Don B. Elrod

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EDUCATION

M. S., Physician Assistant Studies, Towson University/CCBC Essex, Baltimore, MD

Board Certified, Massachusetts License

Ph. D., Organic Chemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

B. S., Chemistry, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, KY

CERTIFICATES

American Medical Writers Association Essential Skills Certificate

Basic Life Support

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Medical Writers Association 03/2023

American Academy of Physician Assistants 05/2013

MEDICAL EMPLOYMENT

Psychiatric Physician Assistant, part-time, Ally Integrated Healthcare LLC, Boston, MA 08/2020-10/2022

Responsible for medication management of patients with various mental illnesses.

Large percentage of patients were college students.

Educated patients about drug side effects and drug-drug interactions.

Order laboratory studies and interpreted the results.

Coordinate care with other providers such as psychotherapists and primary care clinicians.

Psychiatric Physician Assistant, part-time, Boston Neurobehavioral Assoc., Worcester, MA 05/2019-07/2020

Responsible for medication management of various mental illnesses in an outpatient setting

Large percentage of patients with Medicaid and Medicare.

Educated patients about drug side effects, drug-drug interactions.

Ordered laboratory studies and interpreted the results.

Coordinated care with other providers such as psychotherapists and primary care clinicians.

Psychiatric Physician Assistant, Joshi & Merchant, M.D., P.A., Columbia MD 10/2016-06/2018

Responsible for medication management of various mental illnesses in a high-volume outpatient clinic.

Large percentage of patients with Medicaid and Medicare.

Provided medication management to patients with intellectual disabilities/behavioral problems and co-morbid mental illnesses from group homes and other facilities.

Educated patients about drug side effects, drug-drug interactions.

Ordered laboratory studies and interpreted the results.

Coordinated care with other providers such as psychotherapists and primary care clinicians.

Psychiatric Physician Assistant, Axis Healthcare Group, Kensington, MD 03/2016-09/2016

Responsible for medication management of outpatients in the clinic with various mental illnesses.

Managed inpatients and consults at Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD.

Educated patients about drug side effects, drug-drug interactions.

Ordered laboratory studies and interpreted the results.

Coordinated care with other providers such as psychotherapists and primary care clinicians.

Urgent Care Physician Assistant, MedOne Urgent Care, Bethesda, MD 06/2015-03/2016

Responsible for treatment of acute and chronic illnesses, laceration repair, I&D, school and sports physicals, and immunizations.

Prescribed medications and educated patients about drug side effects.

Ordered laboratory and imaging studies, interpreted results, and referred patients to specialists.

Explained laboratory and imaging results to patients.

NON-MEDICAL EMPLOYMENT

Lead Chemist, Ideal Innovations Inc., Arlington, VA 01/2010-05/2012

Senior Research Scientist, BAE Systems Inc., Baltimore, MD 12/2007-08/2009

Sr Research Scientist, Univ. Space Research Assoc/NASA Space Ctr, Houston, TX 05/2007-11/2007

Asst Prof (non-tenure track) The Univ of Texas Health Science Ctr, Houston, TX 10/2004-05/2007

Research Scientist, Lynntech, Inc., College Station, TX 09/2000-10/2004

Postdoc, Univ of Tennessee at Memphis, Pharmaceutical Sciences Dept, Memphis, TN 06/1999-08/2000

Consultant, Halosource, Inc., Seattle, WA 01/1999-05/1999

HONORS

Phi Kappa Phi (Top 5%; Graduate School Honor) Magna cum Laude

National Dean’s List Presidential Scholarship

Sigma Zeta Honor Society Phi Lambda Upsilon Honor Society

Karen D. Fisher Physics-Chemistry Award Thomas J. Majors Memorial Scholarship

Abernathy Chemistry Scholarship Clifford B. Scott Key Award

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