Medical Care

Cover Letter

I am writing to inquire about a position as a Hospitalist within your organization. I will be completing my IM residency at SSM St. Mary’s hospital internal medicine residency program St. Louis, MO in June of 2021. I am looking for a position to start shortly thereafter. It took for me several years to realize that internal medicine is my biggest interest.

I graduated from medical school in Honduras and I wanted to have the opportunity to take care of patients with multiple comorbidities, to have diagnostic challenges in my everyday work. I understood that I can have it only in general practice. My residency has greatly expanded my knowledge and clinical expertise in the field of internal medicine. I directly participate in care of patients with acute problems. Our patients have a combination of high medical complexity along with multiple social issues. I have learned that the appropriate care of these patients cannot be done without a multidisciplinary approach and I am looking for working in a team of physicians and healthcare practitioners with the same goals as mine. I have intensive care exposure with 5 months of ICU experience and have developed procedures skill along with the bedside ultrasound which I use on a daily basis as a part of a patient’ assessment. My residency program is strongly affiliated with Saint Louis University Medical School and I have been thoroughly involved with the teaching of residents and medical students. My evaluations during my training have been Exemplary and I have been noted for my skill in working as part of a team. I am looking for an opportunity to contribute to the care of patients and to participate in quality improvement efforts within an organization. My desire is to continue to advance my knowledge and the treatment options for patients with different pathologies.

I appreciate your consideration of my request for a position within your organization. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely,

Francis R. Contreras, MD

Francis Contreras, MD

891 Longacre Dr, St. Louis, MO 63132

E-mail: **************@*******.***

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Phone: 314-***-****

Education and Training

● SSM St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO June 2018 – Present Internal Medicine Resident

● Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, SOCIAL SERVICE ( 8TH YEAR): August 2013-August 2014

● Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Internship Year: March 2012- May 2013

1) Obstetrics and Gynecology March 2012 to June 2012 2) Pediatrics June 2012 to August 2012

3) Internal Medicine September 2012 to November 2012 4) Surgery December 2012 to March 2013

● Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Tegucigalpa.School of Medicine: September 2006- August 2014. Primary care physician in a health center.

Outpatient care of children such as screening of growth and development. Screening of adolescent pregnancy and prenatal control, placement and extraction of intrauterine devices and performing pap smears. Work Experience

● Hospital Regional de Occidente, Copan, Honduras. October 2014- March 2015

· Volunteer work in gastric cancer research, initiated in Honduras in 1987.

· Daily clinical rounds in the Internal Medicine wards.

● Volunteer in medical brigades. Public Health Department in Copan, Honduras. February, March and June 2016

● Volunteer, translating for a physician during medical consults with AMIGA, an organization that provides patient care, such as medical brigades, education and preventative care.

Licensure and Certifications

Temporary Missouri License

BLS and ACLS Certified, July 2020

American College of Physicians 2018-Present

Languages Spoken:

Spanish fluent

English fluent

Visa Status

J- Visa

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