Connor Peeples
Bend,USA
Summary
Third year medical student aspiring to a career in emergency medicine. Experienced working in high stress and austere environments where quick learning and adaptability are necessities. Comfortable working in Spanish in athletic and healthcare environments. Trained well in individual and group problem solving and communication. Coach and coordinator of boys gymnastics teams for 10+ years.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursing Home Musician (Volunteer)
All Seasons Living
Naples, USA
08.2025 - 09.2025
- Performed blues and jazz songs on the guitar alongside a pianist during musical hours at the nursing home
- Collaborated with fellow musicians for performances and increased audience engagement
- Communicated with the resident patients at the facility to play the songs or genres they wanted to hear
- Scheduled rehearsals with other musicians
Ophthalmic tech/ Spanish Interpreter (Volunteer)
Florida Lions Eye Clinic
Naples, USA
01.2023 - 09.2025
- Company Overview: Florida Lions Eye Clinic is an outreach organization in southwest Florida.
- Spanish Interpretation for physicians
- Administering eye medications for dilation and treatment.
- Supported ophthalmologists during surgical procedures by preparing patients for surgery, sterilizing instruments, irrigating eyes during procedures, and passing required tools.
- Operated and maintained ophthalmic equipment
- Checked the patient's vision, field, and fundus.
- Florida Lions Eye Clinic is an outreach organization in southwest Florida.
Research Coordinator (Volunteer)
UCLA-Olive View ERI
Los Angeles, USA
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Responsibilities included data entry, reviewing medical records, wet lab work (wound swabbing, blood sample centrifugation, plasma removal) and assistance in patient interviews for enrollment and follow up visits, primarily in Spanish.
- Projects assisted in include:
- Pyelonephritis research (SAYSTOP study)
- Staphylococcus recurrence research (ANTISTAPH study)
- Monkeypox demographic research (CRASHED study).
Shelter Outreach Volunteer
Refugee Health Alliance
Tijuana, Mexico
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Company Overview: Refugee Health Alliance sets up pop up clinics in the refugee camps on the Mexico side of the US/ Mexico border.
- Take patient histories in spanish
- Packing patient medications
- Delivering medications to patients and reexplaining medication instructions to them
- Assisting in set up and tear down of pop up clinic within the refugee camps
- Refugee Health Alliance sets up pop up clinics in the refugee camps on the Mexico side of the US/ Mexico border.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Naples, USA
12.2022 - 05.2023
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Translated for the large number of Spanish speaking patients at the facility
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
Boys Team Coach
National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics
Eugene, USA
07.2018 - 07.2022
- Trained the competitive boys gymnastics team ages 6 to 16
- Setting up, taking down, and moving tall metal equipment
- Building wooden structures to aid in spotting and training
- Organized practices and training for the team
- Worked with owners to help better advertise the team business
- Communicated with parents to work through issues regarding their child or the team
- Getting injured gymnasts the proper medical attention
- Helped the gymnasts work through mental blocks in the gym and problems outside of the gym
- Determined and implemented plans to achieve goals for the gymnasts and team as a whole.
- Mentored junior coaches, fostering professional growth and effective coaching techniques.
Psychiatric Mental Health Technician
Jasper Mountain Psychiatric Treatment Facility
Jasper, USA
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Assisting team in maintaining the structure and treatment milieu for the children in agency residential and academic treatment programs
- Helping to implement each child's individualized treatment plan through interactions, therapy, teaching life skills, and therapeutic program activities.
- In creating the treatment milieu, attention should be given to cultural differences among children, and making those differences a positive part of the treatment environment.
- Documenting shifts using the agency's computerized logging system.
- Providing verbal or physical interventions to insure safety of the children (the agency uses CPI certification standards for interventions).
- Assisting the program with practical functioning, such as facilitating chores, etc.
- Administering medications to children in the programs.
- Carrying out all duties in compliance with agency confidentiality policies and practices.
- Attending staff meetings and providing input into the children's treatment plans.
Medical Translator/Medical Assistant (Volunteer)
Global Response Management
Reynosa, Mexico
04.2022 - 05.2022
- Translated back and forth in Spanish for an assigned physician
- Taught patients about medications, procedures and care plan instructions.
- Documented vital signs and health history for patients in clinic and hospital environments.
- Assisted with routine checks and diagnostic testing by collecting and processing specimens.
- Assisted in set up and tear down of the clinic each day.
- Assisted in hot exits where only the most vital aspects of the clinic needed to be quickly loaded into the vans because of arising situations with the Cartel.
