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Work History
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Certification
Research
Workshops Conferences
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Ashwa Riaz

Medical Student
Islamabad

Summary

I am a diligent and motivated final year medical student at Shifa College of Medicine, Pakistan; aspiring to persue Internal Medicine Residency In United Sates and practice Evidence based Medicine and Quality care. I am focused on providing Guideline-directed medical management and seeking Clinical Research. I am passionate about contributing to Global Health, combining clinical excellence, research innovation, and compassionate patient care to impact medicine significantly.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Clinical Elective- Internal Medicine

Shifa International Hospital
01.2025 - Current
  • Rotated under supervision of Dr. Tahir Iqbal (Section head-Internal Medicine), during which I was exposed to a v ast array of cases and gained insight into common diseases in both OPD and IPD settings.
  • Shadowed him during ward rounds, conducted physical examination on patients under his supervision and learnt to correlate theoretical knowledge with real-life cases.

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Clinical Elective in Cardiology

Shifa International Hospital
01.2025 - Current
  • Rotated under mentorship of Dr. Asaad Akbar Khan, MD and participated in outpatient and inpatient rounds, observed procedures such as ECGs, echocardiograms, and cardiac catheterizations.
  • Participated in on-going clinical study and attended lectures and case discussions.

Sub-Internship

Shifa Foundation Community Health Centre
01.2024 - Current
  • Offered free patient consultations and shadowed doctors and nurses across various departments, including Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Surgery and Pediatrics.

Clinical Elective

Shifa Rotary Clinic
01.2024 - Current
  • Provided free Obstetrics and Gynecology consultation to patients in underprivileged and sub-urban areas of Islamabad for 2 weeks.

Research Assistant

Shifa International Hospital
01.2023 - Current
  • Extracted data using CDC WONDER database, conducted literature review for writing introduction section, and performed a descriptive statistical analysis for the research study.

Principal Investigator

Shifa International Hospital
01.2023 - 07.2023
  • Later on, I was assigned to conduct literature reviews and write the introduction, methodology and discussion section.

Education

M.B.B.S/M.D - Medicine

Shifa College Of Medicine
04.2021 - 01.2025

High School Diploma -

Beaconhouse College Programme
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
04.2018 - 01.2020

Skills

  • Patient interviewing
  • History taking
  • Performing physical examination
  • Patient counselling
  • Operating Electronic medical records (EMR)
  • Interpreting lab reports
  • Administering intermuscular injection
  • Suturing
  • Wound care
  • Literature review
  • Data extraction

Certification

USMLE STEP 1, PASS

Research

  • Economic impact of dyslipidemia in Pakistan, Currently under review
  • Impact of Diabetes on Breast cancer mortality in elderly female patients, 01/01/99 - 12/31/20, Conducted data extraction and statistical analysis.

Workshops Conferences

  • SRF Research 101, Aga Khan University, 01/01/20, Introduction to research and bioethics.
  • Surgical Skills 101, Shifa International Hospital, 01/01/22, Hands-on experience with suturing techniques.
  • Orthopedic workshop, Shifa International Hospital, 01/01/24, Hands-on experience in fracture management.
  • Workshop at National Mobility and Independence center, Islamabad, Learned about inclusivity for visually impaired individuals.
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Conference, Shifa International Hospital, Gained knowledge on early detection and management.
  • Down Syndrome Awareness Conference, Shifa International Hospital, Focused on early diagnostic techniques.

Timeline

Clinical Elective- Internal Medicine

Shifa International Hospital
01.2025 - Current

Clinical Elective in Cardiology

Shifa International Hospital
01.2025 - Current

Sub-Internship

Shifa Foundation Community Health Centre
01.2024 - Current

Clinical Elective

Shifa Rotary Clinic
01.2024 - Current

Research Assistant

Shifa International Hospital
01.2023 - Current

Principal Investigator

Shifa International Hospital
01.2023 - 07.2023

M.B.B.S/M.D - Medicine

Shifa College Of Medicine
04.2021 - 01.2025

High School Diploma -

Beaconhouse College Programme
04.2018 - 01.2020
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