• Personal Data:

Name                                                Dr. Adefris Arega Yimam (MD/MBA/HSM)

Nationality                                     Ethiopian

E-mail                                               aregaadefris2015@gmail.com

1. Biography and Work Experience

I, Dr. Adefris Arega Yimam , am a graduate of Addis Abeba University-Medical Faculty with a degree of doctor of medicine in 1994 GC. Right after graduation I was assigned to Finoteselam Rural Hospital where I worked for three years as a Junior General Medical Practitioner. After that I joined the private health sector and have worked in different non- governmental organizations, higher clinics and hospitals. During the last 24 years I have worked in the following areas in my capacity as a General Medical Practitioner:

• Currently working as an Expert General Medical Practitioner at Hallelujah General Hospital rotating in Medical Ward, Medical ICU, Hemodialysis Unit and Emergency Out-Patient Departments since Nov. 14/2016.
• Expert General Medical Practitioner at Hallelujah Internal Medicine Specialty Clinic, from April/2013 upto Nov./2016
• Medical Director at Harer General Hospital from Tir 1/2006 up to Yekatit 27/2006 EC.
• Medical Director and Expert General Medical Practitioner at Hiwot Higher Clinic from May 8, 2013 upto Oct. 8/2013.
• Expert General Medical Practitioner at MCM (Korean) Hospital from Feb. 1, 2010 up to Dec. 31/2013.
• From 03/03/2009 up to 09/12/09:- Zagol Higher Clinic, Expert GMP, Addis Ababa.
• From 24/08/2008 up to 18/09/2008:- Birhan Higher Clinic, Expert General Medical Practitioner Addis Ababa.
• From 19/08/2006 up to 24/02/2008 :- Expert General Medical Practitioner and Medical director at Summit Medhnialem clinic, Addis Ababa.
• From July 2003 – March 2006:- Chief General Medical Practitioner, Zebaba General Hospital, Addis Ababa.
• From Jan.2003 up to July 2003:- Chief General Medical Practitioner and Acting Medical Director at St. Urael Hospital, Addis Ababa.
• From Jan.1999 up to Dec-2003:- Senior General Medical Practitioner at different higher Clinics in Addis Ababa.
• From Oct. 1997 up to Dec. 1998:- Health Program Coordinator at Health Aid Ethiopia & Integrated Community Development (HAEICD)- a local NGO
• From August 1994 –July 1997:- General Medical practitioner, Finote-Selam Hospital, West Gojjam.

Currently I am registered as an Expert General Medical Practitioner under the Ethiopian Ministry of Health and working at Hallelujah General Hospital since Nov. 14/2016 after working at Hallelujah Internal Medicine Specialty Clinic for over 3 years. I have also earned a post graduate degree (Masters of Business Administration in Healthcare Services Management-MBA/HSM) from Sikkim Manipal University (India) in Oct. 2011.

As it is clearly outlined in my profile above, I have been working at different governmental, non- governmental and private health care organizations since my graduation in 1994 with different positions including Medical Director at various Higher Clinics and Acting Medical Director at Finote-Selam Hospital and St. Urael Hospital. During my long clinical service years, I have participated in the provision of HIV/AIDS continuum of care especially when I was working at Zenbaba  General Hospital and at MCM Hospital three years each. I have also worked in Emergency and Trauma Care Unit of MCM Hospital for 3 years. I have also got a chance to attend trainings on HIV/AIDS/STD, Tb, PHICT, malaria, family planning, principles of Rational use of Narcotic and Psychotropic drugs etc. to mention a few and have gathered good knowledge through this long clinical experience in prevention and promotion of public health besides providing curative services. Hence I am quite familiar with hospital organization and management which is supported by the various relevant courses that I attended during my MBA post-graduate trainings in Health Care Service Management.

Besides I have acquired some knowledge in contemporary trends of the health care information management system. I am also acquainted with the HSDP and HMIS of Ethiopia in line with the Growth and Transformation Plan.

Currently I am working at Hallelujah General Hospital in my capacity as an Expert General Medical Practitioner rotating under Emergency Medical OPD, Medical Ward, Medical ICU and Hemodialysis Unit since Nov. 14/2016.

• Educational Background
• Elementary and Secondary School, Kokebe-Tsibah School ,from 1971 to 1983.
• Addis Ababa University, Faculty of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in 1994.
• MBA/HCS (Masters of Business Administration in Healthcare Services Management) from Sikkim Manipal University in Oct. 2011.

• Trainings

• Training on trauma care and management at MCM Hospital in 2011.
• Training on TB-DOTS, TB/HIV and PIHCT for private health care providers organized by Oromiya Regional Health Bureau In Collaboration with USAD/PSP-E, July 13-18,2009 Adma German Hotel, Adama.
• Integrated training of HIV/AIDS//STD diagnosis, treatment and counseling program, MOH, Gonder Feb.12-24,1996.
• Training on primary Health care system in Ethiopia by HAEDC (local NGO), Jan, 1997, Addis Ababa.
• Reproductive Health Management & prevention and management of Diarrhea diseases with dehydration, September 17-19/2002, organized by DKT Ethiopia, Addis Abeba.
• Principles of Rational use of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs 2004. DACA, Addis Abeba.
• Prevention and management of severe and complicated Malaria, august 2004, MOH, Aadama.

• Research and publications

Assessment of Customers Satisfaction and Factors Affecting it at the Out Patient Department of MCM (Korea) Hospital in partial fulfillment of the MBA-HCSM (Masters of Business Administration in Healthcare Services Management).

It is a cross sectional descriptive study conducted from January to July 2011 with the objectives to assess the level of patients’ satisfaction and factors affecting it at the Out Patient Department of   MCM (Korea) Hospital.