Professional Experience
Emergency Medicine, Physician Assistant
CHI St. Joseph System (Lexington Clinic Emergency Medicine)
1221 South Broadway Lexington, Kentucky
Dates: February 2024-Present
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Hired on to work for Lexington Clinic Emergency Medicine practice staffing the St. Joseph System. Primarily staffing St. Joe Main, St. Joe East, and St. Joe Jessamine County.
Was responsible for evaluating patients, performing procedures, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, consulting with approrpiate specialists. Enjoyed working in a busy urban area to serve my neighbors.
Achieved proficiency with EPIC EHR and Dragon dictation to utilize technology to be a more efficienct provider. Obtained "Physician SmartUser Badge."
Emergency Medicine, Physician Assistant
Meadowview Regional Hospital (TeamHealth)
989 Medical Park Dr, Maysville, KY 41056
Dates: June 2023-January 2024
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Worked in a 12 bed Emergency Department in a rural setting assisting 1 physician.
Evaluated and treated patients, ordered and interpreted labs, performed procedures (suturing, incision and drainage, foreign body removal, etc.)
Also assisted in codes, and other functions in the Emergency Department.
Working in a rural environment encouraged me to be resourceful, work with minimal support,
and carefully work with our local specialists to work towrards positive patient outcomes.
Neurosurgery, Physician Assistant
Central Baptist Hospital
1760 Nicholasville Road, Suite 301, Lexington, KY 40503
Dates: July 2022-June 2023
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Took call, managed patients in clinic and hospital (floor and ICU) setting, and was first assist in the operating room. Primarily worked with chronic low back and neck pain, but would also occasionally work with carotid endarterectomy and brain bleeds or brain mass patients.
Learned to be an effective clinician in multiple settings and coordinate with several persons to manage patient care.
Developed hands on skills in the OR that contributed to my other procedural skills. Learned how to maximize team dynamics, began to develop advanced interpersonal skills.
Urgent Care, Physician Assistant
Urgent Care Centers of Kentucky
1701 Nicholasville Road, Suite 100, Lexington, KY, 40503
Dates: December 2021-Present
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Responsible for managing patient’s conditions as well as procedures such as suturing, staples, splints, incision and drainage. Managed all patients to the best of my location's capabilities and sent high acuity patients to the ER.
Was lone provider at locations, had attending physician's input available off-site.
Frequently referenced the literature for best prescription practices, helped train providers on procedures, chart efficiently, time management.
Grew as a provider to effectively diagnose and treat conditions to ensure high quality patient care.
Diagnostic Lab Assistant General Supervisor
Colt Neck Labs
811 Corporate Drive, Lexington, KY, 40503
Dates: May 2020-April 2022
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Managed, trained, and worked alongside lab technicians. Lab processed 2,000-3,000 COVID nasal swabs per day at peaks of the pandemic. Helped recruit new technicians during the Delta variant surge. Consulted on a cancer genomic project.
Performed technical duties, including: pipetting, RNA extraction, PCR, inventory, book-keeping, experimental design, process management.
Managed technician team, learned essential leadership skills to effectively accomplish an objective.
Research Assistant
Enepret
A215A ASTeCC 145 Graham Ave Lexington, KY, 40506
Dates: August 2019-May 2020
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Worked directly with the Chief Science Officer to help design experiments working towards product development. Original focus was for cosmetics, but the company transitioned towards a focus on vaccine adjuvant production.
Responsibilities included: Yeast media preparation, yeast transformations, fermentation, bookkeeping, inventory, literature searches, experimental design.
First exposure to scientific startups/industry. Learned how to address logistical problems of running a lab.
Research Assistant
Joseph Chappell Lab
789 South Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40508
Dates: August 2014-October 2017
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Managed several projects, some pertaining to proteins involving increased enzyme catalytic activity and novel product creation. Investigated possible metabolites for anxiolytics in Valeriana officinalis lines, and analysis of cannabidiol concentration in hemp lines.
Responsibilities included: media preparation, standard molecular biology cloning, protein extraction, nucleotide extraction, mutagenesis, plant extraction, bookkeeping, regular presentations, weekly meetings with PI(Principle Investigator), outreach to 4H summer camp students, project presentation, and literature reviews.
Exposure to critical thinking and problem solving associated with research projects. Developed critical problem solving skills with an emphasis on hypothesis-driven experiments. Learned essential career skills such as project presentations, effective communication, and ensuring continuity of projects.
Courses Taught
Chemistry 233 “Organic Chemistry Lab II”
Dates: Spring 2017
Worked as an Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant helped students perform organic chemistry experiments, and explained the underlying scientific concepts to them. Additionally would help students write lab reports in a scientific manner.
Chemistry 297 “Organic Chemistry Workshop II”
Dates: Spring 2016, Fall 2016
Peer leader for 6-8 Organic Chemistry II students. Helped students walk through a worksheet prepared by the class supervisor, but did additional test prep and examples for students to aid them in their understanding of organic chemistry.
Chemistry 295 “Organic Chemistry Workshop I”
Dates: Fall 2015
Peer leader for 6-8 Organic Chemistry I students. Helped students walk through a worksheet prepared by the class supervisor, but did additional test prep and examples for students to aid them in their understanding of organic chemistry.
Education
M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies
University of Kentucky (Lexington,KY)
Completed: August 2021
B.S. in Biology
University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
Completed: May 2017
Licenses/Certifications
NCCPA Board Certified
Identification number:1185784
Valid through: 12/31/2025
Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
License: PA2944
Valid through: 3/31/2026
National Provider Identifier
NPI: 1649848151
In addition to the above, I maintain ACLS, BLS, and PALS.
Skills
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Procedures: Sutures, stapling, incision and drainge, foreign body removal (mostly from noses and ears, removed a lot fishhooks from fingers), splinting, dislocation reduction.
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PA Skills: Strong team communication, patient education, efficient EHR navigation and charting, radiology interpretations (Plain films, MRI (mostly lumbar and cervical spines), some CT abdomen), time management.
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Coding: Very elementary PyTHON, HTML (this website, for example), and SQL knowledge.
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Generic: Organization (from my time in research labs and medical documentation), team leadership + communication (collaborating with MA's, RN's, and research lab colleagues to accomplish a goal), teaching (have tutored various topics and taught organic chemistry recitations), really interested in optimzing systems to get the most work done as quickly as possible.