CURRICULUM VITAE
Jared James Patterson

Contact Information
7207 Snowden #2001
San Antonio, TX 78240-5108
(210) 364-6573
jjpatt@satx.rr.com

EDUCATION

Medical School
Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport LA
Graduation - May 2000
Degree - Medical Doctorate
Class Rank - 21 of 99
GPA - 3.50
USMLE Step I - 239
USMLE Step II - 210

Undergraduate
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA
Graduation - May 1996 (Summa Cum Laude, College Honors)
Degree - Bachelor of Science in Zoology
GPA - 4.0
MCAT - 32

High School
West Monroe High School, West Monroe LA
Graduation - May 1992
Degree - Louisiana State High School Diploma
GPA - 4.0
ACT - 31
SAT - 1280


SCHOLARSHIPS and AWARDS

Medical School
  • Reginald E. and Ruby Harper Slaughter Scholarship for academic excellence
  • Nathan Bernstein Scholarship for academic excellence
  • LSU Honors Award
  • LSUMC-S Department of Microbiology Oral Examination Honors

    Undergraduate

  • LSU Honor Scholarship (including Chancellor's Aid Student Work)
  • LSU College of Basic Sciences Honor Student Honor Award
  • LSU Outstanding Senior in Zoology
  • LSU Outstanding Senior Honors College
  • LSU Honors College Sophomore Honors Distinction
  • LA Board of Education Paul C. Byrd Scholarship
  • Dean's List
  • Phi Eta Sigma L.B. Lucky Award
  • Phi Kappa Phi George Robertson Award

    High School

  • Principal's List
  • Gifted and Talented Classes
  • Regional Science Fair - Grand Prize Winner
  • 4-H Short Course - State Winner in Personal Development


    ORGANIZATIONS and ACTIVITIES

    Medical School
  • American Medical Association - Medical Student Section
  • American Medical Student Association
  • Louisiana State Medical Society
  • Student Sub-Committee of the Curriculum Committee
  • Intramural Sports - Football and Softball

    Undergraduate

  • Alpha Epsion Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society - Louisiana Beta Chapter
  • Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society
  • Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
  • Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society - Beta of Louisiana Chapter
  • Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
  • Golden Key National Honor Society

    High School

  • Student Council - Treasurer, Senior Class Representative
  • Interact Service Club - President
  • Academic Quiz Bowl - Team Captain
  • National Honor Society - Tusquahoma Chapter
  • 4-H Junior Leaders - Club President, Area Representative, Delegate to National Convention
  • Leadership 2000
  • Louisiana Boys State
  • National Science Foundation Young Scholars Program - McNeese State University


    WORK EXPERIENCE

    Medical School
  • Area Health Education Centers - Rural Preceptorship Program at LSUMC-Monroe
  • Student Teaching Assistant - LSUMC Department of Multicultural Affairs Pre-Matriculation Program

    Undergraduate

  • LSU Department of Zoology and Physiology - Student Worker
  • LSU Department of Agronomy - Student Worker
  • LSU Alumni Association - Telemarketer
  • Kappa Delta Sorority - Houseboy

    High School

  • Tutoring in Mathematics


    RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

    Medical School
  • Debi Mukherjee, Sc. D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Animal Evaluation of a Synthetic Bone Graft Material in a Critical Size Defect Model in a Rat

    Undergraduate

  • Joseph P. Woodring, Ph. D., Department of Zoology and Physiology
    Effects of Octopamine Agonists and Antagonists on Corpus Allatum Synthesis of Juvenile Hormone in the House Cricket, Acheta domesticus


    COMMUNITY SERVICE

    Medical School
  • Project Teen Health at Shreveport Job Corps Center - presentation about prevention of sexually transmitted diseases
  • The Lighthouse Program - presentation about hygiene
  • Curtis Elementary School - presentation about diabetes mellitus to Fifth graders

    Undergraduate

  • Classroom Painting - Lockett Hall
  • Middleton Library Clean-Up
  • Renaissance 101 - Brookstown Elementary School, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Greater Baton Rouge Zoo Tour with Ollie Steele Nursing Home

    High School

  • Seat Belt Safety Demonstrations
  • Teen Court - Attorney and Juror
  • Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo Zoobilation - Tour Guide
  • 4-H Trash Bash Community Clean-Up