Fakeha Masood

Organized and dependable candidate, successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to grow and excel in the field of medicine.

• USMLE Step 1 January 2022/ Passed
• USMLE Step 2 August 2021/ Passed
• OET- March 2022
• USMLE Step 3 - to be taken in August 2022

• ECFMG Certified, May 2022
• All you need to know about COVID-19 Vaccination, May 2021
• First Response Online Workshop, October 2020
• Personal Protective Equipment: Training for Healthcare Workers, September 2020
• Living Through a Pandemic, April 2020
• Managing Vulnerable Populations & COVID-19, April 2020
• Online Training Course on COVID-19, March 2020

Volunteer- Pediatrics District Head Quarter Hospital PB April 2022 - June 2022

• Completed daily rounds to check on patients and identify any reasons for concern.
• Wrote detailed and professional progress notes for each patient, outlining notable events and examinations findings.
• Developed knowledge of common disorders by attending frequent talks from facility specialists.
• Applied classroom learning by directly caring for patients with acute concerns and chronic conditions.
• Reviewed clinical cases to gain additional understanding of disease etiology and progression.
• Interviewed patients and added key details to medical histories.
• Observed and recorded patient conditions by assessing vitals.
• Shadowed resident physicians, taking notes and asking questions.
• Participated in all scheduled rounds and teaching conferences.
• Tracked personal volunteer hours in spreadsheets for mandatory reporting.
• Volunteered with groups and organizations to help make measurable differences for program recipient

Hemodialysis Department- Niagara Health System, St. Catharines, January-March 2014
Prepared patients for scheduled dialysis by providing warm blankets, wheelchairs.
Assisted nurse staff in administrative duties

Leader, Partners for Life, Canadian Blood Services, St. Catharines, May-August 2013
Delivered presentations, distributed posters, cards and spread awareness about the need and the importance of donating blood to the new recruits.

Heart Institute, Brock University, St. Catharines, January-March 2013
Measured vitals of the clients before and after the workout session, set up equipment for the exercise and maintained clean, suitable environment of the institute.

Conversation Partner Volunteer, International Services, Brock University, September 2013-April 2014
Assisted international students in improving their fluency in English language by providing feedback on progress and suggested techniques.

Med-Plus Participant, Brock University, September 2012-April 2014
Participated in Med-Plus program (level II & III) and gained immense knowledge about different fields of health care; attended weekly speaker sessions; workshops and observational visits to health professionals.

Senior Mentor, Mentorship-Plus, Career Services, Brock University, September 2012-April 2013
Demonstrated leadership qualities and practiced effective communication skills, took initiative in planning upcoming meetings.
Addressed concerns of mentee in a clear and an informed fashion.

Meaningful Activities Kit Developer, Alzheimer Society, St. Catharines, September 2012-April 2013
Worked in a group to research, update and edit caregiver manual for the patients with dementia.
Specifically, researched recent publications on reminiscence activities section of the manual.
Updated theory, consulted latest literature on various causes of dementia and incorporated in the manual.

Data Analyst, Alzheimer Society, St. Catharines, ON, December 2011-June 2013
Entered data from Virtual Dementia Tours and performed statistical analyses.
Organized data to create preliminary draft reports.
Assisted supervisor in creating templates for workshop evaluations and dementia information charts.

At the end, preliminary findings of the project were presented at a quality improvement healthcare symposium.

• In 2014, while i was in 4th year at Brock University pursuing my Bachelors in Medical Science, I was involved in a thesis project with Shaver Hospital and Rehab Centre.
• In 2019, Participated in research as a part of course work in Community Medicine in 4th year of MBBS. My role was to write discussion and presented the entire study in front of whole department during medical school.
• in 2020, conducted a study "Prevalence of High-risk factors in Pregnancy: A survey of tertiary care hospitals, Rawalpindi. I managed to do everything about it including data collection, writing introduction, results, discussion, conclusion. It is currently submitted to a journal, awaiting for a decision on it.
• Currently, working on a case report and a case series in USA under supervision of a physician there. It is in final stages of writing and will soon be submitted to a journal for publishing.

Published manuscript: "Association of Acute Otitis Media with Breast Feeding Position Among Infants in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan." https://doi.org/10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.6.563

Presented Gynecology study: High Risk factors in Pregnancy at Rehman Medical College, Peshawar in March 2020.

Above mentioned study was also presented online at an e-Poster presentation at Shifa College of Medicine in April 2020.

Playing and watching cricket, arts & crafts, animal lover, cooking, baking, beauty and fashion blogging, travelling.

Fluent in English, Urdu, Punjabi