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Maqdad  Al Saif

Maqdad Al Saif

Summary

A skilled communicator with expertise in Emergency Medicine, complemented by strong critical thinking and attention to detail. Demonstrates leadership and strategic planning abilities in national institutes, effectively negotiating and guiding teams towards success. Writing and poety with a cup of coffee and promoting healthy living though sports and exercise are my missions.

Overview

4
4
Languages
1
1
Certification
17
17
years of professional experience

Work history

Ultrasound POCUS level 1 Instructor

King Faisel Hospital Specialist and Research Centr
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
11.2024 - Current
  • Collaborated with the POCUS Director of the European Society of Emergency Medicine to deliver a comprehensive two-day Level One POCUS course for emergency physicians and other healthcare professionals.
  • Taught core POCUS topics, including ultrasound physics, lung and cardiac ultrasound, abdominal scanning, E-FAST, and vascular access.
  • Led hands-on sessions, case-based discussions, and simulations to enhance practical skills and clinical integration of bedside ultrasound.
  • Contributed to bridging the knowledge gap in POCUS application within critical care and trauma settings.

Volunteer Champion

King Faisel Hospital and Research Center
Riyadh, 01
04.2024 - Current
  • Conduct volunteer workshops within the hospital
  • Plan projects and run campaigns and events
  • Write project proposals

Medical Representative Trainee

King Faisel Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Riyadh, 01
10.2023 - Current
  • Attend meetings with the program directors regularly.
  • Improve the quality of training between the Academic and training affairs in the hospital and the Saudi commission for health specialities.

Resident Doctor

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Riyadh, 01
12.2022 - Current
  • Training and rotating among acute specialities to obtain the Saudi Board in Emergency Medicine
  • Supervised and taught junior residents and medical students during ward rounds.
  • Kept detailed, accurate patient notes for thorough medical records.
  • Assessed diagnostic findings to determine patient treatment plans.

Ultrasound Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom
02.2022 - 01.2023
  • Management and diagnosis patients, adult and paediatric traumas
  • Quality improvement projects involving Ultrasound use in ER.
  • Educational sessions with bed sided Ultrasound, teaching registrars, SHOs, incorporate the daily use of Ultrasound in the ED.

• Suturing wound lacerations,
• Triaging patients,
• ICU management
• COVID patients management
• Assist in resuscitation room.
• Lab results interpretation.
• Imaging interpretations
• Cast applications

  • Clerking patients

Emergency medicine resident

King Faisal Special Hospital and Research Centre
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
09.2021 - 03.2022
  • Clerking patients
  • Management and diagnosis patients, adult and paediatric traumas,
  • Suturing wound lacerations,
  • Triaging patients,
  • ICU management
  • COVID patients management
  • Assist in resuscitation room.
  • Lab results interpretation.
  • Imaging interpretations
  • Cast applications
  • Teaching Interns, paramedics

Emergency Medicine resident

Qatif Central Hospital
Qatif , Saudi Arabia
09.2019 - 10.2021
  • Trauma center with over 200 patients daily in the ED.
  • COVID staff during the pandemic.
  • Management and diagnosis patients, adult and paediatric traumas,

General Practitioner

Tarout Medical Complex
Qatif , Saudi Arabia
05.2019 - 08.2019
  • Manage and treat patients.
  • Prescribe medications
  • Referrals

Staż - Medical European Internship

University of Medical Sciences teaching hospital Heliodor Święcicki
Poznań, Poland
05.2017 - 06.2018

13 months(50 weeks) internship - PWZ: 3414746

  • Internal Medicine - University Teaching Hospital, Przybyszewskiego.
  • Paediatrics Szpital Dziecięcy im. B Krysiewicza.
  • General Surgery University Teaching Hospital.
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology University Teaching Hospital, Polna.
  • Anaesthesia and intensive therapy - Szpital Dziecięcy im. B Krysiewicza.
  • Emergency Medicine Wielospecjalistyczny Szpital Miejski im. J. Strusia.
  • Psychiatry Wojewódzki Szpital Neuropsychiatryczny in Kościań.
  • Family Medicine Community Clinic
  • courses ( Transfusion medicine, Medical Law, Bioethics )

Volunteer Doctor

University Teaching Hospital Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Poznań, Poland
01.2017 - 04.2017
  • Volunteer Oncalls.
  • Assisting-sections.
  • History taking.
  • Physical examination.

Neurosurgery student - elective

University Teaching Hospital
Poznań, Poland
08.2016 - 08.2016
  • Observing surgeries (brain tumours, Spinal cord, vertebral discs)
  • Morning grounds.
  • Examining patients in Pre-Op and Post-op.

Class representative 4MD

Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Poznań, Poland
08.2015 - 08.2016
  • Management of students queries, timetable of different clinical rotations.
  • Attend meetings with dean's office.

Culture bridge Founder Project

Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Poznań, Poland
08.2013 - 08.2016
  • Host events and trips (Culture night, Food festival, Bonfire, polish national holidays etc).
  • Interconnect cultures between students.

Cardiology student - elective

University Teaching Hospital
Poznań, Poland
07.2016 - 07.2016
  • Clerking patients, admission and discharging.
  • Observing interventional procedures.

Emergency Medicine Student

Royal Darwin Hospital
Darwin , Australia
03.2016 - 04.2016
  • Clerking patients
  • Differential Diagnosis
  • Documentation Discharging patients
  • Withdraw blood and cultures.
  • Physical examinations
  • Minor surgical procedures (lacerations, stitches)
  • Dressing wounds

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Student - Elective

Ortopedyczno- Rehabilitacyjny Szpital Kliniczny IM. Wiktora Degi Uniwersytetu Medycznego IM. Karola
Poznań, Poland
02.2016 - 03.2016
  • Clerking patients
  • Outpatient clinic assistance
  • Observing surgeries.
  • Dressings.

Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery - elective

Hannover Medical School Teaching Hospital
Hannover , Germany
01.2016 - 02.2016
  • Assistance in the wards, Pre-Op and Post-Op
  • ObservingTraumaSurgeries.

Vice President of Membership

Toastmasters International California
Poznań, Poland
06.2014 - 01.2015

Orient new members to Toastmasters & club.

Volunteer Helper

Best Buddies
Sydney , Australia
10.2011 - 12.2011

one-one friendship for people with intellectual and development disabilities.

Social Head and Event Coordinator

Medical Science Society at UNSW
Sydney, Australia
03.2009 - 12.2011
  • Worked with many students, management of members and organising workshops and medical talks, annual camps, games, lecture bashing.
  • Vice team leader at University of New South Wales ( UNSW) Daffodil Day- Leadership (was responsible for a team of over 10 people) fund raiser for cancer council involving marketing and selling products to raise the awareness in Australia.
  • Fund raisers for Cystic Fibrosis and Alzheimer's Disease - Managed posters, help students and others to broaden their perspectives towards the mechanism of diseases.

Education

Diploma of Education - Saudi Board of Emergency medicine

King Faisel Specialist hospital and research cent
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
10/2022 -

Doctor of Medicine - Medicine

Poznań University of Medical Sciences
Poznań
08.2016

Bachelor of Medical Sciences - Pathology and Anatomy

University of New South Wales
Sydney
03.2012

Skills

  • Writing, poetry
  • Critical thinking, attention to details
  • Emergency medicine
  • Sports medicine
  • Reading
  • Padel
  • Negotiation
  • Leadership
  • Strategic Planning
  • Communication skills

Languages

Arabic
Native language
English
Master or proficient
C2
Polish
Upper intermediate
B2
Medical Polish
Upper intermediate
B2

Accomplishments

  • Nomination as the best student in Poland - 2014
  • Outstanding student award for the activities for the students at the university - 2013-2014.
  • Best quality improvement project idea KFSHRC - 2023

Certification

  • 2017 - Znajmości Języka Polskiego Medyczne
  • 2018 - Basic Practical Skills in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • 2019 - USG - Emergency Core Level 1
  • 2019 - ILS - Immediate Life Support
  • 2020 - LEK - Lekarski Egzamin Końcowy
  • 2021 - FAMUS - Bromley USG for Acute Medicine
  • 2026 - BLS - Basic Life Support
  • 2024 - ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • 2026 - Ultrasound practitioner Level 1 - Global Network on Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Academy.
  • 2026 - MRCEM part 1.

Conferences

  • 38th FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine - Dubai
  • International Conference for Excellence in Emergency Care 2021 - Saudi Arabia
  • The European Emergency Medicine Congress 2020 - France.
  • ACEP Unconventional 2020 - USA.
  • McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine MIRCIM 2015, Krakow, Poland.

Publications

  • 2014 - Published 3 Articles in 2 different magazines; UAM ( Polish, Poznan Misato know- how ), PULs UM ( English and translated to Polish )
  • 2014 - Histopathology Study guide atlas with Structures, functions labels.
  • 2021- Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State Management in the Emergency Department; Literature Review - Archives of Pharmacy Practice

Timeline

Ultrasound POCUS level 1 Instructor

King Faisel Hospital Specialist and Research Centr
11.2024 - Current

Volunteer Champion

King Faisel Hospital and Research Center
04.2024 - Current

Medical Representative Trainee

King Faisel Specialist Hospital and Research Center
10.2023 - Current

Resident Doctor

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
12.2022 - Current

Ultrasound Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
02.2022 - 01.2023

Emergency medicine resident

King Faisal Special Hospital and Research Centre
09.2021 - 03.2022

Emergency Medicine resident

Qatif Central Hospital
09.2019 - 10.2021

General Practitioner

Tarout Medical Complex
05.2019 - 08.2019

Staż - Medical European Internship

University of Medical Sciences teaching hospital Heliodor Święcicki
05.2017 - 06.2018

Volunteer Doctor

University Teaching Hospital Obstetrics and Gynaecology
01.2017 - 04.2017

Neurosurgery student - elective

University Teaching Hospital
08.2016 - 08.2016

Cardiology student - elective

University Teaching Hospital
07.2016 - 07.2016

Emergency Medicine Student

Royal Darwin Hospital
03.2016 - 04.2016

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Student - Elective

Ortopedyczno- Rehabilitacyjny Szpital Kliniczny IM. Wiktora Degi Uniwersytetu Medycznego IM. Karola
02.2016 - 03.2016

Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery - elective

Hannover Medical School Teaching Hospital
01.2016 - 02.2016

Class representative 4MD

Poznan University of Medical Sciences
08.2015 - 08.2016

Vice President of Membership

Toastmasters International California
06.2014 - 01.2015

Culture bridge Founder Project

Poznan University of Medical Sciences
08.2013 - 08.2016

Volunteer Helper

Best Buddies
10.2011 - 12.2011

Social Head and Event Coordinator

Medical Science Society at UNSW
03.2009 - 12.2011

Diploma of Education - Saudi Board of Emergency medicine

King Faisel Specialist hospital and research cent
10/2022 -

Doctor of Medicine - Medicine

Poznań University of Medical Sciences

Bachelor of Medical Sciences - Pathology and Anatomy

University of New South Wales
Maqdad Al Saif