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Completing Certificate in Medical Education certificateLed collaborative presentations on medical education topics

Selected as one of four House Staff Council representatives for the third-year class of the UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside Internal Medicine Residency

Participated in Generalist trackSelected as 2021-2022 Chief Medical Resident for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement for UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside and the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Collaborated with attending hospitalists to study the impact of a novel discharge summary curriculum among internal medicine residents

One of 29 fourth-year medical students selected for admission to AOA (reserved for one-sixth of the graduating class)

Key member of first class of the first program at a US medical school dedicated to applying human-centered design concepts in healthcareCollaborated with Comcast and the Philly Food Trust to teach Philadelphia middle school students about the intersection of health and design - including 3D printing, window gardening, and healthy food choicesOrganized a workshop to teach engineering concepts using small machines

Served as student co-editor of The Diagnostic medical student blog and curate “Article of the Week” series for health policy and management topicsParticipated in development of new PEL Website

Matched nearly one hundred second year students with third year mentors, personally mentored two second year students, and organized a USMLE Step 1 Study Strategies Panel attended

I was selected as class representative to the faculty council for the first year Neuroscience course; second year Immunity, Infection and Disease course; and third year Urology and Interventional Radiology clinical clerkships. I served as a key intermediary for updating the class with relevant course information and organized events like "infectious disease"-themed movie nights and an art contest. Liaisons met monthly with course directors to discuss topics pertinent to the SKMC student experience and gave early feedback on the new JeffMD curriculum.

Contributed to proposal arguing for introduction of rapid prototyping and makerspaces into medical school curricula, which won second place nationally in field of 150 entries for AMA "Turning Med Ed on its Head" challenge

Working on a team with other medical students, faculty, and leading administrators, I played a key role in organizing the first ever team-based innovation competition at Jefferson. I created content for the event website, recruited participants, collaborated with corporate partners like IBM and Microsoft, and designed the conference logo. To prepare for the event, I attended healthcare hackathon events at Yale as well as the MIT Grand Hack, where I placed fourth in the Primary Care Track in Spring 2015.

Worked as a Quality Improvement Research Assistant in the Designing for Discharge (DoD) and Medication Reconciliation projects including collaboration with MIT Little Devices lab, exhibition at World Maker Fair in Queens, New York, and presentation of a novel Personal Health Record to TJUH administrators

Found a medical device company with two other medical students focusing on user-responsive, circadian-friendly lighting to help overnight providers in the hospitalWorked as Chief Communications Officer and am responsible for pitching at funding competitionsCircalux raised over $50K in pre-seed funding, tested our device at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital with published results, and was selected as Most Promising University Startup at the 2018 Angel Venture Fair in Philadelphia

Selected to participate in an internship with a professional product development firm in Brooklyn, New York, where I collaborated with product designers to prototype circadian-friendly lighting devices for use in the hospital

Performed Rapid HIV testing for residents at the Elisa Shirley House, which provides temporary housing for at-risk mothers and families in Philadelphia

Organized health-related presentations and distributed over 2000 fruit and vegetable vouchers for underserved senior citizens at the Philadelphia Senior Center and in subsidized housing throughout South Philadelphia

Facilitated in-class discussion groups, graded weekly homework assignments, held office hours, prepared lab specimens, and organized pre-lab presentations

Selected as one of four US college students to receive a full academic scholarship to the International Summer School at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom where I focused on biotechnology

Practiced Tang Soo Do Karate for over eight years, achieving rank of second-degree black belt