Nothando Khoza

• Completed 6 months in the Emergency Department, managing acute medical, psychiatric, surgical, obstetric and trauma cases in a high-volume regional hospital setting.
• Completed 6 months in the Psychiatry Department, gaining experience in inpatient and outpatient mental health care, acute psychiatric emergencies, and multidisciplinary team management.
• Monitored patient progress and adjusted treatments accordingly.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient care and streamline communication.
• Participated in after-hours calls in emergency and trauma departments
• Performed minor surgical procedures in the emergency department
• Led ward rounds and supervised junior interns and nursing staff.
• Contributed to quality improvement projects and morbidity & mortality meetings

• Rotations Completed: Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Family Medicine / Primary Health Care, Psychiatry, Anaesthesia, Orthopedics surgery.
• Gained broad clinical exposure in both regional and district-level settings.
• Developed procedural skills including

- Emergency & Resuscitation: Intubation, bag-mask ventilation, CPR, defibrillation, BLS & ACLS, management of adult and paediatric emergencies.

- Medical: Lumbar puncture, pleural and ascitic taps, bone marrow aspiration and trephine (BMAT), nasogastric tube insertion, arterial blood gas sampling, central venous pressure (CVP) line insertion,

- Surgical: Suturing, incision and drainage, chest drain insertion, wound debridement.

- Obstetric: Normal vaginal deliveries, episiotomy and repair, caesarean sections.

- Other: Intravenous cannulation, urinary catheterisation

• Functioned effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Responded to medical emergencies to stabilize and treat patients.
• Completed daily rounds to check on patients and identify any reasons for concern.
• Interviewed patients and added key details to medical histories.
• Wrote detailed and professional progress notes for each patient, outlining notable events and examinations findings.