Jovannah Gerisma, DVM

Veterinarian

Vetco

Present

Low cost vaccination/ preventative care clinic for dogs and cats.

Resident Veterinarian

University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Present

Small Animal Community Practice Student Technician

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine · Ithaca, New York, United States

Assisted the veterinarians and rotating clinicians by sterilizing surgical packs, facilitating the workflow of cases, performing in-house lab tests, preparing medications, restraining and handling patients, taking inventory, and cleaning the facility.

Ular Summer Fellow

University of Pennsylvania

- Clinically evaluated a variety of animal species, including birds, cats, dogs, ferrets, fish, frogs, gerbils, guinea pigs, macaques, mice, musk shrews, pigs, rabbits, rats, sheep, and tree shrews. - Completed training modules that covered basic anatomy, physiology, behavior, signs of pain and distress, husbandry, enrichment, anesthesia, supportive care and euthanasia of various animal species. - Performed clinical skills, including physical exams, Tb tests, venipuncture, IV catheter placement, injections, suturing, intubation and the squeeze-back mechanism for non-human primate sedation. - Performed surgical skills, including a non-survival laparotomy on a mouse. - Monitored anesthesia for various surgical procedures. - Assisted in necropsies and tissue collection. - Attended IACUC meetings, journal club, Blue Book slide rounds and clinical pathology rounds. - Participated in three research projects, including Anesthetic Sensitivity of C57BL/6 Mouse Substrains to Isoflurane and Ketam…

Veterinary Assistant

VCA Animal Hospitals

I assisted the veterinarians by obtaining medical histories from owners, taking the TPR and CRT, clipping nails, drawing up and administering vaccines, performing venipuncture, administering fluids, filling and administering medications, taking and examining ear cytologies, taking radiographs, collecting fecal and urine samples, restraining and handling pets, operating Woofware computer program, taking inventory, and cleaning the facility.

Eop Peer Tutor

Binghamton University

I was involved in private, one-on-one tutoring, group tutoring, academic coaching, as well as workshops designed to teach students how to learn. All services are student-focused and geared towards creating proactive, independent, and confident learners.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant - Department of Psychology

Binghamton University

PSYC 345 My professional skills in the wet and dry lab include reading and reviewing research proposals of the students, surgical dissection and preparation the rat brain, blood collection, centrifuging and extraction, labeling rat tails for identification purposes, collaborating with fellow TAs, behavioral tests to assess OCD-like behaviors (including the hole board and elevated plus maze) and overall learning about what happens behind the scenes during an extensive research project. I also understand the importance of orderly lab conduct in order to come out with the best results for the project. I was able to work and learn from other teaching assistants and our research professor, thus being given broader perspectives on the project topic. We did this in activities such as weekly TA meetings and during lab sessions themselves. This melting pot of knowledge also increased my skills in areas such as data organization and analysis, computer tricks and microsoft excel. In terms of pers…

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant - Department of Chemistry

Binghamton University

CHEM 107 I helped guide the student groups in their problem solving exercises. After the discussion is complete, I was also responsible for assisting with grading quizzes.

Volunteer

Stable Movements

Hands on experience gained by cleaning out horse stalls, brushing fur to removing dust, feeding and cleaning out hooves.

Volunteer

Nyala Alpaca Farm

Hands on experience gained by assisting a professional on collecting fecal samples, giving shots of Bimectin (parasiticide), warming newborns, giving vitamins, drawing up needles, and analyzing samples.

Veterinary Assistant

West Hills Animal Hospital & 24hr Emergency Veterinary Center

I assisted the veterinarians by cleaning the facility, obtaining medical histories from owners, taking weights, taking temperatures, clipping nails, drawing up vaccines, taking x-rays, staining slides, placing e-collars, submitting fecal samples, taking inventory, and restraining pets during physical exams, vaccinations, bloodwork, cytologies, skin cultures, subcutaneous fluid administrations, stitches removal, and ultrasound guided cystocentesis. I also assisted with education on new puppy and kitten care, medications, preventatives and nutrition. Special skills employed were communication, diligence, versatility and resilience.

Pet Care Associate

PetSmart

I was involved in managing the dogs and cats that came to stay at the Pets Hotel. This included overseeing doggie day camp, regularly checking up on the animals’ health and behavior, exit baths, nail trims, feeding preparation, cleaning rooms and updating their owners on their stay. I was exposed to various temperaments and interactions between dogs in an unfamiliar environment. I was also exposed to a variety of different breeds of dogs of all different shapes, sizes and colors. We could hold over 150+ dogs in the hotel and 16-17 in doggie day camp.