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Savannah, Georgia Area

-Manage cancer screening programs at two underserved clinics. -Supervise an intern, in improving the rate of patients completing screening through patient centered reminders, and addressing each patient's personal needs to overcome obstacles to screenings.-Conducted a quality improvement project, reviewing the chart of each patient coming into the Good Samaritan Clinic, to make evidence based screening suggestions, which helped assure no patient was falling through the cracks.

Savannah, Georgia Area

-Conducted a chart review study of breast cancer patients. The study examined patient navigation, tumor stages, and social determinants.-Conducted a quality study examining the referral of stage IIIB and IV lung cancer patients for palliative treatment, as well as the services the patients received from palliative care.-Currently conducting a study examining HPV as an independent prognostic indicator for patients with head and neck cancers.-Currently conducting a quality improvement study and project, looking at the time from diagnosis to treatment for head and neck cancer patients.-Currently working with a Multi-Disciplinary team to conduct a quality improvement study and project to increase palliative care referrals for stage IIIB and IV lung cancer patients. I am personally working on study design and literature review.

Savannah, Georgia Area

-Assisted low income individuals in locating and applying for health and social resources.-Developed a resource binder with social and healthcare related resources in the Savannah-Chatham County area.-Designed literature and test result information for patients at low literacy levels.-Assisted patients with applications for technical school, resume creation, and job application.-Conducted patient interviews to assess patient need for social resources, and facilitated patient application for resources.-Visited patients in their homes, and assisted these patients in improving quality of life, including delivering food, and fixing a terminal cancer patient’s television.-Continued with the program as a volunteer after graduating, serving as a supervisor for a student, developed with a patient-focused pamphlet of food, clothing, and shelter resources.-Mentored three students who entered the program at a later date. Connected the students with patients and resources.-Utilized health education techniques including the Teach-it-Back method and motivational interviewing.

Savannah, Georgia Area

-Implemented cancer screening at the Georgia Infirmary/SOURCE clinic-Conducted patient education for Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) kits utilizing the Teach-it Back method-Developed a colonoscopy referral algorithm for the underserved primary care clinics affiliated with St. Joseph/Candler-Researched and compiled national cancer screening guidelines from ACS, NCCN, USPSTF, and physician based organizations as a resource for underserved primary care clinics affliated with St. Joseph/Candler-Conducted chart review research on health disparities related to head and neck cancers-Compiled data on Colorectal cancer screening at underserved clinics and presented data and analysis to Multi-Disciplinary committee-Continued with the program as a volunteer up until September 2014, when I was hired.

Savannah, Georgia Area

-Research was centered on gene expression and protein purification -Used a variety of biochemical lab techniques including FPLC and SDS-PAGE

Doctor Of Medicine (M.D.)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemistry

Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.