Head of Program, Healthcare Administration Program.
Batterjee Medical College
Total years of experience :33 years, 2 Months
The zeal and passion for improving learning outcome and skill of future healthcare professionals provided me an opportunity to join a diverse culture Batterjee Medical College Science and Technology Institute Jeddah, KSA as Head of Program Healthcare Administration (HCA). This opportunity provided me a platform for promoting Healthcare Administration and concept of Population Health as key to quality health services delivery and healthy lifestyle thus will enable to groom and develop upcoming health professional as client and patient focused public health professionals. I have following responsibilities to cater here in this portfolio.
∇ Preparing and delivering concepts of healthcare administration to the undergraduates of Medical Sciences.
∇ Supporting the students in conceptualizing the concepts of healthcare administration.
∇ Improving the capacity of undergraduates through lectures and presentations.
∇ Member of the College council.
∇ Member of Academic council.
∇ Member of Curriculum Review Committee.
∇ Member of Examination Committee.
∇ Head of the Program Council of HCA.
∇ Preparing MCQ Bank for undergraduate examination.
∇ Coordinator of BMC Scientific Research Group.
∇ Supporting undergraduates research projects as Project supervisor
∇ Developing and evaluating annual curriculum and syllabus for HCA
Quality being the success parameter of my professional life assured the BMC Higher Management to efficiently utilize my competencies and experience in the field of acquiring quality in all areas of BMC. This new position paved a way to encouraging a quality culture in BMC, developing a BMC Quality Strategic Plan for 2015-20, Review of BMC Act, Employees Code of Conducts, Policies and Procedures for attaining Institutional Outcomes, Quality Learning Environment, Motivation of Employees, Efficient Management, Students and Parents Satisfaction, Health Industry Share and Government Trusts. Following responsibilities are assigned as Director.
∇ Lead a team to develop a quality culture in BMC.
∇ Lead a team to develop a BMC Quality Strategic Plan for 2015 - 20.
∇ Monitor the Quality Affairs of BMC.
∇ Monitor the activities to achieve NCAAA accreditation.
∇ Plan for all reviews related to Act, Code of Conducts, Policies and Procedures and Strategic Plan.
∇ Representing BMC in all Quality related meetings and forums.
∇ Team Leader for Accreditation Process of NCAAA.
∇ Member of Quality Circle of BMC.
∇ Process owner of Vision, Mission, Goal, Objectives and Values of BMC.
∇ Providing a vision of research and competency based quality medical education and services
∇ Establishing a formal structure and necessary documentation of R&D cell for maintaining an environment for research at BMC.
∇ Preparing master plan for a comprehensive institute of medical sciences.
∇ Member of Steering Committee.
The passion of disseminating knowledge and skill led me to join Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences Kohat on deputation as Assistant Professor Community Medicine. This opportunity provided me a platform for promoting Public Health as key to quality health and healthy lifestyle thus will enable to produce upcoming new health professional as public health professionals. I have four responsibilities to cater here in this portfolio.
∇ Preparing and delivering concepts of community medicines to the undergraduates of Medical Sciences
∇ Supporting the students in conceptualizing the concepts of public health
∇ Enhancing the capacity of undergraduates through field exposure lectures and presentations
∇ Member of the Academic council.
∇ Preparing MCQ Bank for undergraduate MBBS examination
∇ Assessing of both verbal and written skills in public Health
∇ Attending annual examination both as Internal and External Evaluator
∇ Supporting undergraduates research projects as Project supervisor
∇ Developing annual curriculum and syllabus for 4th Year MBBS
∇ Providing yearly time table of lectures and all relevant activities of community medicines from 1st Year MBBS to 4th Year MBBS
∇ Providing a vision of research based quality medical education and services
∇ Establishing a formal structure and cores of R&D cell for maintaining an environment for research
∇ Developing a complete TOR of R&D cell, formulating different core groups for the smooth running and achievement of objectives
∇ Preparing master plan for a comprehensive institute of medical sciences
∇ Integrating approaches of all medical disciplines in the provision of quality health care to ailing and suffering humanity
∇ Planning gain success in forums like USAID allocating RS. 226 Million for Nursing College, Rs 182 Millions for KIMS Kohat, Rs 17 Million strengthening of KIMS Kohat plan and gaining approval in higher education commission approved by Chief Minister Khyber Pukhtunkhuwa
After completion of my MSC in Public Health with specialty in International Health development, Department of Health NWFP has posted me to this assignment of Assistant Director Administration with dual charge of Deputy Director Administration on my previous track record, efficiency, performance and competency. Catering all the administrative issues, that pertains to the issues and problems related to lack of community and stakeholders satisfaction.
