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irene ongoche

@ireneongoche

I'm a Medical Writer, General Practitioner creating evidence-based health content, patient education, and medical communications.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for Remote Medical writer and Health Content Writer opportunities where I can combine my clinical expertise with evidence-based writing. I enjoy creating patient education materials, healthcare articles, medical blogs, and accurate health content for healthcare organizations, health-tech companies, and digital health startups.

I’m a General practitioner with over 10 years of experience, spanning clinical practice, humanitarian healthcare, and public health. Throughout my career, I've enjoyed not only caring for patients, but also educating them, simplifying complex medical information, and helping people make informed health decisions.

I’m building my career in medical writing and Health Communications, where I can combine my clinical expertise with my passion for writing. I create evidence-based, accurate, and engaging health content for patients, healthcare professionals, and digital health organizations.

My areas of interest include women's health, maternal and child health, parenting, infectious diseases, chronic disease management, mental health and public health. I also enjoy reviewing medical research, translating scientific evidence into accessible content, and developing patient education materials that improve health literacy.

I'm looking to collaborate with healthcare organizations, publishers, health tech companies, and startups that value clear trustworthy, and human centered medical communication. My goal is to create content that informs, empowers, and makes health care more accessible to people everywhere.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Clinical Research Specialist

Current

Confidential Humanitarian Organization

Jun 2022 - Present (4 years 1 month)

Conducts clinical research on HIV/AIDS, TB, mental health, and maternal-child health, and develops evidence-based health communication strategies. Supports community-based health interventions and monitoring by translating clinical data into public health messaging.

Clinical Research HIV AIDS Mental Health Maternal Child Health Evidence Based Communication Stigma Reduction Monitoring

Resident General Practitioner

South B Hospital

Jan 2016 - Jan 2022 (6 years)

Provides outpatient and inpatient care, including emergency and chronic disease management, and delivers maternal and child health services. Conducts patient health education and maintains continuous professional development through CME.

outpatient care Inpatient Care Emergency Care Chronic Disease Management Maternal and Child Health Patient Education

Resident General Practitioner

Savannah Health Care

Mar 2015 - Nov 2016 (1 year 8 months)

Delivers primary and occupational healthcare services for corporate clients and manages acute and chronic conditions in outpatient settings. Conducts pre-employment and occupational health assessments and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to support workplace health and wellness.

Primary Care Occupational Healthcare Acute Care Chronic Disease Management Corporate Wellness

General Practitioner

Pablo Horstmann Foundation

Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 (1 year)

Provides community-based clinical care and health education, including management of childhood illnesses and malnutrition cases. Supports outreach and preventive health programs.

Community Health Health Education Childhood Illness Management Preventive Health Outreach Healthcare

Medical Intern

Coast General Hospital

Jan 2012 - Jan 2013 (1 year)

Rotates through Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, and OBGYN, supporting emergency care and maternal-child health services. Assists clinical teams during rotations across these departments.

Internal Medicine Surgery Paediatric Care Emergency Care Maternal Child Health Support

Volunteer Medical Officer

Mabati Medical Camp

Jan 2012 - Present (14 years 6 months)

Provides medical care, health education, and treatment to underserved communities during outreach medical camps. Refers complex cases to senior consultants for specialized management.

Medical Outreach Medical Care Health Education Treatment Community Health Camp Support