellow
St. George's University
01.2013 - 06.2015
- Taught Medical students the tenets of Anatomy, Histology and Neuroscience
- Apart from the gross anatomy and microscopy of histology, we also trained students to read images generated with ultrasonography, Cat scans and magnetic resonance imaging
- Simulation Lab: Instructor of Advanced Cardiac life support
- Trained approximately 50 Medical Students and Doctors per semester for 2.5 years
- This course is taught under the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines, for treatment of adult victims with cardiac arrest or other cardiopulmonary emergencies also metabolic and toxicological emergencies
- Benefits of this training was improved critical thinking and decision making strategies
- We also reinforced EKG recognition skills and drug treatment knowledge
- Instructor in Basic Life support
- Approximately 160 students per semester for the same period were trained by the team I worked with
- Reinforcing the understanding of the importance of early Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation, relieving Choking, using an AED and the role of each link in the chain of survival
- Airway Management Certification
- Specific to airway management and the use of different video scoping techniques needed for complex airway intubation
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification
- Includes cardiac, respiratory and shock case discussions and simulations
- We were trained in management of respiratory emergencies, resuscitation team concepts, assessment of rhythm disturbances and electrical therapy
- We were drilled in a systemic approach to pediatric assessment and vascular access among other things.
Resident Grade 1 of the DM program in Internal Medicine
University Hospital of the West Indies
07.2011 - 08.2012
- Worked multiple hour shifts weekly managing up to 12 patients along with the medical team I worked with
- Our teams were headed by the attending of the service we worked under
- Rotations were every month to the different subspecialties in Internal Medicine
- My other responsibilities included outpatient clinic once a week, teaching medical students history taking and physical examination
- Also I supervised medical interns.
Senior House Officer
Kingston Public Hospital
07.2005 - 06.2011
- Medical Internship September 2005 - December 2006
- I performed medical procedures like peritoneal dialysis placement and Chest tube placement, lumbar punctures and thoracocenthesis
- Medical documentation including reading Xrays and EKGs and other images before the radiologist had the time to make the official reports which could take up to 2-3 days depending on the patient loads
- There was supervised management of patients and phlebotomy
- Senior House Officer January 2007 - December 2008
- Managed wards under the leadership of the Attending in charge of the ward
- The ward had up to 40 patients on a regular day however often times would swell past this
- We would also manage patients on the surgical wards with medical and neurological consults that were admitted on our admitting nights
- As Senior House Officer, I rotated in the Community Health and Psychiatry department Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
- In this same period there were three epidemics in Jamaica
- With the leadership of the public health department our department on the community level was able to successfully control the Mosquito borne diseases of malaria and dengue fever
- There was also an outbreak of viral conjunctivitis that affected the labor force and school attendance at that time
- This too was eradicated with much community education, health promotion and prevention measures
- Resident of Internal Medicine on the Neurology Service Jan 2009 - June 2011
- Managed an internal medicine ward and all neurology patients in the hospital
- Served and worked in outpatient clinics weekly
- Also supervised Senior house officers, medical interns and taught medical students.
Education
Resident Grade 1 of the DM in Internal Medicine -
University Hospital of the West Indies
08.2012
Degree in Doctor of Medicine -
The University of Havana
07.2005
Diploma in Spanish, 1st Class Honors -
University of Camilio Cienfuegos
Matanzas, Cuba06.1999
2nd Class Honors in Biochemistry(Major), Zoology (Minor) and Plant Virology (minor) -
University of the West Indies
06.1998
Skills
- Advanced Cardiac Life support
- Basic life support
- Pediatric Life support
- Phlebotomy
- Love to serve
- Willing to learn
- Physiology Understanding
- Pharmacology Proficiency
- Education Model Development
- Safety Protocols
- Leadership Development
- Teaching Excellence
- Multicultural Sensitivity
- Multitasking
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Attention to Detail
- Excellent Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Interpersonal Communication
Services And Outreach Projects
- Jamaica Hope Boys Home, Kingston, Jamaica, Provided free medical services to homeless children (male)
- Home for Street and At-Risk Boys, Kingston, Jamaica, Provided free medical services to homeless children (male)
- EST DEB Ministries Medical Clinic, Kingston, Jamaica, Provided free medical services to the inner-city community of Standpipe monthly
- Shabach Ministries, Kingston, Ministries, Worked alongside churches and Police Force in community building, violence reduction, career development and health care.
- Mission of Compassion, Kingston, Jamaica, Provided medical supplies and services to remote communities of Jamaica.
- Upper Room Community Church, Provided free medical care to the inner-city communities.
Awards
- Citizenship award 1993 - St. Andrew High School
- Clinical Tutor and Teaching Fellowship 2015 St. George's University
- Award in Medical Missionary Services I served the poor community of Grants Pen seeing patients in their clinic 2 times a month 7 years
References
- Pastor Todd Kangas, 13016 W 78th Street, Lenexa, KS, 66216, 913-961-2975, toddkangas@yahoo.com
- Joanne Won, 12905 S U.S. State Highway, Grandview, MO, 64030, 562-665-1947, joannajdsn@gmail.com
- Dr. Yutaka Kawase, 23596 Pavilion Road, Louisburg, KS, 66053, 913-526-7592, Kawase@casstel.net
Affiliations
- International House of Prayer
- Mission of Compassion
Singing, motivational speaking, marathon running
I sang with a group in grenada that made an album of original worship songs at Living Word World outreach church.
I am a motivational speaker for a small group of families that meet every friday in Overland Park. I also do life coaching to students and other individuals.
I am training for a marathon and have not gotten the time to actually do the marathon yet. this is on my bucket list.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Medical instructor, Step 1 Program Director
Institute of Medical Boards
10.2017 - 02.2022
Medical Instructor
Caribbean School of Medical Sciences Jamaica
09.2015 - 08.2017
Clinical Fellow
St. George's University
01.2013 - 06.2015
Resident Grade 1 of the DM program in Internal Medicine
University Hospital of the West Indies
07.2011 - 08.2012
Senior House Officer
Kingston Public Hospital
07.2005 - 06.2011
Resident Grade 1 of the DM in Internal Medicine -
University Hospital of the West Indies
Degree in Doctor of Medicine -
The University of Havana
Diploma in Spanish, 1st Class Honors -
University of Camilio Cienfuegos
2nd Class Honors in Biochemistry(Major), Zoology (Minor) and Plant Virology (minor) -
University of the West Indies
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