Medical Quality Assurance

Objective

To return to the workforce and utilize my years of experience to succeed in the role of Pathologist’s Assistant

Education

Weber State College, Utah (September 1967 – June 1971)

Bachelor of Science in Zoology (Minors: Chemistry, Philosophy)

Graduated Cum Laude

Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri (June 1971 – May 1975)

Internship: Presbyterian – University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Pennsylvania (June 1975 – June 1976)

Residencies:

- Baylor College of Medicine and Affiliated Hospitals, Texas (June 1976 – June 1979)

- Orlando Regional Medical Center (June 1984 – June 1989)

Fellowships:

- University of Wisconsin Center. for Health Sciences & WM. S. Middleton Veterans Hospital, Wisconsin

(June 1979 – June 1980)

- Barnes Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri (June 1988 – June 1989)

Job History

Academic Position

Asst. Prof. of Neurology (June 1980-April 1982), University of Wisconsin Center for Health Sciences, Madison, WI

Staff Neurologist (June 1980-June1982), Williams S. Middleton Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI

Private Practice

Neurologic Associates of Johnson City (April 1982-April 1984), Johnson City, TN

Pathology Associates of Valdosta (June 1989-October 1994), Valdosta, GA

Pathology Associates of Lexington (October 1994-February1999), Lexington, KY

Locum Tenens

Diagnostic Physicians, Marymount Hospital (March 1999 – February 2000), London, KY

Highlands Regional Medical Center (March 2000 – August 2000), Prestonsburg, KY

Corbin Pathology (October 2000 – October 2001), Corbin, KY

PCA Southeast (Miscellaneous Dates from Nov. 2001 to Dec. 2005), Columbia, TN

Pathology Associates of Terre Haute (June 2002), Terre Haute, IN

Lexington Clinic (September 2002 – November 2002), Lexington, KY

Methodist Hospital (Dec. 16-21, 2002; Jan. 6-11, 2003), Henderson, KY

Clark Regional Medical Center (Miscellaneous Dates from Dec. 2002 to May 2005), Winchester, KY

Norton Hospital (February 2003 – March 2003), Louisville, KY

Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center (Misc. Dates Oct. 2003 – Dec. 2003; Jan. 2006-Feb. 2006), Hazard, KY

Harlan ARH Hospital (March 15-19, 2004), Harlan, KY

Muhlenberg Community Hospital (October 4-8, 2004), Greenville, KY

St. Elizabeth Medical Center (Miscellaneous Dates from April 2006 to January 2007), Edgewood, KY

Lourdes Hospital (Miscellaneous Dates from May 2006 – May 2008), Paducah, KY

St. Mary’s Hospital (Miscellaneous Dates in June 2006, June 2008, Jan. 2009), Athens, GA

Quest Diagnostics Laboratory (February 2007 – July 2007), Maryland Heights, MO

Overton Brooks VAMC (April 2009 – July 2009), Shreveport, LA

Retired: August 2009 - Present

Experience

The positions listed above in the job history section required the below roles, duties and responsibilities:

- Receipt and gross description of inpatient and outpatient surgical specimens of all types from small biopsies to complex organ resection for cancer treatment

- Specimen orientation and marking of surgical margins prior to obtaining tissue sections

- Selection of appropriate tissue sections to assure adequate evaluation of the specimens and permit complete diagnosis

- Submission of tissue for histologic processing by tissue processor operation

- Performance of frozen tissue sections including cutting and staining

- Interpretation and diagnosis of histologic tissue sections by microscopic examination

- Selection, ordering and interpretation of special stains as needed to provide adequate and correct diagnosis of surgical specimen

- Performance of fine needle aspiration of superficial organs (thyroid, lymph nodes, breast)

- Interpretation of cytologic specimens (pap smears, SNA’s)

- Evaluation and recording of peripheral blood smear examination

- Management of clinical laboratory (general chemistry, microbiology, serology, toxicology, hematology, coagulation and quality assurance, quality control, writing of procedures and policies)

- Performance of hospital autopsy cases to include gross external examination of the body, organ removal, with gross description and gross dissection of body organs followed by selection of tissue sections for submission for histologic preparation

- Composition of preliminary anatomic diagnosis on autopsy cases

- Composition of final anatomic diagnosis on autopsies after microscopic evaluation of submitted tissue sections

- Clinical case consultation with surgeons and physicians as needed for patient care

Computer Skills

Intermediate to Advanced skills in: MS Word, MS Excel, and Various Laboratory Information Systems

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Cert. #25764), January 1984, Neurology

American Board of Pathology (Cert. #89-116), September 1989, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Active Licenses

Medical Doctor, KENTUCKY #30991, Issued 1/9/95, Expires 3/1/13

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