Jesika Babajanian D.C, MSHPE
Newhall, CA 91321
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Personal Profile
A well-rounded health care professional with a confident personality, strong leadership skills and passion to teach. Having constructed over two decade of experience across various medical fields, I have developed extensive knowledge in matters such as patient care, patient management, emergency procedures, medical office procedures and teaching health care professionals. Currently I am a Clinician at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS) and an Assistant Professor for Clinical Reasoning courses. With my degrees in Doctor of Chiropractic and Master’s in Health Profession Education, I have been able to integrate both clinical practices and clinical/classroom teaching at SCUHS.
Employment History
2009-Current: Southern California University of Health Sciences-Assistant Professor/Clinician
Supervising, teaching and managing over 20 Chiropractic interns in multiple clinics with different patient demographics
Grading intern assignments, inputting intern clinic hours, and creating intern schedules
Conducting formative and summative intern evaluations
Responsible for day to day running of clinic
Dealing with all aspects relating to patient care
Teaching interns taking history, formulating differential diagnosis, choosing and performing correct orthopedic and physical exams, determining when diagnostic studies is indicative, constructing correct working diagnosis and ability to create an appropriate case management plan
Supervising intern’s ability to perform and execute correct chiropractic manipulation techniques
Designing, implementing, and evaluating Objective Structured Practical Exam (OSPE)
Remediating interns that do not pass OSPE
An evaluator for integrated competency examinations (ICE) for part I, II, III and IV
Co-leading Clinical Reasoning I and II courses
Leading Clinical Reasoning II and IV courses
Presenting Information Literacy and Evidence Base Practice
Responsible for grading Written Case Report 1 and 2 assignments
Reviewing yearly Chiropractic chart audits for California State University, Northridge
Attendance at weekly department meetings
Senator for Faculty Senate Committee
Carrying out research and/or other projects for scholarship points
Other Employments
1999-2002: Glendale Adventist Medical Center-Emergency Medical Technician
1998-1999: Glendale Adventist Medical Center-Surgical Orthopedic Unit Secretary
1997-1998: Glendale Adventist Medical Center-Nurse’s Assistant
1997-1998: Glendale Adventist Medical Center-Laboratory Receptionist
1996-1997: Glendale Adventist Medical Center-Medical Billing General Clerk
Education
2005-2008: Southern California University of Health Sciences
Degree: Doctor of Chiropractic
2002-2004: Western University of Health Sciences
Degree: Master’s in Health Profession Education
2000-2002: California State University, Northridge
Degree: Bachelor’s of Arts in Biology
Scholarship
2019: Seminar: Billing and Coding
2019: Seminar: Knee-Technique for sports injuries
2019: Internal peer reviewer for Dr. Hiwot Melka in abstract on, Vertebral Artery Pseudoanurysm
2018: Internal peer reviewer for Dr. Hiwot Melka in a power point presentation on, Clinical Reasoning in Spine Pain
2017: Seminar: Shoulder Adjustive Technique Seminar
2017: Seminar: PTSD history taking and physical exam
2017: Internal peer reviewer for Dr. Felix Lee in a power point presentation on, ‘Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization’
2017: Internal peer reviewer for Dr. Melany Meier in a power point presentation on, ‘Functional Orthotics in Clinic’
2017: Poster (secondary author) “Mind the Gap: Using Examsoft to Reveal Hidden Learning Deficiencies in Students with A or B Grades in a Course”
2016: Internal peer reviewer for Dr. Glenn Johnson in a power point presentation on, ‘Energy Drinks & Physiology’
2016: Internal peer reviewer for Dr. Glenn Johnson in a power point presentation on, ‘History Taking’
2016: Internal peer reviewer for Dr. Glenn Johnson in a power point presentation on, ‘Physiotherapy Review’
2016: JCE Research Article: (secondary author) on “The interrater reliability of an Objective Structured Practical Examination in measuring the clinical reasoning ability of Chiropractic students”
2016: Seminar: Lower Extremities Adjustive Technique
2015: Seminar: Pediatric
2015: Internal peer reviewer for Dr. Melany Meier in a power point presentation on, ‘Knee evaluation’
2015: Seminar: Adjustive Technique
2014: AccRac (third author) presenter Dr. Kevin Rose (primary author) on “Implementation and Validation of an Objective Structured Practical Exam in a Chiropractic College Internship Program.”
2013/2014: Evidence Base Practice (EBP) workshop; Presented to the LACC/AOM faculty learning group on EBP (4 sessions).
2013: EBP seminar for two days at Portland Oregon.
2012: Poster (secondary author) “Implementation of an Objective Structured Practical Exam in a Chiropractic college internship program.”
2012: Internal peer reviewer for Dr. Rochelle Neally in a power point presentation on, ‘Pediatric Chiropractic.’
2011: Research (secondary author) “Does Chiropractic internship prepare students for private practice? A comparison of conditions seen in one college to the NBCE job analysis of Chiropractic.”
2011: Internal peer reviewer for Dr. Paul Wanlass in a book on, ‘Strength training and sports nutrition for women.’
References Available Upon Request