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EDUcation & Medical training

LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA                       2020-2024
Resident Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine
Community sites:
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, Glendal, CA
PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, CA

University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT                       2016-2020
, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Gold Humanism Honor Society

Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA                       2001-2005
in Nursing, cum laude, Honor Roll

Licensure & Certifications                                                           

Licensed Physician, State of California, 2020
Registered Nurse, State of California, 2005-2023

Advanced & Basic Life Support (ACLS/BLS), Instructor, American Heart Association (AHA)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); AHA
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP); American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), American College of Surgeons (ACS)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American College of Emergency Physicians
Gold Humanism Honor Society
Alpha Omega Alpha

LEADERSHIP
Asylum Interest Group Leader, LAC+USC EM Residency, 2021-2022
Wellness Interest Group Leader, LAC+USC EM Residency, 2020-2022
CIR Union Delegate, LAC+USC EM Residency, 2021-2022
LGBTQIA+ and Allies in Medicine President, Utah SOM, 2018-2020
PrEP Clinic Student Leader, University of Utah, 2018-2020
Class  Council Student Representative, Utah SOM, 2016-2019
Wellness Interest Group Leader, Utah SOM, 2016-2018
Charge RN, Clinical RN IV, LBMMC, 2012-2016

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA        2005-2009;2013-2016
Clinical RN IV

• Provided bedside care and charge nurse coordination for pregnant patients in the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum periods in a high-risk, high-census birth care facility.


• Trained new staff members and nursing students, providing knowledge and expertise to help them flourish.


• Collaborated on numerous inpatient and outpatient research projects in the recruitment, implementation and data collection stages.

Procare One Nursing, Newport Beach, CA: Registry RN           2009-2013

• Aided Labor &Delivery Units in and Orange Counties when staff volume is low and census is high.


• Adapted quickly to different paces of various facilities, including various charting systems

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Don’t Miss the Myasthenic Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department, Author,  2022-2023


• LGBTQIA Care and PrEP, Lecturer, LAC+USC Grand Rounds October 13, 2022


• Stercoral Colitis, Lecturer, LAC+USC Grand Rounds, 2021


• Challenging Case: Preeclampsia, Lecturer, LAC+USC Grand Rounds December 3, 2020


• HIV PrEP Info Session for providers, Lecturer, Utah SOM, 2018, 2019, 2020


• Science Sprouts, Education coordinator, Utah SOM, 2016-2018

PUBLIC HEALTH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

USC Keck Human Rights Clinic,  Volunteer Clinician         2020-2024

  Medical evaluator for individuals seeking asylum

University of Utah PrEP Clinic, Student Volunteer Clinician         2018-2020

  Medical evaluator for individuals in need of pre-exposure prophylaxis, educator on
healthy sexual practices

Specialized Training & courses

Introduction to the Forensic Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers, September 2020
USC-Keck Human Rights Clinic, HRC

AWARDS & HONORS

• Cameron C. Lewis Award, 2020


• Most Exceptional Student, Emergency Medicine, Utah SOM,  2020


• Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2019


• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 2019


• Education Development Resource Council Scholarship recipient, 2018, 2019


• Janice Robyn Zito Scholarship recipient,  2016, 2017


• Trustees’ Scholar Award recipient, 2001-2005

Skills & Interests

• Language: Advanced Spanish, Beginner Portuguese


• Personal Interests: Surfing, snowboarding, hiking, yoga, camping, live music