Matthew McGrath
Richmond
Summary
Skilled Physician Assistant with 3 total years experience in Dermatology, Emergency Medicine and Pain Management. Effective at getting a detailed clinical picture and leaving patients feeling heard and understood. Able to integrate clinical knowledge, individual patient history, and physical exam findings to find a diagnosis. Greatest skill is establishing rich interpersonal relationships with patients and co-workers to foster a positive environment and efficient team effort. Willing to branch out into new specialties or enter primary care.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physician Assistant
Absolute Dermatology
Richmond
01.2024 - Current
- Completed SDPA Diplomate fellowship.
- Performed thorough full-body skin cancer screenings.
- Rapidly formed differential diagnoses for rashes, infections, skin malignancies and more.
- Quickly assessed new problems brought up outside of chief complaint.
- Extensive procedural experience including suturing, I&D, shave and punch biopsy, ED&C and more.
- Kept up to date with all pathology and labs in a timely manner.
Clinical Experience
Rejuvinix
Richmond
04.2023 - 01.2024
- Thriving in a fast-paced environment, seeing over 40 patients a day
- Heavy procedural load including fluoroscopic/ultrasound injections, radiofrequency ablations, aspirations, and more.
- Interpreting imaging for diagnosing arthritis.
- Working well as an integral part of a close-knit and small team to make day-to-day functioning of office more efficient.
Clinical Experience
Vituity Emergency Medicine
10.2022 - 04.2023
- Completed Emergency Medicine internship
- Experience in suturing, I&D
- Ordering and interpreting imaging studies many times a shift
- Integrating into a very busy and efficient team
- Further honing already efficient documentation practices
- Taking every opportunity to learn from my colleagues
- Taking daily inventory of strengths and weaknesses of my practice and changing my practice habits accordingly
- Saw patients in both pediatric and adult ERs.
Education
MASTERS OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES -
EVMS
Norfolk05.2022
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE - BIOLOGY
SUNY CORTLAND
Cortland, NY05.2018
Skills
- Differential diagnosis
- Fast-paced environment
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Clinical decision making
- Assessing pathophysiology
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteered as home health aide for cerebral palsy patient
- Raised funds for Vanguard Landing Foundation for Adults with Mild to Moderate Intellectual disabilities
- Volunteered as hospice aide with Amedisys Hospice
- Clinical Anatomy class representative
- Elected Human Values in Medicine representative
Affiliations
- Musician, have played from the streets of New York to Carnegie Hall.
- Bird Enthusaist, favortie is Red Winged Blackbird.
Certification
- SDPA Diplomate Fellowship, 1/2024.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Physician Assistant
Absolute Dermatology
01.2024 - Current
Clinical Experience
Rejuvinix
04.2023 - 01.2024
Clinical Experience
Vituity Emergency Medicine
10.2022 - 04.2023
MASTERS OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES -
EVMS
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE - BIOLOGY
SUNY CORTLAND
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