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Focused on General, Orthopedic, Pain Management, Oculoplastic and Ophthalmologic surgeries and procedures.

• Surgery Center focusing on Spinal procedures.
• Perform surgical functions to assist surgeon during surgical procedure.
• Provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses, or anesthesiologists.
• Experience with Pain Management and Neurological surgeries.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Medical Assistant in the Surgery Center.Tasks include prepping patients for surgery and patient care in Pre-Op, Post-Op and PACU as well as assisting in the OR whenever necessary.

Developed a project researching the correlation of Self Efficacy and Individual Reflection along with peer learning on Academic Success. Focused on student’s academic success within STEM courses at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Researched cognitive neural pathways in Drosophila that relate to motor function by proofreading electron micrography imaging. Research Data will be used to provide insight into human neuron motor function. Acknowledged in two papers seeking publication and two published research posters. The first poster presented at UCSB and one presented at a.

Work with first year and transfer students to develop effective plans for succeeding academically at UCSB. Certified by the Mentor Collective.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Trained by Santa Barbara Cottage Health Hospital Trauma Staff to conduct and lead courses. Stop The Bleed (STB) is a national campaign created as a response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012. The STB class teaches: How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound, how to pack a wound to control bleeding, and how to correctly.

First on The Scene(FOTS) is a class designed to teach basic emergency medical skills to the general public to use before emergency medical personnel arrive on scene. Course includes activating the 911 system, hands-only CPR and AED, administering naloxone, administering epinephrine, responding to life-threatening bleeding, penetrating chest trauma, moving.

B.S. Biological Sciences

Activities and Societies: Honors College Graduate

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