Anna Solomon
Pittsburgh,PA
Summary
Highly driven, personable, and team-oriented physician assistant student with diverse educational and professional background in public health and patient safety. Skilled at working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges. Interested in furthering education and applying those skills as a future physician assistant.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Safety Fellowship
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
06.2022 - 07.2022
- Participated in panel discussions and Q&A involving world-renowned experts in patient safety and quality improvement
- Collaborated with a diverse group of health care and technology experts to address current patient safety issues in health care
- Explored the role of tech-enabled quality improvement, human factors engineering, big data analytics, and safety disparities in today's health care systems
COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Intern
Duquesne University
03.2021 - 06.2021
- Served as primary patient liaison in underserved community, educating on vaccine safety and efficacy, as well as side effects, risks and benefits
- Registered and scheduled patients, connecting with compassion to ease their anxieties about the vaccine while maintaining efficient clinical operations
- Collaborated on design of more efficient space configurations/work flow while maintaining patient confidentiality
- Worked with Allegheny County Health Department, who was a key partner in outreach and implementation of the clinic
- Facilitated translation services and transportation services for patients
- Conducted inventories and vaccine preparations
- Earned certification to administer vaccines by the American Pharmacy Association
- Trained and briefed fellow interns and volunteers in documentation of patient visits and other administrative, custodial, and logistical needs of the clinic
- Created work schedules for clinic volunteers and interns.
Intern
Concepts Management Group
07.2020 - 12.2020
- Created a virtual platform for continuing medical education conferences in response to pandemic restrictions, including those for the Administrative Support Network for ENT practices (ASCENT) and the Florida Society of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (FSO-HNS)
- Coordinated speakers, providing project management direction, and creating instructional videos for them to understand the virtual platform.
- Collaborated with sponsors and vendors on how best to advertise their medical software, devices, and services to attendees
Team Member
Starbucks by Parkhurst Dining Services
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Carefully made each item on the menu, stocked goods, maintained high standards of cleanliness and sanitation, greeted customers with enthusiasm.
Hostess
Narcisi Winery
04.2018 - 08.2019
- Greeted guests with a warm demeanor and seated them within a timely manner, made reservations over the phone or in person, maintained a clean restroom, assisted servers when necessary, and addressed any needs or concerns that guests may have.
Education
Master of Physician Assistant Studies -
Duquesne University
08.2024
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
Duquesne University
05.2023
Deer Lakes High School
06.2019
Skills
- Leadership
- Innovative Problem Solving
- Time Management
- CPR Certification
- Patient-Focused Care
- Extensive Medical Terminology Knowledge
- Focus on Patient Safety Management
Certification
- American Heart Association ACLS, 05/2023
- American Pharmacy Association Pharmacy-Based Vaccination Delivery, 05/2021
- World Health Organization: Emerging respiratory viruses, including COVID-19: methods for detection, prevention, response, and control, 08/2020
Accomplishments
- Represented Duquesne University in the 2023 Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants Challenge Bowl
- John A. Short Award in Anatomy in 2022 for literature review "Comparing Caudal, Transforaminal, and Interlaminar Approaches in Epidural Steroid Injections for Lumbar Disc Herniation: Is One Method Superior to the Others?"
- Fellow, Jewish Healthcare Foundation 2022 Patient Safety Fellowship
- Dean's List 2019-2023
Affiliations
- President, Assumption Hall Residence Hall Association 2019-2020
- Vice President, Duquesne Student Alumni Association 2020-2021
- Member, Duquesne Honors College 2019-2023
- Member, Duquesne Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 2019-2023
- Member, Pi Kappa Epsilon Health Sciences Fraternity 2019-2020
- Member, HerCampus student online magazine 2019-2020
- Member, Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants
- Participant, Undergraduate Research & Scholarship Symposium 2020 for research in antibiotic resistance
Completed Clinical Rotations
- Neurosurgery at UPMC Shadyside Hospital
- Neurology Stroke Services at UPMC Mercy Hospital
- Emergency Medicine at Heritage Valley Beaver and Sewickley Emergency Departments
- General Surgery at West Penn Hospital Burn ICU
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Patient Safety Fellowship
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
06.2022 - 07.2022
COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Intern
Duquesne University
03.2021 - 06.2021
Team Member
Starbucks by Parkhurst Dining Services
02.2021 - 05.2021
Intern
Concepts Management Group
07.2020 - 12.2020
Hostess
Narcisi Winery
04.2018 - 08.2019
Master of Physician Assistant Studies -
Duquesne University
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
Duquesne University
Deer Lakes High School