Cassandra Fitzgerald

• Performed medical interventions and developed treatment plans independently through rapid critical thinking and action.
• Efficiently worked as a member or leader of a patient care team through clear communication, collaboration, and delegation during high-pressure emergency situations.
• Delivered advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), basic life support (BLS), and mental health services.
• Treated patients of all backgrounds and socioeconomic status, seeing first-hand the effects of social determinants of health on outcomes, and how most emergency room visits could be prevented with quality primary care.
• Precepted paramedic students by fostering a safe learning environment amidst the unpredictability of prehospital medicine.

I was a university tutor for General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Physics, and the program-designated tutor for the Emergency Medical Care (EMC) program, guiding EMT students and first year students through the paramedic program curriculum.

• Focused tutoring directed students towards tools and skills to learn material themselves through one-on-one and group sessions.
• Promoted development of good study habits and learning skills.
• Worked with instructors on occasional in-class small group sessions, such as ECG placement skills groups.