Ben Tran
SAN JOSE
Summary
I am a nursing student at San Jose State University. I found my love and passion for medicine and health care when I joined the Army National Guard as a healthcare specialist/combat medic. I found that helping others is extremely fulfilling and would like to make it my life-long career. I enjoyed my time in the military and am grateful to have found a career path that I love. I am originally from Tustin in Southern California but I moved up to San Jose for school.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
EMT
United Ambulance
01.2025 - Current
- EMT medical coverage for special events including concerts, county fairs, sports events, and conferences.
- Patient triage
- Trauma assessment skills
First Aid Provider
Momentum For Health TRUST
10.2022 - Current
- TRUST is a mobile mental health crisis program where a call center dispatches the team to respond and provide services to mental health clients. As the EMT/first aid responder on the team, my role is to provide basic first aid and ensure the client’s medical needs are met along with supporting the client through their crisis.
- Certified in CPR and First Aid, with hands-on experience responding to medical emergencies.
- Trained and certified to place 5150 holds.
- Experience interacting with clients that have mental health diagnoses and training in de-escalation.
- Experience with unhoused clients.
- In charge of inventorying and restocking medical supplies.
- Performed patient assessments and mental health assessments.
- Knowledge of county resources for the unhoused.
Combat Medic
California Army National Guard
06.2020 - 06.2023
- I served in the Army National Guard from 2020 to 2023 as a healthcare specialist/combat medic. I was a part of the medical section of a artillery unit and was responsible for the medical well-being of the unit. As a combat medic my responsibilities include making sure my soldiers are both mentally and physically healthy, ensuring they receive the best care possible, and ensuring the safety of others. I am also responsible for teaching CLS (combat life saver) which is a course that teaches soldiers basic life saving skills including how to correctly apply tourniquets, perform CPR, control bleeding, maintain a patent airway, etc. I am well-versed in prehospital care and clinical care having experience in both settings.
- Army Achievement Medal
- Experience and training with IVs
- Learned to work under pressure
- Leadership skills
EMT
Bay Medic Ambulance
01.2021 - 02.2022
- I was a IFT EMT at Bay Medic Ambulance for about a year. This was my first EMT job after finishing my EMT course and medic school with the Army. I learned a lot at this company and applied many of the skills learned from school/training. This was my first exposure to interacting with patients, working with a partner, and transporting patients. It was a great exposure to EMS and the roles of an EMT.
- Learned teamwork skills
- Patient assessments
- Learned to properly interact and speak to patients
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA12-2025
High School Diploma - undefined
Arnold O. Beckman High School
Tustin, CA05.2020
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Medical procedures
- Trauma care
- CPR and first aid
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Stress Management
- Mental Health knowledge
- Medical knowledge
Certification
- Combat Medic Certified
- BLS
- CLS Certified
- 5150 Certified
- EMT
LANGUAGES
English | Native
Vietnamese | Intermediate
Spanish | Elementary
Timeline
EMT
United Ambulance
01.2025 - Current
First Aid Provider
Momentum For Health TRUST
10.2022 - Current
EMT
Bay Medic Ambulance
01.2021 - 02.2022
Combat Medic
California Army National Guard
06.2020 - 06.2023
High School Diploma - undefined
Arnold O. Beckman High School
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
San Jose State University