Ashish Patel
1920 Juniper Lane
Bensalem, PA 19020
apatel76@yahoo.com

Ashish Patel

Contact
E-Mail apatel76@yahoo.com

Availability

From Spring 2002

Objective

To obtain a position as a Physical Therapist where I can use my critical thiking and professional judgment skills to better serve the community as a health care provider.

Education

Beaver College,Philadelphia, PA
Master of Science in Physical Therapy (completion, in September 2000)
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, May 1998 (summa cum laude)

Clinical
Affiliations
  • Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

    • - 8-week student affiliation (July - Sepetember 2000)
    - Acute Care setting with exposure to ICU and wound care

  • Special Care Unit of Mercy Hospital, Nanticoke, PA

    • - 8-week student affiliation (May - July 2000)
    - Evaluate and treat patients with a variety of pathologies

  • Lower Bucks Hospital, Bristol, PA

    • - 6-week student affiliation (May - July 1999)
    - Outpatient sports/orthopedic rehabilitation setting

Professional
Experience
  • Mercy Hospital, Scranton, PA (October 2000 - Present )

    • - Treating patients in various settings including outpatient, inpatient, skilled nursing and long-term care.
    - Evaluating and formulating plans for patients with various neuromuscular and musculoskeletol conditions.
    - Attending weekly interdisciplinary meetings to facilitate discharge planning.
    - Organizing and attending family meetings to discuss plans with patients' family.
    - Knowledge of MDS and various insurance requirements for skilled nursing and outpatient setting.

Volunteer
Experience
  • Frankford Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

    • - Student volunteer in acute care (July - Sept.1999 & Oct.1997 - april 1998)
    - Observed patient evaluations and assist them in performing therapeutic exercises

  • Penn therapy and fitness, Haddonfield, NJ

    • - Student volunteer in outpatient setting (Jan - April 1999)
    - Assist patients in performing their therapeutic exercises

Community
Service
  • Organizing and attending community education seminars on various topics for the residents of Northeast Pennsylvania.
  • Performed educational competencies for PTA students at Keystone College.
  • Hands of Hope: Pro bono physical therapy for the homeless in Philadelphia
  • West Oak Lane Community Center: Pro bono PT screens for the elderly
  • Multiple Sclerosis fitness program: Performed PT evaluations, taught therapeutic exercis and principles to individuals with MS at Beaver college for 8 weeks.

Continuing
Education
  • A Symposium of Strategies for Management of Low Back Pain on March, 2000
  • Burn Care and Rehabilitation Today on Sepetember,2000
  • Fundamentals of Orthopedic Radiology on February,1999
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology on February,1999

Special
Skills
  • Knowledge of MS word, Excel, Basic HTML, WWW, E-mail and Internet
  • Other foreign languages: Gujarati (india) and Hindi

References
    Available upon request