Adnan Alkubabji

During my time at Jordan Hospital, I function as an intern. My responsibilities include:

- Rotating through major departments such as internal medicine, general surgery, emergency room, gynecology, and pediatrics.

- Taking patient histories, performing physical examinations, and conducting diagnostic tests.

- Attending and participating in daily morning rounds.

- Developing treatment plans and following up with patients.

- Presenting medical topics in noon conferences for the entire medical team.

- Attending weekly lectures on medical research.

- Conducting and submitting research to international journals.

- Presenting weekly interesting cases encountered during shifts.

- Working night shifts with the categorical residents.

During my time at HCA, my role included:

- Working within a multidisciplinary team in cardiology, pulmonary, critical care units, and outpatient clinics, gaining a comprehensive understanding

of the US healthcare system.

- Improving my communication skills with patients and other team members.

- Actively participating in patient diagnosis, management, and daily follow-up, enhancing my clinical diagnostic and critical thinking abilities.

- Participating in various procedures and clinics, including:

*Heart catheterization procedures

*Venous ablation

*ICU/CCU ward rounds

*Outpatient heart and pulmonary clinics

*Sleep medicine clinic

Under the supervision of Dr. Chris Stead, Consultant Cardiologist, I was able to:

- Build a strong educational foundation in medical sciences, including cardiovascular physiology, anatomy, and pharmacology.

- Gain hands-on experience with diagnostic tools such as ECGs interpretations, and the basics of echocardiography and stress tests.

- Become proficient in performing physical examinations and analyzing patient histories.

- Enhance my knowledge of cardiovascular diseases and treatment protocols through clinical practice and study.

- Improve communication skills with patients and healthcare professionals.

- Learn to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

Under the supervision of Professor Christopher Boos, Consultant Cardiologist, my role included:

- Participating in multiple consultants and advanced nurse practitioner ward rounds in coronary care and acute cardiac units at Poole and Royal

Bournemouth Hospitals.

- Working with elective and urgent diagnostic angiography and coronary interventions team.

- Participating in specialty clinics.

- Gaining experience in procedures such as DC cardioversion, Bradycardia pacing, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

- Observing transthoracic echocardiography testing, ambulatory cardiac monitoring testing and analysis, and basics of cardiac CT and MRI imaging.

- Acquiring skills in conducting exercise stress echocardiography and interpretation.

During my time in the cardiology department working under the supervision of Dr. Sujata Khambekar, I gained the opportunity to:

- Enhance my skills in advanced cardiac imaging techniques, such as echocardiography and MRI.

- Improve my understanding of cardiovascular physiology and disease management.

- Contribute to the management of heart failure and atrial fibrillation through diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

- Be involved in the care of patients with adult congenital heart disease, addressing their unique and complex needs.

- Gain extensive experience in general cardiology, cardiac imaging, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and adult congenital heart disease.