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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Additional Information
Publications
Timeline
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CARRIE SEPKE

North Reading,MA

Summary

Motivated Physician Assistant with 24 years of experience. Clinician with strong people skills and an excellent bedside manner.

Overview

24
years of professional experience

Work History

Brigham and Women's Hospital, PA Services
Boston, MA

PA EDUCATION SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER
02.2024 - Current

Job overview

Responsible for the following:

  • Development and maintenance of all affiliation agreements with both programs and collaborating institutions
  • Development and oversight of clinical rotations across BWH
  • Onboarding and management of all PA students at BWH
  • Supervision and delivery of ongoing education of all PA preceptors across BWH
  • Communications related to PA students and preceptors
  • Ensuring rotations meet ARC-PA accreditation standards
  • Development and implementation of PA student to staff pipeline
  • Oversight, delivery and maintenance of PA preceptor orientation and education
  • Oversight and management of all PA educational programs across BWH
  • Active participant in development and implementation of PA Fellowship programs across BWH

Brigham and Women Hospital, Cardiac Cath Lab
BOSTON, MA

SENIOR INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY PA
02.2015 - Current

Job overview

  • Assist in all areas of patient care on the Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine Service including obtaining, interpreting and coordinating pre-procedural history and physical examination, interpreting laboratory data, writing admission orders, first assisting in cardiac catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention, pericardiocentesis, and structural procedures; caring for patients post procedure, planning discharge, and educating patients

Brigham and Women Hospital, Cardiac Cath Lab
Boston, Massachusetts

LEAD PA EDUCATOR
08.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Developed STRATUS center curriculum for Fellow and PA orientation to the cardiac cath lab that includes basic hands on skills
  • Instruct cath lab orientation and basic cath skills course at STRATUS center
  • Organize and coordinate First Year Cardiology Fellow education in the cath lab
  • Precept new Cardiology Fellows, Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant Students and Cardiac Surgical Residents

Brigham And Women's Hospital
BOSTON, MA

GASTROENTEROLOGY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
08.2012 - 01.2015

Job overview

  • Conducted complete physical exams with diagnosis and treatment of GI specific illness.
  • Provided initial consultation as well routine follow-up care for established patients.
  • Ordered and interpreted laboratory tests, diagnostic studies, radiology and pathology.

Boston Children's Hospital
BOSTON, MA

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
10.2010 - 07.2012

Job overview

  • First and second assisted in cardiothoracic surgeries
  • Participated in daily surgical rounds.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Orthopedics
PALO ALTO, CA

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
02.2007 - 09.2010

Job overview

  • Assisted in all aspects of patient care in the Orthopedic Surgery Department including assisting in major orthopedic surgeries, performing initial and follow-up evaluations including history and physical examinations and ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and their results.

Brigham and Women Hospital
BOSTON, MA

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
02.2001 - 09.2006

Job overview

  • Assisted in all areas of patient care on the Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine Service including obtaining, interpreting and coordinating pre-procedural history and physical examination, interpreting laboratory data, writing admission orders, first assisting in cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention; caring for patients post procedure, planning discharge, and educating patients
  • Educated students, house staff, nurses, and technicians
  • Acted as clinical liaison to the Information Systems team
  • Developed an extensive knowledge of the ACC-NCDR data elements and definitions for state mandated reporting to the Department of Public Health and the American College of Cardiology
  • Trained Physician Assistants and Fellows in data collection.

Education

Wayne State University

Master of Science from Physician Assistant Studies
05.2000

Michigan State University

Bachelor of Science from Physiology
04.1997

Skills

  • Friendly, Positive Attitude
  • People Skills
  • Team oriented
  • Attention to Detail

Affiliations

  • BWH Stratus Center Educator of the Year 2022-2023
  • Member of the BWH Leadership Council
  • Co-Chair of the BWH Leadership Council Education Subcommittee
  • Member of Wayne State University Physician Assistant Studies Advisory Board
  • Cath PA POCUS project co-organizer
  • Precept BWH PA Fellows when rotating through the Cardiac Cath Lab

Accomplishments

  • BWH PA Fellowship Lecture Series, "Adult Congenital Cardiology", October 21, 2021
  • International round table discussion on complex radial PCI, “Complex Radial PCI”, February 23, 2021, Presenters: Kevin Croce, MD and Carrie Sepke PA-C, MS
  • Cordis Fellows Webinar Library: “Radial Closure”, February 2021, Fellows library video on radial closure.
  • ACC-NCDR National Meeting - "We are the Champions: A team approach to championing good data collection." March 10, 2006

Additional Information

  • Physician Assistant License Commonwealth of Massachusetts #1162 | Expiration 3/2025
  • Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration, MS0815893J Expiration 10/2024
  • DEA Registration, MS0683183 Expiration 02/28/2025
  • NCCPA Certification - Expiration 12/2024
  • BLS/ACLS Certified - Expiration 2/2025

Publications

  • "A propensity analysis of the risk of vascular complications after cardiac catheterization procedures with the use of vascular closure devices." American Heart Journal. April 2007, 606-611. Authors: Nipun Arora, Michael E. Matheny, Carrie Sepke, Frederic S. Resnic

Timeline

PA EDUCATION SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER

Brigham and Women's Hospital, PA Services
02.2024 - Current

LEAD PA EDUCATOR

Brigham and Women Hospital, Cardiac Cath Lab
08.2021 - Current

SENIOR INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY PA

Brigham and Women Hospital, Cardiac Cath Lab
02.2015 - Current

GASTROENTEROLOGY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Brigham And Women's Hospital
08.2012 - 01.2015

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Boston Children's Hospital
10.2010 - 07.2012

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Orthopedics
02.2007 - 09.2010

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Brigham and Women Hospital
02.2001 - 09.2006

Wayne State University

Master of Science from Physician Assistant Studies

Michigan State University

Bachelor of Science from Physiology
CARRIE SEPKE