Dalila Gittens, Md, Mph Email & Phone Number

Design, implement, and evaluate mental health programs aligning with NAMI’s mission and community needs, expanding outreach to underserved populations. Lead a team of program coordinators and volunteers, ensuring alignment on program goals and professional development opportunities. Cultivate strong community partnerships, and collaborating with local health providers to enhance mental health education and support initiatives. Lead data collection and analysis efforts, informing strategic program improvements.

Created gathering tool to discover insights into Black end users’ digital journeys and data sharing practices with entities. Conducted six discussions with Black end users and intermediaries utilizing the gathering tool. Formulated insight paper highlighting the incentives Black end users would take in order to share their data equitably. Wrote recommendations to research and corporate entities on equitable data sharing practices with Black end users.

Greater Seattle Area

Managed inpatient and outpatient Family Medicine service teams. Developed proficiency in multiple electronic health record systems. Provided culturally competent medical care. Worked closely with marginalized populations with diverse cultural backgrounds, and socioeconomic statuses.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Participated in adult education workshop series that was designed to prepare clinicians to be effective adult educators. Taught physical diagnosis exam skills to first and second year medical students. Developed Socratic quizzes for students. Brought clinical relevance to the exam maneuvers. Provided constructive feedback to students.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Provided healthcare to patients in a low resource setting. Conducted history and physical exam, assessment and plan, phlebotomy, patient care coordination, and follow up. Oversaw by volunteer attending physicians in clinic. Served as student preceptor overseeing MS1 and MS2 exam room volunteers. Connected patients with local resources to address health and wellness needs.

New York, New York, United States

Conducted outreach and helped coordinate events to raise awareness about health issues that affect underserved communities. Helped children and families prevent childhood obesity by facilitating health education classes focused on healthy eating and exercise and providing food demonstrations. Promoted breastfeeding among prenatal patients through workshops. Enrolled patients in affordable health plans through the Affordable Care Act and the Family Planning Benefit Program.

Greater New York City Area

Shadowed HIV specialists and assisted in a clinical setting at the Spencer Cox Center for Health’s Morningside Clinic at St. Luke’s Hospital. Assisted in public health programming and research for the Coming Home Program and the Rapid HIV Testing and nPEP Program.

Greater New York City Area

Interviewed patients and identified critical socioeconomic needs affecting their health. Took on independent cases, arranged action plans for patient families, and carried out appropriate referrals and follow-up procedures via on-site and off-site phone calls.

New York, New York

Screened and enrolled patients in current clinical research projects, ranging from controlled trials of medical devices to observational studies. Observed emergency department procedures, resuscitations, and general care and in some cases executed them.

Bronx, New York

Recruited patients for rapid HIV testing. Provided prevention counseling for all patients HIV tested (positive or negative). Performed rapid HIV testing. Escorted newly diagnosed patients to a HIV clinic. Documented HIV testing and counseling. Responsible for all data entry, partner notification and quality improvement efforts.

New York, Ny

Promoted the sexual and emotional health of Columbia University students. Conducted pre- and post- HIV antibody test counseling. Provided information on the transmission, prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

New York, Ny

Served as a rapporteur and co-facilitator for working groups and sessions of IHFRG’s annual conference at NYU Law School and assisted with preparation of materials. Proofread and edited information on the IHRFG website. Organized contact database of members and organizations affiliated with IHRFG. Attended and took minutes at monthly and weekly meetings. Conducted internet-based research and other tasks as needed.

New York, Ny

Co-facilitated an e-course on political advocacy for youth. Accounted for assignments and exercises completed. Collected student evaluations of E-course and conducted data entry of feedback. Carried out quantitative and qualitative analysis of data.

New York, Ny

Wrote articles on IGLHRC’s website. Conducted research on LGBT rights/discrimination in the Caribbean. Wrote letter of complaint to Nigerian newspaper, PM News, and Nigerian Press Council condemning media attacks on the House of Rainbow. Participated in events launched by IGLHRC. Attended monthly meetings, conferences with other organizations and the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Marketing

Doctor Of Medicine (M.D.)

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

B.A., Women'S, Gender And Sexuality Studies, Human Rights Studies

Activities and Societies: Barnard-Columbia Chorus, New Student Orientation Program.