Alejandra Maria Mena Gutierrez, M.D.

Education

Medical School - Universidad del Valle. Cali, Colombia. 1997-2003. In Colombia Medical School includes undergraduate and medical years.

High School - Colegio San Jose del Avila. Palmira, Colombia. 1989-1995

Primary School - Colegio San Jose del Avila. Palmira, Colombia. 1984-1989

Academic Honors and Awards

The best intern Doctor. November 2003.

Ranked # 1 in my Medical School Class.

Examinations

USMLE Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills). August 2005.
USMLE Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge). July 2005.
USMLE Step 1. June 2005.

Work Experience

1. 03/2004 - 03/2005
Hospital Local de Vijes. Vijes, Colombia
General Doctor
I Worked there at the outpatient Clinic, Emergency room and programs of promotion of health and prevention of diseases. It was my year of Social Service which is required in my country to all physicians.

2. 09/2005 - 12/2005
Hospital Local de Vijes. Vijes, Colombia
General Doctor. Promotion and Prevention programs
I was in charged of programs like Pregnancy, development control in children, birth control and use of contraceptive methods.

3. 02/2006 - 05-2006
Hospital Santa Margarita. La Cumbre, Colombia
General Doctor
I worked at the outpatient Clinic making the follow up of patients with hypertension and diabetes. My duties Included prescription of medications and requirement of labs, also a complete history and physical examination.

Research Experience

1. Characteristics of Acute Coronary event in the Emergency Room. Hospital Universitario del Valle. 08/2000-08/2002. Cali, Colombia.
It was a descriptive study and contained information of patients in a period of two years. I was directed by Doctor Osacr Delgado MD, and this work was presented in medicine grand rounds.

Presentations/Poster Sessions

1. II Congress of Medical Research. School of Medicine. Universidad del Valle. Cali, Colombia. Relationship between television advertisements and nutritional habits in scholarships from Cali. Poster Session. Mena Alejandra, Insuasti Giovanni, Pérez Gerardo. 08/2000

2. XII Congress of Medical Students. Universidad Libre. Cali, Colombia. Relationship between television advertisements and nutritional habits in scholarships from Cali. Mena Alejandra, Insuasti Giovanni, Pérez Gerardo. 06/2000

International Medical Training

Tulane University. The International Visiting Student Program. New Orleans, LA, USA. September - November 2003. I completed the following rotations: Senior Clerkship in Cardiology and Senior Clerkship in Endocrinology. While at Tulane I had the same status, duties and responsibilities as the matriculated final 4th year students of Tulane University School of Medicine.

Language Fluency

Spanish and English