Sila Mateo Faxas

• Diagnosed and treated patients suffering from chronic conditions.
• Established strong relationships with patients and their families, fostering trust and commitment to the healthcare plan.
• Provided emergent medical care and treatment for life-threatening injuries and illnesses.
• Teamed with other physicians, specialists, and health care providers to provide well-rounded care for complex cases.
• Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to federal guidelines and regulations.

• Trained more than 100 individuals in Basic Life Support and First Aid techniques, resulting in International provider certification by the American Heart Association.
• Developed strong rapport with students, fostering an atmosphere conducive to active learning and skill mastery.
• Achieved a Quality Assurance Report score of 93 out of 100 based on feedback from 91 participants in electronic surveys conducted from 2018 to the present date.
• Ensured proper use and maintenance of training equipment such as mannequins, AEDs, and other essential tools for effective instruction.
• Facilitated group activities that encouraged collaboration, communication, and problem-solving among classmates during training sessions.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge on BLS guidelines and best practices, ensuring accurate instruction for students.

Mentored an average of 10 students per class in simulated laboratory practices including:

• Clinical skills and diagnostics
• Surgical skills and diagnostics
• Pediatrics Emergencies
• Gynecology and Obstetrics
• Orthopedics

• Served as an in-house physician at a primary care rural-urban
  community clinic with a multicultural Dominican and Haitian
  population of more than 2,000 families providing general family medicine services for 30-40 patients per day.
• Improved patient outcomes by conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments and developing individualized care plans.
• Contributed to quality improvement initiatives by identifying areas for potential enhancement in service delivery and providing recommendations based on evidence-based practices.
• Established and maintained effective working relationships with community agencies, fostering collaboration for improved patient access to needed resources and services.

• Delivered timely results by effectively managing time and prioritizing tasks during the internship period.
• Assisted with patient physical examination,
  history gathering, education and counseling of medication compliance and lifestyle changes, laboratory, and cardiology test review and explanation, medical referral, medication reconciliation, and refilling and medical encounter recording in the Electronic Medical System.