MEGHAN SHALVOY COQUILLON

3031 PARK AVE. UNIT 6, RICHMOND, VA 23221 SHALVOYML@VCU.EDU [631] 332 3713

SKILLS
Competency and practice with nursing skills; completion of health assessment & nursing concept courses Interpersonal communication skills, compassion & attention to detail Over 250 clinical practice hours Experience and training with Cerner/PowerCharts, as well as AccuCheck & CardioChek POCT Certified, American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers

EDUCATION
Class of Dec 2013 Bachelor of Nursing, Accelerated In Progress Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA Clinical hours at VCU Medical Center: Cardiology Unit [90 hours] Security Care Unit [60 hours] Acute Neurosurgery Unit [90 hours] Hamilton Moore Fund and MCV Foundation Whitehead scholarships recipient for the 2012-13 academic year Womens and Gender Studies, Bachelor of Arts Class of Dec 2009 Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY GPA: 3.61, Cum Laude

EMPLOYMENT
Care Partner, Acute Care Medicine Jan 2013 Present VCU Medical Center | Richmond, VA Providing nursing assistant care to patients and their families with a range of medical-surgical diagnoses Professional Birth Doula Oct 2012 Present Self-employed | Richmond, VA Providing childbirth education, and labor, birthing & post-partum support to pregnant women and families National Campus Organizer Oct 2010 Apr 2012 Feminist Majority Foundation | Arlington, VA Organized over 90 student activist groups at universities throughout nine states in the Northeast USA Food service & customer care 2004 2012 Worked in food service for over 8 years in various capacities for such companies Starbucks Coffee Company and Chilis Bar & Grill

HEALTHCARE & SERVICE

Jun 2012 present President, Womens Health Nursing Group [VCU] Focusing on community service and expanding learning opportunities for students interested in womens health throughout the lifespan Representative, VCU School of Nursing Undergraduate Program Committee Aug 2012 present Selected by VCU School of Nursing administrators to represent 175 accelerated BSN students Represent student perspective in addressing program issues and concerns alongside faculty & administration Member Jun 2012 - present Nursing Students Without Borders Volunteer Birth Doulas Una Vida Sana Student Nursing Association Medical Volunteer, Raising Haiti 2010 - present Traveled four times to Port-au-Prince following the Jan 2010 earthquake to assist medical relief effort Helped coordinate pharmacy operations of free medical clinic and distribution of other donated goods Assisted nurses & physicians at a United Nations cholera treatment center at the height of the initial outbreak in Nov 2010 Volunteer & Service Midwives for Haiti [administrative & organizing] Richmond, VA Aug 2012 - present Day of Cultural Competence [education and advocacy] Albany, NY May 2010 Alternative Spring Break Outreach [disaster relief] Galveston, TX Apr 2009 Womens Health Matters! [featured speaker] Stony Brook, NY Apr 2010