Dawn E. Bost, MD

               Dec 26, 2012 Dawn Elizabeth Bost, MD

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information: 16055 SW Walker Rd #447Beaverton, OR 97006Cell: 503-954-6108 Fax: 503-746-5688E-Mail: dawnbostmd@gmail.com Objective: I am a dedicated, innovative, experienced Internist and former Critical Care Nurse with an outstanding academic record and strong diagnostic skill who is committed to meeting the health care needs of patients. I am seeking a clinical position that allows me to apply my problem solving skills. Although my interests are many and varied, my focus is prevention and patient education. My outstanding communication skills allow me to implement change by establishing and maintaining good rapport with patients, families, colleagues and other health care professionals. Ultimately, my goal is to improve patient access to quality care by incorporating evidence based standards into daily practice, and improving communication and practice efficiency through the leveraging of technology. My documented strengths are in cardiology, neurology, and infectious disease.

Career Highlights• Achieved 99th % rank at nationally recognized program, UCSD • Established Aesthetic/Internal Medicine Clinic• Engineered outpatient clinic triage algorithm• Elected to AOA Honor Medical Society (upper 8% of medical class) • Developed outpatient cardiac stress test protocol with nuclear imaging as indicated• Differentiated outpatient Quality Improvement strategies • Coordinated patient care management planning• Directed hospice committee functions• Analyzed physician competency, impairment, and complication rates• Integrated inter-departmental health information data flow • Published direct mail newsletter educational pamphlets for customers• Awarded for Excellence in Bedside Nursing• Supervised Intensive Care

Awards and Honors: • Election to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society• Awarded the Janet M Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation by the American Medical Women’s Association, Inc. for Scholastic Achievement• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society • Award for Excellence in Bedside NursingMedical License and DEA Registration: • Active Medical License, Oregon • Active and Unlimited DEA registration

Certifications:• Board Eligible and scheduled for ABIM maintenance of certification exam April 2013 • Board Certified in Internal Medicine. ABIM; recertification 2000• Board Certified in Internal Medicine, ABIM; initial certification 1990• Certified in Critical Care Nursing, CCRN®, AACN 1978-1981Post- Graduation Training:• Residency in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph’s Medical Center; Phoenix AZ 1990• Internship in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph’s Medical Center; Phoenix AZ 1987Education:• Post-Master’s Degree Certificate Program in Health Informatics, University of Illinois in Chicago; 2012 (in progress) • MD Degree; University of Arizona College of Medicine; Tucson, AZ; 1987:• BS Degree, General Biology; University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ; 1984• Associate Degree in Applied Science; Registered Nurse; QCC; NY 1973: Continuing Education:• Maintenance of Certification in Internal Medicine; 100 Category 1AMA credits: 2012 • Physician Assessment & Clinical Evaluation Program (PACE) part 2 at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD), 5 day clinical skills and knowledge assessment in Internal Medicine; 40 Category 1 AMA credits: 2011• PACE part 1 evaluation: Standardized post-licensure test results were 98th percentile in general medicine and 99th percentile in internal medicine: 2011 • MKSAP 15; 166 credit hours: 2011 • MKSAP 14: 186 AMA Category 1 credits in Internal Medicine. 2012

Software Proficiencies:• Windows 7• Microsoft Office 2010 Pro• Adobe Acrobat x Pro

Languages:• English: 100% Fluency• Spanish: 95% fluency in reading and 50% fluency in oral expression, 50% fluency in oral understanding and oral expression; 50% fluency in writing

Employment:

Smooth Images LLC, Eugene, Oregon; Internal Medicine and Aesthetic Medicine Solo Practice; 2003-2007

Practice description:• Internal Medicine out-patient primary care. Emphasis on preventive medicine & women’s health. Management of chronic conditions including diabetes, chronic pulmonary disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and dermatologic disorders. • Outpatient procedures including endometrial & skin biopsies, arthrocentesis and joint injections• Photodynamic therapy for actinic keratosis and acne vulgaris• Aesthetic procedures• Charitable donation of primary care service

