Need help getting into a PA program? Interested in exploring opportunities in orthopedic and spine surgery? I can help! I am an orthopedic PA that is knowledgeable on how the role of PAs fit into practice and the realities of specializing in orthopedic spine surgery. I have a proven success record helping PA applicants get into programs and am proficient in helping applications stand out, editing application essays, editing resumes, and conducting mock type interviews.

I would like to get from this community a better sense of what lies ahead of our professions. I would like to explore ways to broaden our reach, and increase our autonomy. Best of all, I would like to create a kind of community that helps each other get better every day in order to ultimately work to our fullest potential.

Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Physician Assistant

Proliance Orthopedic Associates

09/2016 to Present

• Complete surgical and non-surgical management of complex spine issues
• Surgical first assist in all cases
• Full scope of clinical patient care
• Complete post surgical hospital patient care

Awards

• Top Physician Assistant, Seattle Met Magazine, 2016

Orthopdic and Spine Surgery Physician Assistant

ProOrtho (formerly Orthopedics International).

10/2012 to 09/2016

• Physician Assistant, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Complete surgical and non-surgical management of complex spine issues
• Surgical first assist in all cases
• Full scope of clinical patient care
• Complete post surgical hospital patient care

Awards

• Top Physician Assistant, Seattle Met Magazine, 2015

Faculty - Speaker's Bureau

Mallinkrodt Pharmaceuticals

11/2015 to Present

Speaker and presenter for IV Acetaminophen and it's use in the peri-operative period. 

Multi-modal pain management techniques in the peri-operative period. 

Present to groups of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other medical professionals in a dinner program setting. 

Orthopedic Medical Assistant

Bellevue Bone and Joint Physicians, Bellevue, WA

01/2009 to 06/2010

Sports Medicine Specialist/Head Athletic Trainer

Woodinville High School

08/2006 to 01/2009

Rehab and Corrective Exercise Specialist

Cascade Rehabilitation

08/2006 to 01/2009

PA Studies, Masters of Clinical Health Services

MEDEX NW, University of Washington

06/2010 to 06/2012

BA, Exercise and Sport Science, Athletic Training Major

Azusa Pacific University

06/2003 to 06/2006

Scholarships/Awards

• Director’s Scholarship, Azusa Pacific University, 2006
• Athletic Training Scholarship, Azusa Pacific University, 2005
• Alumni Scholarship, Azusa Pacific University, 2005
• Dean’s Academic List of Distinguished Students, Azusa Pacific University, 2005