CURRICULUM VITAE
Elizabeth Knippen
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EDUCATION
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Graduation Date: August 2011
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Charleston, SC
Bachelor of Science in Biology Graduation Date: May 2008
Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC
Johnsonville High School Graduation Date: May 2004
Johnsonville, SC
LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS
Basic Life Support, 2019
DHEC Controlled Substance Prescriptive Authority
HONORS AND AWARDS
MUSC Dean’s List: Summer 2009, Spring 2010
Gardner-Webb University
Academic: cumulative GPA 3.72; University Fellow Scholarship Recipient; Atlantic-Sun Conference All-Academic Team 2004-2008; President’s Senior Athletic Program Achievement Award 2008
Athletic: Volleyball Team 2004-2006; Track and Field Team 2005-2008; USTFCCA Women’s Academic All-American 2007, 2008; NCAA East Regional Track and Field Championship 2007, 2008; Atlantic-Sun Conference Championship Most Outstanding Female Field Performer 2007
Extra-Curricular Activities: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, President 2005-2006; Fellowship of Christian Athletes Huddle Leader at Garden City, MB Retreat 2004-2005
Johnsonville High School: Valedictorian 2004; Senior Athlete Academic Award
RESEARCH
Knippen, Elizabeth; Garrison, Caroline; Beatley, Kristen; Oral Health in the Primary Care Setting
This oral health retrospective descriptive study empirically examines physician assistant students’ estimations of attention to oral health issues in the healthcare system during their clinical clerkships.
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Doctors Care, Physician Assistant; Florence and Easley, SC: December 2013-Present
Lake City Community Hospital, Physician Assistant; Lake City, SC: September 2011-June 2014, 843-***-****
MUSC 1 West, Patient Care Technician; Charleston, SC: August 2008-April 2009, 843-***-****
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Chattanooga, Tennessee Mission Trip (Construction), 2006
Habitat for Humanity, Housing Construction, Fall 2009
South Africa/Swaziland Medical Mission Trip, Physician Assistant Student Provider, May 2010
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Physician Assistants
South Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants
REFERENCES – Available upon request