Genevieve DelRosario, P.A.

Education & Training:

• Master of Health Science, Physician Assistant Program
  • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina May 2001
• Undergraduate: B.A., French Language and Literature
  • University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS May 1995
  • Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France Fall 1992 — Spring 1993

Licensure and Certification:

• National Certification, National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants
• Kansas License, Physician Assistant

Professional Experience:

• Adjunct Faculty, Avila Advantage Program, Avila University, Kansas City, Missouri
  August 2003 – Present
  Teach elective and required courses for the Health Care Services Degree.
• Physician Assistant, Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
  November 2001 -- Present
  Responsibilities include participating in the evaluation and management of clinic and hospitalized patients; assisting with the education of students and residents; and taking part in call schedule. In addition, I assist with diabetic summer camp, have developed a review text for residents rotating through our department and protocols for management of commonly seen conditions, and serve as co-investigator of three national/international growth hormone studies: Genesis (Lilly Pharmaceuticals), KIGS (Pharmacia), and National Cooperative Growth Hormone Study (NCGS) (Genentech).
• Physician Assistant, Pediatric Nephrology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
  January 2003 – January 2004
  Assisted with the evaluation and management of clinic patients; assisted with the education of students.
• Physician Assistant, Family Medicine, Duschenne (Caritas) Clinic (Volunteer), Kansas City, Kansas
  April 2002 – November 2002
  Provided primary medical care for predominantly Hispanic population (approximately two shifts a month).
• Writer, Community Tool Box (http://ctb.ukans.edu/), Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development, Lawrence, Kansas
  August 1999 – August 2002
  Wrote and edited the “how-to” sections that constitute the core of the web site discussed below.
• Project Coordinator, Community Tool Box (http://ctb.ukans.edu/), Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
  September 1997 – July 1999
  Responsibilities included writing and editing the “how-to” sections that constitute the core of this web site, searching for materials to be incorporated onto it, and assisting with the marketing and presenting of the project locally and at national conferences. Additionally, I was the direct supervisor of three staff members, and was responsible for coordinating the work of the approximately 15 people who assist in the development of the Community Tool Box.
• Volunteer Crisis Counselor, Headquarters Counseling Center, Lawrence, Kansas
  Sept. 1998 – July 1999
  Following a 100+ hour training, counseled walk-in and telephone clients.
• Community Health Educator, United States Peace Corps, Gabon, Central Africa
  July 1995 — July 1997
  In conjunction with a Gabonese counterpart, designed and developed a health education program focusing primarily on STD/AIDS prevention, nutrition and diarrheal disease control in rural Gabon. Work was based at a local hospital with an emphasis on outreach in surrounding villages and schools. Also researched, wrote, compiled information for, and coordinated the distribution of a book of primary school health lessons that was subsequently used by volunteers and teachers throughout the country. All work was carried out in French or Obamba, the local Bantu dialect.
• Undergraduate Project Assistant, Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
  March 1995 — June 1995
  Researched and wrote material for the Community Tool Box, a web site discussing community health and development issues.
• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
  October 1993 — February 1995
  Edited and formatted monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly newsletters for four project sites of two projects funded by the Kansas Health Foundation (The Project Freedom Replication Initiative and The School/Community Sexual Risk Reduction Replication Initiative). Additionally, I created pamphlets and other written materials for the projects and wrote articles for both the newsletters and local newspapers on teen drug abuse and sexuality.
• Camp Counselor, Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts, Salina, KS
  Summer 1991, 1992, 1993
  Attended to the logistics of caring for 40 teenagers during a three-week overnight summer camp. Gave informal, one-on-one counseling to the students involved in the workshop.

Publications:

