Tess Hickey

• American College of Physicians
• American Medical Association
• New England Journal of Medicine

ACLS, 12/01/22, 12/01/24

Quality of Life: Community Assets, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, 08/01/20, 01/01/21, Acted as team leader to organize a public health project examining the effects of community assets on quality of life in Vermont, Supported five other students to help them reach project deadlines, Presented project at a virtual poster session

• Ad-hoc Reviewer, IDCases, 01/01/22, Present, Review cited literature and fact-check manuscripts, Provide feedback on actionable corrections to manuscripts
• Clinical Features and Outcomes of Infective Endocarditis in Persons Experiencing Homelessness, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, 12/01/21, Present, Performed data collection on those with endocarditis who left against medical advice, Helped to design data collection system through REDCap
• Harm Reduction for Substance Use Disorder, Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, ME, 08/01/21, 10/01/21, Assessed needs of community via interviews with community members, Educated providers on local resources for substance use disorder, Created a flier with substance use disorder resources (syringe exchange, safe injection sites, peer support, infectious disease testing)
• Threonyl-tRNA Synthetase Mediated Angiogenesis through Serum-Dependent Fibronectin Interactions, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 06/01/16, 05/01/17, Researched angiogenic effects of threonyl-tRNA synthetase on human umbilical vascular endothelial cells, Collated and presented data at laboratory meetings, Presented research at the Student Research Conference in May 2017
• Emergency Medicine Research, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, 09/01/15, 12/01/15, Monitored patient demographics and reason for visit to determine qualifications for six research projects, Obtained informed consents in the Emergency Department for research projects including Activation of Coagulation and Inflammation after Trauma (ACIT) and Mobile Assessment after Trauma Pilot (MAAT-P)
• Effects of Peppermint Tea Supplementation on Endurance Exercise, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH, 09/01/14, 05/01/15, Acted as lead student researcher to collaborate in the creation of a senior thesis project: Effects of Peppermint Tea Supplementation on Endurance Exercise, Designed, collected, and analyzed data on the effects of peppermint tea on athletic parameters including: VO2 max, blood lactate concentration, and respiratory parameters, Presented senior thesis project at the Student Showcase of Excellence in May 2015, Presented at NEACSM’s Regional Conference in the Fall of 2016