Profound knowledge of family medical services, pediatrics and emergency care. Organized and friendly to interact positively with medical care providers, patients and families. Detail-oriented in checking patients' symptoms, ordering laboratory tests and developing on-point treatment plans.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Medical Assistant
Medical Associates of South Florida
09.2019 - 04.2021
Management and organization of medical assistants' job responsibilities
Educational training of new medical assistants
Presentation and update of medical topics to the staff
Preparation of action protocols for new procedures (for example, the management of the health service provided during the COVID19 pandemic)
Updating policies and procedures of the medical practice
Reception of patients, phlebotomy and taking others samplings, medical notes writing, taking vital signs, history of the current disease and review of systems, physical examination, and presentation of patients to the physician.
Medical Externship
Medical Associated of South Florida
07.2019 - 09.2019
An Internal Medicine private practice
At least 20 patients a day were managed
Responsibilities: Helped with the evaluation and presented the cases to the physician
HPI, ROS, PMH, and physical exam were assessed written
Helped medical assistants with vital signs and taking blood and other samples
Smoking cessation and diet and exercise recommended patients to manage diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia
General patients counseling for medication compliance.
Emergency room physician
Corominas Hospital
06.2012 - 01.2018
Tertiary hospital with more than 15 years of foundation
I worked night shifts
Received more than 40 patients per shift
Function: Medical management of patients in general (both pediatrics and adults), HPI, ROS, PMH, and physical exam
Participated in morning rounds, collaborated with assessment, and presented cases to attendings
She was in charge of receiving trauma cases and emergency sutures
She also worked on the admission of patients and the first hospitalization care.
Emergency room physician
Union Medica del Norte Hospital
06.2012 - 01.2018
A private clinic that came into existence 20 years ago
I worked in OB/GYN and pediatrics emergency room
We received an average of 90 patients for every 12 hours shift
Function: Patient medical management, initial patient treatment, HPI, ROS, PMH, and physical examination
Also, I worked in the patient workup and treatment, both medical and surgical (sutures and wound cures)
I was in charge of writing the admission and discharge notes
During my stay, I worked on the implementation and construction of a triage system and a new emergency room area for lung conditions.
Primary Care Physician
Ministerio de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social
12.2012 - 12.2013
A one-year post-graduate internship required in the Dominican Republic to receive a medical license
Located in a community-based facility with a population of +/- 2,500 persons in a medically underserved area
Responsibilities: delivering outpatient and emergency clinical medical services, home services support for patients who are unable to visit the hospital
Educational initiatives focused on the most prevalent diseases affecting the population
Planned and supervised educational campaigns on the basis of the most prevalent community-affecting diseases and preventive medicine programs: vaccination, sexual health, children's health, early cervical, and breast cancer detection
Managed the facility's drug inventory, expendable material, and equipment
We had to prepare statistical and epidemiological reports on a weekly and monthly basis.
Education
Family Medicine Physician -
University of Puerto Rico
06.2024
M.D. -
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra
Santiago, Dominican Republic
06.2012
Skills
Conflict resolution techniques
Patient Care Coordination
Phlebotomy expertise
Staff Oversight
Team building and supervision
HIPAA Compliance
Clinical Leadership
Patient education and counseling
Vital signs monitoring
Professionalism and Ethics
Medical Terminology
Patient-focused care
Chronic Disease Management
Compassionate caregiver
OB/GYN procedures
Electronic Medical Records
Medical Education
University of Puerto Rico, Family Medicine Program, Puerto Rico, 07/2021, Current
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Dominican Republic, 08/2006, 05/2012, M.D., 06/2012
Medical School Awards
Cum Laude, Honor in my medical degree corresponding to a GPA from 3.2 to 3.4 of 4.
Mailing Address
3919 Ave Isla Verde apt 5F, Carolina, PR, 00979
Research
Ministerio de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social, Dominican Republic, Research Assistant, Zahira Quinonez, DO, MPH, 09/2011, 10/2011, The main project's objective was the evaluation of the functionality of the Tuberculosis Prevention Program within the Dominican Republic Primary Care Health Centers. I was a data collector in the health centers of the Province of Puerto Plata. We performed a qualitative study, showing the perception of the Tuberculosis program functionality. The interviews were conducted using a questionnaire given by the investigative institution.
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic, Research Advisor, Zahira Quinonez, MD, MPH, 08/2010, 12/2011, Research Advisor of the Journal 'Annals de Medicina PUCMM, Department of Medicine's Official Expression Organ' (translated from the Spanish original: 'Anales de Medicina PUCMM, Department of Medicine's Official Expression Organ' Vol. 1 No. 3, 2010 and Vol. 2 No. 2, 2011. Worked in the selection of the papers to be written, I provided instructions to the authors for preparing the manuscripts. Supported the writers twice a month with personal appointments.
University of Rochester, Dominican Republic, Research Assistant, Ann Dozier, Ph.D.; M.P.H., 08/2010, 09/2010, Measured baseline awareness of tobacco use and secondhand smoke, behaviors, exposures, and behavior. I have been a data collector in two of the eight societies chosen for investigation, and I have been an interview interpreter and data collector.
Publications
Case report Presentation, A case of impaired levothyroxine absorption in a chronic smoker: a case report, AMFPM 2024
Case report Presentation, From Otitis Media to Stroke: How Health Inequities Fuel Patients’ Potential for Complications, AMFPM 2024
Case report Presentation, A Case of Asymmetrical Weakness and Life-Threatening Bulbar Dysfunction: What not to miss?, AMFMP 2024
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstracts, Effects of obesity on the response to asthma treatment in patients aged 4 to 17 years who attend the pediatric and pulmonology consultation during the period April-August 2011., Revista Colegio Medico Dominicano Provincial Santiago- Regional Norte., June 2011, 1, 17, 142-1149, Published
Poster Presentation, When the Immune System Attacks: A Case of Acute Pericarditis After Starting HAART Therapy, AMFPM 2023
Poster Presentation, Effects of obesity on the response to asthma treatment in patients aged 4 to 17 years who attend the pediatric and pulmonology consultation during the period April-August 2011, Concurso nacional de investigacion de Medicos Internos, Santo Domingo, DOM, December 2011
Other Articles, Prevalence of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in Asthmatic Patients from the Population of Santiago, Dominican Republic, Premios Ulysses, Published, May 05, 2010
Volunteer Experience
Blood Donor Club, Santiago, Dominican Republic, Club member, Jose Rafael Sagredo, MD, 06/2011, 08/2016.
Juan XXIII Hospital, Santiago, Dominican Republic, Medical Student, Miguel Jerez, MD, 05/2010, 05/2011.