Physician Assistant

Sarah G. Toups

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EDUCATION:

M.P.A.S University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, TX 06/2013 – 08/2015 Master of Physician Assistant Studies

GPA: 4.0

B.A. The University of Texas – Austin, TX 08/2008 – 05/2012 Bachelor of Arts in Biology with Honors

CLINICAL ROTATIONS: 06/2014 – 06/2015

Elective (Dermatology) Clear Lake Dermatology – Webster, TX 4 weeks Elective (Plastic Surgery) Keystone Plastic Surgery – The Woodlands, TX 4 weeks Primary Care Mark Stevens, MD – Victoria, TX 4 weeks Primary Care Victoria Hospitalist Associates – Victoria, TX 4 weeks Primary Care Mission Valley Clinic – Victoria, TX 4 weeks Emergency Medicine LBJ Adult ER – Houston, TX 4 weeks Surgery UTMB General Surgery – Galveston, TX 4 weeks Psychiatry VA Mental Health – Beaumont, TX 4 weeks Internal Medicine VA Internal Medicine – Beaumont, TX 4 weeks Obstetrics/Gynecology Community Health Center – Victoria, TX 4 weeks Pediatrics Town Center Pediatrics – Sugar Land, TX 4 weeks Experience in:

Incision and drainage, fluorescein eye exams, removal of ocular foreign bodies, casting and splinting, wound closure with suturing, staples and dermabond®, injections, punch biopsy, excisional biopsy, cryotherapy, Papanicolaou cytology smears, IUD removal, colposcopy, colonoscopy, urinary catheterization, NG tube placement, EKG interpretation, arterial blood draws, lumbar puncture, wound culture, wound care, dressing changes, and CPR.

EMPLOYMENT/RESEARCH:

Ob/Gyn Research Technician, UT Health Science Center at Houston 09/2012 - 04/2013

• Assisted with research studies for low-risk and high-risk pregnancies by collecting and processing biological specimens, recruiting and interviewing patients, screening charts, completing case reviews, and entering data.

HEALTHCARE/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

Teaching Assistant, Patient Evaluation I Laboratory 07/2015 – 08/2015 Student member, Physician Assistant Class of 2015 Banquet Committee 11/2013 - 07/2015 Student representative, Student Grievances and Appeals hearing 06/2015 Volunteer, St. Vincent’s Student Clinic, Galveston, TX 10/2013 - 06/2014 Volunteer, Medical Mission Trip, First Baptist Ministries, Laredo, TX 05/2014 Volunteer, Pediatric ICU, John Sealy Hospital 08/2013 - 11/2013 Volunteer, Ronald McDonald House, Texas Children’s Hospital 06/2012 - 11/2012 LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS:

NCCPA National Certification Anticipated 09/2015

Texas State Licensure Anticipated 09/2015

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification Expires 12/2015 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification Expires 12/2015 ACHIEVEMENTS/HONORS:

Who’s Who Among Students 02/2015 - Present

Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society 04/2012 - Present Dean’s List, UTMB School of Health Professions 08/2013 - 12/2013 National Society of Collegiate Scholars 05/2009 - 05/2012 University Honors, The University of Texas at Austin 08/2008 - 05/2012 College of Natural Sciences Distinguished Scholar Award 05/2010 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants (SDPA), student member 04/2014 - Present UTMB Pediatric Student Association 08/2013 - Present Texas Academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA), student member 07/2013 - Present American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), student member 07/2013 - Present REFERENCES:

Available upon request.

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