Pediatric Psychiatrist Shadowing
Jasper Mountain Children's Mental Health Facility
Eugene, USA
11.2021 - 05.2022
- Observe psychiatrists work with the hyper-traumatized patients at Jasper Mountain
- Provide supporting information on the patients for the psychiatrists based off my experiences with them in the milieu
- Observe psychiatrists interview patients
- Observe the methods of prescribing medications for the treatment of different mental ailments
- Observed the processes behind weening over-medicated patients off their cocktails of psychiatric meds
- Assist psychiatrists in creating treatment plans unique to each child
- Observed how the physicians built relations ships with patients
Pediatric Physician Shadowing
Mackenzie Willamette Hospital
Eugene, USA
11.2021 - 01.2022
- Shadowing physicians in a pediatric setting while they provide care to newborns.
- Observe the diagnosing and treatment patients that have minimal ability to respond.
- Observe the pediatric care required for resuscitation at child birth.
- Observe simple procedures done on newborns.
- Observe the steps and precautions taken in infant detox from substances abused by the parents.
Spanish Teaching Assistant (Volunteer)
Downtown Languages
Eugene, USA
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Adults Class: assisted in the teaching of skills like resume writing or job interviewing to Spanish speaking individuals with minimal english. Most teaching and assisting done in Spanish.
- Children's Class: assisted with any homework the elementary and middle schoolers needed help with, working in both english and Spanish for clarification.
Orthopedic Physician Shadowing
Slocum Orthopedics
Eugene, USA
10.2021 - 11.2021
- Observed orthopedic physicians see patients, diagnose, and perform small procedures.
- Observed the processes of diagnosing patients using different medical equipment and reading the images to decide the best course of action.
- Observed Proper bedside manner in an orthopedic setting.
Medical Assistant
River Avenue Alternative Care Site
Eugene, USA
12.2020 - 06.2021
- Working with patients from the Department of Corrections or homeless shelters.
- Taking patient vitals
- Practicing Trauma Informed Care of patients with different backgrounds and experiences
- Keeping medical instruments, rooms, and the facility sanitized within an active Covid environment
- Answering phones and coordinating schedules or information transfer with homeless shelters and DOC employees
- Serving catered food to patients
- Helping patients get in contact with the necessary healthcare professionals and housing facilities they need
- Caring for patients daily needs
Spanish Speaking Private Lessons Coach
National Academy Of Artistic Gymnastics
Eugene, USA
12.2019 - 08.2020
- Coaching Gymnastics with simple Spanish vocabulary
- Communicating with 8 to 10 year old bilingual students or students with minimal English
- Practicing Spanish athletic vocabulary with students.
Head Boys Team Coach
United States Gymnastics Academy
Eugene, USA
07.2017 - 07.2018
- Managing a team of gymnasts of different skill levels
- Planning competitions to attend during the season
- Coaching and communicating in Spanish with bilingual students or students with insufficient English
- Arranging parent meetings to discuss different aspects of practices
- Trained the competitive boys gymnastics team ages 6 to 16
- Setting up, taking down, and moving tall metal equipment
- Building wooden structures to aid in spotting and training
- Organized practices and training for the team
- Worked with owners to help better advertise the team business
- Communicated with parents to work through issues regarding their child or the team
- Getting injured gymnasts the proper medical attention
- Helped the gymnasts work through mental blocks in the gym and problems outside of the gym
- Determined and implemented plans to achieve goals for the gymnasts and team as a whole.
- Mentored junior coaches, fostering professional growth and effective coaching techniques.
Mission Equipment Porter (Volunteer)
National Geographic, Washington Forest Service
Mt. Rainier, USA
07.2016 - 07.2017
- Transporting gear to the top of Mt Rainier for National Geographic and Washington forest service
- Assist on a four day mission each summer for two years
- Assisting in setup and takedown of geological and overnight gear for a week long expedition
- Hard Labor at high elevation
- Planning four days worth of equipment and necessities
- Mountaineering in low light conditions
- Working as a team to make sure everyone can get up the mountain safely.
Emergency Physician Shadowing
Saint Charles Medical Center
Bend, USA
01.2016 - 11.2016
- Shadowing the Physician while they treat a diverse set of ailments throughout the ER.
- Observe the process of working through extreme situations in the trauma wing.
- Observing bedside manor and empathy for patients the physician may never see again.
- Observe the dynamic between the physician and the other positions in the ER.
- Learn about the processes of charting and documenting each patient.
- Understanding the chain of command in emergency settings.
