Dr. Maryam Abbas

Prepared many medical students for QE1 exams.

• Appropriately diagnosed and treated a variety of diseases and injuries in a general practice setting. • Ordered and executed diagnostic tests and analyzed diagnostic images to further investigate patient conditions. • Administered and prescribed appropriate courses of treatment, including pharmaceutical medications. • Advised and educated patients regarding diet, hygiene and effective disease prevention methods. • Accurately reported births, deaths and outbreaks of contagious diseases to governmental authorities. • Monitored patient’s condition and progress and re-evaluated treatments as necessary.

• Triage: Giving first aid and CPR to critical patients • Urgent care skills: Skillfully performed sutures of patients of all ages. Performed ET (Endotracheal Incubation) and all emergency surgical skills. • Leadership: Ability to multitask and prioritize workload. • Lab skills: Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current treatment practices and protocols by utilizing essential lab tools. • Interpersonal: Excellent written and communication skills.

Ophthalmology: Under the head of the department, I practiced eye related issues e.g., dry eye syndrome, eyelid conditions such as blepharitis and styes, cataracts, diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, or macular degeneration. Utilized several surgical methods to perform sys surgeries and resolve complex eye health problems in a timely manner.

• Internal Medicine: As an intern, I served in internal medicine, surgery, emergency, gynecology and obstetrics, pediatrics, and dialysis unit. During this internship, I practiced clinical work e.g., Lumber puncture, placing central venous line and managing triage. • Surgery: Assisted in general surgical procedures, conducted minor surgical procedures independently, took care of OPD. • Emergency: Performed triage and assigned patients to the respective specialty, performed emergency surgical procedures, assisted in attending to diverse medical and surgical conditions. • Gynecology and obstetrics: Assisted in chronic and reproductive disorder surgeries, handled antenatal OPD care, performed regular annual exams on patients like Pap smears, assisted professors in gynecological and obstetrics surgeries. • Pediatrics: Assisted professors in handling pediatric emergencies. • Dialysis unit: Creating AV fistula, monitoring dialysis and follow up patients.

• Graduated with high grades in MBBS. • Awarded Student of the Year award for outstanding achievement in academics