Raquel Cabangon

Results-driven healthcare virtual assistant with three years of experience in healthcare and research, providing comprehensive support to patients and physicians. Known for being detail-oriented, highly organized, and a dependable team collaborator committed to delivering high-quality patient care and administrative excellence.

Project Technical Assistant IV at University of the Philippines Manila (2024-02 – Present)

• Spearheaded and designed the project's biobank - the systematic storage of samples.
• Efficiently processed all the collected samples in the laboratory.
• Performed DNA extraction, spectrophotometry, gram staining, and sample handling.
• Improved the sample collection process by assisting the physician with maximum productivity.
• Provided all pap smear slides for testing.

Project Technical Assistant III at University of the Philippines Manila (2023-03 – 2024-02)

• Satisfactorily sorted approximately 100,000 blood cards and completing the target sample size of the project.
• Collaborated with partner agency regarding the verification of pulled-out blood cards.
• Validated the accuracy of the samples.

Project Technical Assistant II at University of the Philippines Manila (2022-12 – 2023-01)

• Performed and completed a comprehensive meta-analysis study on long term care.
• Conducted a literature review of policies and programs in the Philippines regarding long-term care.
• Retrieved and collated research papers, monographs, and journal articles related to long term care or nursing homes in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Project Technical Assistant I at University of the Philippines Manila (2022-07 – 2022-12)

• Satisfactorily recruited assigned participants and efficiently scheduled them for a geriatrician appointment.
• Obtained signed Informed Consent Forms and consistently communicated with the participants.
• Conducted Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) interviews on recruited participants.
• Assessed the vital signs of the participants during the physical examination.

Bachelor of Science in Biology (Medical Biology Track) – Far Eastern University (2018 – 2022)