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Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

* Oversee and/or conduct systematic literature searches* Critically appraise articles for inclusion or exclusion from the guideline* Oversee development and implementation of STS clinical guideline policies and procedures to help ensure adherence to IOM standards* Develop educational materials to assist guideline authors in STS guideline development.

* Project management and assessment of evidence in development of clinical practice guidelines on treatment of esophageal cancer, conduit choice in CABG, and techniques and indications for pulmonary metastasectomy.* Project manager for turning a study on long-term survival rates for bypass surgery into a risk calculator for the web, App Store, and Google.

• Ensured accuracy of grant-making process for over 800 Donor-Advised Funds, and acted as primary liaison to the donors of over 200 funds
• Performed due diligence on non-profit organizations to verify compliance with federal guidelines
• Analyzed grant proposals from organizations on behalf of Supporting Foundations, and presented at annual meetings

• Managed data integrity from over 1,800 capital campaign donors, and 3,000 gifts utilizing Microsoft Access; adjusted over $25 million in previously incorrectly entered data
• Oversaw process of development policy among affiliated agencies; acted as liaison between campaign staff, the development policy committee, and dozens of affiliated agencies
• Contributed to a major project designing an automated community calendar helping to prevent event scheduling conflicts

Masters, Biology

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Ba, Anthropology