Objective

A medical physics position at Carolinas Hospital System that will grant me

the opportunity to gain more knowledge and prepare me to become fully

certified by the American Board of Radiology.

Education

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, Greenville, NC

May 2010

. Masters of Science: Medical Physics; CAMPEP Accredited

PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, Clinton, SC

May 2007

. Bachelors of Science: Physics; Major GPA: 3.7/4.0 scale

. Bachelors of Science: Spanish

. Minor: Mathematics

Clinical Experience

CLINCAL ROTATION IN RADIATION THERAPY Jan. 2009 - Dec.

Leo Jenkins Cancer Center, Greenville, NC 2009

. Exposure to equipment such as: Leksell Gamma

Knife 4C, CyberKnife, Siemens Primatom (Primus

Linear Accelerator with Somatom CT on rails, IGRT

System), Siemens Oncor Expression STX Linear

Accelerator, Siemens Simview, Simulator,

MicroSelectron HDR Afterloading System.

Special procedures such as: Photodynamic therapy

(PDT), IMRT, IGRT, SRS, LDR implants, and a

variety of HDR implants.

Treatment planning software such as: CMS XiO,

PLATO, Variseed 7.1, Leksell GammaPlan, MultiPlan

for CyberKnife, IMPAC LANTIS, Mathematica,

Microsoft Office, and ImageJ.

. Completed Monthly QA checks on all equipment

and Monthly/Annual LINAC QA including TG-51

calibrations under supervision of a certified

physicist.

RADIATION THERAPY INTERNSHIP July 2007 - July

Hollings Cancer Center, MUSC, Charleston, SC 2008

. Exposure to equipment such as: Tomotherapy,

Nucletron HDR, Varian iX with OBI and cone beam,

Varian 600C, Varian EX with EPID, and Phillips

Brilliance wide bore CTsimulator.

Special procedures such as: IMRT, SBRT, TBI, SRS,

LDR cesium implants, Lung Brachytherapy, prostate

seed implants, plus a variety of HDR implant and

radiopharmaceutical procedures.

. Assisted with Monthly QA checks on all

equipment and Monthly/Annual LINAC QA including

TG-51 calibrations under supervision of a

certified physicist.

. Gained knowledge of vault design and shielding.

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING/NUCLEAR MEDICINE INTERNSHIP August - December

Laurens County Health Care Systems, Clinton, SC 2006

Rotated through eight sections: Gamma Camera and

PET, General Radiography, CT scan, MRI, Digital

Diagnostic Mammograms, Bone Densitometry, Visual

Perception, and Ultrasound exams to include

Vascular, Abdomen, Pelvic, and Biopsies.

Undergraduate Research Experience

Honors Thesis: "Physics of Medical Resonance May 2007

Imaging"

. Involved the studying of mathematical and

physical principles behind the commonly used

technology of MRI. Investigated the advantages

and disadvantages of the newest uses for MRIs in

the medical field. Formal presentations given to

audience of faculty, peers and public.

Teaching Experience

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, Greenville, NC August 2008 - May

PHYSICS TEACHING ASSISTANT 2010

. Teach weekly lab sections of general physics

courses. Create weekly assessments, and final

exams.

. Teach 1251/1261/1262 physics classes under

supervision of lead professor, grade tests, exams

and homework assignments.

. Conduct weekly tutoring sessions in college

level physics courses.

FIRST BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL, Charleston, SC January - May 2008

PHYSICS TUTOR

. Conducted bi-weekly tutoring sessions in high

school level physics, biology, mathematics, and

Spanish courses.

. Assessed and recorded students' progress for

each instructor.

PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, Clinton, SC January - May 2007

PHYSICS TEACHING ASSISTANT

. Taught weekly lab sections of general physics

courses under supervision of a physics

instructor.

. Increased students' mastery of course

requirements by reinforcing instructional content

Professional Development

Part I ABR Exam August 2010

AAPM 51st Annual Meeting, Anaheim, Ca July 2009

Leadership/Membership

Society of Physics Students August 2006-May

. Chapter President 2007

American Association of Physicists in Medicine August 2008-Present

. Student Member

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