Bruce-Arnold Avery Bandy
Batavia, Ohio 45103
EDUCATION
Cincinnati Technical College: Cincinnati, Ohio; a two year, Surgical
Assistant Program, June
1975 to June 1977.
U.S. Naval Hospital Corps School : Balboa Naval Base, San Diego,
California. December 1972
to March 1973
Clinical Experience Course: U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London,
Connecticut. June 1973
to September 1973.
Program consisted of study of emergency medicine and procedures.
Purcell and Woodward High Schools: September 1968 to October 1970 GED
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jewish Hospital: Cincinnati, Ohio; January 1996 to Present
Lead Surgical Assistant: First and Second Assisting the surgeon in all
phases of surgery,
including Open Heart Procedures and Robotics. Appointed to Teaching Staff
for the Residency Program.
Head of Simulator Lab; teaching basic Laparoscopic skills; fundamentals of
Laparoscopic skills.
Northwest Orthopaedics, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio; September 1995 until
December 1995.
Private Surgical Assistant: Worked as a private assistant for two
orthopedic surgeons.
Duties included first assisting in all phases of orthopedic surgery, as
well as pre-op and
post-op care in the office setting.
Mercy Fairfield Hospital: Fairfield, Ohio; July 1982 to April 1996.
Surgical Assistant: First and second assisting the surgeon in all phases of
surgery.
System Administrator for the Surgi-Server 2000 Scheduling Computer System.
St. Francis-St. George Hospital: Cincinnati, Ohio; June 1977 to January
1982.
Surgical Assistant: First assist the surgeon in all phases of surgery.
Good Samaritan Hospital; Cincinnati, Ohio; November 1975 to January 1976
Physician's Assistant Training: Developed skills in Pediatrics, Obstetrics,
Gynecology, Internal Medicine, and Orthopedics.
Demonstrated ability to perform history-taking and physical examinations,
order and
interpret lab tests and results,
Intravenous Therapy Technician: Start set-up, change and regulate
intravenous lines.
Supervised the technique to students of nursing and paramedic programs.
MILITARY
U.S. Coast Guard: October 1970 to December 1974 . Honorable Discharge
Stationed at the Coast Guard Air Station, Port Angeles, Washington.
Achieved aircrew
status and acquired experience in Search and Rescue operations, emergency
medicine,
EKG and X-ray interpretation, and immunizations.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Surgical Assistant Association: Certified Surgical Assistant,
September 12, 1992.