Bringing it all together
Dr. Rambaran with his wife Pheona and daughters Alliana, Amisha, and Annabelle
Dr. Rambaran with his wife Pheona and daughters Alliana, Amisha, and Annabelle

– GPHC’s new Director of Medical and Professional Services committed to ensuring efficient functioning of hospital

THE new Director of Medical and Professional Services (DMPS) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Dr. Navindranauth Rambaran, knows exactly what needs to be done to improve the efficiency and manage the gaps within various departments, having already devoted some 20 years of his life so far to working at the hospital.

The office of the DMPS has directly to do with the quality of medical care that is offered at GPHC through its professional staff. It entails monitoring performances, enabling the hospital staff to perform as best as possible, and optimising proficiency levels in several departments.

“I have a reasonably good idea of how to fix the shortfalls and that’s one of the advantages of coming up in the system…I know how it functions; what functions well and what doesn’t,” Dr. Rambaran shared in an interview with Pepperpot Magazine.

The 48-year-old, who has been a surgeon for just under 15 years, has reportedly left a trail of success in all of his previous posts and hence could not be more convinced that he’ll once again find success in his new office.

New DMPS, Dr. Navindranauth Rambaran

As Chairman of the Medical Council of Guyana for the period 2016-2024, Dr. Rambaran was also Head of Department of General Surgery at GPHC in 2016; Consultant, General Surgeon Department of Surgery in 2015; University of Guyana Council for 2018-2019, 2021, 2022; and Associate Professor in Surgery at the University of Guyana in 2017.

His work so far has all been in keeping with one of his career goals which he said is “to promote improved surgical care in Guyana and the Caribbean by providing the best possible care for patients within a setting of evidence-based practices and continued research.”

Dr. Rambaran, who attended the University of Ottawa in 2010, also has in hand a Post Graduate Diploma in General Surgery, MBBS (Credit) from UG’s Medical School, and a Diploma in Medical Technology.

“GPHC is the only premiere tertiary institution in Guyana and it consistently offers the best level of healthcare. We have many areas of specialties and general services in medicine that offer services to thousands of patients. One audit had shown several years ago that we have a million patient contacts per year, so it is a lot of patient interaction and offering of services at different levels. In those departments, where we have the specialist care and even the ones that we offer general care, my aim is to ensure that these departments are functioning as efficiently and as successfully as they can,” Dr. Rambaran expressed.

Dr. Rambaran demonstrates the use of a laparoscopic instrument to a nursing colleague

As such, he’ll pay close attention to the resources that staff are working with, the training they are receiving, and the support system they have in place so that the hospital can offer its services smoothly. Where there are identifiable shortfalls, these will need to be studied, he offered.

Reflecting on what made him join the medical field in the first place, Dr. Rambaran said it was pretty much the thought that he could make a greater difference in people’s lives.

Conducting a surgery workshop for medical students

Regarding his latest post, he explained: “It’s a lot of paperwork but it has a lot to do with the professional services that are offered through the hospital. When I operate on a patient… I still do; I still have a clinical practice but when I operate, I operate singly on a patient but if I work administratively to better the systems that treat these patients, then overall, many patients will benefit.”
Dr. Rambaran also finds satisfaction in another aspect of his work where he gets to help trauma victims; those with gunshot wounds, stab wounds, motor vehicle accidents, falls, industrial accidents, etc. “Sometimes you operate on someone who has a near-severed limb or a gunshot to the abdomen or chest, and they’re bleeding….you operate, stop the bleeding and you save a life. It’s usually very rewarding.”

For the younger folks considering a path in healthcare and medicine, Dr. Rambaran is encouraging them to have a sense of what they need to do regarding schooling and university. “There are specific criteria that are required with regards to grades and so on, so know right up front that this is something that you have to focus on and work hard towards; keep the goal in mind while you’re working hard. As you work and cross those bridges of success, you’ll see they’ll become more attainable. Once you’re focused and hardworking and willing to make the sacrifices, anything is achievable.”

Dr. Rambaran has worked at GPHC for 20 years and has been a surgeon for just under 15

Some of his more notable achievements include the following: Being listed in the 100 Notables of CNIS (Canadian Network for International Surgery) 25 years of Sharing Skills and Saving Lives, 2020; Surgical Leadership Award-Paying it Forward Institute of Health Sciences Education (IHSE), International Surgery Desk, McMaster University Ca.; Bud Lee Award for Best Graduating Surgeon at UG; Graduated top two MBBS at UG; and the Certificate of Commendation from the Bishops’ High School where he attended.

Dr. Rambaran is married to GPHC Laboratory Director Pheona Mohamed-Rambaran, and they have three daughters: Alliana, Amisha, and Annabelle.

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