Medical Technologist

Maria de Lourdes Garcia

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San Antonio, Texas 78238-3943

Phone- 210-***-****

email: **********@****.**.***

OBJECTIVE

Registered medical technologist with weekend superviosry and practical experience in the Microbiology department.

-Processed bacterial patient samples from urines, throats, sputums, stool, wounds, surgical specimens, blood, and body fluids including CSF

-Maintained equipment, daily QC, & media QC records

-Provided technical information and culture plate reading, bacterial identification & sensitivities for Phase II Students, rotating pathologist, & ID doctors.

-Performed daily tests susch as gram stains, acradine orange stain, partial acid fast stain, methylene blue stain, trichrome stain, calcafluor stain, catalase test, coagulase test, oxidase test, indol test, beta-lactamase test.

- Performed antimicicrobial susceptibilities using Kirby Baur Method, E-Strips & automatic methods such as the Vitek II

-Skilled in operation of Vitek II, 4D BacTAlert, Light & UV Microscope, Gas Liquid Chromatography & PCR for MRSA & Beta-Strep Gp B

-Skilled in using Rapid Kits such as FluA/B, RSV, Urine Legionella & Strep pneumoniae, DFA Stains for B. pertussis, Herpes I & II, Verocella

-Experienced training in processing patient culutres for TB & Mycology in the Negative Flow Isolation room

-Participated in the yearly CAP Surveys

EDUCATION

Jan 1977 - May 1979 Incarnate Word College

San Antonio, Texas

Biology major and Chemistry minor

Aug 1974 - Aug 1975 Veteran's Administration Hospital

Houston, Texas

Medical Technology Program

Sep 1968 - May 1972 St. Edward's University

Austin, Texas

Bachelor of Science with Biology major and Chemistry minor

MEMBERSHIP

American Society of Clinical Pathology

- 1975 - MT(ASCP) 101552

- 1993 - MT(ASCP)SM 2334

LANGUAGES

Spanish - Accomplished biligual oral and written communicator

PERSONNAL

- Date of Birth - 8June1950

- Good Health

- Retired DOD - Civil Service - USAF (April 1986 - October 2007)

- Maryknoll Sister ( 1983 - 1985)

REFERENCES

- Former supervisor @BMC Jane Elton 210-***-****

- Supervisor @WHMC Donna Dolan 210-***-****

- Friend---Jessie Salinas 210-***-****

- Friend--- Rachael Tapia 210-***-****

- Friend---Henry R. Garza 210-***-****

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