Patricia Muthaura M.D. F.A.C.O.G

FULL TIME FACULTY. Clinical Assistant Professor

CLINICAL ACTIVITIES:

• Appropriately diagnosed and treated low risk, high risk obstetrics and gynecological patients.
• Managed and delivered 200 births per year
• Delivered evidence based obstetric and gynecology care to 15-20 patients daily in office.
• Performed both minimally invasive and open surgical procedures as needed.
• Admitted and treated patients as part of the hospital’s 24-hour on-call services at the Aga Khan University Hospital
• Improved quality of patient care as Section Head gynaecology and as a member of the Departmental Quality Improvement Committee.
• Developed a cervical cancer prevention program at the hospital to improve rates of cervical cancer screening (the leading cause of cancer mortality in Kenya)
• Reduced the clinic no show rate from a high of to 44% to 26.7% over the course of 2018

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Full Time Faculty 2009 to present: Supervision, teaching and examination of Aga Khan University Hospital residents in obstetrics and gynaecology, family medicine residents, interns and visiting medical students.
• Module coordinator 2010-2014: Responsible for developing the genitourinary curriculum for years 3 and 4 for the undergraduate curriculum. Development of year 5 and 6 clinical obstetrics and gynaecology curriculum
• Dissertation supervision
• Participating in public lectures, Television interviews, Writing of informative Ob/GYN related articles in magazine and newspaper articles. Participation in free medical camps.
• Actively involved in OB/GYN and Family Medicine Resident teaching, examination and supervision.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES:

• June 2017- 2019: Continuous Medical Education Committee.
• Dec 2013 to 2017: Appointment and Promotions Committee.
• Oct 2010 to March 2018: Department Quality Improvement/ Patient Safety Committee.
• June 2009 to present: Medical Information and Records Committee

• Responsible for moving the academic agenda of the department forward.
• Review and Revision of the 2006 MMed (Residency) Obstetrics and Gynaecology curriculum.
• Implemented the 2018 MMed Obstetrics and Residency Curriculum. Residency program received ACGME-I accreditation in 2023.
• Implemented use of the one45 assessment program, Moodle and Speedwell Examination banking in the department.
• Chair of Departmental Residency Committee Represented the Department on the Post Graduate Medical Education Committee. Oversaw both formative and summative assessments and evaluations
• Responsible for coordination of interviews for aspiring new OB GYN residents to the program

• Supervision and teaching of University of Minnesota residents in obstetrics and gynaecology.
• Operative laparascopic and hysteroscopic gynaecological surgery. Major and minor open obstetric and gynaecology surgery. High risk and uncomplicated obstetric care and deliveries
• Appropriately diagnosed and treated low risk, high risk obstetrics and gynecological patients.
• Delivered evidence based obstetric and gynecology care to 20-25 patients daily in office.
• Admitted and treated patients as part of Region hospital’s 24-hour on-call services

Attending Staff Physician / Bryn Mawr Women’s Health Associates. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.

• Gynecology and Antenatal clinics seeing 25-30 patients a day in the office.
• Operative laparascopic and hysteroscopic gynecological surgery.
• Obstetric and gynecology surgery.
• High risk and uncomplicated obstetric care and deliveries
• Supervision and teaching of Bryn Mawr family practice residents in obstetrics and gynecology.

• Provided locum services practicing full scope Obstetrics and Gynaecology , sometimes as the ONLY OB/GYN in the town to the following underserved rural communities in the USA while awaiting registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.

• Dubois Regional Medical Center, Dubois, Pennsylvania, USA. February 2008.
• Holy Cross Hospital, Taos, New Mexico, USA. October 2007-December 2007.
• Altru Health Systems, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. June 2007-September 2007.

• Gynecology and Antenatal clinics. average 30 patients per day in office
• Operative laparascopic and hysteroscopic gynecological surgery.
• Open obstetric and gynecology surgery. High risk and uncomplicated obstetric care and deliveries.
• Supervision and teaching of Bryn Mawr family practice residents in obstetrics and gynecology.