Isabella Draganov
Charleston,SC
Summary
Compassionate and driven prospective nursing student with hands-on clinical experience gained through hospital work and personal caregiving for a family member with complex medical needs. Skilled in collaborating with nurses, doctors, and multidisciplinary care teams in fast-paced healthcare settings. Demonstrated commitment to patient care, strong communication skills, and a deep understanding of the physical and emotional needs of patients and their families.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Research Assistant
MUSC Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Clinical Research Program
Charleston, South Carolina
11.2024 - Current
- Engage diverse patient populations across multiple medical specialties.
- Conduct clinical research study visits to gather essential data for analysis.
- Collect and document patient vital signs to support ongoing studies.
- Monitor patient safety, and prepare comprehensive reports on findings.
- Collaborate with various medical providers, including doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
- Perform data entry and organize participant records based on patient interactions.
Volunteer - Special Care Nursery
MUSC SJCH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Charleston, SC
02.2025 - Current
- Assist nurses with bottle-feeding infants to ensure that nutritional needs are met.
- Assist families by delivering essential support for infants
- Observe medical procedures performed on infants by nurses and doctors, offering support upon request.
- Organize and facilitate activities for both babies and their parents within the NICU environment.
- Provide comfort care measures such as rocking, holding, singing, and talking to babies.
Administrative Assistant
Turn 90
Charleston, South Carolina
02.2024 - 10.2024
- Assisted Executive Director and Director of Operations in high-level project development.
- Interacted directly with previously incarcerated men participating in the program.
- Managed all administrative functions of Turn90 print shop operations.
- Processed invoices for payment through accounting software applications.
- Compiled and entered data into spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel and similar programs.
Research Assistant
MUSC Forensic Psychiatry Program
Charleston, South Carolina
05.2023 - 09.2023
Executed SPSS data entry for forensic research on competency to stand trial outcomes.
Completed training on the DSM-5 alternative model of personality disorders, assessing mock patients with LPFS-SR, PID-5, and PDLT-C.
Observed criminal fitness-to-stand-trial evaluations to understand patient interactions and legal standards.
Collaborated with clinicians and research assistants to develop a presentation on the Alternative Model of Personality Assessment.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Double Minor in Legal Studies and Spanish Studies
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina05.2024
Skills
- Independent research skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- G Suite proficiency
- Interpersonal communication
- Written communication
- Conversational Spanish
- Patient population experience
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Database management
- CPR/AED certification
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient consultation
Presentations And Publications
- Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism?: An AMPD interrater reliability study using Taylor Swift’s song lyrics., Annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Diego, California, 03/24, Diggett, S., Daly, S., Jones, S., Draganov, B., Gottfried, E. D., Cain, N. M., Medenblik, A., Natoli, A. P., Nelson, S., Waugh, M. H., Mulay, A. L.
- History of Convict Labor., Humanities Prison Initiative. Poster presentation at Clemson University 19th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, South Carolina, 04/24, Baker, K., Bertram, R., Blain, Z., Brice, A., Condrick, F., Draganov, B., Glessner, S., Haft, S., Hart, E., Mackiewicz, J., Mathis, O., O'Neal, E., Porter, B., Puckett, H., Sheldon, L., Smith, D., Vitiello, L., Weinzierl, H., Paxton-Wilson, N., Reynolds, N.
Activities
- Clemson Humanities Prison Research Initiative - Creative Inquiry, 2023 – 2024
- Psi Chi Honor Society, 2022 – 2024
- Clemson University Club Crew, 2022 – 2024
- Clemson Study Abroad Language Immersion Program - Granada, Spain, 05/22 - 06/22
Affiliations
- Clemson University Club Crew
- Psi Chi Honor Society
- Clemson Humanities Prison Research Initiative - Creative Inquiry
- Clemson Study Abroad Language Immersion Program - Granada, Spain
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Accomplishments
- “Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism?:” An AMPD interrater reliability study using Taylor Swift’s song lyrics. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Diego, CA. Diggett, S., Daly, S., Jones, S., & Draganov, B., Gottfried, E. D., Cain, N. M., Medenblik, A., Natoli, A. P., Nelson, S., Waugh, M. H., & Mulay, A. L. (2024, March).
History of Convict Labor. Humanities Prison Initiative. Poster presentation at Clemson University 19th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC. *Baker, K., *Bertram, R., *Blain, Z., *Brice, A., *Condrick, F., *Draganov, B., *Glessner, S., *Haft, S., *Hart, E., *Mackiewicz, J., *Mathis, O., *O'Neal, E., *Porter, B., *Puckett, H., *Sheldon, L., *Smith, D., *Vitiello, L., *Weinzierl, H., Paxton-Wilson, N., Reynolds, N. (2024, April).
Timeline
Volunteer - Special Care Nursery
MUSC SJCH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
02.2025 - Current
Clinical Research Assistant
MUSC Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Clinical Research Program
11.2024 - Current
Administrative Assistant
Turn 90
02.2024 - 10.2024
Research Assistant
MUSC Forensic Psychiatry Program
05.2023 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Double Minor in Legal Studies and Spanish Studies
Clemson University
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