Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
LANGUAGE FLUENCY
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
OTHER AWARDS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ORAL PRESENTATION
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Timeline
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Yousra B. Elsharif

Grand blanc,USA

Summary

Dedicated Pediatric Resident with expertise in community-based care, primary care, and chronic disease management. Proficient in inpatient and outpatient settings, including NICU and PICU, with a strong commitment to family-centered care and preventive pediatrics. Recognized for exceptional patient relations and strong organizational skills, effectively managing multiple tasks in fast-paced environments.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical instructor/Resident

Hurley medical center-MSU
06.2023 - Current



  • Completed course of resident and clinicians as teachers at MSU. Mentoring medical students,fostering clinical skills and professional development.
  • Rotate between pediatric emergency department, pediatric ICU (PICU), level III NICU, and the general pediatrics department, providing comprehensive care in the region’s only children’s hospital within its network. Assess, manage, and follow a diverse range of pediatric patients across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings, including continuity clinics, urgent visits, well-child care, and chronic disease follow-up.
  • Completed 10 quality courses as part of IHI(Institute healthcare improvement)open school
  • Cultural ambassador chief PGY3
  • Residents of the block on several rotations during residency
  • Deliver full-spectrum pediatric care across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings, with a focus on preventive health and continuity of care. Conduct well-child visits, administer immunizations, perform growth and developmental assessments, and manage acute and chronic pediatric conditions Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care transitions between hospital and community settings, ensuring holistic and family-centered management. Participate in academic and quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing outpatient and primary care services.

Attachment physician

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
09.2022 - 05.2023
  • Enhanced patient management through rotations in pediatric subspecialties and general pediatrics.
  • Executed thorough assessments in pediatric emergency, wards, and ICU settings.
  • Facilitated multidisciplinary team collaboration for comprehensive patient care and management.
  • Contributed to case presentations and morbidity rounds, improving clinical discussions.
  • Conducted detailed histories and examinations, ensuring accurate clinical management.

Virtual observer-US experience

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
08.2022 - 09.2022
  • Tele- rotation with Dr. Suliman who is a Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Pediatrician, 40 hours a week.
    • Didactic sessions where he prepared and shared with us educational materials about BMTCT topics e.g., introduction to gene therapy products and viral-specific T-cells (VSTs)therapy
    • Discussed various cases he encounters daily in inpatient and outpatient settings, revising the protocols and literature review for various interesting cases.
    • Performed pretherapy patient evaluations and how the multidisciplinary team approaches the cases before and after therapy

Primary Care Provider

Ambulatory Polyclinics
03.2017 - 07.2022

Primary healthcare provider at outpatient setting
• Managed patients presented with various medical conditions
• Stabilized critically ill patients and then referred them to nearby tertiary hospitals
• Documented patients' notes in the electronic medical record system
• Performed well-child checkup visits
• Communicated with specialists and consultants in the process of referral of patients
• Carried out home visits once a month to long-term complex patients on trach, tube feeding and foley catheters and performed care for that, did medication and plan of care reviews with their home nurses.
• Executed tele consultation during COVID to patients
• Participated in the vaccination campaign against COVID
• Attended multiple conferences, workshops, and educational events held by the department of health Abu Dhabi.

Pediatric Resident

Alsilah Altiby Children's hospital
02.2015 - 02.2016
  • Worked in the Pediatric emergency room, outpatient clinics, NICU, and inpatient wards.
  • Attended multidisciplinary team rounds, presenting cases and discussing management plans.
  • Performed various skills like introducing NG tubes ,intraosseous lines, and lumber punctures.
  • Communicated with other departments for consultations like Pediatrics surgery, ENT, and neurosurgery

Intern

Federal Ministry of Health Sudan
12.2013 - 12.2014
  • Completed a comprehensive transitional year in the following departments: Pediatrics, Internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and surgery.

Education

M.B., B.S. -

University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine
Khartoum, Sudan
01.2013

Skills

  • Pediatric Emergency Management
  • Teamwork and Cooperation
  • Leadership Qualities
  • Self-Motivation and Initiative
  • Problem-Solving
  • Attention to Detail
  • Continuous learning mindset
  • Patient and Family Education
  • Cultural Competency
  • Mentoring and teaching junior residents and students
  • Strong organizational and teamwork skills

Affiliations

  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) member
  • Sudanese American Physician Association (SAPA) member
  • Sudanese Children's Cancer Association (BASMA) member

Certification

  • BLS Certified, 1/30/2025- Up to date
  • NRP Certified, 4/24/2025- Up to date
  • PALS Certified, 08/13/2024- Up to date
  • Limited Michigan license
  • Abu Dhabi DOH certificate

LANGUAGE FLUENCY

English
Arabic

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

Cooking, I enjoy making food, trying new recipes, and sharing it with my family, friends, and work colleagues., Shopping, I enjoy shopping in my spare time, malls are my favorite places., Watching documentaries, and movies based on true stories.

OTHER AWARDS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Upskilling COVID-19 Training for Clinicians Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Role of Primary Health Care in context of COVID-19 pandemic certificate, COVID Vaccine Ambassador Training; how to talk to parents Certificate JOHNS HOPKINS University, Baltimore, MD WHO. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate, Writing in the sciences Certificate Stanford University, Stanford, CA Pediatric Hepatology in Primary Care Certificate Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC, PA

ORAL PRESENTATION

  • 2024 MSU/FlintMed Research Forum Yousra Elsharif,Maen Kamal,Khalid AlKharraz,Zachary Patterson, Wasim Nasir " Molluscum acantagiosum-Like Presentation of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in a 4 Month-Old Female: A case report" 02/2024
  • The boy on the car: A Silent Battle with Malnutrition Hurley children hospital Presented at Didactic sessions 10/2025
  • DKA in Pediatric population Hurley Children hospital Presented at Didactic session 08/2025
  • Neonatal polycythemia Hurley Children hospital Presented at didactic session 12/2024
  • Group A streptococcal infection Hurley children hospital Presented at didactic session 09/2024
  • Yellow fever, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management Annual Research Symposium/Khartoum SDN Elsharif, Y.B. Annual Research. Symposium/Khartoum, SDN. 09/01/2012

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  • Sudan Ministry of health Primary author 09/2011 | Khartoum, Sudan
  • Breaking bad news to patients with cancer, a cross-sectional study among Sudanese doctors at . Khartoum hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
  • Awarded Best Research award in the Faculty of Medicine Annual Research Symposium

Timeline

Clinical instructor/Resident

Hurley medical center-MSU
06.2023 - Current

Attachment physician

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
09.2022 - 05.2023

Virtual observer-US experience

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
08.2022 - 09.2022

Primary Care Provider

Ambulatory Polyclinics
03.2017 - 07.2022

Pediatric Resident

Alsilah Altiby Children's hospital
02.2015 - 02.2016

Intern

Federal Ministry of Health Sudan
12.2013 - 12.2014

M.B., B.S. -

University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine