Amber started her education at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ with a B.A. in Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism. She was initially drawn to ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ for its' focus on sciences and holistic approach to education. Fortunately, she was able to continue her education at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ when accepted to the inaugural cohort for the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program. Upon graduating in 2018, she started her PA career at Cleveland Clinic in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) where she had completed a rotation as a PA student. During her tenure at Cleveland Clinic, she quickly found a niche in simulation education largely due to her positive exposure to simulation during ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½'s PA program. PA Beserra was on the frontlines at Cleveland Clinic during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic where she cared for critically ill patients and worked with interdisciplinary teams to maneuver the uncertainties of the pandemic.
Beserra later accepted a position with a developing Advanced Practice Provider (APP) team in the MICU at Stanford Healthcare. At Stanford, she quickly grew into leadership and ultimately stepped into the Lead AP position for the MICU team where she now leads a team of 14 critical care APPs. Beyond the MICU, Beserra is the 2023 co-chair for Stanford Healthcare's APP Shared Leadership Council to help APPs across the enterprise grow as providers and leaders. She was recently nominated for APP of the Year 2022 and received a Stanford SHINE scholarship to build a simulation workshop on ultrasound guided needle tip visualization in critical care procedures.
With only four years of clinical practice under her belt, PA Beserra has already fostered a strong appreciation for the Physician Assistant career. Within her interdisciplinary MICU team, Beserra has practiced at the top of her license through managing critically ill patients including direct patient management, independently performing critical care procedures, leading codes, and being a companion and "medical-translator" for families. As a PA-C, she not only leads the care of critically ill patients, but she also has roles in establishing hospital policies and unit workflows, physician and APP education, quality improvement, and enterprise-wide APP initiatives. Beserra has found purpose and drive in her PA career as a provider, educator, and leader.