Nurul Attiqah Hussain

Being hardworking, teachable and passionate about medicine, I hope to further cultivate the skills necessary to be a competent and knowledge doctor capable of independent work. I am eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. I am a dedicated junior doctor with strong commitment to delivering compassionate and quality patient care. Thinking ahead, I wish to pursue a career in General Practice, with keen interest in primary care and population health.

Ng R, Hussain NA, Zhang Q, et al. miRNA-32 Drives Brown Fat Thermogenesis and Trans-activates Subcutaneous White Fat Browning in Mice. Cell reports. 2017;19(6):1229-1246.

Athan S, Athan D, Wong M, Hussain N, Vangaveti V, Gangathimmaiah V, Norton R. Pathology stewardship in emergency departments: a single-site, retrospective, cohort study of the value of C-reactive protein in patients with suspected sepsis. Pathology. 2023 Aug;55(5):673-679. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2023.03.004. Epub 2023 May 5. PMID: 37248118.

Women's, Paediatrics & Minority Health

Neurodiversity

Crafting, Sewing, Hiking

2021 Clinical Audit "Opioid Stewardship: Prescribing of Higher Risk Opioids at Discharge from Townsville University Hospital Emergency Department "

- Contributed to yearly audit of opioid prescription via data extraction

Student Volunteer for International Biology Olympiad June-July 2012

Play Volunteer, KK Womens’ and Children’s Hospital, Singapore 2015-2016

- Weekly group and bedside play therapy sessions with children under 19yO

Refugee Health Project, UQ TIME 2018

- health-based educational program for refugees to increase health literacy and ease navigation of the Australian medical system

Teddy Bear Hospital, Brisbane 2018

- health education and promotion in school-going Brisbane children

Zonta Birthing Kit Foundation Project, Brisbane 2018

- packing of birthing kits for international distribution to help enable a safe and cleaner birthing environment

Teddy Bear Hospital, Singapore Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

- health education and promotion in school-going Singaporean children

Paediatrics Society of Queensland Conference September 2019

Student Delegate with UQ Paediatrics Society (UQPaeds)

2017 Observership: 4 weeks in General Medicine, Greenslopes Private Hospital

2018 UrbanLInCC Program: 1x weekly over 13 weeks in General Practice, Family Doctors Plus Windsor

2019: 6 weeks in Palliative Care, St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane

2019: 3 weeks in Mental Health, Greenslopes Private Hospital

2019: 3 weeks in Mental Health, The Park Center for Mental Health

2019: 6 weeks in General Practice, Inala Indigenous Health Service

2019: 9 weeks in General Surgery/Urology/ Plastics/ Vascular Surgery, Greenslopes Private Hospital

2019: 9 weeks in General Medicine, Greenslopes Private Hospital

2020: 6 weeks in Oncology and Palliative Care, Mater Public Hospital Brisbane

2020: 3 weeks in Emergency Medicine, Mater Public Hospital Brisbane

2020: 2 weeks in Intensive Care Unit, Mater Public Hospital Brisbane

2020: 4 weeks in General Medicine, Mater Public Hospital Brisbane

2020: 6 weeks in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Mater Mother's Public Hospital Brisbane

2020: 6 weeks in Independent Research, Centre of Health Services Research

2020: 6 weeks in Paediatrics, Queensland Children's Hospital Brisbane

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