∇ Establishing a team at DGHS NWFP, and constantly assessing and addressing the needs of the staff to keep them motivated and satisfied
∇ Organizing, allocating and focusing critical path and activities
∇ Assisting Director Administration in smooth conduction of administrative affairs of Health Department NWFP
∇ Developing plan (PC-1) for all districts Headquarters Hospital of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, DHQ Hospital Kohat and Charsadda to be converted into teaching hospitals
∇ Preparing complete equipment lists for type-A, B, C, D Hospitals of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa
∇ Preparing equipment lists for RHCs and BHUs of Khyber Pukhtukhwa
∇ Implementing and evaluating policies, strategies, promoting health within a specialist setting, relating to disasters, flood, accidents, specific issues, and within a particular population
∇ Tackling inequalities in health and promoting anti-discriminatory practices within the health sector NWFP
∇ Ensuring objective based implementation of resources to achieve client and community satisfaction
∇ Member of Purchase committee at DGHS NWFP
∇ Coordinating as well as managing the financial, physical progress of the different purchases and account matter related to DGHS NWFP
∇ Making the efficient utilization of financial resources and proving cost efficient
∇ Introducing financial management in decision making and planning
∇ Looking after all the medical sanctions cases initiated by different departments and organizations of NWFP
∇ Evaluating the ex-post facto sanctions to all medical case initiated by different departments and organizations of NWFP
∇ Arranging medical boards for assessment of diseases, illness and abnormalities
∇ Supervising and monitoring of all logistics used for the promotion and prevention of public health issues by using Logistic Management System
∇ Regularly stocking and monitoring by introducing computer based stock in-out ledger
Project
Hepatitis Control Program NWFP
Rescue 1122
• Disaster Management
• Internally Displaced Persons of Bajaur
Spokesperson of Health Department NWFP
As a Public Health Manager my duties and responsibilities involved promoting healthy life styles and curbing health inequalities by implementing Public health polices and strategies in a participatory environment. Managing National programs for Family Planning, Primary Health Care, Women’s Health Project, Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programs in Children and Adolescents, AIDS Control Programs, TB Control Program (DOTS), Tetanus Toxide vaccination Mass campaign in Child Bearing Age Women and National Immunization day Campaign against Polio. The main duties are listed in different managerial portfolios.
∇ Closely involving with planning and delivering the prevention and promotion aspects of National Service Frameworks and Plans
∇ Ensuring community and Stakeholders participation in the development of community strategies, local strategic partnerships, and high alliances
∇ Developing of annual work plan, monitoring and evaluating framework for different public health issues
∇ Developing PC-1 for all projects of District Kohat and proposal development for DHQ Teaching
∇ Recruiting and placing health care providers at local and regional levels to facilitate optimum health care services.
∇ Developing of job descriptions, roles and responsibilities as human resource manager to find right person for the right job at right time
∇ Ensuring implementation, evaluation policies and strategies, promoting health within a specialist setting, relating to specific issue, and within a particular population
∇ Ensuring that an effective practice was achieved by capacity building of staff through skill and knowledge based trainings, courses and on job trainings
∇ Developing different strategies to like service structure, incentive based projects to maximize motivation and performance level
∇ Coordinating with international agencies like UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, Save the Children US, WHO, GTZ, DFID, ADB and WB
∇ Liaising with all line department like education, water and sanitation, food control, municipal and union councils, finance and planning for efficient and joint effort for better service delivery
∇ Supervising to maintain high performance and integrity of staff
∇ Cooperating with local NGOs and community organization in promoting gender balanced public health activities
∇ Developing a computer-based management Information System (MIS) and maintenance of databases of the program
∇ Using different management information systems such as Health Management Information System and Logistic Management Information System for efficient and immediate solution for client satisfaction
∇ Monitoring individual program by using Health and performance indicators, program activities and periodic evaluation to assess the progress of the program and projects
∇ Performing annual benchmarking for model district of Pakistan
∇ Disseminating timely feedback to keep the staff motivated, reporting the facts and figures to the concerned quarters within a set time limit thus enabling the policy makers to act promptly and efficiently
∇ Managing the financial, physical progress of the different projects and program of public health
∇ Introducing financial management in decision making and planning for the first time.
∇ Performance based budgeting was piloted in Kohat in coordination with DFID
∇ Monitoring of all logistics used for public health issues by using Logistic Management System
∇ Consulting Health Department NWFP and District Government Kohat, in decision-making and participating in District Health Management Team (DHMT)
∇ Promoting health care campaigns within a given community by using mobilization techniques such as focus group meeting, BCC exercises, (KAP) technique, and generation dialogue to practice health life style
Working as Assistant Professor in Preston University Kohat, sharing and gaining knowledge and skills by active and interactive learning process. Delivering my experience and knowledge in the following ways to Preston University Kohat and their students.
∇ Assisting in developing management courses for the undergraduate, postgraduate and executives in the field of Health Managements, Project Managements, Marketing, and Human Resources Development
∇ Undertaking program evaluation and restructuring the courses according to the current needs, to attain stakeholder satisfaction
∇ Contributing in developing training and short courses for the growth, development and enhancement of knowledge and skills of the students
∇ Providing guidance and support to the students in projects, proposal writing and research
∇ Providing counseling service to students in their professional and career development
∇ Attending strategic board meetings and providing valuable suggestion and recommendations for the improvement and enhancement of the faculty of management
∇ Performing duty assigned during the tenure to the best of my ability, wisdom and commitment thus providing valuable input to the faculty and the university.
∇ Providing primary Health Care support and counseling.
∇ Implementing rehabilitation program for drug addicts and patients with senile degenerative changes
∇ Dealing with sports injuries, minor operation, and maneuvering close orthopedic reductions
∇ Counseling in Reproductive Health especially Family Planning and various forms of contraception.
∇ Serving the community, different NGOs and organizations in assessing the needs of the community or staffs, proposal writings for projects, training need assessment, preparing training manuals, and performing evaluation studies