Matthew Patch

• Improved clinical efficiency by maintaining accurate and up-to-date electronic health records for each patient encounter.
• Facilitated effective communication between healthcare providers by accurately recording diagnostic test results and treatment plans.
• Increased overall productivity of clinical staff by providing real-time scribing support during high-volume shifts, enabling better focus on direct patient care.
• Locations worked: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Emergency Department and Ascension Outpatient Internal Medicine Clinic

• Worked with patients to help them connect with needed community resources and follow up with them regularly to help them stay healthy.
• Communicated with providers at UW Health primary care clinics in providing resources to patients
• Learned about the important links between basic needs and health, by directly interacting with patients
• Served as Lead Navigator and mentored students in becoming resource navigator volunteers.
• Volunteered at MEDiC Southside Clinic, a free clinic run by medical students at UW-School of Medicine and Public Health. Had the opportunity to converse with patients and assess what resources need to be provided to specific patients.

• Assisted elder patients with physical and mental activities that improve the patients' hospital experience and help maintain cognitive and physical functioning during a hospital stay. Assisted with patient walks, feeding, and end of life care.

• Create and facilitate in-person and virtual lesson plans that cater to a variety of learning styles to advance the biochemistry knowledge of undergraduate students
• Communicate with course instructors and coordinators to maintain an organized and positive learning environment for students
• Grade student assignments in a timely manner
• Semesters Taught: Spring 2022, Summer 2022 (Virtual), Fall 2022, Spring 2023

• Worked directly with children with developmental disabilities in various summer camps, including children diagnosed with autism and cerebral palsy
• Responsible for inclusive & individualized social & recreational opportunities for youth enrolled in Youth Resources
• Modeling appropriate interactions for the children being served, as well as for their peers
• Support multiple summer programs in getting to know the child we serve; what they like to do, how to best communicate with them, how to get them involved in activities, how to utilize peer support, etc...
• Provide bathroom support and modeled appropriate behavior

• Led a volunteer team of three people weekly for Badger Volunteers to volunteer at Capitol Lakes Nursing Home/Assisted Living/Memory Care
• Led activities to engage the residents and connect with them to learn more about their lives. Such activities included bingo, card games, crafts, monopoly, and many more!
• As a Badger Volunteer Leader, I am responsible for tracking attendance to the Morgridge Center for Public Service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Communicating with my team about transportation and announcements regarding our weekly volunteering.

• Assisted in non-human primate team research, conducting behavioral assessments on rhesus macaques with congenital Zika exposure and aging macaques the tau mutation linked to Parkinson's Disease

• Volunteered at Lincoln Elementary help with after school activities, including tutoring, reading, academic enrichment activities, and fun outdoor activities
• Virtual Tutor at Wright Elementary School through zoom during COVID-19 pandemic