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College Point, Ny

Helped give out donated clothes and food to the disadvantaged members of our community as part of the church’s community outreach program.Sorted through donated clothes to ensure only clean and weather-appropriate clothes were being given out.

Flushing, Ny

Worked with attending physicians, residents, and physician assistants in the ED to accurately create and update physician notes and ensured information was added in a timely manner.Ensured the physician notes were properly formatted, contained all necessary information, and were specifically tailored to the physician’s preferences in the Epic EMR.Demonstrated excellent medical terminology knowledge through taking dictations and scribing at the patient's bedside.

Flushing, New York

Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills with patient intake and answering phone calls from patients, insurance companies, and other healthcare providers.Filled out requisition forms with patient information, insurance information, and ICD-10-CM codes.Directed patient care and properly handled, labeled, and packaged blood and urine samples for transportation to laboratories.Retrieved and filed patient files for the addition of new documents.

Stony Brook, New York, United States

Assisted in Dr. John Peter Gergen’s research on the regulation of pair-rule gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) development.Presented results and discussed future experimentation at weekly lab meetings.Performed standard Drosophila husbandry for embryo collection and fixation. Performed single and double-label fluorescence in situ hybridization for imaging using a Leica SP5 confocal microscope.Conducted project series for dissecting the function of the Odd-paired transcription factor.Synthesized fluorescent RNA riboprobes for the lacZ and paired genes.Conducted project series and wrote a thesis on the effect of pair-rule genes on regulation of the sloppy paired promoter to revise the current model of slp1 regulation.

Stony Brook, New York, United States

Assisted students during lectures by answering questions and facilitating discussion.Gave constructive feedback to the professor for improving student engagement and increasing clarity.Graded students’ handouts that were collected during lecture.Proctored the tools competency exam.Initiated the lecture by providing guidance and advice to the students for the lab report and final exam.