South Lane Clinic, Peace Health Medical Group; Cottage Grove, Oregon; Internal Medicine Group Practice —Full Time; 2001-2005

Practice Description:• Traditional combined hospital/clinic internal medicine practice.• Hospitalist “fill in”, Peace Health Medical Group, Eugene; OR

Peace Health Medical Group, Eugene Oregon; Hospitalist—Full Time; 1998-2001 Practice Description:• Hospital based practice • Consultations for Emergency, General, Orthopedic, Cardiac, and Neurosurgical, Psychiatry, and OB-GYN Department• Diabetic management, Cardiac Surgical Unit • Intensive Care Unit /Cardiac Care Unit privileges• Discharge planning/coordination of care• Pain management & palliative care

Procedures:• Ventilator management• Endotracheal intubation • Conscious sedation• Central venous catheter placement • Elective & emergency electrocardioversion of arrhythmias• Temporary transvenous pacemaker placement• Swan-Ganz catheter placement• Thoracentesis

Cottage Grove Healthcare Community; Cottage Grove, Oregon; Multispecialty Group Practice; 1990-1998

Practice Description:• Traditional combined in-patient/out-patient internal medicine practice • Rural community; limited access to specialists• Small community hospital; full service Intensive Care Unit

Procedures:• As listed above for Internal Medicine in-patient and out-patient• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy• EKG, Holter & Event Monitor interpretation, Exercise Treadmill Tests • Pulmonary Function Test interpretation

Additional Responsibilities:

Administrative; including Chief of Staff and Medical Executive Committee; 1994-1998• Peer Review, Intensive Care, Pharmacy & Therapeutics, and Hospice Committee

Urgent Care/Emergency Department; part-time; Phoenix, Arizona; 1988-1990

Practice description:• Cigna Urgent Care,• St. Joseph’s Hospital, Emergency Room• VA Medical Center, Emergency Room• Jesse Owens Emergency Room

Tucson General Hospital; Tucson, Arizona; Staff RN; 1978-1983

Practice Areas:• Intensive Care Unit• Recovery Room• Cardiac Care Unit• Emergency Department

Responsibilities:• Primary Care Nursing • Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring • Airway monitoring• Ventilator care• Assist with procedures such as: placement of arterial, central venous and right heart catheterization• Intravenous line placement• Arterial and venous sampling for laboratory analysis• Cardiac Arrest Team member

Wyoming General Hospital; Casper, Wyoming; Itinerant Nurse; 1978

Practice areas:• Intensive Care Unit• Labor & Delivery

Ivinson Memorial Hospital; Laramie, Wyoming; Staff Nurse; 1976-1978

Practice Areas:• Primary area: Intensive Care Unit; Staff RN and Nurse Supervisor• Secondary area: Emergency Department• As needed: Pediatrics, Newborn Nursery, Postpartum, Medical-Surgical Units

Additional Responsibilities:• Nurse manager, Intensive Care Unit• Instructor: Advanced EKG Interpretation

Booth Memorial Hospital; Bayside, New York; Staff Nurse; 1973-1976

Practice Area:• Respiratory Intensive Care Unit; Staff RN• Responsibilities:• As above

Queens General Hospital; Jamaica, New York; Jr Respiratory Therapist; Technician; 1972-1973

Responsibilities:• Microbiological Surveillance• Gas Sterilization of respiratory equipment• O2 therapy, Pressure Cycled Ventilator Therapy• Arterial punctures for blood gas analysis• Calibration of Arterial blood Gas Analyzer• Inhalation Therapy• Bedside Spirometry• Cardiac Arrest Response TeamInterests:

Downhill and cross country skiing, hiking, bicycling, weight training and fitness; travel; white water rafting; animals; spending time with my two sons; and church related service.Professional OrganizationsAmerican College of Physician, American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, American Association of Cannabinoid Medicine, American Health Informatics Association

References:

Copy of PACE Evaluation enclosed Additional references available on request