Physician Assistant Health

Alyssa J. Diver

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Education

Master of Science, Physician Assistant Expected: 2021

Yale Online PA Program

Bachelor of Arts, Dean’s List, Biology 2018

University of Maine at Augusta, Augusta, ME

Phlebotomy, Certificate 2017

Northeast Technical Institute, Lewiston, ME

Clinical Experience

Rotations, Yale Physician Assistant Online Program 2020-2021

Successfully completed 13 four-week rotations

oPrimary Care

oBehavior Health,

oInternal Medicine

oWomen’s Health

oGeneral Surgery

oUrgent Care

oDermatology

oEmergency Medicine

Proficient in multiple electronic medical recording systems:

oAthena

oPractice Fusion

oAllscripts

oEpic

Assessed, diagnosed, and educated patients on a variety of conditions

Documented clinical encounters and correspondence with patients

Executed care plans and follow up

CEED, Yale Physician Assistant Online Program 2019 Clinical Early Experience in Didactic year

Clinical experience performing physical exams, wound care and interpreting radiographs at an urgent care

Experience collaborating with a healthcare team and patients

Above & Beyond Wellness For Us, Manchester, ME 2017-2018

Phlebotomist

●Performed venipunctures and prepared specimens for outside laboratory processing

●Recorded patient’s height, weight, blood pressure, and temperature

●Reviewed and modified patient history with patients

Maine General Medical Center, Augusta, ME 2015-2018

Hospital Elder Life Program Volunteer

●Performed mini-cognition testing on elderly inpatients screening for delirium and enrolled them into the program

●Effectively advocated patient needs to nurses and health care managers

●Worked independently and with a team to provide care

●Trained new volunteers on protocol and documentation of visits

Quest Diagnostics Health & Wellness, Portland, ME 2017

Biometric Technician

●Preventive Health through wellness screenings for employees

●Measured glucose, vitals, height, and weight

Research Experience

Yale Online PA Program

Capstone 2021

Master level thesis project on evidence-based medicine

Literature review and analysis of clinical studies

Paper and presentation on antipsychotics in patients with delirium

University of Maine at Augusta, Augusta, ME 2017

Research assistant

●Literature review on informal student caregivers to the elderly in Maine

●Constructed a research protocol for a preliminary survey and qualitative questions for a focus group

●Establishing a pilot study with a focus group with University of Maine students

Maine General Medical Center, Augusta, ME 2017

Internship of Geriatric Cognition

●Determining delirium in patients with dementia,

●Reviewed medication list according to Beers criteria for inappropriate medication use in the elderly

●Worked on patient disposition and social determinants of health outgoing from the hospital

Academic Activities

PA Week, Yale PA online program 2020

Presented to Pre-Health Club about the PA profession

Hosted a discussion on PA school and the application process

Biology Club, University of Maine at Augusta 2016-2018

Vice President

●Addressed concerns of the undergraduate program at monthly meetings and followed up with teaching faculty for possible solutions

●Helped start monthly charity drives to a variety of organizations

●Organized the student body to set up and attend blood drives and flu shot clinics

●Hosted community health and environmental biology discussions and panels

Aging Forward, University of Maine at Augusta 2016-2017

●Grant writing to fund an interdisciplinary survey on student caregivers

●Literature review of undergraduate informal caregivers to the elderly in Maine and assessing student barriers

●Hosting public forums on topics of aging, retirement, and consumer advocacy

Global Health in Haiti, University of Maine at Augusta 2017

●Worked with malnourished children in Haiti doing physical therapy, assessment, and feeding

●Health proposal writing on Vitamin A deficiency in Cazale, Haiti and implementation

Student Leadership Council, Northeast Technical Institute 2017

●Collaborated and donated goods to Lewiston High School homeless pantry

Brothers and Sisters in Christ Club, University of Maine at Augusta 2015-2016

●Organizing club events and fundraising

●Served as secretary writing minutes and giving monthly reports to student council

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