Physician Assistant Medical

MICHAEL P. TERP, MPAS, PA-C

*** ***** ***.

Norwich, Ct 06360

Home phone: 860-***-****

Cellular phone: 860-***-****

Email: *.*.****.****.**-*@*******.***

____________________________________________________________

Personal Information:

• Home town: Norwich, Connecticut

• Born: 18 Aug 1964 in Port Jefferson, New York

• Marital Status: Married to Julie L. Fear

Education:

• Dec, 2001 - M.S in Physician Assistant Studies with specialization in Family Practice, University of Nebraska

• Sep, 1998 - B.S., Health Sciences for Physician Assistant, George Washington University.

• Mar, 1990 - Nuclear Submarine Medical Technician/Independent Duty Hospital Corps School, Naval Undersea Medicine Institute, Groton CT.

• Aug, 1983 - Naval Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, IL

Certifications:

• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants number 1041219

Licensures:

• CT and RI state licenses with controlled substance

• DEA

Professional Experience and Employment History:

• August 18, 2011 – Present: Physician Assistant – Certified. Locum tenens at various locations with focus on primary care and Internal Medicine.

• July 05, 2011 – August 03, 2011: Physician Assistant – Certified employed by Concentra Medical Center, Norwich Ct. Occupational health and minor urgent care in an office setting.

• November 25, 2010 – July 04, 2011: Hiatus

• January 4, 2010 – November 24, 2010: Physician Assistant – Certified employed by CrossRoads Orthopaedic Subspecialists. Blend of office, operating room and hospital work. Included performance of history and physical, ordering and interpreting laboratory and radiographic studies, formulation of diagnosis, development of treatment plan and continuing management of patients with orthopaedic injuries and disease. Application and management of extremity casting. Provided major joint steroid injections as well as hyaluronic acid injection therapy. Performed arthrocentesis as well as acute and chronic pain management. Surgical first assistant including total hip and knee arthroplasty, open joint procedures, spinal procedures and extremity injury repair. Provided inpatient orthopaedic consultation. Admitted, managed and discharged surgical and non-surgical patients.

• April 1, 2009 – August 1, 2009: Physician Assistant - Certified employed by Gold Coast Pulmonary and Sleep Associates. Office-based practice includes history, physical, diagnosis, treatment and continuing management of patients with pulmonary and sleep disorders.

• March 31, 2009: Retired from United States Navy

• 2008 – 2009: Assigned as Staff Physician Assistant – Certified at Naval Health Care New England, Naval Branch Health Clinic. Provider in open-access Family Practice and Internal Medicine clinic. Usual patient population consisted of young, healthy adult to multiple-morbidity geriatric. Provided new patient intake and continuous medical management. Military rank held: Lieutenant.

• 2003 - 2008: Director of Naval Submarine School Medical Support Service and periodic division officer of Undersea Medicine Department, Naval Health Care New England, Naval Branch Health Clinic, Groton Ct. Supervises all clinical operations within these two entities including daily patient care events, case management for an average 100 medical hold personnel, screening of submarine school students prior to transfer to operational billets, waivers for and disqualifications from Submarine, Dive, Nuclear and Radiation Duty. Lead Primary Care Manager for the Naval Submarine School student population; average 1600 souls with peak census 2600 souls. Lead case manager and primary care manager for active duty submarine/dive/nuclear power and radiation worker personnel in a limited duty status – duties include care supervision, medical management, preparation of medical board documents and disposition regarding military assignment status as related to medical fitness. Supervises average of three Independent Duty Hospital Corpsmen and 10 junior Hospital Corpsmen. Senior provider in department with two to five professional medical staff. Lends support to the Family Practice department as watch stander in the weekend clinic as Duty Primary Care Manager. Evaluates and treats patients from neonate through geriatric and qualified to operate as sole house officer. Lead preceptor for Nuclear Submarine Medical Technician (HM 8402) students during their operational medicine rotation. Concurrently assigned as Medical Officer in Charge of Naval Submarine Base Pre-Trial Confinement Facility with overall responsibility for all aspects of medical operations and administration therein. Military rank held: Lieutenant.

• 2002 - 2003: Assigned as Staff Physician Assistant – Certified at Naval Health Care New England, Naval Ambulatory Care Center, Groton Ct. Primary Care Manager empanelled with 1000 patients. Concurrently assigned as Medical Officer in Charge of Naval Submarine Base Pre-Trial Confinement Facility with overall responsibility for all aspects of medical operations and administration therein. Military rank held: Lieutenant.

