Objective

To obtain a challenging position that enables me to enhance my technical

and analytical skills

Education

Global Medicine M.S. Aug 2010 Los Angeles, CA

University of Southern California- Keck School of Medicine

Molecular and Cell Biology B.A. May 2008 Berkeley, CA

University of California, Berkeley

Skills

o Computer skills: proficient in Word Processing, Microsoft Works & Word,

PowerPoint, Mac OS

o Languages: fluent in Panjabi and Hindi

Health-Related Experience

Collegiate Medical Volunteer Jan 2010- Present Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center

o Monthly rotations in Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology Clinics and

Departments

o Weekly shifts that include shadowing physicians and chaperoning in the

presence of a male physician

Asthma Health Educator Oct 2007- May 2008 Emeryville, CA

American Lung Association of California- "Oakland Kick Asthma- Open Airways

for Schools"

o Utilized tutorials for school nurses and parents to ensure proper usage

of asthmatic aerosols

o Instructed four 40 minute interactive lessons to teach about acute

asthmatic management

Health Clinic Volunteer Aug 2007- May 2008 El Sobrante, CA

Sikh Students Association at UC Berkeley

o Held monthly health clinics for the elderly at the Sikh Temple, which

consisted of:

. Checking blood pressure and Body Mass Index

. Encouraging proper eating habits in order to maintain a healthy

weight

. Suggesting ways of lowering blood pressure and cholesterol

through a healthy diet

Research Assistant Nov 2006- June 2007 San Francisco, CA

UCSF- Latino Mental Health Research Program: Smoking Latinos, and the Web

o Managed English participant case files by updating files and performing

12-month follow up interviews

o Assigned English and Spanish cases to other research assistants,

completed interviews, entered & reported data, responded to general

participant e-mails, and attended weekly team meetings

Public Health Educator Sept- Dec 2006 & 2007 Berkeley, CA

Department of Public Health, Berkeley-WHACK Program

o Attended elementary schools to perform pre-scripted skits to K-3rd grade

students

o Skits successfully encouraged students on ways to prevent from catching

and spreading the flu

Health Center Volunteer Oct 2006- Dec 2006 Berkeley, CA

University Health Services- Tang Center at UC Berkeley

o Greeted patients who entered the clinics and assisted with room

preparation/clean up

o Took vital signs of patients: blood pressure, temperature, weight and

height

Additional Experience

Neuroanatomy Lab Assistant Jan 2010- May 2010 Los Angeles, CA

USC Keck School of Medicine

o Set up brain specimens for medical students' labs and set up website blog

for professor and lab assistants

o Proofread documents and lectures for neuroanatomy professor

Administrative Assistant Sept 2009- May 2010 Alhambra, CA

USC Keck School of Medicine- Physician's Assistant Program

o Processed PA Program applications through Microsoft Access and Secure CRT

Connect Software

o Evaluated applications based on admission criteria, developed Excel

spreadsheets with applicant/interview data, and assembled interview

packets for applicants

Elementary Student Tutor Dec 2008- April 2009 Los Angeles, CA

Professional Tutors of America

o Tutored elementary school student in Math on a weekly basis

o Post-assessment of student showed improvement; teacher also noticed

significant improvement in class

Additional Information

Publication June 2010 Bussan, South Korea

International Global Studies Conference

o Literature review, "Making Progress towards Millennium Development Goal

#5: Strategies for Reducing Maternal Deaths in Resource Poor Nations,"

accepted for presentation and publication

Member 2009- Present

Global Health Council

CPR Basic Life Support Certification 2009

American Lung Association

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Recipient 2008

United States Department of State

o Spent 2.5 months in India to master the Panjabi Language at the American

Institute of Indian Studies

o Awarded Certificate of Completion at end of the 10-week program

Recognition of Outstanding Sikh Community Outreach 2008

University of California, Berkeley Sikh Alumni Association

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