ALLISON SANDER
***a Cumberland Street, Apartment 2, Brooklyn, NY 11205 • 415-***-**** • *******.********@*****.***
EDUCATION
Columbia University
• Master of Science, Nurse-Midwife Oct. 2014
• Bachelor of Science, Nursing May 2013
Lewis and Clark College, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology/Anthropology Jan. 2007
• Leadership and Service Scholarship & Distinguished Service Award, Lewis and Clark College
CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURE
• Certified Nurse-Midwife, American Midwifery Certification Board (license no. 001667) Exp. 11.17
• Licensed RN in New York State (license no. 672115) Exp. 5.31.16
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Assn. (BLS) Exp. 4.30.16
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, American Academy of Pediatrics (NRP) Exp. 1.25.16
• Labor Support Workshop, DONA International October 2012
MIDWIFERY STUDENT CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Integration, Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, NY June – Aug. 2014
• Full scope midwifery care including ultrasound
• Faculty practice of 10 midwives at a busy public hospital serving women and families primarily
from Central and South America, Bangladesh and Pakistan, insured primarily through Medicaid.
Intrapartum, Metropolitan Hospital, New York, NY Feb. – April 2014
• Faculty practice of 9 midwives at a busy public hospital serving women and families primarily
from Central and South America and Africa, insured primarily through Medicaid.
Antepartum and Well Woman Gynecology, Downtown Women OB/GYN, New York, NY Sept. – Dec. 2013
• Private outpatient practice of 5 obstetricians and 2 midwives.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Peace Corps Volunteer, Community Health Education, Cameroon, Central Africa Sept. 2008-Jan. 2010
• Provided prenatal and family planning consultations and assisted medical staff during surgeries and
primary care at a community health center.
• Designed and facilitated a young women’s reproductive and sexual health camp
• Created and implemented an illustrated storyboard series to facilitate peer training and address the
prevention of HIV mother-to-child transmission
• Initiated an income-generation project for a handicapped association; integrated training in
sustainable business practices
After-School Coordinator, Impact Northwest, Portland, OR 2007-2008
• Mentored at-risk middle school students and coordinated after-school programming.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Labor Support Program, Bellevue Hospital June 2013-Dec. 2013
• Provided labor support for the clients of the midwifery service.
Client Services Coordinator, Women’s Community Clinic, San Francisco, CA Sept. 2011-12
• Provided phone triage for sexual and reproductive health services in a nurse practitioner-managed
clinic.
Medical Assistant, Glide Health Services, San Francisco, CA Oct. 2011-12
• Assisted medical staff of an urban clinic in the primary care of a homeless and at-risk population.
ALLISON SANDER
245a Cumberland Street, Apartment 2, Brooklyn, NY 11205 • 415-***-**** • *******.********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• ACNM Student Issues Section Representative 2012-present
• NYSALM 2013-present
• ACNM Regional 2013-present
• ACNM National 2013-present
LANGUAGE
• French: verbal and written fluency
• Spanish: basic; currently enrolled in conversational/medical Spanish course
OTHER INTERESTS: cooking, reading, international travel and culinary exploration, tennis.