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 

Imagine!  | Lafayette, Colorado November 2019 - April 2020

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