Physician Assistant High School

Robert W. Eastwood, PA-C

**** *********, ****

Bossier City, LA 71112

Phone: 318-***-****

E-mail: ******@*********.***

Employment History:

1) Dr. Milon Karmakar - Cardiothoracic Surgeon - August 2007 to April

2008. I was a first assist to Dr. Karmakar in a wide variety of

vascular surgeries. In addition to being first assist, I responded to

consults and worked up patients referred to us. I also had some

function in the clinic setting for pre and post-operative evaluations.

2) Ark-La-Tex Cardiology - September 2006 to February 2008. I worked

weekend call and rounded on inpatients covering 5 hospitals. Admitted

patients and responded to calls/consults for our group. I ordered and

interpreted labs and studies germane to the patients in our care.

Consulted with the attending as needed. I also responded to pages from

patients at home and provided advice as needed.

Present Employment:

Department of Family Medicine at LSUHSC Shreveport - April 2008.

I

work in a physician assistant clinic providing primary care

needs to a

predominately indigent population. We have our own scheduled

patients

and evaluate new patients to our clinic. We obtain histories

and perform

physicals. Additionally we order and interpret our patients'

studies. We

also work as preceptors for physician assistant and medical

students.

I also function as the assistant director to the clinic

director of

PCF/Comprehensive Care which is the PA and medical student

clinic .

Committees: hospital ethics committee and quality council -

which

is a peer review group to make recommendations in regards to

possible

lack of appropriateness of care, adverse reactions, and so

forth for our

department.

On some Saturdays, I staff an acute care clinic in Ruston -

American Stat

Care - where we also obtain histories, perform physicals, order

and

interpret tests and on occasion perform minor procedures. I

operate this

clinic with relative autonomy - I have access to a physician if

needed.

Education:

High School: C.E. Byrd High School - Shreveport, LA. Graduated May

1996.

College: LSU-Shreveport - Worked to get prerequisites for P.A.

school and

attended 2001-2004 (roughly 60 hours).

School of Allied Health - Shreveport - PA Program - Graduated

August

2006.

Professional Qualifications:

NCCPA Certified

Familiarity with EMR - both EPIC and Centricity applications

Awards:

Voted preceptor of the year by our Physician Assistant Program in

2011

Memberships:

AAPA fellow

Interests:

I enjoy lecturing to my alma mater PA program each winter during

their

medicine lectures and to AHEC students in the summer where I

teach a

suture workshop.

Military: USMC 8/1996 thru 8/2000 - Honorably discharged.

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