Hospital jobs for Consultant Family PhysicianWhat type of job are you looking for? Clinical work: That is working as a consultant Family Physician/General Practitioner in a Hospital What nationality are you? I am a Nigerian What languages do you speak (and at what level)? I speak English Language at an advance level. I speak french at an elementary level. I speak Yoruba at an intermediate level. I speak one of Edo languages (Mother tongue). What country or area are you looking to work in and why? I am looking for a job in Ghana, The Gambia or Senegal. I want to explore the West Africa Coast while at the same time not going very far from my home country. What countries have you worked in? I have worked all my life in Nigeria. What countries do you have a visa to work in? I know I do not need a visa to work in the West Africa subregion. Other than these countries I have no work permit in any other countries of the World. What field do you currently work in? I am currently working as a Consultant Family Physician/General Practitioner in Nigeria. What fields have you worked in before? I am Medical doctor and my work has largely being confined to health and patient care. Most recently I have worked as a Public Health Physician in Nigeria. During my training in Family Medicine I had work in several sub-specialties of Medicine including Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Surgery, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Ophthalmology e.t.c. What qualifications do you hold? My qualifications are Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BM;BCh) from the Univerity of Jos Nigeria. I also hold the Fellowship of the West African College of Physician (FWACP) in Family Medicine/General Practice. Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why? To my mind formal education is more valuable because formal education is the foundation on which skills can be built. There are skills that cannot be acquired without a formal education. For example it will be dangerous to teach surgical skills to someone who is not educated in basic human anatomy. Formal education also give expresion to skills and enable someone to be creative and innovative. However, formal education without skills will not be useful. In other words the two are not mutually exclusive but are rather complementary. Someone who is educated must endeavour to acquire and develop his/her skills. Describe the benefits of working with others The popular saying that two good minds are better than one is essential here. The benefits of working with others can be classified as a) Personal: these are the benefits the person gains by working with others; Opportunity for correction and personal improvement The people you work with might help you to identify your mistakes thus offering you the chances to correct such mistakes on time before much damage is done. They might also help you to identify the areas of your weaknesses where you need improvement. b) Corporation: these are benefits to the corporation where you work Work may be accomplished faster, better and much more comprehensively with more hands. The number of client served over a period of time will be much more if more people are involved than if one person were to do the same work. The waiting time of clients will also be drastically reduced thereby improving client satisfaction. A team work also bring diversity, creativity and innovation into the work place. This enriches the experiences of the individual team members and make them better. On the contrary, both the person and corporation can be badly affected. Poorly managed team can create problems. There could be arguements, disagreement, delays and an unhealthy competition. This create a negative work environment that demotivate the members of the team. A demotivated team will produce low quality product and or service. This will in turn leads to client dissatisfaction. The person may suffer pain and quarels. Describe the benefits of working alone Working alone eliminates the distractions that is inherent in a team allowing you to be focus. There is little or no time wasted in conflict resolutions. The pain that comes from arguements, misunderstanding and competition is totally eliminated. One person can be held for the success or failure of the work. This is not often possible in a team work . What was your worst working experience? My worst working experience was when the daughter of a friend died in my hands as a pre-registration intern. I tried all I knew then as a young doctor and called in senior colleagues but she still died. What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career? The most important lesson I have learnt so far is my realization that I can never know it all. In other words I need others to make my work better. What unique skills do you have? I consider the ability for complex negotiation, conflict resolution; and the ability to lead and manage teams my unique skills. What would you consider as your 'dream job'? Lecture as an Epidemiologist at the Harvard School of Public Health. What are the most interesting aspects of your field? The experience of restoring health to dying people and seeing them work home with their relatives. What are the least interesting aspects of your field? Seeing someone dying and the accompanying cries from the relatives. It make life meaninglessly vain. When are you available to take a job offer? Two weeks from the time I receive a letter of offer. How can potential employers contact you? I prefer to be contact via my e-mail address (eayoson@gmail.com). I can also be contacted through my mobile phones: 07041512213, 08060388447, 07057367775. Or throug the post: Box 9381, Garki PO, Area 10 Abuja, Nigeria | 
