REILLEY A. CHAMNESS

Motivated PA student with an interest in neonatology, pediatrics, and critical care. Pursues opportunities to learn new clinical skills, gain medical knowledge, and enjoys procedures. Offers strong communication skills, effective collaboration on a medical team, and problem-solving abilities.

General Surgery: Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY.

• Assisted in procedures and closed surgical incisions with sutures and hand-ties.
• Learned how to assist with operating robotic surgical equipment in the OR setting.
• Conducted pre- and post-operation visits, helped with wound care, dressing changes, and learned to place an IV catheter.
• Saw patients in the outpatient bariatric medicine clinic with a focus on medication management and nutrition.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.

• Learned how to conduct a neonatal physical exam and neurological assessment with considerations for pre-term and term infants.
• Active care-team member during deliveries in labor-and-delivery, the operating room, and participated in neonatal resuscitation when necessary.
• Presented to the attending physician and APPs during rounds and was involved in patient care plans.
• Learned how to calculate IV fluids, TPNs, and to manage feeding and medications for neonates.

Ran the Baltimore Marathon 

• Trained and successfully completed a 26.2 mile race through Baltimore City in 2024.

Modeling ex vivo Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Expansion from Established Solid Malignancies

• Conducted research in microbiology and immunology that contributed data towards a study published in OncoImmunology.

Complete Genome Sequence of the Cluster B4 Mycobacteriophage Lolalove, Isolated in Charleston, SC 

• Contributed to a joint research paper as a part of a genetics lab course with a focus in virology at the College of Charleston.

MUSC Research Day 2019 1st Place Undergraduate Division 

• Presented an oral talk entitled: Th17 Cells Uniquely Induce IL-6 and Possess Potent Antitumor Properties.
• Much of this research was completed during the MUSC Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2019, in which students applied to receive a research grant to work on projects in laboratory areas of interest.