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- Process up to 30 patients daily by taking patient history, photographs, and presenting cases to physicians.- Perform Prior Authorizations and assist in insurance prescription approvals.- Update charts and inform patients of pathology, culture, and lab results.- Assist in cosmetic, medical, surgical procedures, and perform suture removals.- Train new staff: 4 admin and 3 medical assistants. - Reconcile various insurance eligibility reports and collected co-insurances and deductible payments.- Assist in the setup and configuration of a new clinical space within 3 days, ensuring seamless integration of equipment and operational workflows.

- Performed data entry and management for 10+ clinical studies.- Conducted screening and regular study visits for 50+ oncological patients.- Used Epic EMR to perform weekly chart and medical records reviews, updates, and place orders.- Performed audits on 6 studies.- Coordinated visits with other departments, labs, and pharmacies at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai.

- Screened 100+ patients weekly to enroll in clinical studies.- Prepared and maintained clinical trial source documents and EDCs for 10 studies.- Conducted study visits, including vital signs, ECG, laboratory specimen handling, and shipments.- Dispensed medication, tracked medication inventory, and recorded in source documents.- Maintained medical study documentation while ensuring confidentiality of study information and patient privacy.- Organized and updated IRB documents and maintained regulatory binders.

- Received a CDC grant for a COVID-19 study looking at the relationship between the abundance of N and S proteins with the severity of symptoms depicted.- Performed PCR and ELISA's as well as data analysis using Gen5. Organized lab and clinical data into the format required by the CDC in correspondence with other institutions and them.- Observed clinical follow-ups of participants and monitored their progress. Set up ClinCards for each participant.

- Hire, coach, and supervise writers. Produce, assign, and approve story ideas.- Write, publish, and edit articles every week. Troubleshoot last minute issues to meet deadlines.

- Creating as well as beta testing images and tasks to use in cognitive studies testing the framing effect, hierarchical stimuli, priming, and other aspects of relational thinking.- Analyzing and organizing large data sets on Excel.

International

- Created future epidemic and pandemic response guidelines for the organization.- Researched and designed pamphlets for illnesses that can be prevented with vaccinations for distribution at Hearts for the Homeless chapter locations.- Worked with health departments to gather data for a database that allows homeless individuals to find the nearest place that provides free vaccinations.

- Interacted sensitively, effectively, and professionally when interviewing individuals with Parkinson's on Zoom about the effect of the pandemic on their daily lives.- Managed scheduling for interviews of participants through phone and email correspondence.

- Aided in launching the Prevention Initiative that aims to prevent a non-hereditary cancer diagnosis in children.- Referred family members to outside support options to assist with coping during times of increased stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.- Designed Instagram posts and stories using Canva.- Researched relevant subjects before writing and publishing blog posts through WordPress on topics related to childhood cancer as well as our efforts to fund cancer research.

National Capital Area

- Recruited highly qualified individuals to form a team of students with the goal of raising funds for childhood cancer research. My 2019 National Capital Area Class raised over 2 million dollars in seven weeks.- Worked with volunteers to guide fundraising activities and manage finances for a 50's Gala with over 200 attendees.- Boosted engagement of team donors from 32% to 77% through the duration of the campaign by including polls, incentives, and friendly competition in media communication.- Acquired over 50 items for silent auctions that raised over 20,000 dollars.

- Independently managed the Junior Leukemia Cup Regatta as well as assisted in the Poker Run and Leukemia Cup Regatta in the National Capital Area. These events raised over 150,000 dollars.- Assisted with clerical needs including answering telephone calls, performing database management, filing documents, and drafting correspondence.- Built a robust vendor network to secure donations for most food and products required for the regatta in order to minimize costs.- Managed in-house solicitation mailings and other fundraising initiatives by creating and routing materials, generating mailing lists, executing mail merges, and overseeing collation and sends.

Post Bac, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: Designed and partially funded a pipeline in Ecuador to get drinkable water to a town whose water supply was cut.