Hi! I’m Joe Policarpio

I am a first-year General Surgery resident physician at Florida Atlantic University. I recently completed medical school at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the nation’s first engineering-based medical school.

My professional interests include cardiothoracic surgery and medical education. My research interests include applying technologies such as machine learning to both patient care and medical education, with the goal of improving outcome prediction, alleviating administrative burdens and addressing the learning styles of upcoming generations, to better educate leaders and provide excellent, patient-centered care.

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Education

Doctor of Medicine        May 2023
    Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Champaign, IL

Post-baccalaureate Pre-medical Certificate        May 2018
    Mills College, Oakland, CA

Bachelor of Science in Biological Systems Engineering        June 2011
    University of California, Davis, CA

Employment

Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Champaign, IL        April 2020 – Present
    Peer Tutor
         • All courses and clerkships completed
         • By appointment

Mills College, Oakland, CA        August 2017 – May 2018
    Teaching Assistant
        • CHEM 107 & CHEM 108 – Organic Chemistry
        • BIOC 110 – Biochemistry
        • BIO 153 – Human Physiology
        • BIO 034N – Human Physiology for Nurses
    Peer Tutor at the Office of Learning, Advising, and Balance
        • Individual tutoring by appointment in all courses above, plus Physics series

Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Lake Forest, CA        June 2012 – August 2016
    Territory Manager II
         • Field service territory included San Francisco Bay Area to Reno, NV
         • Repaired and maintained over 250 pieces of surgical equipment used for:
                 • Phacoemulsification
                 • Vitreoretinal surgery
                 • Photocoagulation
                 • Excimer laser eye surgery
                 • Surgical microscopy

Phoenix Research Laboratories, Pleasanton, CA        May 2011 – June 2012
    Manufacturing Engineer
         • Installed and in-serviced on Micron II and Micron III retinal imaging system
                 • Confocal microscopy
                 • Optical coherence tomography
                 • Photocoagulating laser
                 • Focal and full-field (Ganzfeld) electroretinography
                 • Slit lamp
                 • Trabecular meshwork gonioscopy
         • Led shipping/receiving, animal husbandry, technical service, manufacturing processes

Caffe Italia Restaurant, Davis, CA        July 2007 – March 2011
    Employee Trainer, Senior Server, and Lead Employee for off-site catering
         • 20-30 hours per week during undergraduate studies

DeVino’s Pizza & Pasta, Pleasant Hill, CA        May 2003 – July 2007
         • Nights and weekends during high school
         • Promoted five times and retired as supervisor

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