Angel Tran
Sugar Land
Summary
Dynamic healthcare professional who is energetic, passionate, and dedicated to deliver exceptional patient care and enhancing clinical operations. Proficient in medical documentation, coding, and assisting in various procedures, demonstrating a strong foundation in the medical field. Proven ability to manage multiple tasks effectively while fostering a collaborative environment among healthcare teams. Most importantly, ready to make a significant impact as a Physician Assistant.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SERVER/FOOD ASSOCIATE
Lazy Dog Restaurant, Old Chicago, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, and Chick-Fil-A
Frisco, TX
11.2015 - 07.2026
- Ensured a welcoming and safe environment for customers dining in and takeout
- Attentively provided service in taking clients orders/concerns, back of the kitchen preparations including large orders, cutting fruits and vegetables, and inventory of supplies
- Trained and supervised 5 new employees in multiple positions at Chick-Fil-A including front register, drive-thru positions such as bagging food, making drinks/shakes, back of the house sandwich making, and frying
- Performed opening and closing duties for the dine-in, drive-thru and back of the house
- Received a leadership scholarship at Chick-Fil-A
- Used good communication skills to reduce guest dissatisfaction.
- Assisted with training of new staff members.
- Provided high-volume table service at Lazy Dog Restaurant (February 2026 – July 2026), delivering exceptional customer service, accurately managing multiple tables in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with kitchen staff, and ensuring guest satisfaction.
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY ROTATION
Kansas State University
Pratt, KS
01.2024 - 05.2025
- Exposure to clinic and operating room environment
- Provided care to a variety of ages and occupations including initial patient assessments, ordering and interpreting lab/imaging results, post-operative care, wound care and knee/shoulder injections, knee aspirations and cast applications
- First assist in numerous hours in the operating room procedures such as total knee replacements, ACL reconstructions with patellar or allograft, knee arthroscopies, shoulder replacements, and open reductions/pinning with the ability to anticipate the surgeon's next move
- Prepped and draped patients while maintaining sterile procedures
- Practiced different suture types: running, vertical and simple interrupted sutures of deep and superficial skin tissue
- Educated patients and families on preventive care, rehabilitation exercises and pain management techniques
- Traveled to a rural city to assist over 45 patients' care needs
GENERAL SURGERY ROTATION
Kansas State University
Hoisington, KS
01.2024 - 05.2025
- Engaged in over 400 patients in-office, ER and operating room combined
- Observed in colonoscopies/esophagogastroduodenoscopy and rectal exams
- Assisted in laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hernias, bowel perforation/obstructions using The da Vinci Surgical System, bone marrow biopsies, and vasectomies
- Performed all closing OR and in-clinic procedures including percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube, paracentesis, suturing, administering local anesthetics, skin adhesive, clean and dry incision sites, and transfer patient from OR table to gurney
FAMILY MEDICINE ROTATION
Kansas State University
Greensburg, KS
01.2024 - 05.2025
- Acquire comprehensive history of over 25 scheduled patients in addition to any ER patients and in-patient complaints during clinic day.
