Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Short Courses
References
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Sihle Dayimani

Sihle Dayimani

Medical Doctor MP0955914
Western Cape

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Community Service Medical Officer

Mowbray Maternity Hospital
Cape Town
06.2023 - 06.2024

- Provision of promotive and preventative services as per Primary Health Care Package

- Manage high patient volumes

- Conduct ongoing medical education

- Proficient in minor and major surgical procedures

- Supervise and train junior staff

- Participate in ward rounds, mortality meetings, academic programmes and research activities

- Managing Women and children, including reproductive health services

- Completing medico-legal documents

-Involved in maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity meetings.

  • 6 Months experience in Neonatology:

Advanced neonatal care and resuscitation from birth including neonatal emergencies.

Managing a neonatal high care and intensive care unit.

Part of a multi disciplinary team managing complicated neonatal conditions.

  • 6 Months Experience in Obstetrics:

Managing obstetric emergencies

Managing Complex Obstetric conditions

Performing normal and difficult vaginal deliveries including vacuum and assisted deliveries.

Certified in performing safe caesarean sections.

Performed outreach to surrounding Midwife Obstetrics units(MOUs)

Medical Officer Intern

Livingstone Hospital
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • Enhanced diagnostic accuracy by performing physical examinations and interpreting laboratory results.
  • Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability by effectively navigating various clinical rotations, including emergency medicine, paediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine, and surgery.
  • Provide anaesthesia and post operative patient care
  • Improved patient care by conducting thorough medical assessments and creating tailored treatment plans and educated patients on treatment options and care for diagnosed conditions.
  • Managed primary healthcare cases in hospital and outpatient clinics with of evidence based clinical guidelines for management of chronic communicable and non-communicable diseases
  • Provided high-quality emergency care under pressure, stabilizing patients conditions until definitive interventions could be performed.
  • Strengthened interdisciplinary collaboration by actively participating in team meetings and case conferences with fellow healthcare professionals.
  • Contributed to efficient hospital operations through timely completion of administrative tasks, including patient records and documentation.
  • Supported clinical research projects through data collection, analysis, and accurate documentation of findings.
  • Ensured patient safety by adhering to strict infection control protocols and reporting any concerns or incidents promptly to supervisors.
  • Assisted in surgical procedures, ensuring a sterile environment and proper equipment preparation for optimal patient outcomes.

Student and Volunter Work

2015-2020
Mthatha, ZA
01.2015 - 12.2020

Activities as CoFounder and Chair of SAMSA(South African Medical Students Society)Walter Sisulu University Branch:2019-2020

  • Yearly outreach and health promotion: went to rural schools and disadvantaged highschools teaching , providing sex and reproductive health information as well as career guidance.
  • Hosted yearly mental health workshops

Volunteered as Telephonic Data Collector on Covid Awareness Study with the Human Sciences Research Council (2020)

Education

Post Graduate Diploma In Public Health - Public Health

University of Pretoria
Pretoria
01.2023 - 12.2024

Postgraduate Diploma In Child Health - Child Health

Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
Cape Town
02.2024 - Current

Bachelor of Medicine And Bachelor of Surgery - Medicine

Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
01.2015 - 12.2020

National Senior Certificate - Highschool

Butterworth High School
Butterworth, Eastern Cape
12.2011 - 12.2014

Skills

Proven and effective communication skills with patients, families and other medical professionals

Ability to speak efficiently as well as explaining situations and procedures in terms that patients can understand

Ability to function effectively, productively and calmly in high pressure situations and emergencies

Great interpersonal skills

Practise patient centred care with ability to apply public health principles in all patient interactions

Ability to work independently & as part of a multi-desciplinary team team

Timeline

Postgraduate Diploma In Child Health - Child Health

Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
02.2024 - Current

Community Service Medical Officer

Mowbray Maternity Hospital
06.2023 - 06.2024

Post Graduate Diploma In Public Health - Public Health

University of Pretoria
01.2023 - 12.2024

Medical Officer Intern

Livingstone Hospital
01.2021 - 12.2022

Student and Volunter Work

2015-2020
01.2015 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Medicine And Bachelor of Surgery - Medicine

Walter Sisulu University
01.2015 - 12.2020

National Senior Certificate - Highschool

Butterworth High School
12.2011 - 12.2014

Short Courses

Basic Assessment and Intensive Care Course: European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

Advanced Paediatric Life Support: Advanced Life Support Group, University of Cape Town, Redcross Childrens Hospital

K2 Medical Systems Perinatal Training Programme

Advanced Neonatal Life Support

Basic Life Support: Professional Emergency Care

Advanced Cardiac Live Support: Professional Emergency Care

Basic Surgical Skills: University of Pretoria

Knowledge Hub Courses: Adult Primary Care,Advanced Clinical Care Programme, IMCI, Antimicrobial resistance

References

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Short Courses

Basic Assessment and Intensive Care Course: European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

Advanced Paediatric Life Support: Advanced Life Support Group, University of Cape Town, Redcross Childrens Hospital

K2 Medical Systems Perinatal Training Programme

Advanced Neonatal Life Support

Basic Life Support: Professional Emergency Care

Advanced Cardiac Live Support: Professional Emergency Care

Basic Surgical Skills: University of Pretoria

Knowledge Hub Courses: Adult Primary Care,Advanced Clinical Care Programme, IMCI, Antimicrobial resistance

References

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Sihle DayimaniMedical Doctor MP0955914