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\u201cShe is great, and really is dedicated to quality care,\u201d applauds Anne Horbatuck, COO of UConn Medical Group and Vice President of Ambulatory Services at UConn Health.<\/p>\nMeet UConn Health Medical Assistant Breanna McConnell, 24, of Bristol.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s proudly been with UConn Health since 2019 when she began her two-month externship training, part of her Tunxis Community College\u2019s Medical Assistant Program curriculum.<\/p>\n
McConnell is now a full-time, highly-regarded medical assistant at UConn Health and an applauded example of the institution\u2019s excellent clinical care workforce.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe is great, and really is dedicated to quality care,\u201d applauds Anne Horbatuck, COO of UConn Medical Group and Vice President of Ambulatory Services at UConn Health.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are lucky to have her!\u201d shared Debbie Bugryn RN, MSN, APRN, director of Dermatology, Mohs Surgery, Dermatopathology at UConn Health.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m honored!\u201d says McConnell to represent her fellow MAs at UConn Health and to work for the organization caring for its dermatology patients with Dr. Jun Lu and dermatology resident Dr. Lorin Bibb. Together they care for patients at both 21 South Road and the Main buildings Psoriasis Center as well as the dermatology locations.<\/p>\n
Why a career as an MA?<\/p>\n
\u201cI always knew I wanted to do something medical,\u201d she shared. \u201cI had always heard so many good things about UConn so that\u2019s where I wanted to be for my MA program\u2019s externship. I trained in Internal Medicine at UConn Health, and I really liked it here. Then I got a special-payroll temporary position at Employee Health with Dr. George Moore which was awesome too.\u201d<\/p>\n
McConnell took a chance and applied for a permanent MA post in UConn Health Dermatology. The very next day she received a call to interview, and a week later was offered a full-time MA position.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was so surprised to get the job since I was a brand new MA,\u201d says McConnell who is so grateful for the opportunity to work with a new dermatologist provider and her team.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love Dr. Lu and our dermatology team,\u201d she says. \u201cThey make me love coming to work every day. They are kind and so caring. We are like a family here at UConn Health. It\u2019s the best. Everyone is here to help one another. Someone is always here to help me and step-in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lu, a dermatology provider at UConn Health shared: \u201cBre always walks extra miles in taking care of patients, not only providing the best service during visits, but also working tirelessly behind the scenes after visits including phone calls, messages, refills, appointments, preauthorization and much more.\u201d<\/p>\n
And McConnell loves that at UConn Health patients really are the top priority.<\/p>\n
\u201cPatient care always comes first here which is awesome,\u201d she exclaims.<\/p>\n
As a critical part of the patient care team, as an MA McConnell makes sure all exam rooms are properly prepped and that her patients and providers are prepped to the fullest extent possible too.<\/p>\n
\u201cI bring our patients into the exam rooms and I make sure they are comfortable and ready for their appointments. I also then update the providers so they have all the latest patient information they need.\u201d<\/p>\n
And McConnell loves her job working with UConn Health\u2019s patients.<\/p>\n
\u201cMedical Assistants are the patients\u2019 first interaction,\u201d says McConnell. \u201cPatients confide in us. I\u2019m there for each of them. I always aim to create a care environment of openness and trust.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDermatology is a very high volume clinic with extremely high demands. But Bre always has an upbeat spirit,\u201d adds Lu. \u201cShe truly practices that \u2018patient care comes first\u2019 and represents the best UConn offers. The quality of her work is outstanding. Her triages always include a summary of patient\u2019s background and history which makes a physician\u2019s job much easier.\u201d<\/p>\n
Each day as an MA McConnell comes to work with one goal.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to make my patients feel better,\u201d she concludes. \u201cAnd doing that is very rewarding at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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