Emergency Room Assistant (Volunteer)
Saint Charles Medical Center
Bend, USA
09.2015 - 10.2016
- Stocking supply rooms within the ER
- Bringing supplies to rooms
- Setting up supply trays before procedures or examinations
- Assisted physicians and clinicians with examinations, procedures, preparation of patients, and vital sign procedures
- Followed instructions of the Physician.
Boys Team Coach
Oregon Olympic Athletics
Bend, USA
07.2012 - 09.2016
- Trained the competitive boys gymnastics team ages 6 to 16
- Setting up, taking down, and moving tall metal equipment
- Building wooden structures to aid in spotting and training
- Organized practices and training
- Worked with owners to help better advertise the team business
- Communicated with parents to work around issues with their kids
- Getting injured gymnasts the proper medical attention
- Helped the gymnasts work mental blocks and problems outside of the gym
- Determined and implemented plans to achieve goals for the gymnasts and team as a whole.
- Mentored junior coaches, fostering professional growth and effective coaching techniques.
Education
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine -
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erie, PA06.2027
CNA License - Nursing Assistance
Healthcare Academy of California
Vista, CA08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Bio-Anthropology, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR06.2021
CPI Certification - Psychiatric Crisis Prevention
Jasper Mountain Children's Mental Health Facility
06.2021
Skills
- Conversational/ Working Spanish
- Improving team performance
- Group Organization
- Work in high stress environments
- Lab work
- Trauma Informed Care
- Psychiatric crisis prevention
- Athletic understanding
- One on one communication
- Quick learner
- Teaching experience
- Nurse Assistant Care Giving
Research
- Fish Predator Response Correlation to Age, Personal Thesis, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Data collection and data analysis on live, wild fish populations
- Study of Antibiotics You Stop for Treatment Of Pyelonephritis, Research Project, UCLA-Olive View ERI, Brett Faine/David Talan MD, 2024
- Analysis of Toxin Immunology of recurrent STAPHylococcal infection, Research Project, UCLA-Olive View ERI, David A. Talan, MD and M. Javad Aman, PhD, 2024
- Causes of Rashes in the Emergency Department: MPOX Surveillance in U.S ED's, Research Project, UCLA-Olive View ERI, David Talan, MD, 2024
Hobbies and Interests
- Freestyle Skiing
- Spanish Books/Reading
- Lead Guitarist in Band
- Scuba Diving
- Free Diving
- Spear Fishing
- Exercising
Timeline
Nursing Home Musician (Volunteer)
All Seasons Living
08.2025 - 09.2025
Research Coordinator (Volunteer)
UCLA-Olive View ERI
06.2024 - 08.2024
Shelter Outreach Volunteer
Refugee Health Alliance
06.2024 - 08.2024
Ophthalmic tech/ Spanish Interpreter (Volunteer)
Florida Lions Eye Clinic
01.2023 - 09.2025
Certified Nursing Assistant
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
12.2022 - 05.2023
Medical Translator/Medical Assistant (Volunteer)
Global Response Management
04.2022 - 05.2022
Pediatric Psychiatrist Shadowing
Jasper Mountain Children's Mental Health Facility
11.2021 - 05.2022
Pediatric Physician Shadowing
Mackenzie Willamette Hospital
11.2021 - 01.2022
Orthopedic Physician Shadowing
Slocum Orthopedics
10.2021 - 11.2021
Spanish Teaching Assistant (Volunteer)
Downtown Languages
09.2021 - 12.2021
Psychiatric Mental Health Technician
Jasper Mountain Psychiatric Treatment Facility
06.2021 - 06.2022
Medical Assistant
River Avenue Alternative Care Site
12.2020 - 06.2021
Spanish Speaking Private Lessons Coach
National Academy Of Artistic Gymnastics
12.2019 - 08.2020
Boys Team Coach
National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics
07.2018 - 07.2022
Head Boys Team Coach
United States Gymnastics Academy
07.2017 - 07.2018
Mission Equipment Porter (Volunteer)
National Geographic, Washington Forest Service
07.2016 - 07.2017
Emergency Physician Shadowing
Saint Charles Medical Center
01.2016 - 11.2016
Emergency Room Assistant (Volunteer)
Saint Charles Medical Center
09.2015 - 10.2016
Boys Team Coach
Oregon Olympic Athletics
07.2012 - 09.2016
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine -
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
CNA License - Nursing Assistance
Healthcare Academy of California
Bachelor of Science - Bio-Anthropology, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry
University of Oregon
CPI Certification - Psychiatric Crisis Prevention
Jasper Mountain Children's Mental Health Facility
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