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Perform extensive patient intakes, gather comprehensive medical and social histories, establish vitals and symptoms, coordinate referrals to outside providers, laboratories, and imaging centers to streamline patient care, advocate for patients' treatment and procedures to obtain prior authorizations from insurance agencies and workman's compensation

Collect social and medical history weekly at a street-side clinic for unhoused individuals creating a safe, inclusive environment. Connect clients with extensive resources within the Greater Los Angeles area specific to their needs such as dental, medical, legal, housing, substance recovery, and more.

Conduct audiological evaluations involving otoacoustic emissions, tympanometry and reflex thresholds, and audiograms. Create highly detailed reports summarizing patient case history, results from exams, and recommendations for follow-up care.

Develop a novel Society and Genetics course on the intersectionality of science and the US Incarceration System. Coordinate with community partners to provide transparency and awareness of deaths that occur in custody.

Shadow physicians and other healthcare workers in various departments at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Present quarterly case-studies on specific cases in the department I am shadowing in. Attend professional development seminars and networking with UCLA Health students and faculty.

Outreached to various clubs and organizations on campus to coordinate and host informational virtual workshops and panels for recently admitted Latinx undergraduate students. Provide students with the guidance and information to achieve successes at UCLA.

Mentor high school students from Title 1 schools in Los Angeles that are pursuing college, medical school, and various healthcare professions. Motivate and empower students throughout their high school experience and the college application process.

Investigated health disparities impacting communities of color, and propose solutions. Interact with various healthcare professionals from UC Davis Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente. Virtually shadowed medical students and physicians at UC Davis’ non-profit student-run clinic.

Facilitate learning and discussion of undergraduate students in large and small group settings on the topic of human physiological systems and CRISPR genetic editing. Attend content meetings with the professor and teaching assistants to prepare for class discussion.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Experience with basic lab techniques including gel electrophoresis, protein purification, cloning (restriction digests, ligation, and transformation), bioinformatics, and Polymerase Chain Reaction. Reading specific papers and professional development workshops.

Stanford, California, United States

Assisted array of hospital staff in the Coronary Cardiac Unit and Cardiac Surveillance Unit with numerous tasks including: reading and operation of basic medical equipment and monitoring of patient progress. Attended workshops focusing on medical ethics, patient interaction and experience, and professional development,

Human Biology And Society, Human Biology

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