Kendal McCarthy
Optometric Intern Class of 2027 at Southern California College of Optometry- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Basic Life Support for Healthcare and Public Safety (BLS)
American Heart AssociationAug, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Southern California College of Optometry
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Optometric Intern Class of 2027
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Aug 2023 - Present
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Angeles Eye Institute
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United States
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Medical Practices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Ophthalmic Technician/Scribe
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Aug 2022 - Aug 2023
• Responsible for taking medical history, visual acuity, and pretesting for patients at the Angeles Eye Institute • Responsible for taking medical history, visual acuity, and pretesting for patients at the Angeles Eye Institute
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Associated Students UCLA
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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UCLA Computer Store Supervisor
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Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
• Responsible for supervising a staff of 16 Customer Service Representatives (CSRs)• Coordinates and establishes weekly schedules for department staffing• Implements and upholds new workplace procedures• Interviews and facilitates onboarding for new employees to support sales success• Creates weekly training and develops new employees to excel as CSRs • Assists with virtual and in-person orientations for prospective UCLA students and parents
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UCLA Computer Store Lead
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Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
• Upholds new workplace procedures• Oversees and answers questions regarding floor protocol for CSRs• Assists with virtual and in-person orientations for prospective UCLA students and parents
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UCLA Computer Store Customer Service Representative
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Oct 2020 - Jun 2021
• Responsible for answering technical questions related to the computer products and services UCLA Store offers, working registers, email correspondence, answering phones, maintaining a clean floor environment• Provided excellent customer service to increase sales and customer satisfaction• Awarded multiple spot bonuses for excellent customer service
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Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Dancer Relations Team Captain
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Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
• Worked with PAC to organize UCLA’s annual Dance Marathon fundraiser, where participants take a stand against Pediatric HIV and AIDS for 13 hours straight to raise awareness. In 2022, PAC’s Dance Marathon raised $112,805.42 • As a Team Captain, I managed a team of 127 dancers before and during the Dance Marathon Event, raising over $20,000 with my team • Responsibilities Before Event: Recruit and retain dancers, host awareness-raising events, organize fundraisers to ensure dancers met their fundraising goal of $130, correspond with dancers, and answer questions quickly and efficiently • Responsibilities During Event: engage with dancers from start to finish, guide team to scheduled mealtimes and activities, ensure dancer’s wellbeing Show less
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UCLA Psychology Department
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Mar 2020 - Jun 2022
• Research Assistant with the Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience Lab under the direction of Dr. Katherine Karlsgodt • Responsible for data entry, consenting participants for studies, editing surveys, scoring neuropsych surveys • Co-author on poster entitled “The Distress of Negative Symptoms: Contributions of Perspective-Taking Skills and Attributional Biases” presented at the Society for Research in Psychopathology conference in September 2021 • Research Assistant with the Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience Lab under the direction of Dr. Katherine Karlsgodt • Responsible for data entry, consenting participants for studies, editing surveys, scoring neuropsych surveys • Co-author on poster entitled “The Distress of Negative Symptoms: Contributions of Perspective-Taking Skills and Attributional Biases” presented at the Society for Research in Psychopathology conference in September 2021
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UCLA Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Care Extender Volunteer
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Feb 2019 - Jun 2022
• Volunteered through UCLA Health at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center • Responsible for checking in on patients and assisting medical staff • Answering phones for patient rooms and communicating with the charge nurse • Assisting patients after their operations to their cars via wheelchair • Sanitizing patient beds and wheelchairs after use • Observing surgeries through the OR viewing room • Volunteered through UCLA Health at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center • Responsible for checking in on patients and assisting medical staff • Answering phones for patient rooms and communicating with the charge nurse • Assisting patients after their operations to their cars via wheelchair • Sanitizing patient beds and wheelchairs after use • Observing surgeries through the OR viewing room
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Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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500 - 600 Employee
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Vice President of Panhellenic Relations
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Dec 2019 - Jan 2021
UCLA Panhellenic Council is the largest woman's organization on campus. It is the governing body of 11 National Panhellenic Conference sororities and 2 associate member sororities. The Panhellenic Council promotes excellence in academics, community and campus involvement, and sisterhood. • Responsibilities included representing the 180 members of my chapter at weekly Panhellenic Council Meetings, fostering Panhellenic relationships between different chapters, being a leader in my sorority, Promoting participation in the greater Panhellenic community through various events Show less
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Junior Panhellenic Delegate
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Dec 2018 - Dec 2019
• Responsible for attending weekly meetings with Delegates from other chapters where we discussed how to help foster Panhellenic community between the chapters and also brainstormed ideas about recruitment and how to best support victims of sexual assault within our community and beyond.
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Griffin Optometric Group
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United States
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Medical Practices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Auxiliary Staff
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May 2017 - Aug 2018
• Responsibilities include sorting and creating patient charts for the week, calling insurance carriers to verify coverage, calling patients to remind them of their appointments or to pick up their glasses/contacts, faxing/printing/scanning documents, and being available to assist any staff member in the office if needed. • Responsibilities include sorting and creating patient charts for the week, calling insurance carriers to verify coverage, calling patients to remind them of their appointments or to pick up their glasses/contacts, faxing/printing/scanning documents, and being available to assist any staff member in the office if needed.
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Education
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Southern California College of Optometry
Doctorate of Optometry -
UCLA
Bachelor of Science - BS, Psychobiology -
JSerra Catholic High School
High School Diploma