WORK EXPERIENCE
MONTREAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 1997 - PRESENT
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
MEDICAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
- Responsible for all areas concerned with surgical and autopsy reports, reception of surgical specimens, entering patient information, gross descriptions and diagnoses, relaying reports. Also responsible for proof-reading reports and documents, responsible for providing computer support in the department and creating and maintaining pathology database.
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY 1998 - PRESENT
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
TEACHING ASSISTANT
- Two semester contract as a teaching assistant in the department of anthropology. Responsible for grading papers, assessing students, holding workshops, helping students, giving presentations. Duties also included performing academic research.
S. HUTMAN, MD 1995 - 1997
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
MEDICAL SECRETARY
- Reception, Medicare billing, and accounting. Updating prescriptions, correspondence, answering phones, booking appointments, general office upkeep, filing, and various other medical secretary duties.
QUANTUM 1995 - 1997
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
MEDICAL SECRETARY/SECRETARY
- Various assignments, including Standard Life, Bell Sigma and the Montreal Children's Hospital, among others. Placements included administrative assistant, data entry clerk and medical secretary.
LISA MITCHELL, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY 1994 - 1995
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
- Research assistant to a medical anthropologist. Duties included performing bibliographic searches, locating and summarising articles and data, performing on-line, cd-rom and library searches.
SMITHBOOKS 1988 - 1993
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
SHIPPER/SALES CLERK
- Duties included receiving and shipping merchandise, invoice documentation and tracking, serving customers, stock ordering and control, cash register duties, assisting with cash deposits, amid various other clerical/shipping duties.
EDUCATION
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY 1998 - PRESENT
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
MASTERS IN ANTHROPOLOGY
- I am currently studying part-time for my master's degree in anthropology, with a focus on medical anthropology.
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY 1992 - 1995
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
BACHELOR OF ARTS
- Major in anthropology. Graduated with honours and on the dean's list.
DAWSON COLLEGE 1989 - 1991
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
DEC
- Completed two years in the DEC program of photography.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Computer skills: Word 97; Excel 97; WordPerfect 6.0; Windows 98; PowerPoint 4.0; Outlook and Eudora; Internet proficiency; some Macintosh knowledge.
- Dictaphone: proficient in transcribing, most notably in medical fields.
- Medical terminology: experience using medical terminology from a variety of specialities, including dermatology, gastroenterology, pathology, rheumatology and ophthalmology.
- Typing: 70 WPM
- Photography: experience with different cameras and darkroom techniques.
- I am fluently bilingual in both English and French, written, spoken and read.
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