- Performed various clinical procedures including knee/shoulder injections, skin biopsies, suturing, cryotherapy, breast exams, vaccine injections, cultures
- Collaborated with nursing staff to ensure patient-centered care
- On-call for two weeks straight seeing about 1-2 patients every other night
- Rotated through ER and in-patient department in handling acute conditions. First to evaluate all ER visits with a history and physical exam, then discuss pertinent findings with my preceptor and recommended any labs/ imaging and treatment plan and documented all ER patient notes
GERIATRIC ROTATION
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
01.2024 - 05.2025
- Educated patients on: Diabetes management including healthy diet recommendations, exercising, medication compliance, lab results and how to insert Dexcom G7 glucose monitoring
- Self breast exams
- Anxiety and depression management
- Acute/chronic conditions such as upper respiratory infections, dermatological disease, osteopenia
- Annual wellness visits
- Shadowed other departments in the facility including ultrasound/x-ray, stress test, and laboratory
- Participated in nursing home visits
PEDIATRIC MEDICINE ROTATION
Kansas State University
Topeka, KS
01.2024 - 05.2025
- Carry out wellness child exams, diagnosing dermatological diseases, and patient education
- Provided compassionate and age-appropriate care to infants, children and adolescents and received a friendship bracelet from a patient
- Utilizing great interpersonal skills and patience while developing a report on an 8 yr old child, which resulted in receiving a friendship bracelet from my patient
BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE ROTATION
Kansas State University
Wichita, KS
01.2024 - 05.2025
- Primary clinical student in obtaining detailed patient history with various diagnoses including anxiety and depression, opioid and alcohol users, and schizophrenia
- Administer 5-6 subcutaneous injections daily
- Independently evaluating 5-7 detox patients who were admitted in the facility daily and assisting their withdrawal symptoms
EMERGENCY MEDICINE ROTATION
Kansas State University
Salina, KS
01.2024 - 05.2025
- Assist in ACLS protocols including codes and CPR in all trauma level 2
- Ordering and interpreting lab and imaging results
- Performed suturing/staples and removal, physical exams and incision and drainage
- Handled a variety of patient complaints from suicidal ideation, gunshot wounds, delirium, falls, heart attacks, fractures, and GI issues
TRAUMA SURGERY ROTATION
Kansas State University
Wichita, KS
01.2024 - 05.2025
- Assessed all trauma 1 and 2 levels of care using ABCDE assessment in critical care
- Performed chest tube insertions/removals and suturing
- Managing patient care (5-6 patients daily in ICU and the floor) including ordering/reviewing daily lab results, daily neurological exams, urine output, recommendation on nutritional status from speech therapy, and activity status from physical therapy
- Attended and executed independently in daily rounding with the Surgeon, physician assistant, pharmacist, case manager, and nurses enclosing overnight updates/changes, adding or removing IV medications/fluids and treatment plan
MEDICAL SCRIBE/MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Center for Women's Health
Wichita, KS
02.2021 - 03.2022
- Efficiently and effectively documented over 20 patients daily into patients' records with various complex complaints
- Accountable for maintaining correct coding and billing, and ordering all required lab results for certain visits
- First assist in clinic procedures including colposcopies, Pap smear, insertion and removal of IUDs, cultures, and hormone therapy insertions
- Responsible for all bio-identical hormone therapy inventory
- Head of Marketing/ Media including preventative care (self breast exams and different contraception methods)
- Capability to multitask during a short-staffed clinic day for 3 providers which included transcribing for my current provider, rooming patients for the other providers and assisting in-clinic procedures while maintaining a fluid, positive, and patient-centered environment
Education
MASTER'S PROGRAM - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Kansas State University
KS05-2025
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - HEALTH SCIENCES, CHEMISTRY
Friends University
KS05-2021
Skills
- Epic
- Cerner
- UpToDate
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Multitasking
- Multitasking
- Strong work ethic
- Reliability
- Customer service
- Warm and friendly
- Compassionate and caring
Affiliations
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), Member
Certification
- Physician Assistant Certification
- Advance Cardiovascular Life Support
- Basic Life Support
- Pediatric Advance Life Support
Timeline
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY ROTATION
Kansas State University
01.2024 - 05.2025
GENERAL SURGERY ROTATION
Kansas State University
01.2024 - 05.2025
FAMILY MEDICINE ROTATION
Kansas State University
01.2024 - 05.2025
GERIATRIC ROTATION
Kansas State University
01.2024 - 05.2025
PEDIATRIC MEDICINE ROTATION
Kansas State University
01.2024 - 05.2025
BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE ROTATION
Kansas State University
01.2024 - 05.2025
EMERGENCY MEDICINE ROTATION
Kansas State University
01.2024 - 05.2025
TRAUMA SURGERY ROTATION
Kansas State University
01.2024 - 05.2025
MEDICAL SCRIBE/MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Center for Women's Health
02.2021 - 03.2022
SERVER/FOOD ASSOCIATE
Lazy Dog Restaurant, Old Chicago, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, and Chick-Fil-A
11.2015 - 07.2026
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - HEALTH SCIENCES, CHEMISTRY
Friends University
MASTER'S PROGRAM - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Kansas State University