M.S. Physiology and Biophysics, Leadership & QA Experience

Nicholas DiLosa

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EDUCATION

M.S. in Physiology and Biophysics Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 As a special masters graduate student, took first year medical curriculum with medical students plus additional classes in physiology, gross anatomy, health and nutrition, pharmacology, and pathophysiology. Performance comparable to the top 10-15% of medical students. GPA 3.75. B.A. in Biological Sciences, Minor in Psychology UMBC, Baltimore, MD Fall 2012 - Spring 2015 Completed degree in 3 years and worked to finance my education. UMBC Provost’s Scholarship Recipient. GPA 3.25.

Lab Techniques Learned: sterile technique, bacterial plating and culturing, gel electrophoresis, PCR, light microscopy, pipetting technique, single-step/serial dilution WORK EXPERIENCE

Medical Scribe & QA Specialist ScribeAmerica LLC, Columbia, MD August 2015 - July 2017 Emergency Dept., Howard County General Hospital : Johns Hopkins Health System Assisted emergency physicians by providing real-time charting of patient encounters involving history, physical examination, medical decision making, imaging studies, lab results, interventions, consultations, diagnoses, and dispositions. Gained valuable medical perspectives from closely working with physicians on rotating shifts.

As Quality Assurance Specialist, managed 13 scribes to ensure high performance and continuous improvement:

• Produced a 5-page monthly performance report for review by the Chief Scribe to send directly to the Director of the Emergency Department

• Audited 10-15 charts for each scribe monthly and performed shadow-shifts to ensure the compliance and competency of each scribe

• Created individualized Performance Improvement Plans monthly to address areas of deficiency or concern, monitored progress, and ensured each plan’s resolution

• Assisted in the orientation of 6 emergency physicians new to the department introducing them to the physician-scribe relationship

• Performed up to 4 clinical floor training shifts for each new scribe to introduce, assess, and improve their ability to work independently with physicians Clinical Certifications: Bloodborne Pathogens, Compliance Basics, Fire Safety and Hazard Communications, HIPAA, ICD-10 General Introduction, ICD-10 Emergency Medicine Pet Care Specialist MD Pet Daddy, Columbia, MD September 2015 - June 2018 Worked intimately with >20 clients and visited 3 - 9 client homes daily to exercise each dog for 30 minutes and perform duties specific to their individual routines. Trusted to stay overnight at client homes to watch pets for multiple days at a time.

Shift Manager Papa John’s Pizza Co, Elkridge, MD August 2013 - September 2014 On-site supervising manager of 12-18 employees. Duties included opening and closing stores, cash management, inventory levels for 200-300 daily orders. Trained 10 new employees in each of 5 positions and supervised subsequent promotion of 2 members to shift manager. Promptly and professionally responded to all customer concerns. Ensured restaurant safety, cleanliness, and organization. Led shifts at five different store locations.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Assistant to Dr. Paul Rhodes, Geriatrician/ Internal Medicine Spring 2019 House Calls of D.C. with Dr. Paul Rhodes NE and SE Washington, D.C. During graduate school, visited geriatric and bed-bound patients. Helped organize visits and measure vital signs while learning how to balance treatment vs quality of life for chronically ill patients. 47 hours. Food Prep and Service Volunteer Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 So Others May Eat; Food and Friends; D.C. Central Kitchen Washington, D.C. During graduate school, helped serve food to the poor, the homeless, and low-income school children of D.C. Also helped prepare and package meals for seriously ill/immunocompromised patients. 14 hours. PUBLICATION

As part of a 5-person team, used DNA Masters and Phamerator (genome annotation and analysis computer software tools) to identify protein coding segments of a bacteriophage genome. Performed heuristic analysis to assign potential functions based on similarity in their composition to known bacteriophage genes. The complete annotated genome of 267 genes was published on NCBI’s Database and presented in a poster presentation.

Erill I, Caruso SM, 2014 UMBC Phage Hunters. 2015. Complete genome sequence of Bacillus cerus group phage TsarBomba. Genome Announc 3(5):e01178-15. doi:10.1128/ genomeA.01178-15.

Genomic Analysis and Characterization of Bacillus Bacteriophage TsarBomba poster presented at 7th Annual SEA-PHAGES Symposium

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