Shain Hussein
Suva,Fiji
Summary
Dedicated Medical Officer with over five years of clinical experience at Valelevu Health Centre, establishing a robust foundation in patient care, emergency management, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Compassionate Medical Officer specializing in patient care, emergency response, and minor surgical procedures. Proven ability to manage diverse cases and enhance community health engagement.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Officer (Full time)
Valelevu Health Center
Suva, Fiji
03.2020 - Current
- Delivered patient care in general and special outpatient departments, adhering to PEN guidelines.
- Worked 8-hour shifts in outpatient departments and 12-hour shifts in Emergency department.
- Issued death certificates, police medical reports, and conducted routine medical examinations for licensing.
- Performed minor surgical procedures with a strong emphasis on patient safety.
- Managed inpatient care in an eight-bed emergency department serving approximately 50,000 residents.
- Handled admissions of acute and chronic cases across diverse demographics, including adults and pediatrics.
- Facilitated community outreach activities to promote local health engagement.
- Participated in CME sessions, providing supervision and constructive feedback to interns.
Medical Intern (Full Time)
Colonial War Memorial Hospital
Suva, Fiji
03.2019 - 02.2020
- Conducted daily ward rounds in women's, men's, and high-dependency medical wards.
- Managed admissions from medical clinics and ER, collaborating with registrars and consultants.
- Monitored inpatient conditions consistently throughout the week to ensure appropriate care.
- Performed post-round tasks, including discharges and completion of discharge summaries.
- Coordinated investigations and administered initial IV medications as necessary.
- Assisted in outpatient medical clinics to enhance patient support services.
- Actively participated in care processes for coronary care patients to optimize outcomes.
- Completed departmental death certificates and all required documentation for inpatients.
Paediatric Intern (Full Time)
Colonial War Memorial Hospital
Suva, Fiji
09.2019 - 01.2020
- Participation in the daily ward rounds with the consultant and the registrars in the Children’s ward.
- Participation in early morning handover and review of cases.
- Carrying out post-rounds ward work which included preparation of discharge summaries, veni- and arterial punctures, IV cannulation, administration of restricted IV meds, charting out subsequent plans for the inpatients as discussed during the rounds.
- Admission of new cases from the ER, outpatient and special outpatient clinics.
- Participation in the NICU rounds with the consultant and the registrar and carrying out daily ward work post rounds.
- Monitoring of cases in NICU and attending to them first hand when on-call or being rotated to NICU for the week.
- Carrying out postnatal ward rounds, mostly without the registrars but daily consultations were carried out regarding further management of cases.
- Attending all caesarean deliveries if on call on the day as some of the newborns required resuscitation of some sort, with or without the registrars.
- Admission of NICU cases in consultation with the consultant or on duty registrar.
- Doing the daily paediatric outpatient clinics with the registrar in supervision at most times.
- Being involved in daily review and discussion of complicated cases with the department head and the registrars.
- Being on-call once or twice weekly during the 12 weeks from 4.30pm-10pm on and doing night shifts once or twice a month from 10pm-8.00am whereby I was responsible to attend to all the activities happening in the department with an on-call registrar.
- Under Ministry of Health
Emergency Medicine Intern (Full Time)
Colonial War Memorial Hospital
Suva, Fiji
11.2019 - 12.2019
- Attending daily ward rounds with the registrars and consultants in the emergency department and then carrying out post round ward work including follow up of blood works.
- Daily admission of cases in ER with the registrars and the consultants.
- Performing procedures such as venipuncture, arterial punctures for ABG, cannulations, backslabs, wound care and suturing, CPR and assisting intubations, etc.
- Completion of departmental death certificates and other relevant documents concerning the inpatients.
- 12hr shifts from 8am –8pm and 8pm-8am.
- Under Ministry of Health
Surgical Intern (Full Time)
Colonial War Memorial Hospital
Suva, Fiji
06.2019 - 09.2019
- Participation in daily ward rounds in the children’s, men’s and women’s surgical wards with the registrars and twice weekly with the consultants and then carrying out all necessary ward work including discharges and completion of discharge summaries.
- Admission of elective theatre cases a day prior to surgery and carrying out requisitions of all required investigations before the anaesthetic pre-op rounds prior to the surgery.
- Participation in daily discussions of complicated and difficult cases with the registrars and the consultants.
- Daily admission of cases from the ER, special outpatient clinics and the theatre in consultation with the registrars and the consultants.
- Follow-up of referral inpatient cases from other departments.
- Preparation and submission of daily theatre lists of general surgical and orthopedics cases.
- Assisting consultants and registrars in completion of theatre lists whereby procedures included explorative laparotomies, cholecystectomies, appendectomies, lower limb amputations, ORIFs of the upper and lower limb fractures, orchidectomies, skin grafting, thyroidectomies, herniorrhaphy, bowel resection and anastomoses, liver abscess drainage, craniotomies, MUA of upper and lower limb ortho pathologies, lumpectomies, debridement.
