Medical Physician Assistant

Katherine R. Lawler, PA-S

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EDUCATION

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University, Boston, MA

Master’s degree candidate, Physician Assistant Studies

Anticipated date of graduation: May 9th, 2015

Clinical Rotations: (Each rotation was 5 weeks in length)

Pediatrics Northboro Pediatrics Northborough,MA

Emergency Medicine Newton- Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA

Medicine I (ICU) Newton- Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA

Surgery Newton- Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA

Psychiatry Newton- Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA

Family Medicine Rio Beni Health Foundation Rurrenabaque, Bolivia

Women’s Health Good Samaritan Hospital Brockton, MA

Medicine II (Urgent Care) Jamaica Plaines VA Boston, MA

Orthopedic Surgery (Elective) West Roxbury VA West Roxbury, MA

St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN

Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Date of graduation: May 2012

Honors: Distinguished Military Graduate, 2012

Latin Honors: Cum Laude, 2012

Dean’s List Award, 2008-2012

National Honors Society- Biology, 2011

Minnesota Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

Activities:

Varsity women’s hockey: All- Conference and Academic All- Conference.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

United States Army, Medical Command- Bedford, MA

Medical Service Officer, First Lieutenant 2012- Present

Assist physicians with patient care in the tactical medical center by performing personal health assessments of

soldiers.

Work with the units’ human resource officer to ensure soldiers have all medical and personal records up to date.

Help train soldiers in both military and civilian medical operations including mass casualty events and combat

lifesaver training.

Completed the Leadership Development and Assessment Course which focused on teaching new lieutenants how

to effectively lead soldiers.

Completed the Medical Specialist Officer Leadership Course which focused on the management and support of

the Army's health services system and medical training in a high stress deployment setting.

Rio Beni Health Foundation- Rurrenabaque, Bolivia

Family Medicine/ Emergency medicine PA Student Fall 2014

Delivered medical care to an underserved community by taking patient history and physical exams, properly

diagnosing and treating diseases and performing routine screenings and assisting in surgeries.

Treated many dermatological, pulmonary and urogynecological conditions.

Increased Spanish vocabulary by communicating with patients and attending weekly Spanish classes.

Performed skills including but not limited to incision and drainage, wound care and dressing, injections,

venipuncture, breast and pelvic exams and collection of cultures.

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center- Landstuhl, Germany

Pediatric Intern Summer 2011

Worked with a pediatric physician and assisted with taking history and performing physical exams, scrubbing in

on surgeries and participating in patient treatment plans.

Experienced other departments including the ICU, Psychology, Surgery and Orthopedics.

Regions Hospital - St. Paul, MN

Trauma Intern 2008-2011 (summers)

Shadowed a physician assistant and the head surgeon of a level 1 trauma department.

Scrubbed in on surgeries, participated in trauma calls, was involved in rounds, took history and performed

physical exams.

LISCENSURE/ CERTIFICATION

American Heart Association: BLS for the Healthcare Provider and ACLS.

US Army: Combat Lifesaver

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Academy of Physician Assistants

REFERENCES

Deborah Vogl, PA-C: ******@*******.***, 612-***-****.

Scott Orrahood, MPAS, PA-C: *****.********@*****.***, 617-***-****.

Danielle O’Banion, MD: ********.*******@*****.***, 225-***-****.

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