Diante Fields

• Aided in routine and STAT blood collection (inpatient and emergency department).
• Processed specimens including blood, bodily fluids, and anatomical specimens .
• Centrifuged, packaged, and shipped blood specimens for clinical testing.
• Ensured the safety of patients by performing correct phlebotomy techniques.
• Maintained and stayed up-to-date on laboratory chemical hygiene.

• Contract medical scribe from Scribe America for Dr. Reza Nazemzadeh at Atrium Health Cancer Institute.
• Updated cancer and hematology patients' charts during routine, immediate, pre-chemotherapy, treatment toxicity, and consult visits.
• Updated the HPI, ROS, results, treatment, and assessment/plan section of patients' charts using EPIC EHR system as dictated by Dr. Reza Nazemzadeh.

• Shadowed 2 cardiology physician assistants (Sam Mioc, PA-C and Kaitlyn Shelton, PA-C), 1 cardiology nurse practitioner (Kelly Coleman, FNP), and a Cardiologist (James Roberts, MD), at Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute in Matthews, NC.
• Observed a transesophageal echocardiography and an electrical cardioversion.
• Observed administrative work of a PA such as charting, ordering, and hospital admission.
• Observed clinical team collaboration between PAs, NPs, Nurses, MDs, Sonography, etc., on patient cases.
• Observed interactions between a PA and patients (inpatient and outpatient).

● Collected blood work/lab orders from UNC Health patients (outpatient and inpatient).
● Lab orders collected from about 40 patients every shift.
● Contributed to the training of new employees by observing techniques and providing counsel.
● Consulted with health care providers regarding direct patient care, patient blood tests, and results.
● Performed proper venipunctures and finger-stick techniques on patients of all ages, excluding newborns/babies.
● Maintained a low contamination rate of all blood specimens, including STAT labs and blood cultures.
● Educated patients on the importance of labs and frequent lab collection.

● Aided in biosample collection including venipuncture blood samples, and mitra blood samples.
● Utilized allergen testing with histamine solution on research participants to observe physical changes.
● Processed blood samples for research investigation using centrifuging techniques, plasma collection, and cryopreservation.
● Ensured safety of participants using proper sterile and phlebotomy technique.
● Uploaded data to Microsoft Excel sheets.

● Prepared culture media and breast cancer cell lines for culturing under sterile conditions for experimentation.
● Diluted carcinogenic substance (PFAS) stock solutions and utilized dosing techniques of cancer cells.
● Plotted toxicity curves to observe experimental data.
● Utilized SoftMax Pro Microplate Data Acquisition & Analysis Software and the SpectraMAX i3x Multi-Mode Microplate for data collection of toxicity assays.
● Utilized mathematical calculations for dilution stocks and cell plate seeding for toxicity assays.
● Wrote an undergraduate research paper based on the experimental data gathered over 12 weeks.