I. PERSONAL INFORMATION

Benjamin Tobias

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419-***-**** cell

419-***-**** office

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

Bachelor of Science; Business Administration; The Citadel: Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; May 2003

Master of Science Biomedical Science; Physician Assistant Program; University of Toledo, Toledo, OH; December 2016

EMPLOYMENT:

April 2017 – Current

UTP – South Toledo Internist

Physician Assistant

Full-time Salaried

April 2017 – August 2019

University of Toledo Department of Medicine

General Internal Medicine Department

Instructor – Clinical Practitioner Track

Full-time Salaried

August 2019 - Current

University of Toledo Department of Medicine

General Internal Medicine Department

Assistant Professor – Clinical Practitioner Track

Full-time Salaried

CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSURES:

Physician Assistant Certification

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

National Certification Exam (PANCE)

February 02, 2017 – December 31, 2027

Physician Assistant License to Practice

State Medical Board of Ohio

Licensure: Ohio

February 02, 2017 – December 31, 2021

Physician Assistant License to Prescribe

State Medical Board of Ohio

Licensure: Ohio

March 09, 2017 – December 31, 2021

Controlled Substance Registration Certificate

United States Department of Justice

Drug Enforcement Administration

March 10, 2017 – November 30, 2022

II. SERVICE

COMMITTEES, THE UNIVERSITYOF TOLEDO:

Dean’s Diversity and Professionalism Advisory Council (DPAC)

September 2017 – Current

Admissions Committee for Physician Assistant Program (University of Toledo)

July 2018 – Current

Faculty Committee on Rules and Regulations (University of Toledo)

June 2019 – Current

ORGANIZATIONS:

Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (SAAAPA)

2014 – 2016

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

2014 – Current

Ohio Association of Physician Assistants (OAPA)

2014 – Current

American College of Physicians – Internal Medicine (ACP)

2017 – Current

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

2017 – Current

III. EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

TEACHING:

2017

DIDACTIC

Clinical Medicine 1

PHYA5310

Physician Assistant Students – (45)

January 8th – April 8th 20 hours total

Developed and presented material to PA students including etiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnostic work up including imaging and labs, treatment options for various disease processes. Topics included Tuberculosis and Acute Bronchitis.

Clinical Medicine 3

PHYA5330

Physician Assistant Students – (45)

August 26 – December 22 40 hours total

Developed and presented material to PA students including etiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnostic work up including imaging and labs, treatment options for various disease processes. Topics included The Acute Abdomen, Hernia, Prostatitis and Interstitial Cystitis.

CLINICAL

Clinical Preceptorship

PHYA6760

Physician Assistant Students – (1) Trisha Dwyer

October 16th – December 8th 320 hours total

Served as clinical preceptor for Physician Assistant Student during final 8 weeks of clinical year. Clinical Preceptorship is an 8 week clinical rotation in Primary Care. The student was directly under my personal supervision for learning clinical skills as well and reinforcement of didactic material throughout PA school. I directly observed patient encounters with Student as well as reviewing notes and helping student develop Assessment and Plans through discussion of patient.

2018

DIDACTIC

Clinical Medicine 1

PHYA5310

Physician Assistant Students – (45)

January 8th – April 8th 10 hours total

Developed and presented material to PA students including etiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnostic work up including imaging and labs, treatment options for various disease processes. Topics included Acute Bronchitis.

Clinical Medicine 3

PHYA5330

Physician Assistant Students – (45)

August 26 – December 22 40 hours total

Developed and presented material to PA students including etiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnostic work up including imaging and labs, treatment options for various disease processes. Topics included The Acute Abdomen, Hernia, Prostatitis and Interstitial Cystitis.

Diagnostics & Therapeutics 2

PHYA5220

Physician Assistant Students – (45)

July 6th 2018 10 hours total

Developed and presented material to PA students to introduce students to testing options that are performed in the outpatient setting. Topics included Office Based Labs.

