✔ Kept current patient care and general medicine knowledge, shadowing a primary care physician providing patient care and support, medical records updates, and assisting in clinic physician duties as needed.

Managed clinical research department and research programs, including development and maintenance of protocols, research documents, and regulatory compliance of clinical research programs for all Anesthesiology and Pain Management research.COMMUNICATIONS✔ Maintained and modified patient records, especially clinical research information, and interacted with research subjects.✔ Clearly and concisely communicated with research patients, surgeons, and staff associated with each clinical research trial; explained study initiatives and protocols to all participants.RESEARCH / REPORTING✔ Submitted research papers to various conferences, including the ASA 2015 Conference (for the American Society of Anesthesiologists), and attended meetings and conferences pertaining to research for hospital’s Department of Anesthesiology. ✔ Collaborated with clinical research staff, including surgeons, surgical nurses, and lab technicians, as well as patients, during patient trials and studies.✔ Oversaw all research protocols and reported research status for the entire Research Department and the Veteran’s Administration in general for three research studies.DRUG RESEARCH STUDIES✔ Presented general scientific support for clinical research efforts, working strictly with principal investigators utilizing strong knowledge of all related drugs associated with each research project.✔ Clearly understood drug development processes and provided detailed presentations on clinical trial results, answering any questions about trial and possible ROI.RESEARCH LEADERSHIP✔ Collaborated with up to six investigators, serving as the only coordinator for the entire department; maintained all paperwork for each trial, with three seeking publication. ✔ Utilized sound knowledge of physicians’ expectation levels and partnered with a variety of physicians focused on each research study. ✔ Easily managed challenging personalities in a highly demanding and stressful working environment.

✔ Assisted individual students in the development of processes to manage college responsibilities and personal needs to facilitate student retention success. ✔ Developed keen understanding of hall emergency processes and procedures in order to take charge during potential emergency situations.