- Helping out in surgical and orthopedics clinics when required.
- Carrying out minor surgical procedure by the bed-side in the wards.
- Under Ministry of Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology Intern (Full Time)
Colonial War Memorial Hospital
Suva, Fiji
01.2019 - 03.2019
- Participation in daily morning handover and discussion of all cases with most sessions lasting for an hour.
- Attending antenatal clinics and the booking clinics and managing routine cases and the difficult ones with the help of the registrars.
- Helping out in attending to follow-up cases in the gynae clinic as rostered.
- Being present in the labour ward during most times of the day and carrying out routine admissions of labouring cases; admissions of complicated cases in consultation with the duty registrars; routine obstetric examinations including scheduled vaginal examination; vaginal deliveries if the ward is busy and midwives are attending to other cases, ward work post ward rounds.
- Procedures related to labour induction and augmentation processes such as Foley’s induction, amniotomy, initiation of oxytocin protocol and misoprostol.
- Attending daily antenatal ward rounds with the registrars and then carrying out the ward work.
- Attending daily gynecology ward rounds with the registrars and then once weekly with the consultant and then carrying out proposed ward work.
- Admission of elective caesarean and gynae cases a day prior to the procedure and carrying out all requisitions of due investigations before the anaesthetic pre-op round prior to the surgery.
- Submission of theatre lists of obstetric and the gynecological cases on behalf of the department.
- Assisting in theatre cases mostly with the procedures of caesarean deliveries, hysterectomies, hysterectomies, dilatation and curettage, tubal ligation and explorative laparotomies.
- Being on-call twice weekly during the 12 weeks from 4.30pm-10pm on and doing night shifts once or twice a month from 10pm-8.00am whereby I was responsible to attend to all the activities happening in the department with an on-call registrar.
- Under Ministry of Health
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine -
Fiji National University
12-2025
MBBS -
Umanand Prasad School of Medicine, University of Fiji
Fiji12.2018
Skills
- Patient care
- Emergency response
- Minor surgical procedures
- Medical documentation
- Patient assessment
- Community outreach
Clinical Procedural Skills
Communicating well with the patients (adults and paediatrics) in taking relevant thorough history, Performing thorough physical examination of most systems including: Cranial nervous system examination, HEENT examination, Cardiac and respiratory examination including auscultation, Peripheral neurological examination, Gynaecological examinations including speculum and vaginal examinations, Obstetrical examinations, Mental state examinations covering basics, Rectal examination, Other related Abdominal examinations, Upper and Lower limb examinations, Suprapubic catheterization (A), Chest drainage (A), Pleural Tap (A&O), Thoracostomy (O), Echocardiography (O), Gastro- and Duodenoscopy (O), Ultrasonography (O), Stress electrocardiography (O), Amputations- lower limbs (A&O), ORIFs- upper and lower limbs (A&O), Skin grafting (O), Appendectomy (A&O), Open cholecystectomy (O), Caesarean section (A&O), Hysterectomy +/- bilateral salpingooophorectomy (A&O), Vaginal hysterectomy (O)
References
- Dr. Swastika Chandra, Principal Medical Officer, Valelevu Health Centre, chandrasuzy@gmail.com, 8320745
- Dr. Shahanam. Venkataiya, Senior Medical Officer, Valelevu Health Centre, shahanam_v@yahoo.com, 9279586
- Dr. Alisi Waqa, Commander in Chief, Nasinu Sub-Division, alisiwaqa3@gmail.com, 22942159
Certifications
- National TB Training Workshop (2024)
- Certificate of Competence (Diabetes, Cardiovascular & ARF/RHD Diagnosis Management) (Dec 2020)
- Certificate of Attendance (NCD Control) (Dec 2020)
- Certificate of Attendance (The COVID-19 CRISIS - Problems, Prospects & Pathways) (Sep 2020)
- Certificate of Participation (Continuous Professional Development) (Jul 2020)
- Certificate of Completion (National Emergency Obstetrics & Neonatal Care) (Mar 2020)
Timeline
Medical Officer (Full time)
Valelevu Health Center
03.2020 - Current
Emergency Medicine Intern (Full Time)
Colonial War Memorial Hospital
11.2019 - 12.2019
Paediatric Intern (Full Time)
Colonial War Memorial Hospital
09.2019 - 01.2020
Surgical Intern (Full Time)
Colonial War Memorial Hospital
06.2019 - 09.2019
Medical Intern (Full Time)
Colonial War Memorial Hospital
03.2019 - 02.2020
Obstetrics and Gynecology Intern (Full Time)
Colonial War Memorial Hospital
01.2019 - 03.2019
Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine -
Fiji National University
MBBS -
Umanand Prasad School of Medicine, University of Fiji