Nelly Mong'ina Maoga

• Make informed decisions of therapeutic intervention based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence and clinical judgment.
• Order and analyze tests such as x-rays, CT scans and MRIs to help diagnose musculoskeletal conditions.
• Thoroughly assess patients to identify medical condition and level of surgical risk.
• Perform emergency and elective surgeries.
• Perform 3 ward rounds per week to check on patients' following surgery, discuss patient condition and coordinate care.
• Treatment of patients with chronic disease such osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and low back pain.
• Inform patients of risks prior to procedures to assist families and patients in making educated decisions for personal care.
• Communicate one-on-one with patients during consultative appointments to explain treatment plan and educate on upcoming procedures.
• Supervise clinical officer interns, medical officer interns and medical officers.
• Review and admit patients on a 24 hour weekly calls.

• Examined, diagnosed patients and developed treatment plans based on health condition, test results and diagnosis of patients with musculoskeletal conditions.
• Provided surgical care and treatment of trauma patients.
• Monitored 40 patients daily recovering post-operatively emergency and elective surgeries.
• Performed and assisted in a total of 340 orthopedic surgeries over a 3.5 years.
• Three months external rotation program:

April 2018: African Inland Church- Cure Kijabe Hospital

May 2018: Kijabe Mission Hospital

January 2019: St. Lukes Orthopedic and Trauma Hospital.

• Examined, diagnosed and treated and monitored care of a total 60 patients per day in the surgical, internal medicine and obstetric and gynecology wards.
• Leveraged expertise to assist refugee patients in addressing routine infections as well as more complex concerns facing this specific populations.
• Admitted and treated patients as part of hospital's 24-hour on-call services.

• Interviewed, examined and diagnosed surgical patients concerning physical complaints, discussed symptoms, asked questions and suggested treatment options.
• Recorded patients' health histories and provided care for 40 patients at the outpatient surgical clinic weekly.
• Admitted and treated patients as part of hospital's 24-hour on-call services.
• Teamed with other physicians, specialists and health care providers to provide well-rounded care for complex cases.
• Performed and assisted in 250 surgeries, elective and emergency, over the 2 year period.

• Interviewed examined and diagnosed patients concerning physical complaints, discussed symptoms, asked questions and suggested treatment options.
• Treated and monitored care of 60 patients at local surgical, pediatric, internal medicine and surgical wards.
• Admitted and treated patients as part of hospital's 24-hour on-call services.
• Leveraged expertise to assist refugee patients in addressing routine infections as well as more complex concerns facing specific populations.

• Successfully completed my internship as a Medical Officer at the largest referral hospital in western Kenya.
• I rotated through all the disciplines of medicine, namely: Internal Medicine, Reproductive Health, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics.
• Interviewed patients concerning physical complaints, discussed symptoms, asked questions and suggested treatment options.
• Stayed abreast of advances in treatments, emerging pharmaceutical applications and new diagnostic tools for application in medicine.
• Admitted and treated patients as part of hospital's 24-hour on-call services.

• A nation-wide survey on the quality of health care for malaria treatment in Kenya.
• My research team collected data from the Coast province and part of North Eastern province.