Board Secretary/Treasurer Erin Pica, MHA, is Vice President, Service Line Operations, Surgery with responsibility for Trauma at WellSpan Health. Ms. Pica represents the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania on the PTSF Board of Directors.
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Dr. Elizabeth Dunmore became Chief Medical Officer for Conemaugh Health System in October 2020 after serving as Vice President of Medical Affairs for Conemaugh Health System since October 2016. Dr. Dunmore continues in clinical practice by working part time in the Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Dunmore was an active member of the Nason Hospital …
Dr. Patrick Kim is the Vice-Chief of the Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center of Penn Medicine. He is a Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and the Medical Director of Penn Medicine’s Credentials Verification …
AIS stands for the Abbreviated Injury Scale. The AIS coding certificate is a voluntary, periodic certification examination for all AIS coding specialists. Experienced AIS coders are encouraged to obtain certification. Those who pass the AIS coding certificate examination are eligible to use the registered designation Certified Abbreviation Injury Scale Specialist (CAISS) after their names. For …
CSTR stands for Certified Specialist in Trauma Registers. The CSTR recognizes those individuals who meet the requirements of the American Trauma Society’s Registrar Certification Board (ATSRCB) and pass the Certification Examination for Trauma Registrars. The CSTR encourages personal and professional growth in the trauma registry practice as well as establishing a level of knowledge that …