About Me
Healthcare Solutions
Experienced medical professional with expertise in clinical leadership, education, and healthcare management.
Enhanced patient care, fostered interdisciplinary collaboration, and implemented evidence-based practices.
Strong leadership, resource management, innovative solution development, and mentoring.
Experience
Medical Specialist, IQARUS, Afghanistan August 2021-Present
· Implemented a Medical Education Plan for staff and completed training reporting requirements
· Liaise with the client to deliver comprehensive care for more than a hundred national and international staff
· Coordinated green clinic initiative implementation and coordination
Health Manager, International Medical Corps, South Sudan October 2020–August 2021
· Facilitated and organized capacity-building activities for COVID-19-unit medical staff
· Developed and implemented curricula and training materials in collaboration with various partners
· Ensured compliance in acquiring and managing resources for health facility
Lecturer, University of Rwanda, Rwanda April 2019-October 2020
· Led the review and enhancement of medical school curricula to meet accreditation standards
· Delivered learning materials, mentored students, and ensured their success
· Analyzed student performance data to integrate policy changes
Medical Doctor, Ministry of Health, Rwanda October 2014-March 2019
· Provided high-quality medical care to more than five hundred patients at the District Hospitals
· Demonstrated leadership skills by coordinating the department of surgery and emergency medicine.
Publications
Jean de Dieu, H. T., Niyitegeka, J., Olufolabi, A. J., Powers, S., Naik, B. I., Tsang, S., … & Twagirumugabe, T. (2023). Investigating the Association Between a Risk-Directed Prophylaxis Protocol and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Validation in a Low-Income Setting. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 136(3), 588-596.
Ravi, K., Nkuliza, D., Patel, R., Niyitegeka, J., Davidson, S., & Aruparayil, N. (2022). Fostering bidirectional trainee-led partnerships through a technology-assisted journal club–the GASOC experience. Tropical Doctor, 52(1), 139-141.
Niyitegeka, J., & Patel, R. (2020). Should implementation of new health technology in low-and middle-income countries follow the same guidelines as multinational drug trials? The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 102(4), 138-140.
McKay, W., Lee, D., Masu, A., Thakore, S., Tuyishime, E., Niyitegeka, J., … & O’Brien, J. (2019). Surveys of post-operative pain management in a teaching hospital in Rwanda—2013 and 2017. Canadian Journal of Pain, 3(1), 190-199.
Niyitegeka, J., Nshimirimana, G., Silverstein, A., Odhiambo, J., Lin, Y., Nkurunziza, T., … & Hedt-Gauthier, B. (2017). Longer travel time to district hospital worsens neonatal outcomes: a retrospective cross-sectional study of the effect of delays in receiving emergency cesarean section in Rwanda. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 17(1), 1-10.