6115 Canoe Court, Flowery Branch, GA 30542-5647
(678) 769-5999 [] wilsonpatino.celia[at]gmail.com
Objective
To apply my academic strengths, significant experience in clinical environments, Spanish fluency, excellent interpersonal skills, unfailing work ethic, and enthusiasm for the medical field to excel in pursuing a career in public health and primary care medicine.
Experience
>>>Graduate Teaching Assistant (August 2024 - May 2025)
University of Georgia College of Public Health
Athens, Georgia
Assisted professor in grading assignments and exams for undergraduate courses in public health by providing constructive, positive feedback to students in a timely manner. Maintained consistent, professional correspondence and online presence to interface with ~200 students each term. Demonstrated flexibility with and adaptability to a fluid classroom environment to meet the changing needs of students and the professor. (Stipend + full-tuition remission.)
>>>Surgical Center Volunteer (June 2022 - August 2022, January 2024 - present)
Limestone Surgery Center
Gainesville, Georgia
Assisting with multiple duties in a busy ENT-focused outpatient surgical center, including patient intake, patient recovery, Spanish-English translation, stocking materials, etc.
>>>Selectee (May 2024 - June 2024)
Foothills Area Health Education Center Pathway to Med School Program
Gainesville, Georgia
One of eight students out of 52 pre-medical student applicants selected to participate in a residential summer program consisting of 80 clinical shadowing hours, 60+ hours of community-based research, and 40 hours of instructional sessions all focusing on primary care medicine.
>>>Medical Scribe (March 2023 - May 2024)
ScribeAmerica
Hospitals in Duluth and Lawrenceville, Georgia
Provided support for emergency medicine physicians and other providers within fast-paced hospital environments. Ensured high-level quality patient care by providing accurate documentation on history, procedures, consults, and discussions. Transcribed care notes during patient visits with a 95% accuracy rating while ensuring compliance with HIPAA and hospital policies. Utilized knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy to prepare professional communications in word processing and database software with exceptional spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
>>>Research Intern (July 2023 - Aug 2023)
Northeast Georgia Health System
Gainesville, Georgia
Full-time paid summer research and physician shadowing experience with the Office of Graduate Medical Education at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center, a 613-bed community teaching hospital. Developed and conducted all aspects of an individual research project in collaboration with GME and hospital personnel consisting of a three-year retrospective chart analysis of over 2,200 patient encounters. Wrote a journal article entitled "Patient limited English proficiency and increased length of postoperative hospital stay: Evidence of correlation" (under review with the Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association). Shadowed roughly 80 hours with NGMC residents and attendings in family medicine, internal medicine, and general surgery, including rounding and attending didactics. Participated in clinical patient simulations in NGMC simulation laboratory. Engaged in a broad range of professional development activities geared towards premedical students.
>>>Medical Clinic volunteer (March 2023 - August 2023)
Prosalud Centro Medico
Gainesville, Georgia
Volunteered 1-2 shifts monthly in a high-volume, bilingual primary care medical clinic serving a predominantly Spanish-speaking clientele. Supported health care providers by preparing examination rooms for patients, collecting vital signs, observing patient procedures, and recovering examination rooms following patient visits. Also assisted with office tasks such as answering telephone, phoning patients with appointment reminders, document destruction to comply with HIPAA, and light filing and paperwork management.
>>>Neonatal Intensive Care Unit volunteer (January 2023 - January 2024)
Southern Regional Medical Center
Riverdale, Georgia
Volunteered 1-2 shifts monthly during the academic year assisting NICU personnel with multiple tasks including diaper changes, rocking and consoling infants, bottle feeding stable infants with gestational age > 34 weeks, assisting visitors with hand hygiene, restocking supplies, assisting nursing staff with errands, performing other tasks as assigned by Charge Nurse/NNP to help the unit run smoothly.
>>>Physician shadowing (June 2022 - present)
Northside Hospital Forsyth & various private practice locations
Regionally in north Georgia
Accrued 125+ hours shadowing physicians in various medical environments including emergency departments and primary care offices.
>>>Patient Transporter (June 2022 - August 2022)
Northeast Georgia Health System
Gainesville, Georgia
Summer job entailing transporting patients to and from rooms and other locations within a large regional medical center to various diagnostic and screening laboratories within the hospital complex. BLS certified, trained in HIPAA compliance.
