Dr. Katherine Cole
EDUCATION
2007 – Present
PLAZA MEDICAL CENTER – Fort Worth, TX
General surgery Residency- currently 3rd year
2005 – 2006
EXEMPLA SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL – Denver, CO
Completed General Surgery Preliminary Internship
2001- 2005
MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY – Glendale, AZ
ARIZONA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
1995-1998
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY – Ft. Collins, CO
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology with Chemistry minor
Cum laude
CERTIFICATIONS
COMLEX
STEP 1: 585, 83 percentile, pass
STEP 2 CE: 578, 74 percentile, pass
STEP 2 PE: PASS
STEP 3 615, 87 percentile, pass
USMLE
STEP 1: 217, 88 percentile, pass
STEP 2 CK: 215, 87 percentile, pass
ACLS / CPR
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
6/2005 – Present
Member American College of Surgeons
10/2005 – Present
Member Osteopathic College of Surgeons
1/02 -5/2003
MWU Intercultural Student Health Association
Fundraising officer-Participated in 4 health fairs, cultural night, blood drive
Student member of SOMA, AOEM, AAEM, IM club, Peds journal club
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
6/2008 MEDICAL MISSION TO NIGERIA
Living Hope Christian Ministries provides medical and spiritual care to Nigeria
Two week experience performing primarily hernia repairs in rural Nigeria
2002-2004 CUTS FOR KIDS
Student organized event promoting Locks of Love
Design committee member helped to raises funds, increase awareness and haircuts to provides wigs for children with leukemia
11/2003 PROJECT VIETNAM
Medical mission providing healthcare to the children of Vietnam
One month experience primarily involved with assisting in performing cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries in the providences outside of Hanoi. Also, worked in the pediatric hospital in Saigon and helped put on a disaster training workshop.
WORK EXPERIENCE
6/05 -6/06 Exempla St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO General Surgery Internship
I completed a general surgery internship with 6 months of general surgery, 2 months CV, 1 month in Neurosurgery, Anesthesia and Ortho, and 2 weeks in Urology, and Plastics with lots of operative experience.
1/01 – 6/01 Laser Vision Institute, Phoenix, AZ
Lasik Technician
Primarily assisted with Pre and Post operative patient exams, including history and physical exams.
5/99 – 1/01 ClearVision, Colorado Springs, CO
Lasik Technician
I worked as an ophthalmologic surgical assistant and as a laser operator. My duties included being a first assistant and circulator.
8/98-2/99 Pueblo Eye Care, Pueblo, CO
Ophthalmology Technician
I performed history and physical exams on patients with a variety of ophthalmologic disease ranging from routine exam to retinoblastoma.
6/97-6/98 Columbine Care Center, Ft. Collins, CO Certified Nursing Assistant
This was my first medical experience. I was responsible for assisting 12-16 elderly patients with tasks of daily living.
