Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Shortcourses
Research Presentations
Volunteer Experience
References
Timeline
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Rachel Albert

D'Abadie

Summary

An ambitious and compassionate team-player ready to deliver safe, up-to-date and patient-centered care. My areas of interest are Emergency Medicine, Clinical Education, and Sport.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

House Officer (Full Time)

Adult Accident and Emergency Department, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex
11.2022 - Current
  • Senior House Officer (May 2024 - Present)
  • Work alongside the team of doctors involved in the assessment, resuscitation and management of the seriously ill and injured patients
  • Presentation at departmental grand rounds
  • Simulation Session coordinator
  • Clinical Audit
  • Journal Club Member


House Officer (Sessional)

Accident and Emergency Department, Arima District Health Facility
11.2022 - Current
  • Assess and manage paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological, and adult patients presenting to the emergency department
  • General Practice Walk-In Clinic.

House Officer (Full Time)

Accident and Emergency Department, Arima District Health Facility
06.2021 - 10.2022

House Officer (Sessional)

Accident and Emergency Department, Arima District Health Facility
09.2020 - 05.2021

House Officer (Full Time)

Primary Care, Arima Cluster, North-Central Regional Health Authority
08.2020 - 05.2021
  • Worked alongside a team of doctors responsible for COVID19 testing at Arima Accident and Emergency Department, remote testing at personal homes, and national quarantine centres
  • Provided medical support at mandatory state quarantine sites
  • Other: Assessed and treated patients presenting to the General Practice Walk-In Clinic at Arima District Health Facility
  • Assessed and ensured continuity of care for patients presenting to all clinics at the Maloney Health Centre.

Public Health Associate (Part time)

Ministry of Health
09.2020 - 12.2020
  • Ministry of Health COVID-19 hotline: addressed concerns and disseminated information with regards to COVID-19 infection, testing, quarantine, and travel guidelines.

House Officer (Full Time)

Accident and Emergency Department, Sangre Grande Hospital
08.2020 - 08.2020

Medical Intern

Sangre Grande Hospital
07.2019 - 06.2020
  • Medical intern in the fields of General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma Emergency Medicine -

University of The West Indies
St. Augustine Campus
09.2023

Bachelor of Medicine And Surgery -

University of The West Indies
St. Augustine Campus
07.2019

Bachelor of Medical Sciences -

University of The West Indies
St. Augustine Campus
07.2017

High School Diploma -

St. Augustine Girls High School
St. Augustine, Trinidad
06.2014

Shortcourses

  • 2023 American Heart Association - Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • 2022 Airway Management Education Center - The Difficult Airway Course: Residency Edition

                   Advanced Life Support Group, Advanced Paediatric Life Support

  • 2021 Caribbean School of Languages – Medical Spanish, Beginner Phase I
  • 2020 American College of Surgeons – Advanced Trauma Life Support

Research Presentations

2016      Quality assessment of Palliative Care being offered at Caura Palliative Care Unit (CPCU)

The Palliative Care Society of Trinidad and Tobago 5th Palliative Care Conference

Thoracic Society of Trinidad and Tobago 4th Annual Research Day

Volunteer Experience

  • 2024 PanAm Aquatics Masters Championship, National Aquatic Centre Couva - Doctor
  • 2022 Goodwill Swim Meet, National Aquatic Centre Balmain Couva - Doctor
  • 2022 D’Abadie Seventh Day Adventist Church Community Health Fair - Doctor
  • 2021 NCRHA Outreach Programme - La Casita Hispanic Cultural Centre - Doctor
  • 2019 NCRHA, Back to School Child Wellness Initiative - Doctor

References

  • Dr Kiran Surage, Head of Department (Ag), Adult Emergency Department, EWMSC

     egarusk@yahoo.com, 868-286-3296

  • Dr Allison Connell, Specialist Medical Officer (Ag), Adult Emergency Department, EWMSC

     alliconnell@gmail.com, 868-783-2071

Timeline

House Officer (Full Time)

Adult Accident and Emergency Department, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex
11.2022 - Current

House Officer (Sessional)

Accident and Emergency Department, Arima District Health Facility
11.2022 - Current

House Officer (Full Time)

Accident and Emergency Department, Arima District Health Facility
06.2021 - 10.2022

House Officer (Sessional)

Accident and Emergency Department, Arima District Health Facility
09.2020 - 05.2021

Public Health Associate (Part time)

Ministry of Health
09.2020 - 12.2020

House Officer (Full Time)

Primary Care, Arima Cluster, North-Central Regional Health Authority
08.2020 - 05.2021

House Officer (Full Time)

Accident and Emergency Department, Sangre Grande Hospital
08.2020 - 08.2020

Medical Intern

Sangre Grande Hospital
07.2019 - 06.2020

Postgraduate Diploma Emergency Medicine -

University of The West Indies

Bachelor of Medicine And Surgery -

University of The West Indies

Bachelor of Medical Sciences -

University of The West Indies

High School Diploma -

St. Augustine Girls High School
Rachel Albert