Dr. Syed Ashfaaq

Work experience

• 2022-08 –2023-07 : Clinical Instructor- Internal Medicine Department

RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, RAK, UAE

• Responsible for training the students of Year 3,4 and 5 the clinical skills
required for their respective years including basic history taking skills;
abdominal, respiratory, cardiovascular and neurological examinations.
• Conducting bedside clinical teaching in the inpatient wards of IBHOH and Fujairah
Hospitals.
• Coordinating with the adjunct faculty in both IBHOH and Fujairah
hospitals for training and examining the clinical year students.

• 2021-08 -2022-08 :  Junior Doctor
  EHS- RAK MEDICAL DISTRICT, Ministry of Health, RAK, UAE
  Completed 12 months of CRRI in RAK Medical District.
  • Responsible for the initial assessment of patients and documenting and updating
  patient’s admission, progress and discharge.
  • Prescribing relevant medications and investigations and following up the cases with the
  consultants during meetings and morning rounds.
  • Performing various procedures such as IND, repair of open wounds, administering
  medications (IV and IM) , cantral line access, urinary catheter insertion, NG tube
  insertion, peritoneal tapping, assisting in application of casts and plaster slabs and
  surgeries in the OR

Education

• 2016-08 –  2021-06 : MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
  RAK Medical And Health Sciences University – RAK, UAE
  Passed with Merit
• 2019-07 – 2019-08  : Clinical Observer
  St. Johns Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India
  Elective training in the departments of Internal Medicine and General
  Surgery at St. John’s Medical college Hospital. Involved in attending
  rounds, on-calls and Emergency shifts.

Memberships

• MOH, UAE General Physician licensed
• NMC,India- FMGE 2023

Recognitions

• Contributing author of “ FOOTPRINTS- Dr. Bhatt’s Manual of Rotations for Internal
  Medicine “; a book authored by Dr. Raghavendra Bhatt (Professor- Internal Medicine) for
  the students of MBBS for their quick guide into clinical cases encountered in Internal
  Medicine rotations and their explanations.
• Member of the medical team for majlis events and Eid gathering hosted by ‘His
  Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr al Qasimi- President of Ras al Khaimah, UAE’ during
  Ramadan 2023.
• Organiser and presenter for the department of Internal Medicine during Medical
  exhibition hosted by RAKMHSU in June 2023. Presented on topics related to DM, HTN,
  Obesity, Anemia and Metabolic syndrome.
• Second place in RAKMHSU student quiz competition as part of WHO WorldAntibiotic
  Awareness Week (WAAW), conducted on 15th November 2018.
• Volunteer 14th Update in Nephrology and Transplantation 11 to 12th October 2018- UAE-IBHO
  Hospital, Ministry of Health, Emirates Medical Association Nephrology [EMA-N]

Research papers/publications

• “Modified Script Concordance test as a tool to measure concordance in ethical
  reasoning among the clinicians in UAE” presented at the Students Scientific
  Conference- RAKMHSU 2020-21.
• “FGF-21 gene therapy for treating Obesity and Insulin resistance” presented at
  PAN- ArabGenetics Conference 2020.

Speciality Areas/Interests

• Managing acute medical ailments related to respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal,
  genitourinary and musculoskeletalsystems.
• Management of chronic disease including Diabetes, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia,
  Asthma and Thyroid disorders.
• Performing minor surgical procedures.
• Preventive Medicine and lifestyle advise for the patients.

Procedures

• Wound management including repair and suturing of open wounds.
• Incision and drainage of simple abscess.
• Wedge excision for the treatment of ingrown toe nail.

Languages Spoken

English
Hindi/ Urdu
Tamil
Malayalam ( working proficiency)
Arabic ( working proficiency)