CLINICAL

Clinical Rotation III

PHYA6330 – Internal Medicine

Physician Assistant Student - (1) Mitch Haines

April 2nd – April 26th 160 hours total

Clinical Rotation IV

PHYA6340 – Internal Medicine

Physician Assistant Student – (1) Hannah Mickelson

May 15th – June 7th 160 hours total

Clinical Rotation VIII

PHYA6380 – Internal Medicine

Physician Assistant Student – (1) Logan Phelps

September 17th – October 11th 160 hours total

Clinical Preceptorship

PHYA6760

Physician Assistant Student – (1) Kiley Stevenson

October 15th – December 7th 320 hours total

Served as clinical preceptor for Physician Assistant Student during final 8 weeks of clinical year. Clinical Preceptorship is an 8 week clinical rotation in Primary Care. The student was directly under my personal supervision for learning clinical skills as well and reinforcement of didactic material throughout PA school. I directly observed patient encounters with Student as well as reviewing notes and helping student develop Assessment and Plans through discussion of patient.

2019

DIDACTIC

Clinical Medicine 1

PHYA5310

Physician Assistant Students – (20)

20 hours total

Developed and presented material to PA students including etiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnostic work up including imaging and labs, treatment options for various disease processes. Topics included various Pulmonary Infectious Disease.

Diagnostics & Therapeutics 2

PHYA5220

Physician Assistant Students – (20)

May 31st 2019 10 hours total

Developed and presented material to PA students to introduce students to testing options that are performed in the outpatient setting. Topics included Office Based Labs.

Clinical Medicine 3

PHYA5330

Physician Assistant Students – (20)

August 19 – December 13 20 hours total

Developed and presented material to PA students including etiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnostic work up including imaging and labs, treatment options for various disease processes. Topics included Prostatitis and Interstitial Cystitis.

CLINICAL

Clinical Rotation I

PHYA6310 – Internal Medicine

Physician Assistant Student - (1) Eric Czech

February 4th – February 28th 160 hours total

Clinical Rotation II

PHYA6320 – Internal Medicine

Physician Assistant Student - (1) Kristy Kagy

March 4th – March 28th 80 hours total

Clinical Rotation VIII

PHYA6380 – Internal Medicine

Physician Assistant Student - (1) Meredith Stanford

September 16th – October 10th 160 hours total

Clinical Preceptorship

PHYA6760 – Internal Medicine

Physician Assistant Student - (1) Trevor Doren

October 14th – Dec 6th 320 hours total

Served as clinical preceptor for Physician Assistant Student during final 8 weeks of clinical year. Clinical Preceptorship is an 8 week clinical rotation in Primary Care. The student was directly under my personal supervision for learning clinical skills as well and reinforcement of didactic material throughout PA school. I directly observed patient encounters with Student as well as reviewing notes and helping student develop Assessment and Plans through discussion of patient.

2020

DIDACTIC

Diagnostics & Therapeutics 2

PHYA5220

Physician Assistant Students – (20)

May 29th 2020 10 hours total

Developed and presented material via remote learning due to COVID-19 Pandemic to PA students to introduce students to testing options that are performed in the outpatient setting. Topics included Office Based Labs.

Clinical Medicine 3

PHYA5330

Physician Assistant Students – (20)

August 18th 2020 20 hours total

Developed and presented material via remote learning due to COVID-19 Pandemic to PA students including etiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs and symptoms, diagnostic work up including imaging and labs, treatment options for various disease processes. Topics included Prostatitis and Interstitial Cystitis.

2020

CLINICAL

Clinical Rotation I

PHYA6310 – Internal Medicine

Physician Assistant Student - (1) Mark Kremer

February 3th – February 27th 160 hours total

Clinical Rotation II

PHYA6320 – Internal Medicine

Physician Assistant Student - (1) Austin Howard

March 2nd – March 26th 160 hours total

Clinical Rotation III

PHYA6330 – Internal Medicine

Physician Assistant Student - (2) Margaret Leibold and Aaron Betz

June 22nd – July 16th 320 hours total

Clinical Rotation IV

PHYA6340 – Internal Medicine

Physician Assistant Student - (1) James Flood

July 20th – August 13th 160 hours total

RESEARCH

Research Interests:

Hypertension

Improving treatment of hypertension.

Hypertension Clinic

Weekly clinic designed to allow prompt follow up to lower blood pressure to current guidelines.

Served as scholarly project advisor to Richard Szczesny, PA-S who posed the research question “Does a focused hypertension clinic strategy reduce blood pressure in uncontrolled hypertensive patients?”. This is original research with IRB approval. Research analyzed BP control in patients who attended Hypertension Clinic from May 1 2018 – May 1 2019. Richard Szczesny completed the scholarly project, and graduated in December 2019.

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