Overview
Work History
Education
Certification
Research and Presentations
Professional Memberships
Committees & Volunteering
Skills/Special Interests
Timeline
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Rachel Alexander

Tinley Park,IL

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

COVID-19 Support Staff

University of Michigan Health - West
Wyoming, MI
12.2020 - 06.2021

Worked at Covid-19 testing center and administered Covid-19 vaccinations.

Health Assistant

Alternative Directions
Grand Rapids, MI
04.2018 - 10.2018

Preformed health screenings at a community based correctional program as a graduate nurse.

Lab Intern

West Michigan Regional Laboratory
Grand Rapids, MI
06.2016 - 01.2018

Provided care to research animals, assisted with surgery set up and maintenance of facilities.

Clerk

Lakeshore Pharmacies
Saugatuck, MI
05.2012 - 09.2014

Education

Pediatric Residency Program -

Advocate Children's Hospital
Oak Lawn, IL

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine -

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
East Lansing, MI

B.S. in Nursing -

Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI

Certification

  • Michigan Nursing License, 2018 - current. License No. 4704343064
  • NCLEX, Passed 2018

Research and Presentations

  • Caregiver Perspective on Breastfeeding Cessation in the NICU. Ongoing research at Advocate Children's Hospital.
  • A Puzzling Presentation: Papilledema and Pancytopenia in a Pediatric Patient. Presented at Advocate Oak Lawn Pediatric Residency academic lecture series 12/05/2023.
  • Gender Disparity in Breastfeeding Continuity in the NICU: Risk Factors for Early Cessation Among Preterm Infants. Presented at: Midwest Society of Pediatric Research Day. 10/12/2023.
  • Focal Seizures in a Well-Developing Child Under Two: An Unsuspecting Presentation of Tuberous Sclerosis. Presented at: Advocate Aurora Scientific Day. 05/24/2023.
  • Rare Case of Kwashiorkor Disease in a Pediatric Patient. Presented at: ACMC Research Day. 05/10/2023.

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Medical Women’s Association

Committees & Volunteering

  • Pediatric Nurse Resident Committee, Advocate Oak Lawn, 2023-current.
  • MSU Covid Triage Hotline, MSUCOM, 2020.
  • President of MSUCOM Student Chapter of the American Medical Women’s Association, MSUCOM, 2019-2020.
  • Child Life Volunteer, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, 2014-2017.
  • Kids Health for Haiti Medical Mission Trip, Montrouis, Haiti, 2016.

Skills/Special Interests

  • Line Dancing
  • Cliff Jumping
  • Competitive Swimming
  • Reading

Timeline

COVID-19 Support Staff

University of Michigan Health - West
12.2020 - 06.2021

Health Assistant

Alternative Directions
04.2018 - 10.2018

Lab Intern

West Michigan Regional Laboratory
06.2016 - 01.2018

Clerk

Lakeshore Pharmacies
05.2012 - 09.2014

Pediatric Residency Program -

Advocate Children's Hospital

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine -

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

B.S. in Nursing -

Calvin University

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