Julie Donnelly Stark

• Maintained high patient satisfaction by performing root cause analysis on labs, radiologic imaging, and vital sign trends in medical record. By explaining patient's historical data, patients feel heard and are more motivated to make lifestyle changes or initiate therapy.
• Consulted and coordinated patient care with other physicians, pharmacists and specialists.
• Admitted and treated pediatric and adult patients as part of hospital's 24-hour on-call services.
• Provided neonatal resuscitation for vaginal and c-section deliveries.
• Newborn admission and care. Arranged urgent/emergent transfer to NICU in nearby hospital when required.
• Ordered and executed various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient condition
• Participated in shared call system with other providers to provide continuous coverage for patients on 24-hour basis.
• Determined medication and dosage schedule given patient's vitals, condition and allergies.

• Supervised Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners by providing on-site consultation and monthly chart audits.
• Established physician liaison between RediMed urgent care services and Lutheran Health Primary Care.
• Performed Department of Transportation (DOT) exams provided. Certification for National Registry of Medical Examiners
• Provided Occupational Medicine services for 20+ companies within Allen County including 24hour on-call coverage for emergent situations.
• Determined objectives, set priorities and established targeted improvements for Fort Wayne Fire Department medical testing to meet OSHA annual screening exams to ensure firefighter safety.

• Identified serious conditions and emergency situations and immediately referred to hospital for prompt care.
• Provided and managed direct patient care to 60-80 patients in 12 hour shift by conducting rapid evaluation and treatment of acute illness and injuries using on-site x-ray capability and CLIA waived lab tests.
• Occupational medicine services provided for area company employee injuries.
• Department of Transportation (DOT) exams provided. Certification for National Registry of Medical Examiners

• Teamed with other resident physicians, specialists, physical and occupational therapists to provide well-rounded care for complex medical cases.
• Ambulatory Family Medicine clinic staffed 2-3 days per week providing preventive screening and treatment for treatment of diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity.
• Provided quality prenatal and obstetric care to low-income and indigent patients at Crusader Clinic. Training included cesarean sections, repair of 2nd to 4th degree perineal tears.
• Ultrasonography to confirm pregnancy dates, heart rate/outflow tract, and determine any gross anatomical anomalies.
• Completed ALSO, NRP, ACLS, PALS certification.

• Recruited volunteers to participate in Neuroimaging studies utilizing PET scanner and fMRI machine for Radiologists, Neurologists, Psychiatrists at Malinckrodt Institute of Radiology.
• Worked for Dr. Mark Mintun, Professor of Radiology, and Dr. Yvette Sheline, Professor of Psychiatry.
• Performed Cognitive tests for Breast Cancer Patients starting on Tamoxifen (SERM) in small study to evaluate estrogen receptors in brain using FES Pet scan.

• Christian Medical and Dental Association

• Completed Course in computer calculated intramolecular forces in protein modeling to mimic receptor-protein interactions under direction of Christopher Ho, MD PhD.
• Contributed to double-blinded study of side effects comparing Topamax and Lamictal side effects in Normal Control Patients.
• Published under Dr. Yvette Sheline, Professor of Psychiatry, article exploring volume loss/gain of amygdala after Zoloft treatment in chronically depressed patients.

Sheline YI, Barch DM, Donnelly JM, Ollinger JM, Snyder AZ, Mintun MA. Increased amygdala response to masked emotional faces in depressed subjects resolves with antidepressant treatment: An fMRI study. Biol Psychiatry 2001; 50(9):651-658.

• Women in Engineering Scholarship recipient
• Curator's Scholar Recipient all four years
• Summa Cum Laude graduate
• Research Project: Graduate research Summer at Colorado University-Boulder under Dr. Theodore W. Randolph investigating manufacturing Poly-l-lactic acid submicron particles for insulin incapsulation.

Randolph, T.W., Randolph, A.D., Mebes, M., and Yeung, S., "Sub-Micron Sized Biodegradable Particles of Poly(L-Lactic Acid) via the Gas Antisolvent Spray Precipitation Process," Biotechnol. Prog., 9, No 4, 429-435, 1993.