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STEVEN COLLINS
Licensed
Acupuncturist
MEDICAL
EXPERIENCE
1/04 – current ORIENTAL MEDICINE
& BODYWORK – Oakdale, MN
● Individual practice seeing a wide variety of patients
● One of a few selected HealthPartners Insurance preferred
providers
● Practice includes general medicine and cosmetic acupuncture
● Focus on Chinese medicine with emphasis on acupuncture
& tui na
1/98-current
CHINESE MEDICINE-- Twin Cities. MN
●Interned at NWHSU Edith Davis Clinic and Aliveness Center
●Specializing in Tui Na & pain relief
●Taught Tui Na to NWHSU & Globe College of Massage
●Lectures on Chinese Medicine throughout the Twin Cities
1/96-12/05
REGISTERED NURSE--Intrepid Healthcare--St. Paul. MN
●Specialization in ER, Psychiatric & Chemical
Dependency nursing
●Placed in a variety of facilities in the Twin Cities area
8/97-10/99
EMERGENCY ROOM-- Unity Hospital-- Fridley. MN
●Suburban facility
●Close working relationship between RN's & MD's
5/96-6/97
EMERGENCY ROOM--St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center--St. Paul. MN
●Level I Trauma
Center
●RN's given much independence
5/95-11/95
CHARGE NURSE-University Pavilion - Tamarac, FL
●Psychiatric facility caring for a broad range of mental
health patients
●Primarily responsible for the care of patients during shift
●Prepped, assisted and recovered ECT patients
1/95-11/95
REGISTERED NURSE--Atlantic Healthcare--Broward County, FL
●Placed in a variety of hospitals throughout South Florida
●Specialization in emergency room and treatment of trauma
patients
1/94
- 11/94 EMERGENCY ROOM--Haywood County Hospital—Clyde, NC
●Staff RN responsible for primary patient care in an acute
setting
●Close interaction with physicians and EMS personnel
●Instructed various critical care courses including ACLS
5/91-6/93
CLINICAL TECH III--Arnold Palmer Hospital for Women
andChildren—Orlando, FL
●Assigned to the hospital's Urgent Care division which
functions as a private emergency room
●Perform patient assessments and assist in advanced
procedures including marrow aspirations, lumbar
punctures, central line repair, etc.
●The Arnold Palmer Hospital for Women and Children was one
of only 5 hospitals in the
Southeast devoted solely to the care of women and children
10/87-10/88
PARAMEDIC--Atlantic Ambulance,.-Palm Beach County, FL
●Field Training Officer / Senior Rescue Paramedic
●Instructed medical personnel in emergency medical techniques
●Captain, 1988 CLINCON national ALS competition team
5/85 - 6/87 PARAMEDIC-- Mercy
Ambulance-- Las Vegas, NV
●Urban EMS system in an extremely high-volume call area
●First-response paramedic
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
1/02 – current I NSTRUCTOR – Twin
Cities, MN
●Lectures frequently on Chinese medicine for several
colleges and institutions
●Frequent public speaker
1/98-12/01
F ACULTY - Northwestern Health Sciences University-Bloomington, MN
●Taught Western Medicine, Pharmacology and Ethics to
Oriental Medical students
●Developed curricula for above classes
8/93
- 1/94 E DUCATION A DMINISTRATOR - -Highlands-Cashiers
Hospital--Highlands, NC
● Assessed educational needs & deficits of clinical
staff
●Coordinated inservice and educational opportunities for
hospital staff
●Procured resources related to education
●Course coordinator and instructor for first ACLS course
taught at this facility
11/88-10/89
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR
EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES - -Valencia Community College--Orlando, FL
●Oversaw all administrative and managerial aspects of
department
●Developed and implemented entire curriculum for EMS
continuing education
●Wrote and designed all collateral material for promotion of
department and courses
●Evaluated and purchased all equipment for department
●Conducted and organized lectures on current topics
pertaining to emergency medicine
●Accountable for disbursing a total budget of $250,00000
EDUCATION
NORTHWESTERN
HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY - Bloomington, MN
Masters of Acupuncture degree awarded July, 2001
Past Student Association President
Member of University Health Services Council
UNIVERSITY
OF CENTRAL FLORIDA - Orlando. Florida
Bachelor of Arts awarded 6/83 Major: Psychology, Concentration on
Clinical
VALENCIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Orlando. Florida
Associate of Science awarded 7/93 Major: Nursing
Associate of Science awarded 4/85 Major: Emergency medicine
VALENCIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Orlando. Florida
Associate of Arts awarded 5/81 Liberal Arts & Sciences
BREVARD
COLLEGE - Brevard. North Carolina
General Studies completed 5/80
PUBLICATIONS
Dry Needling: A Novel Technique, Acupuncture Today, February, 2006
Three-Needle Therapy, The Meridian, October, 2004
Chinese Dietary Therapy, Twin Cities Essential Wellness, January, 2007
ADDITIONAL
HONORS & CERTIFICATIONS
Board member - MN Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Assn.
Diplomate NCCAOM
1st President: MIAHS Student Association
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider (past instructor)
Trauma Nursing Core Course
Advanced Pediatric Life Support Provider
Pediatric Pre-Hospital Care Instructor
Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (past instructor)
Basic Trauma Life Support (past instructor)
Basic Life Support Provider (past instructor)
CriticalL Incident Stress Debriefer Training
Presentation: 2006 AOMA/Alliance National Conference, Keystone, CO
Presentation: 2008 American Holistic Nurses Association, Bretton Woods,
NH
PERSONAL
DATA
Has traveled extensively
Teaches Southern Chinese Kung Fu
Inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame
Voted one of the Top 10 Magicians in Florida, 1982
Interests include music, sports, reading and chess
Heavily involved in the study of quantum physics,
transpersonal psychology and magic
6993
35th Street N, Oakdale, MN 55128
office: (651) 777-4040
fax: (651) 777-4242
e-mail: qidoc@qidoc.com
webpage: www.qidoc.com
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