Family medicine PA-C providing care for all ages

As part of my clinical year of PA school, I worked full time in a variety of clinics and hospitals alongside a PA or physician preceptor. Under my preceptor’s supervision, I worked directly with patients taking histories, performing physical exams, and implementing key clinical skills such as suturing, splinting, ECG and imaging interpretation, as well as assisting in procedures such as intubation. I completed clinical rotations at the sites and specialties listed below.• University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital Emergency General and Trauma Surgery Service in Lexington, KY || Dr. Andrew Bernard || May-June 2023• Park DuValle Community Health Center in Louisville, KY || Adult medicine with Dr. José Lorenzo || Apr-May 2023• Family Health Centers - Iroquois in Louisville, KY || Women’s Health with Dr. Jeffrey Glazer || Mar-Apr 2023• Family Health Centers - Iroquois in Louisville, KY || Pediatrics with Dr. Michelle Elisburg || Jan-Feb 2023• Rockcastle Regional Quickcare Clinic in Mount Vernon, KY || Urgent Care with Deana Gabbard, PA-C || Jan 2023• Eastern State Hospital in Lexington, KY || Inpatient Psychiatry with Aqsa Qureshi, PA-C || Nov-Dec 2022• Rockcastle Regional Family Wellness Clinic in Mount Vernon, KY || Family Medicine with Brittany Perkins-Saylor, PA-C || Oct-Nov 2022• Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, KY || Inpatient Medicine with Dr. Ahmed Abdelfattah, Dr. Celia Castellanos || Sept-Oct 2022• Norton Hospital - Brownsboro & Norton Hospital - Downtown in Louisville, KY || Emergency Medicine with Dr. Stephen Richards || Aug-Sept 2022• Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, KY || Inpatient Medicine with Dr. William Foley, Dr. Padmaja Gaddam, Dr. William Wilson || Aug 2022• Norton Community Medical Associates in Louisville, KY || Internal Medicine with Dr. Robert Hammer || July 2022

- Train newly hired scribes on-site, promoting successful partnerships with their providers- Obtain feedback from providers about the training progress of their new scribes- Use EPIC EHR and ARIA Radiation Oncology interfaces to record in and prepare patient charts- Document the history, physical exam, assessment and plan, results, procedures, treatment, and physician consultations for each patient- Record provider-dictated diagnoses, prescriptions and instructions for patient follow-up- Locate and obtain past medical histories, previous charts, past results and studies- Transcribe ancillary test results and their interpretations- Check on the progress of labs, imaging studies, and other patient data- Understand basic ICD-10 documentation requirements- Comply with all national and local PHI laws including in HIPAA and HITECH- Comply with all facility, department, company policies and procedures

Work in the Microbiology section of the lab, and occasionally help with other departments as needed. Prepare media, aid in DNA extraction, practice aseptic technique at all times in the lab through wearing of PPE and proper sterilization of equipment, aid in streaking and plate inoculation, prepare and weigh out samples, organize lab equipment and materials as necessary.

Lead themed tours for school groups and other special groups. Don historically accurate clothing during tours. Teach groups and visitors about various aspects of the Civil War and daily life during the early 1800s. Design social media posts, blog entries and video advertisements for various museum events. Brainstorm for creative projects/exhibits.

+ Manage our chapter of 100+ women+ Communicate effectively with members of the Executive Board + Serve on various committees within the chapter+ Oversee the development of chapter events and programming+ Serve as a liaison between National Headquarters and the chapter + Ensure that members are making the most out of their collegiate experience in Delta Zeta+ Collaborate with other Greek chapter Presidents at WKU, officers on WKU's Panhellenic Council and employees in WKU's Student Activities Office

+ Manage chapter calendar (150+ events per semester) through color-coding and daily updates+ Notify chapter of upcoming events through "The Week Ahead" document, provided to the chapter each week+ Utilize 2 assistants+ Collaborate with all members of the Executive Board and Chapter Advisors + Oversee 20+ chairwomen - Conduct biweekly chair meetings - Hold individual meetings with each chairwoman at the beginning and end of each semester - Serve as the liaison between chairwomen and the Executive Board - Oversee all events planned and executed by chairwomen - Manage budgets for each chairwoman that is allotted one+ Responsible for one of our few chapter debit cards+ Head of the Being More member development program+ Head of our chapter's annual Officer Transition Day+ Maintain confidentiality with internal chapter issues

+ Present opportunities for community service in the Bowling Green community and surrounding areas during our chapter meeting each week+ Provide our chapter with means of logging their community service hours via Google Forms+ Provide our chapter with a document containing a breakdown of where and how to obtain community service hours+ Keep track of community service hours for over 100 women + Notify women with less than the required amount of hours in an orderly and timely manner throughout the semester+ Maintain connections with local organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club, Center for Courageous Kids, and Bowling Green Parks & Rec Dept.+ Communicate effectively with the Vice President of Programs who oversees my position, as well as other chairwomen