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Yonkers, New York, United States

Increasing the Federally Qualified Health Center's capacity to serve low-income and uninsured/underinsured patients across the Hudson Valley through community-based primary care.1: Outreach patients with gaps in care with a focus on uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension, providing health education and scheduling appointments.2: Coordinate the Food is Medicine program in partnership with Feeding Westchester for a 120-patient cohort by recruiting patients with diabetes and food insecurity, ensuring retention through outreach, tracking participation, and executing four food distributions per month.3: Capture retinal images for diabetic retinopathy screenings with EyePACS and follow-up on referrals to ophthalmologists.4: Conduct intake screenings and follow-ups for patients receiving medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for substance use disorders.

Westchester County, New York, United States

Provide emergency medical care at Westchester County COVID-19 vaccination center, summer camps, special events, and Rye Playland.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. Researched electronic health record workflow optimization and the implementation of a health-related social needs screening tool across Penn Primary Care.

PA-certified EMS instructor for Perelman School of Medicine EMT classes, teaching clinical skills.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Led a crew of four EMTs, responding to on-campus emergencies. Attained MERT’s highest clinical rank and responsible for training and advancement of newer members.Crew Chief EMT (10/2022-present)Lead EMT (11/2021-10/2022)EMT (8/2021-11/2021)

MERT’s highest-ranked clinical officer and Chair of the 17-member Board, overseeing all aspects of the 70-member student-run, volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) organization. Liaison between MERT and University advisors.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Managed MERT's recruitment, EMT class, and incoming member process. Led MERT's diversity committee.

Undergraduate teaching assistantSOCI 2000 - Sociological Research Methods: Track attendance and grade exams (Spring 2024)SOCI 2450 - Poverty, Race, and Health: Grade discussion posts and help manage course Canvas site (Fall 2023)BIOL 1101 - Introduction to Biology A: Guided students on worksheets in an active-learning classroom, held office hours, and created/graded exams (Spring 2022)

Trained new TAs and LAs on teaching and student engagement through workshops with the Penn Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Innovation (CETLI).

Summer research assistant for Professor Courtney Boen, Ph.D., M.P.H., investigating the connection between police violence and emotional well-being using Twitter data.

Intern on the "Food and Mood in the K-12 Population" team, supporting the link between school gardens, food/nutrition security, access to culturally appropriate food, and behavioral health. Covering HHS regions 7 and 8 (IA, KS, MO, NE, CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY, and 38 federally recognized tribes), we promote support of the whole child and equitable access to culturally appropriate, nutritious foods. Intern through the Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Performed biometrics (height/weight, blood pressure), point-of-care testing (lipid panel, HbA1c, blood glucose) using Cardiochek Plus, and provided health education for employee health screenings.

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Research assistant and scribe for Dr. Sue X. Ming, a pediatric neurologist at the Department of Neurology, studying the familial impact of autism spectrum disorder, along with sleep and motor skills of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Conducted literature reviews, utilized Epic, and administered Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, computerized line bisection task, CNS Vital Signs, and Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration.

Ba, Sociology (Concentration In Medical Sociology); Minors In Nutrition Science And Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Penn Medical Emergency Response Team (2023 Chief, Crew Chief EMT, EMS Instructor, 2022 Membership Officer).

High School Diploma