Specialist Family Medicine

QUALIFICATION, LICENSURE, EXPERIENCE, SPECIAL SKILLS

• • Graduation from an approved medical school plus one year of internship and three years of residency; certification by the American Board of Family Medicine or its equivalent.
  • At least five (5) years of practice as a family medicine practitioner with two years as a licensed specialist.
  • Excellent command of oral and written English. Knowledge of the Arabic language is desirable but not essential.
  • Must be capable of adequately diagnosing and treating a wide-range of pediatric and adult acute and chronic diseases and injuries including but not limited to conditions of the:

Skin Pulmonary System, Head Gastrointestinal System, Eyes Musculoskeletal System, Ears Genitourinary System, Nose Reproductive System/Throat Lymphatic System, Neck Central Nervous System, Cardiovascular System Endocrine System, Psychiatric and Behavioral Health

Have sufficient experience to be able to adequately perform medical procedures to include, but not limited to, the following: 

Secure and maintain an adequate airway to include endotracheal intubation · Cardioversion of life threatening arrhythmias   · Simple minor surgical procedures: punch biopsies, excision of skin lesions · Simple abscess incision and drainage · Nail trephination · Sling or swath injuries · Lumbar puncture · Suture simple laceration · Suture removal · Tube thoracotomy · Cryotherapy · Nebulizer treatment · Urine catheterization · Cultures (throat, wound) · Suprapubic tap · Remove ocular, nasal and ear foreign bodies · Clearing of ears by flush technique · Reduce simple dislocations and fractures, when appropriate · Bandaging of sprains, minor burns, and minor lacerations · Perform venous punctures for lab studies and interpret results · Draw arterial blood gases for evaluation and interpret results · Administer intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous medications as appropriate · Stabilize and evaluate cervical spine injuries as appropriate · Splint and stabilize traumatic injuries to extremities

• Current licensure in country of origin and with DHA license to practice as a specialist in Internal Medicine in Dubai, UAE.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with co-workers, superiors, patients & families.
• Valid licenses in Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, & Pediatric Advanced Life Support