Lauren Gerace

Recent graduate from the University of Alabama Birmingham's Surgical Physician Assistant Studies Program with a passion for providing empathetic health care to patients of all ages.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE | 2024

Internal Medicine | Birmingham, AL

UAB Medical West Birmingham

Dr. Sadri Avsar | January 8th - February 2nd

Psychiatry | Birmingham, AL

UAB Hospital

Dr. Cynthia Sung & 

Dr. Timothy Carpenter | February 5th - March 2nd

Women’s Health | Anniston, AL

RMC, North Alabama Women’s Center

Dr. James Daniel | Maruch 4th - 29th

Neurology | Birmingham, AL

VA Hospital

Lynnie Harrison, PA-C | May 6th - 31st

General Surgery | Birmingham, AL

Grandview Hospital

Dr. Bart Wood | June 3rd - 28th

Plastic Surgery | Birmingham, AL

UAB Hospital

Dr. Sherry Collawn | July 2nd - 26th

Emergency Medicine | Birmingham, AL

Grandview Hospital

Dr. Steven Bobo, Dr. Erin Rowell, &

Dr. John Snellgrove | April 2nd - 26th

Family Medicine  | Trussville, AL

Complete Health, St. Vincent’s

Dr. Scott Boyken | July 29th - August 23rd

Dermatology | Longmont, CO

Dermatology Center of the Rockies

Dr. Maxine Warren, Traci Wilke, PA-C 

| September 2nd - 27th

Pediatrics | Montgomery, AL

River Region Health Center

Dr. Mahmood Zaied | September 30th - October 25th

Primary Care/Urgent Care | Anniston, AL

St. Michael’s Clinic

Teresa Price, PA-C | October 28th - November 22nd

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Dermatology Center of the Rockies | Longmont, Colorado April 2020 - April 2022

Medical assistant 

• Scribed for office and procedural visits
• Gathered patient histories and consolidated medications
• Assisted in shave and punch biopsies, excisions, ED&C’s, as well as laser procedures to include IPL, Excel V, and Fraxel
• Drew up medications, including intralesional triamcinolone and botox
• Coordinated communication between providers and patients 
• Relayed pathology results 

Program instructor (part-time)

• Supervised adults with developmental disabilities to ensure their safety and well-being
• Provided transportation for participants to events within the community (i.e. bowling, the mall, restaurants, movies, etc.) 
• Assisted participants with community integration and independence (i.e. ordering meals at restaurants, purchasing items, etc.)
• Assisted patients with peer communication and conflict resolution 
• Created lesson plans and activities, and helped facilitate program events 

University of Alabama at Birmingham | August 2022 - December 2024

Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

Cumulative GPA: 4.0

University of Colorado at Boulder | August 2017 - May 2020

Bachelor of Arts and Science, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Cumulative GPA: 3.94