Patricia Matus

• PEC is responsible for reviewing program evaluations which involve the general residency program evaluations as well as specific rotation evaluations
• They also help to oversee the annual program evaluation process and subsequent changes.

• The Resident Leadership Group aims to serve as a forum among the residency leaders to address resident-specific issues and optimize inter-resident relationship.
• It also serves to help enhance leadership training within the residency through support of the Resident Leadership Track and resident leadership curriculum.

Resident expert in Musculoskeletal Complaints: I work as a team with Sports Medicine fellowship trained family medicine physicians and specialists from various fields to:

• Improve musculoskeletal examination skills, procedures skills, including joint aspirations and injections.
• Gain an understanding about interacting with athletes, coaches, and family members
• Learn sports and exercise advisory roles.

CMG is dedicated to funding and fundraising for John Muir, the residency, as well as for community outreach projects.

Volunteered with Generation Her: a non-profit organization operating in Southern California, that seeks to empower teenage mothers, ages 13-25, and their children by connecting them to a supportive community of other teen mothers and adult mentors and equipping them with desired life skills

• Mentored new teen moms about common concerns they may have such as postpartum depression, milestone tracking, and when to seek emergency care
• Created pamphlets, presentations, and other education materials for the mothers and their babies and provided them with crucial items that are needed for themselves and their children

Funded by the UCSF Willed Body Program, Las Positas College is one of 14 community colleges in CA to have a cadaver on campus. I was selected as the top student in anatomy in the Fall 2014 classes to become a prosector and teach the incoming anatomy classes basic human anatomy

• Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
• Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
• Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
• Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
• Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
• Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.