Pathologists' Assistant Job Listing

Alexis Flores

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Wheeling, IL ****0

Cellphone: 847-***-****

Email: ********@*****.***

Education

M.S. Degree in Pathologists’ Assistant Studies

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Sciences

North Chicago, IL

2011-13

B.S. Degree in Molecular Cellular Biology

University of Illinois

Urbana-Champaign, IL

2007-11

Employment

Research Assistant, Dr. Megan Mahoney,

University of Illinois

2009-11

• Established a research thesis focusing on female diurnal and circadian rhythms.

• Designed an experimental procedure to better understand the effects of gonadal hormones on circadian rhythms.

• Assessed current and leading literature reviews to supplement experimental procedure.

• Explored the effects of excess androgens on hypothalamus activities in mice.

• Instituted laboratory protocols for the efficient and humane harvesting of specimen brain tissue.

• Cared for laboratory mice to ensure appropriate wellbeing.

Northern Illinois Chicago Laboratories,

Northbrook, IL

2009-10

• Managed the processing and handling of blood, fecal, and urine specimen.

• Collaborated with phlebotomy for accurate entering of patient information, history, and diagnosis into a database.

• Liaised between company clients and the billing department to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Maintained and organized laboratory and testing machinery.

• Supervised and delegated daily tasks for high school and college interns.

Experience

Clinical Rotation at University of California San Diego

Hillcrest, CA

Nov 2012–April 2013

• Accurately described and dictated numerous pathologic cases ranging from double mastectomies to renal cell carcinoma.

• Triaged and prepared cases for the following day.

• Participated in the signing out of cases with various pathologists in the department.

• Prepared and ensured the proper function of the cryostat for periodic frozen sections received by the department.

Clinical Rotation at Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office

Los Angeles, CA

Oct 2012

• Executed numerous autopsy cases with a concentration in accidental and natural rulings.

• Prepared and published official Los Angeles County autopsy reports.

• Assessed police reports relevant to performed autopsies.

• Participated with crime scene investigators in the reviewing and observing of a crime scene.

• Reviewed autopsy reports with pathologists’ testifying in criminal court cases.

• Discussed and deliberated current forensic pathology skills such as safety protocol and proper evisceration techniques.

Clinical Rotation at Scripps Green Hospital

La Jolla, CA

June - Oct 2012

• Identified gross pathologies in cases varying from endometrial cancer to Whipple specimen.

• Described both accurate and detailed anatomical gross descriptions of specimen received in the surgical pathology laboratory.

• Presented lectures of case studies varying from ulcerative colitis to adult dominant polycystic kidney disease.

• Triaged gross rush cases with on-call pathologists.

• Prepared cases concerning on-site consultation for pathologists and surgeons.

• Reviewed and conferred biweekly articles from the American Journal of Surgical Pathology with the lead anatomical and surgical pathologists.

• Recorded and reviewed data as well as gross pathologic findings of hospital autopsy cases

Pathologists’ Assistant Shadow, Carle Clinic

Urbana IL

2009-2010

• Shadowed an ASCP certified Pathologists’ Assistant during gross anatomical descriptions, frozen sections, and postmortem fetal cases.

• Participated in weekly tumor board meetings with the pathologists in the department.

• Conversed with multiple pathologists’ to discuss histology interpretations of cases performed by the pathologists’ assistants.

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