Epidemiologist
Resume:
AYANA M. BIRHANU
(c) 317-***-****
Indianapolis, IN, 46224
(e): ************@*****.***.** or ********@*****.***
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION:
Graduate:
Indiana University School of Medicine
Department of Public Health
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Masters of Public Health (MPH), Epidemiology concentration,
May 2013
Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Doctor of Medicine, 2001
PERSONAL STRENGTHS:
. Effective oral and written communication skills
. Intelligent and innovative
. Computer proficient - MS Word/Excel/PP, SAS
. Attention to detail
. Polite and personable
. Hard worker
. Works well under pressure
. Flexible with a variety of interests
. Great problem solver and critical thinker
. Professional attitude
. Excellent team player
. Ability to establish effective working relationships with people of
different nationalities and cultural background.
. Excellent negotiation and facilitation skills.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2009 to present
> Data analyst and Physician Extender, Methodist Hospital (Indianapolis,
IN)
. Developing survey instruments to survey the quality of service
delivery
. Provide data quality monitoring of the performance measured data
. Data analysis and interpretations.
. Developing clinical baseline information based on our data
analysis results.
. Emergency medicine electronic medical records data management.
> Anatomy and Physiology Instructor, Adjunct Faculty, Ivy Tech Community
College (Indianapolis, IN): Teaching anatomy and physiology102
course.
2013
> Youth Risk Behavior Survey Administrator, Indiana State Department of
Health (Indianapolis, IN): Administering surveys to Indiana high
school students to understand their risky behaviors.
> Teaching Assistant, Indiana University School of Medicine
(Indianapolis, IN): Tutoring and Homework grading of Biostatistics
class.
2012
Public Health Internship, Indiana University-Kenya partnership
(Indianapolis, IN): Assisting with research in pediatric HIV care
under supervision of Dr. Rachel Vreeman, Co-Director of Pediatric
Research, and Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH).
> Observer ship, Department of Internal Medicine, Methodist Hospital
(Indianapolis, IN)
2005- 2008
> Primary Healthcare Provider (The African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS
Partnerships (ACHAP)
o Manager of antiretroviral therapy for the district health
department
o Planning, monitoring and evaluating of antiretroviral
treatment in the district
o Give recommendation to the ACHAP and Botswana government
about the evaluation result of the antiretroviral treatment
in the district.
o Coordinating the facilitation of HIV/AIDS testing access
financially, geographically and culturally.
o Taking different HIV/AIDS trainings to improve providers'
skill about management of HIV/AIDS.
o Participating pre-test and post-test HIV/AIDS counseling.
o Actively involved in the management of Tuberculosis and
other opportunistic infections
o Tuberculosis Treatment And Prevention Committee Advisor
o Updating the committee about the situation of TB in the
district.
o Educating the modified guidelines of TB treatment to
clinicians and junior health staffs.
o Leading the public health team in annual TB awareness
campaign
o Coordinator For Malaria Prevention And Control Advisory Board
o Continuous monitoring of the incidence of malaria in the
district.
o Identifying high risk groups of the population for malaria.
o Continuous reporting of the situation of malaria to the
Ministry of health.
o District Primary Health Care Disease Surveillance Coordinator,
continuous surveillance for six vaccine preventable diseases.
o Weekly report of the six vaccine preventable diseases to
the ministry of health.
o Participated in national workshops representing the
district for disease surveillance evaluation
o MCH coordinator and advocacy
o Participating different seminars concerning maternal and
child health.
2005
> Clinician, Maun General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Primary
Health Care, (Ministry of Health, Botswana):
o Assessing patients in all specialties (Internal Medicine,
Surgery, Pediatrics and OB/Gyn)
o Performed major emergency operations and minor surgical
procedures
2004-2005
> Reproductive Health Specialist in Mary's stops international
o Counseling what contraceptive to use and how to use it.
o Performing tubal ligation and vasectomy
o Coordinating the overall activity of the program
o Educating the public about reproductive health
> Instructor, Abay Health College (Debremarkos, Ethiopia)
o Taught Anatomy, Physiology and Microbiology
2001-2003
> Medical Officer and public health specialist Debere Marcos Hospital
(Ethiopia)
o Practiced medicine in Departments of Surgery, Pediatrics, and
Obstetrics and Gynecology (both inpatient and outpatient)
o Performed minor surgeries
o Trained junior clinical staff members
o Worked as a HIV/AIDS counselor
o Worked as the Medical Director of the hospital for a year
conducting managerial services
o Monitoring public health services such as immunization
programs, Disease surveillance activities, TB prevention and
control program and other disease control programs.
2000-2001
> Medical Internship, Tikure Anbesssa Hospital, Addis Ababa
University Faculty of Medicine (Ethiopia): Intern physician under
the supervision of faculty physicians.
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:
5/14/2010 -7/18/2010
> Research Assistant, Methodist Hospital Research Institute
(Indianapolis, IN)
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
2003
> Investigator for Meningococcal meningitis outbreaks investigations
in rural part of Ethiopia.
2004
> Investigator for foodborne salmonella outbreak investigation in
Addis Ababa University students.
2006
> Investigator in Malaria outbreak investigation in Botswana.
PRESENTATIONS:
> Food-borne Illness in America and Globally, Environmental health
class, 2011
> Maternal Diabetes, Social and behavioral class, 2011
> Association of Breast Feeding Knowledge and Attitudes with Breast
Feeding Practice, Advance epidemiology class, 2012
> Traumatic Brain Injury, Fundamental Injury class, 2012
> Molecular Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer, Molecular epidemiology
class 2012
> Acetaminophen Induced Hepatotoxicity, Pharmacoepidemiology class, 2012
> Impacts of Healthy results, IU Health Wellness program, Poster
presentation, 2013 for the final concentration project thesis defense.
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