• 1998 - 2002: Commissioned Officer, United States Naval Reserve, Medical Service Corps. Assigned as Staff Physician Assistant - Certified at Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Base, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. Attached to the Hadnot Point Branch Medical Clinic as primary care provider to the active duty members of the US Navy and Marine Corps. Concurrently assigned to the USMC 2nd FSSG in rapid deployment status to support USMC operations in and out of the continental United States. Concurrently assigned to the United States Marine Corps Correctional Facility, Camp LeJeune as the Brig Medical Officer with overall responsibility for all aspects of medical operations and administration. Supervises seven medical para-professionals and oversees the medical needs of an average of 200 detainees and prisoners.

• 1996 - 1998: Physician Assistant Student, Naval School of Health Sciences, San Diego, Ca and San Antonio, Tx.

• 1993 - 1996: Nuclear Submarine Medical Technician/Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman stationed at Branch Medical Clinic, Naval Air Station Kingsville, Tx. Assigned as Nonphysician Health Care Provider for active duty members of the US Navy and Marine Corps. Leading Petty Officer of Military Sickcall and Aviation Medicine, enlisted Training Coordinator and Independent Duty Corpsman Program Manager. Military ranks held: Chief Hospital Corpsman (Submarines)/Hospital Corpsman First Class (Submarines)

• 1990 - 1993: Nuclear Submarine Medical Technician/Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman stationed aboard the USS NORFOLK (SSN 714). Assigned as the Medical Department Representative, Radiation Health Officer and Gas-Free Engineer. One-man medical department responsible for all aspects of medical and dental operations and administration for an average of 110 souls on board a United States Navy Nuclear Fast Attack Submarine. Performed all medical, dental and radiation health department functions. Military ranks held: Hospital Corpsman First Class (Submarines)/Hospital Corpsman Second Class (Submarines)/Hospital Corpsman Second Class.

• 1989 - 1990: Student, Naval Undersea Medical Institute, Groton, Ct. Awarded Naval Enlisted Classification HM-8402, Nuclear Submarine Medical Technician/Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman. Military rank held: Hospital Corpsman Second Class.

• 1986 - 1989: General Duty Hospital Corpsman stationed at Naval Hospital, Groton Ct. Assigned as Leading Petty Officer of the Physical Examinations Section, Military Sickcall Provider, Brig and Correctional Custody Corpsman. Military ranks held: Hospital Corpsman Second Class/Hospital Corpsman Third Class.

• 1985 - 1986: General Duty Hospital Corpsman stationed on board the USS NEWPORT (LST 1179), 24 Jan 1985 - 12 Aug 1986. One of two-man Medical Department attending the medical and dental needs of a crew averaging 210 souls. Primarily responsible for the Hearing Conservation Program administration, dental liaison and program administrator, primary sickcall provider, supply petty officer, appointments procurement and processing, performance of food service sanitation inspections, sterile supply Petty Officer, health records maintenance and administration. Military ranks held: Hospital Corpsman Third Class/Hospitalman.

• 1983 - 1985: General Duty Hospital Corpsman stationed at Naval Hospital, Groton Ct. Staff Corpsman assigned to multi-service ward, pediatric ward, Labor and Delivery and Newborn Nursery. Assigned as staff Hospital Corpsman to Alcohol Rehabilitation Department.

• 1982 - 1983: Student, Naval Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes Il, Basic Enlisted Submarine School, Groton Ct and Recruit Training, Great Lakes Il.

Skills:

• Administrative skills including but not limited to: well-versed in ICD-9, DSM-IV, Microsoft applications (including Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint), Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA - US DoD military health system electronic medical record), Composite Health Care System (CHCS). Proficient in keyboard as well as dictation-based records-keeping. Extensive experience in records-review and data extraction/interpretation/correlation in association with disability evaluation and other legal proceedings.

• Clinical skills including but not limited to: standard skills expected of a certified PA including comprehensive history-taking and physical examination performance; interpretation of laboratory, radiological imaging, EKG, NPSG, PFT; initiation and management of PAP therapy (CPAP, BiPAP, ASV); simple fracture and dislocation reduction, splinting, casting, ambulation assistance device/brace/splint fitting/training; formulation of differential diagnosis and construction of appropriate treatment plan and follow-up. Skilled communicator and patient educator. Extensive experience in case management ranging from simple to highly complex patients. Extensive experience in disability case construction and defense.

• Invasive procedure skills including but not limited to: venipuncture; IV initiation and management; IV and other percutanious medication administration techniques including antibiotic, analgesia and anxiolysis; local anesthesia; suturing; minor surgical procedures including I&D, excisional biopsy, vasectomy, arthrocentesis, lumbar puncture and nail removal (partial and complete). Emergency procedures including but not limited to thoracostomy, cricoidotomy, endotrachial intubation, venous cutdown, hemorrhage control, anaphylaxis control. Extensive experience in delivery of medical care in combat, hostile and austere environments.

References available on request.

Contact this candidate