Physician Assistant

Highly capable, master's level physician assistant with 20+ years health care experience. Exceptional presentation, communication and interpersonal skills. Enthusiastic, dedicated, career-oriented professional.

Education

Physician Assistant Certification Program

Master of Health Professions, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 8/1992-9/1994

Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition, cum laude

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 9/1985-5/1989

Employment

CareHere, Inverness FL

4/16- present

Primary care/Urgent care provider for employees

Manage all aspects of acute and chronic disease, provide walk-in care as needed, provided occupational medicine care for lical agencies

CORE Physicians, Exeter, NH

5/2013-8/2015

Epping Health Care

Solo provider managing various aspects of newly developed

service providing same day urgent visits for Family Practice patients

Full scope of Urgent Care Medicine for all ages

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Manchester, NH

1/2004-11/2006

Associate Professor Masters Physician Assistant Program

Clinical professor both didactic curriculum and clinical skills

Adjunct Professor status 2003-2004, 2006-2013

Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NH

Physician Assistant,

Multiple roles, 1/2001-8/2012

Family Practice and Urgent Care

Barrington Urgent Care, Barrington, NH

Farmington Family Practice

Somersworth Family Practice

Geriatric Psychiatry – evaluation, counseling and medication management of outpatient geriatric patients

Kittery Family Practice, Kittery, ME

Family Practice Physician Assistant, 1/1996 to 1/2001

Provide direct clinical care to patients "from cradle to grave" in well established, eight provider, single specialty office. Independently serve 125+ patients per week. Practice includes: newborn evaluation, well child checks, pre-employment and pre-surgical history and physicals, health promotion, acute care and management of chronic disease. Precept medical, physician assistant and nurse practitioner students. Provide home visits and nursing home visits as needed.

Manchester Family Health Center, Manchester, NH

Family Practice Physician Assistant, 12/ 1994- 1/1996

In this four physician office, provided all aspects of family medicine including in-house assisting with such office procedures as sigmoidoscopy, surgical assisting with vasectomy and cutaneous surgery. Served as clinical member of Reimbursement Task Force. Developed and implemented office protocols to ensure OSHA compliance.

CLINICAL INSTRUCTION

2004- 2006 Mentor, Preceptor Massachusetts College of Pharmacy

Physician Assistant Program, Assistant Professor

1996-2003 Mentor, Preceptor, University of New England

Physician Assistant Program

Preceptor, University of New Hampshire

Nurse Practitioner Program

1994-1996 Preceptor, Dartmouth Medical School

Preceptor, Emory University

Physician Assistant Program

Activities and Awards

2010-2012 Non-Physician Provider Representative to the Physician Advisory

Council for Frisbie Hospital

2011 Mid-level Provider to Clinical Leadership Team Barrington Walk-in Care

2007 Local Health Officer, Town of Gouldsboro

2007 Medical Team Leader, Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative

2003 New Preceptor of the Year, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy

2001 Nominee, Health Care Provider of the Seacoast

1994-1996 Appointment, Minority Woman Representative,

Greater Boston Ryan White Task Force

1992 Award recipient, Outstanding Advocacy and Service,

Commission on the Status of Women,

University of New Hampshire

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Physician Assistants

Down East Academy of Physician Assistants

New Hampshire Society of Physician Assistants

License and Certification

. Florida License #PA9108854

Maine License # PA510

New Hampshire License# 0229

National Certification through NCCPA # 1029153

-Full and unrestricted prescribing authority-

- Eligible for licensure nationwide –

BLS, ACLS, PALS certified

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