• Articles:
  • Nagy, J. "Si, Doctora." The Network Practitioner. Newton's Grove, NC: Tri-County Community Health Center. Spring, 2001.
  • Schultz, J. A., Fawcett, S. B., Francisco, V. T., Wolff, T. J., Berkowitz, W. R., and Nagy, G. The Community Tool Box: Using the Internet to Support the Work of Community Health and Development. Co-published simultaneously in: Journal of Technology and Human Services. Volume 17, Numbers 2/3 2000, and: Human Services Online: A New Arena for Service Delivery (ed: Jerry Finn and Gary Holden), The Haworth Press, 2000.
  • Internet Publications:
  • Fawcett, S. B., Francisco, V. T., Schultz, J. A., Berkowitz, B., Wolff, T. J., and Nagy, G. The Community Tool Box [http://ctb.lsi.ukans.edu/]: An Internet-Based Resource for Building Healthier Communities. (In press.) Special supplement of Public Health Reports on “Healthy Cities and Communities.”
  • “How-to” sections of the Community Tool Box (http://ctb.lsi.ukans.edu/) (1995, 1997-2001):
    • Primary or Sole Author:
      1. Talking about risk and protective factors related to health and community development issues
      2. Collecting information about the problem
      3. Strategies for community change and improvement: An overview
      4. Newsletters people will read
      5. VMOSA: Giving a real foundation to community dreams
      6. Proclaiming your dream: Developing vision and mission statements
      7. Creating objectives
      8. Developing successful strategies
      9. Developing an action plan
      10. What do people think of you: Learning what is important to your constituents
      11. Identifying action steps: Getting down to the nitty-gritty
      12. Organizational structure
      13. Developing a plan for involving volunteers
      14. Recruiting volunteers
      15. Developing volunteer orientation programs
      16. Developing training programs for volunteers
      17. Understanding people’s needs
      18. Influencing people
      19. Learning from and contributing to constituents
      20. Making decisions
      21. Becoming a servant leader
      22. An introduction to the problem-solving process
      23. Capturing what people say: Tips for recording a meeting
      24. Defining and analyzing the problem
      25. Generating and choosing solutions
      26. Putting your solution into practice
      27. Providing support for staff and volunteers
      28. Understanding risk and protective factors: A first step for planning community health and development issues
      29. Designing an intervention
      30. Resolving conflict
      31. Writing letters to elected officials
      32. Registering voters
      33. Reaching a broad audience easily and quickly: Writing letters to the editor
      34. Organizing a boycott
      35. Handling deal tactics
      36. Understanding tax-exemption and nonprofit status
      37. Accounting basics for not-for-profit organizations
      38. Developing a committee to help with financial sustainability
      39. Strategies for maintaining financial sustainability
      40. Developing a plan for financial sustainability
      41. Marketing the initiative to secure financial support
      42. Providing incentives for staff and volunteers
      43. Understanding social marketing: Learning to change people’s behavior
      44. Managing a social marketing campaign
    • Secondary Author:
      1. Conducting needs assessments
      2. Identifying targets and agents of change: Who can benefit and contribute
      3. Overview of opposition tactics and how to respond to them
      4. How to respond to opposition tactics
      5. Promoting adoption of the initiative's mission and objectives
    • Editor
      1. Building capacity for community change
      2. Evaluating comprehensive community initiatives
      3. A framework for program evaluation
      4. Planning for the institutionalization of an initiative
      5. Attracting support for specific programs
      6. Working together for healthier communities: A framework for collaboration among community partnerships, support organizations, and funders
• Other
  • Nagy, Jenette. Un pétit enfant les conduira: Education sanitaire à l’école primaire. (A little child shall lead them: Health education in the primary school). Libreville, Gabon: United States Peace Corps, 1996.
  • “Why Kids Use Drugs.”
    A four-article series discussing the risk factors for teen drug use. The Leavenworth Times, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 1994.
  • “Reducing the Risks.”
    A four-article series discussing the protective factors for teen drug abuse.
    The Leavenworth Times, October 17, 31, November 7, 14, 1994.
  • Nagy, Jenette, and Fisher, Jacqueline L. “Talking to Your Children about Their Sexuality.” Three age-divided pamphlets for parents.
    In-house publishing done for The Wichita (KS) Metropolitan Family Preservation Agency, Junction City (KS) School/Community Special Projects, and the Ottawa (KS) DCCCA Center, 1994.
  • Fisher, Jacqueline L., and Nagy, Jenette. “Do You Know What Having a Baby Really Means?” Pamphlet.
    In-house publishing done for The Wichita (KS) Metropolitan Family Preservation Agency and Junction City (KS) School/Community Special Projects, 1994.
  • “The Healthy Loving Project.” Pamphlet.
    In-house publishing done for The Wichita (KS) Metropolitan Family Preservation Agency, 1994.
• Editorial Appointments
  • PHASEc/s , Franklin County School/Community Sexual Risk Reduction Replication Initiative, Ottawa, KS, November 1993 — March 1995.
  • Healthy Loving, Sedgwick County School/Community Sexual Risk Reduction Replication Initiative, Wichita, KS, January 1994 — March 1995.
  • Newsletter, School/Community Special Projects, Junction City, KS, November 1993 — November 1994.
  • Project Freedom News, Project Freedom of Lawrence, Lawrence, KS, May 1994 — January, 1995.
• Oral Presentations
  • At the University of Kansas Medical Center: Served as co-presenter for multiple lectures to residents and students. Topics discussed include calcium issues for a pediatric population, thyroid dysfunction, Graves Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, and others.
  • Delrosario, GA. Our “Biggest” Problem. Olathe East High School and Olathe North High School. April 2004.
  • DelRosario, GA. Thyroid Disease. Winfield Memorial Hospital (CNE presentation).Winfield, KS. Dec 2002.
  • Casey, JL, DelRosario, GA. The Patient with a Goiter. Hays AHEC (CME presentation). Hays, Kansas. November 2002.
  • Casey, JL and DelRosario, GA. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Burgeoning Crisis. Kansas Academy of Pediatrics. Wichita, Kansas August 2002.
  • Fawcett, SB, Schultz, JA, Francsco, VT, and Nagy, GA. The Community Tool Box. American Public Health Association National Conference, Washington, DC. November 1998
  • Francisco, VT, and Nagy, GA. The Community Tool Box. Society of Public Health Educators National Conference, Washington, DC. November 1998
• As a Peace Corps Volunteer:
  • As a Health Educator in Central Africa, I gave over 100 presentations to very diverse audiences (school children from pre-school to high school, mothers with infant children, villagers, and city and county officials) on different health topics. These included AIDS awareness, family planning, nutrition, hygiene, first aid, and others. All were carried out in French or Obamba, the local Bantu dialect.
• Poster Presentations
  • Fawcett, SB, Schultz, JA, Francsco, VT, Berkowitz, WR, Wolff, T.J., and Nagy, GA. The Community Tool Box. Kansas Public Health Association Annual Conference, Wichita, KS. October 1998. First place in category.
  • Fawcett, SB, Schultz, JA, Francsco, VT, Berkowitz, WR, Wolff, T.J., and Nagy, GA. The Community Tool Box. Kansas Public Health Association Annual Conference, Wichita, KS. October 1997.