Sara M. Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon

Washington, DC

Clinical instruction to FNP candidates as well as oversight and development of clinical curriculum.

• Provide adult and pediatric primary care for predominantly minority and underserved patients across the life span
• Provide preventative health screening, education, health promotion, and chronic disease management
• Assess, diagnose, and monitor acute and chronic illnesses
• Perform procedures including IUD and Implanon placement/removal, endometrial biopsy, skin punch biopsies, joint aspiration and steroid injection, and suturing
• Developed the position of Nurse Practitioner representative on the Medical leadership team and served as the NP representative

• Provided well woman and routine obstetric care to un- and under-insured minority and Spanish speaking women
• Monitored and referred patients with pregnancy-related complications
• Treated and counseled patients with STDs, educated regarding safe sex, and initiated and monitored family planning methods
• Participated in constant collaboration with social workers and physicians to assure high quality care was given to every patient

• Selected to received full tuition assistance and stipend to assist in the implementation of a program sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services to increase diversity in the healthcare field
• Participated as a mentor to minority high school students throughout the District of Columbia and Montgomery County
• Gave presentations in Spanish to parent groups regarding goals of program

Izabel, Guatemala

• Served and cared for indigenous Mayan families in a remote eastern Guatemalan clinic
• Sutured wounds, diagnosed pregnancy, provided pre-natal care, and cared for severely malnourished children
• Educated local ‘Health Promoters’ regarding care administration
• Served as the sole delivery attendant during childbirth
• Survived a night time boat accident in shark infested waters during a storm while evacuating an 11 year old boy to the nearest hospital. Led patient and other occupants of boat to safety from one mile offshore (and not.
• Independently planned and coordinated a fundraiser to raise over $2,000.00 to continue working towards project goals

Doctorate Of Nursing Practice, Nursing

My scholarly project was entitled, "Improving Screening for Intimate Partner Violence: A Quality Improvement Initiative"

Master'S, Family Practice Nurse/Nursing

Activities and Societies: Full tuition paid by the Department of Health & Human Services for contributions to the grant work, "Latinos in.

Bachelors Degree, Nursing Science

Activities and Societies: School of Nursing President 2001-2002 School of Nursing Representative, IU Student Government 2000-2002