STEPHANIE PUMA, PA-C

**** *. ******* **., ******, CO 80211

Phone: 802-***-****

E-mail: ac0j28@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Elon University, Elon, NC January 2015-February 2017

Physician Assistant Program

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

Northeastern University, Boston, MA September 2008-May 2011

Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Neuroscience

Honors: Northeastern Academic Achievement Award, Deans List, Cum Laude

CLINICAL ROTATIONS

Pediatrics, Burlington, NC January-February 2016

Primary Care, Burlington, NC February-March 2016

Inpatient Medicine, Winston Salem, NC April-May 2016

Emergency Medicine, Greensboro, NC May-July 2016

Surgery, Burlington, NC July-August 2016

Behavioral Medicine, Greensboro, NC September 2016

Women’s Health, Greensboro, NC September-October 2016

Rural International Medicine, Eldridgeville, Belize November-December 2016

Pediatric Cardiology, Durham, NC January-February 2017

MASTERS PROJECT

A Comparison of Residual Shunting Post ASD Closure with Amplatzer and Helex Septal Occluder Devices

A review of the literature to compare the presence of residual shunting following ASD closure with each of the two FDA-approved septal occluder devices, the Amplatzer and Helex. Residual shunting post closure is associated with poorer outcomes and adverse events.

CERTIFICATIONS

Colorado State Physician Assistant License April 10, 2017-Present

NCCPA Certified Physician Assistant March 13, 2017-Present

American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers 2011-Present

American Heart Association ACLS Provider September 2015-Present

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

CAPA December 2016- Present

AAPA January 2015- Present

NCAPA January 2015- Present

EXPERIENCE

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford CT November 2011-December 2014

Patient Care Assistant

EPIC super-user during rollout

Trained new patient care assistants

Took vital signs

Collected lab specimens: urine, feces, gastric juices and phlebotomy

Performed various tests, including EKG, blood glucose, pH, HCG, urine dips, and heme test

Observed psychiatric patients and patients requiring medical observation

Helped with activities of daily living: hygiene care, ambulation, and feeding

Tufts Medical Center, Pathology Laboratories, Boston, MA June 2010-May 2011

Research Intern

Extracted DNA, performed PCR and gel electrophoresis to genotype mice

Created spreadsheets of laboratory inventory and mice

Administered injections to mice for ALS and Parkinson’s disease experiments

Stained tissue samples of mouse brain and spinal chord for ALS and Parkinson’s disease experiments

Harvard Medical School Pathology Laboratories, Boston, MA December 2009-June 2010

Research Assistant

Performed plasmid extraction

Conducted SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis

Performed protein purification process to supply the lab with Angiogenin

References are available upon request

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