Physician Assistant

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Jennifer Fratz PA-S

Objective______________________________________________________________________

To obtain a Physician Assistant position in medicine providing a broad range of medical diagnostic, therapeutic, and health promotion/disease prevention services.

Education_____________________________________________________________________

Salus University, Elkins Park, PA September 2012

Candidate for MMS- Physician Assistant Studies

West Chester University, West Chester, PA May 2009

BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology

Professional Licensure and Certification_____________________________________________

ACLS Provider, 2011

BLS Provider, 2011

Research______________________________________________________________________

“Improvement of Selective Media on the Growth of Haemophilus Influenzae” by Jennifer Fratz and Amanda Budow

Supervised by Dr. Xin Fan at West Chester University, 2009

Clinical Rotations_______________________________________________________________

Family Medicine, Norristown, PA September 2011

Philadelphia, PA November 2011

• Performed physical exams, evaluations and decision-making, hospital rounds, nursing home and facilitated living facility rounds, ordered and interpreted diagnostic testing, assisted with minor procedures such as joint injections, wrote prescriptions and administered vaccinations.

Pediatrics, Collegeville, PA October 2011

• Performed well exams noting the age-related milestones of a child, obtained minor testing such as throat cultures, assisted in catheterization and ordered immunizations.

Geriatrics, Philadelphia, PA January 2012

• Conducted comprehensive examinations at a nursing home facility, evaluated and treated patients with multiple medical conditions especially psychological.

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Elmira, NY February 2012

• Assisted in surgical and non-surgical procedures such as colposcopy, hysteroscopy, D&C, endometrial ablations, laparoscopic procedures, cesarean sections, endometrial biopsies, and hysterectomies.

• Performed pap smears and ultrasonography along with assisting in multiple vaginal births.

Surgery, Norristown, PA March 2012

• Conducted morning hospital rounds, attended weekly hospital seminars, organized formal patient presentations.

• Assisted in multiple surgeries focused on vascular, breast, colorectal, bariatric and abdominal procedures.

• Observed and performed minor procedures such as PEG tube placement, wound vacuum changes, and extensive wound debridement and care.

• Interpreted lab values and diagnostic testing.

Internal Medicine, Langhorne, PA April 2012

• Participated in patient management in an inpatient and outpatient setting

• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic testing, assisted with minor procedures such as joint injections, wrote prescriptions, assisted with phlebotomy and administered IM injections.

Emergency Medicine, Norristown, PA May 2012

• Triaged patients in an urgent care and emergent setting.

• Interpreted diagnostic testing, sutured lacerations, splinted and casted fractures/

• Performed bedside ultrasonography

• Assisted with respiratory and cardiac codes.

Gastroenterology, Norristown, PA June 2012

• Inpatient care doing daily rounds with on call physician and writing initial consults on patients

• Assisting with outpatient procedures such as anoscopy and observing procedures such as upper endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy

• Thorough history taking on new patients and established patients at practice

• Reviewed X-rays, CT scans, swallow studies and MRIs

Hematology/Oncology, Philadelphia, PA July 2012

Work Experience_______________________________________________________________

LMG Family Practice, Lansdale, PA July 2009-December 2011

• Medical Assistant: Performed and recorded patient’s vital signs, administered vaccinations, screened clinical triage phone calls, communicated with physician and physician assistants discussing patient care

Volunteer Experience____________________________________________________________

Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA September 2007-April 2009

Habitat for Humanity, Treasurer, West Chester, PA September 2008-May 2009

Professional Memberships________________________________________________________

American Academy of Physician Assistants Student Member

Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants Student Member

References_____________________________________________________________________

Available upon request

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