Work:
Future Pediatrics
Physician Assistant
Community Boating Center - New Bedford, MA
Sailing Instructor
Education:
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Worcester, MA
Master in Physician Assistant Studies
Roger Williams University - Bristol, RI
Bachelor of Sciences in Biology
Skills:
Patient assessments, formulating treatment plans, administering injections, diabetic counseling, smoking cessation, hospital follow ups, full history and physicals, Papanicolaou cytology smears, bimanual exams, pelvic exams, breast exams, acute visits, abscess incision, drainage and culture, wound irrigation, debridement and dressing, rapid strep tests, fluorescent eye stain and use of Woods lamp, cerumen irrigation, suturing all areas of body including face, staple removal, dermabond application, strictly adhering to all safety and infection prevention standards, completing daily progress notes on inpatients, patient intake assessments, group therapy sessions, creating lesson plans, administration and prescription of medications.Managing HTN, DM, Coumadin, anxiety, depression, pain, COPD, obesity. Casting, adjusting/monitoring medications, obtaining and interpreting EKGs, endotracheal intubation, Foley catheter placement, biopsies and colposcopies, arterial blood draws, bronchoscopy, insertion and removal of central lines, thoracentesis, first assist in OR procedures including; rectocele repair, cystocele repair, tubal ligation, dilation and curettage, assisted with abdominal hysterectomies and laparoscopic hysterectomies.