Ricky L. Kidman
Loris, SC. *****
Cell: 843-***-****
OBJECTIVES: NCCPA Certified Physician Assistant with 26 years experience, seeking full time Position in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or inpatient Hospital Medicine.
PRPFESSIONAL Retired Naval Officer and Physician Assistant with forty-two
SUMMERY: years of healthcare experience.
EDUCATION: B.S. Health Sciences, George Washington University, 1992
B.S. Physician Assistant, George Washington University, 1994
MPAS Family Practice Specialty, University of Nebraska, 1999
M.Min. Andersonville Baptist Seminary, 2002
Th.D. Andersonville Baptist Seminary, 2002
CERTIFICATION: NCCPA Certified Physician Assistant
EXPERIENCE: Physician Assistant, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Emergency Medicine
MUSC, Primary Care, Mullins, SC. 2011-Present.
Physician Assistant, providing primary care at a busy Rural Health, Internal Medicine / Primary Care Practice.
Conducts monthly Nursing Home rounds, rounding on 200 nursing home residents.
Assumed call for office practice and two nursing homes facilities, seven days a week, every other week.
Physician Assistant Preceptor for Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Francis Marion University (FMU) providing Practice based educational experience and training to Physician Assistant Students.
Credentialed Physician Assistant, at MUSC Marion, Emergency Room.
Credentialed Allied Health Staff at MUSC, Marion.
Supervised Nuclear / Pharmacological Stress Test in the absence of the Cardiologist at MUSC, Mullins.
Physician Assistant, Family Medicine
Southern Medical Associates, Loris, SC, 2008 - 2011
Physician Assistant in a busy group practice, community based health care system.
Credentialed Allied Health Staff at Loris Health Care Systems.
Conducts Nursing Home rounds at Loris Extended Care Facility.
On Duty Call for Loris Extended Care Facility
Physician Assistant, Internal Medicine
Advanced Medical Associates, Mullins, SC, 2006 - 2008
Physician Assistant in a busy Rural Health, Internal Medicine / Primary Care Group Practice.
Office Compliance Control Officer
Credentialed Allied Health Staff at Marion County Medical Center.
Conducts hospital rounds at Marion County Medical Center and 3 nursing homes facilities.
Navy Physician Assistant, Family Practice
Branch Medical Clinic, Goose Creek, SC. 2004-2006
Primary Care Provider in a busy family practice clinic, providing primary care to active duty members, their families, and retired personnel.
Deployed 8 months as the Senior Medical Officer, Detainee Ops, Al Asad Iraq, in support of the II Marine Expeditionary Force, 2nd Marine Division, Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Navy Physician Assistant, Department Head
Nuclear Power Training Unit - Charleston, SC. 2001-2004
Assigned to one of two department head billets available to Physician Assistants Navy wide.
Managed medical department, supervised medical staff.
Primary Care Provider for 2700 active duty staff and student personnel.
Developed, authored, and implemented numerous health care related policies, programs, and protocols.
Manager, Command’s Radiation Health Program, ensuring assigned personnel is qualified to receive occupational exposure to radiation.
Command Sexual Assault Intervention Program Manager.
Health Benefits advisor.
Member Command’s Safety Counsel.
Navy Physician Assistant, Battalion Medical Officer
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC, 1998-2001
Primary Care Provider, working independent of a physician, providing primary care to 2500 Marine Corps personnel in a fast-paced satellite clinic.
Responsible for the supervision, management, and training of 10 ancillary clinic personnel.
Participated weekly in Command’s Well Woman’s Clinic specializing in woman’s health, sex education, and gynecological examinations.
Duty PA in Parris Island’s Emergency / Trauma Room providing emergent and urgent care to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
Brig Medical officer providing primary care to detained personnel.
Preventive Medicine PA
Navy Physician Assistant, Family Practice
Branch Medical Clinic, Goose Creek, SC, 1996-1998
Primary Care Provider in a busy family practice / group practice clinic, providing primary care to active duty members, their families, and retired personnel.
Navy Physician Assistant, Internal Medicine
Naval Hospital Charleston, Charleston SC, 1994-1996
Primary care provider in an Internal Medicine Specialty Clinic, providing a full spectrum of primary care for 7300 empanelled patients.
Manager of Command’s needle stick program
Member of Home Health Care Guide Committee
Active in Command’s Smoking Cessation Program
Navy Hospital Corpsman / Independent Duty Corpsmen
United States Navy, various operational assignments, 1978-1994
COMMUNITY Commissioned South Carolina State Constable
INVOLVEMENT: Member of Loris First Baptist Church.
Licensed, Ordained Minister.
Member South Carolina Baptist Singing Churchmen