>>>Child Care Provider (August 2020 - July 2023)
Residence of Kevin & Jessica Stearns
Flowery Branch, Georgia
Entrusted with all aspects of in-home care for boys ages 3 and 4 averaging one afternoon/evenings per month. Sole hire responsible for planning & preparing meals, bathing & dressing, administering medications, playing, reading, driving to appointments, and generally ensuring safety.
>>>Housekeeping Team Member (July - August, 2018 & 2019)
Hotel Riotuerto
La Cavada, Spain
Assisted primary housekeeper with maintaining guest rooms and common areas in a 16-room, family-run hotel 4 - 5 hours every morning during the busy summer season. Tasks included dusting, sweeping, mopping, cleaning bathrooms, preparing breakfast service, cleaning up after breakfast, laundering linens, and interacting with and assisting hotel guests to ensure their comfort.
>>>Student Government Association Member (August - May, 2018 - 2022)
Lakeview Academy
Gainesville, Georgia
Served as the SGA Public Relations Director in ninth grade, a class representative in grades 10 & 11, and as Treasurer in 2021-22, the latter entailing great responsibility for maintaining finances and overseeing budgeting and purchasing.
>>>Volunteer (August - May, 2018 - 2022)
Various organizations
Gainesville, Georgia
Volunteered 120+ hours in various capacities including staffing week-long summer athletic day camps for young children and translating a local non-profit organization’s website from English into Spanish.
Education
University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia), August 2024 - May 2026 [expected]
M.P.H. - Master of Public Health with a concentration in Health Promotion & Behavior
Graduate assistantship award recipient (stipend + full-tuition remission).
Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia), August 2022 - December 2023
B.S. - Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Applied Languages & Intercultural Studies (Spanish concentration), minor in Biology, December, 2023
Entered as a junior owing to advanced-standing credits; received Zell Miller Scholarship; graduated from the highly selective GT Honors Program with "Distinction in the Global Engagement Pathway," one of only 34 students to do so out of 1,865 bachelor's degree recipients in fall, 2023. Selected to serve as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant to Dr. Adam J. Decker for BIOL 3753 – Human Anatomy. Also served as the Captain of the GT Equestrian Team and placed in the top five riders in several intercollegiate riding competitions. Was additionally a member of the Stamps Health Services Ambassadors and the Alpha Xi Delta sorority, where I served as Chair of the very important Homecoming Committee. Made Dean's List every term of f/t enrollment. Graduated with a 3.78 overall G.P.A. with a major G.P.A. of 4.0 and a G.P.A. in the minor of 3.85.
University of North Georgia (Gainesville, Georgia), August 2019 - August 2022, January 2024 - December 2024
A.A. - Associate of Arts (graduated with distinction) in General Studies, August, 2022
A.S. - Associate of Science (graduated with distinction) in General Studies, May, 2024
Phi Theta Kappa Nat'l. Honor Society member, Phi Eta Sigma Nat'l. Honor Society member, Pi Gamma Mu Nat'l. Social Science Honor Society member. 3.77 overall G.P.A.
Lakeview Academy (Gainesville, Georgia), August 2018 - May 2022
Honors Diploma with Bi-lingual Seal in an Advanced Placement/Honors curriculum, May, 2022
Georgia Governor's Honors Program (GHP) finalist and attendee (1 of 684 statewide), Head of School list every term, 3-sport varsity athlete, student government member, admissions tour guide, 120+ service hours, A.P. Scholar with Distinction, recognized by the College Board in its National Hispanic Recognition Program in 2021, selected for Brenau University Medical Scholars Program in 2020-21 (canceled due to COVID-19), 3.87 G.P.A.
References*
Dr. Michael L. Baron, Family Medicine Physician, Emory Healthcare
Dr. Sherry M. Brock, Emergency Medicine Physician, Northside Hospital
Dr. Jennifer Burrell, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, Northside Hospital
Dr. Armando R. Castillo, Chief Neonatologist, Southern Regional Medical Center
Dr. Kelly Comfort, Professor of Spanish, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Adam J. Decker, Director of Anatomical Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Kathryn Dudas, Family Medicine Physician, Northeast Georgia Physicians Group
Dr. Betsy Grunch, Neurosurgeon, Longstreet Clinic
Dr. Rosi Gunasinghe, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of North Georgia
Dr. Christopher Kiker, Family Medicine Physician, Northeast Georgia Physicians Group
Dr. Renee Himmelbaum, Pediatrician, Suwanahoochee Pediatrics
Dr. Tia Neely, Family Medicine Physician, Piedmont Physicians of Homer
Dr. Scot M. Stewart, Otolaryngologist, Northeast Georgia Otolaryngology
* Contact information available upon request.