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Rami Bayaa, M.D.

ECFMG Certified

U.S. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

**** * ***** ** *******, IL Clinical rotations at various ACGME-accredited hospitals and clinics as part of my MD degree.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2015 Interpreter at Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX (August 2015 - Present) Help facilitate delivery of services to linguistically diverse consumers; serve as a cultural and linguistic resource to both patients and providers to contribute to successful outcomes. Tasks include, but not limited to, picking up patients from the International Office and taking them to their respective appointments; ensure patients receive appropriate referrals and follow-ups; ensure that healthcare providers and patients overcome any linguistic and cultural barriers to be able to understand each other; act as conduits between patients and medical professionals by listening to the professional and orally translating information patient’s native language in layman's terms; relaying the patient’s response back to the healthcare professional, using proper medical terminology; communicating all questions and concerns patients have to the physicians, nurses, and other medical staff; translating medical and surgical procedures, medical care instructions, drug information, and scheduling follow-up appointments. 2014 Intern, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL (April - July 2014) Supervised by Dr. Jose Oberholzer, head of the Chicago Diabetes Project and the Chief of the Division of Transplantation

As a summer internship program participant, duties included attending lectures on pathophysiology of diabetes, lab ethics, manufacturing of pancreatic islet cells, and lab safety training; attending lectures by researchers and postdoctoral fellows about topics ranging from the physiology of diabetes to microfluidics; shadowing surgeons in the operating room to observe various transplant surgeries, including robotic surgeries; attending rounds with surgeons, internists, and pharmacists in the hospital to follow-up on post-transplant patients and participated in discussions with the team; and shadowing physicians in the clinic to follow-up on patients and discuss their cases individually with the attending surgeon. 2010 Personal Trainer Specialist, 24 Hour Fitness, Dallas TX (January 2008- January 2010) Performed fitness assessment for club members, (medical history, body fat, body mass index); designed individual and group programs tailored to the needs and attainable goals of specific clients; conducted and understood the need and importance of screening and client assessment, initially and progressively; executed individual fitness program designed in a safe and effective way; helped clients with their health and fitness goals through appropriate cardiovascular, flexibility and resistance exercise; worked with special population such as diabetics to assist them with weight loss and overall health improvement. MEDICAL EDUCATION

2014 M.D., Saint James School of Medicine, Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles (January 2010 - May 2014) HONORS: Dean’s List for Academic Excellence (2011) UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

2008 B.Sc., Kinesiology/Exercise Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

(December 2005 - January 2008)

HONORS: Graduated with Distinction

2004 B.Sc., Biology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (September 2000 - March 2004) MEDICAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS

1609 Crosson Drive, Carrollton, TX 75010

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Rami Bayaa, M.D.

ECFMG Certified

USMLE Step 1: 2 18, first attempt (March 2012)

USMLE Step 2 CK: 2 16, first attempt (August 2013) USMLE Step 2 CS: Pass, first attempt (April 2013) USMLE Step 3: 203/Pass, first attempt (July 2015) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2014 Research Assistant, S urgery Department, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL (May 2014 - September 2014)

Supervised by Dr. Jose Oberholzer, Director of the Islet and Pancreas Transplant Program and the Chief of the Division of Transplantation.

Sterilized the laboratory and ensured proper functioning of equipments prior to arrival of the donor pancreas; assisted in cannulation, digestion, perfusion, purification, and culture of donor pancreas for islet cell transplantation and research; sampled product and media throughout the digestion process at various times to monitor the product and provide information on safety, identity, purity, and potency of the islet cells; assisted in culturing the islet cells in non-adherent flasks in a physiologically ideal and controlled environment; shipped islet cells to various U.S. research institutions and hospitals; and gathered retrospective data of pancreatic donors.

2008 Research Assistant, Brain Tumor Research Center, McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute - Quebec, Canada (September 2005 - December 2008)

Supervised by neurosurgeon Dr. Rolando Del Maestro Cultured brain tumor stem cells in gelatin-coated plates, split cells whenever confluent and prepared fresh media for tumor stem cells. Duties included assisting in transformations with bacteria and plating on Ampicillin plates; bacterial purification; SDS-PAGE for visualization for plasmid isolation; DNA cloning and digesting with restriction enzymes; gel (DNA) extractions and use of gel electrophoresis on regular basis; DNA quantification; PCR to detect gene activity with specific DNA; tissue culture including splitting cells, counting and their subsequent transformations (working with L-cells). PUBLICATIONS

Poster presentation, Gastric perforation in Crohn's disease in a young female: A case study. 2014 S JScience. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

2015 AmeriClerkships Medical Society

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT

2011 Treasurer, Student Government Association (SGA) (March 2010 - April 2011) Organizer, Health Fair, Saint James School of Medicine, Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles 2010 Organizer, Bake Sale Fundraiser, Saint James School of Medicine, Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles 2002 Volunteer, Dialysis and Plastic Surgery Unit, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada (September 2001 - September 2002)

Responsibilities included, but not limited to handing out and returning food trays; meal preparations; feeding those who were otherwise unable to feed themselves; cleaning and arranging beds for the next dialysis patient; keeping patients company whenever they felt lonely or needed someone to converse with. LANGUAGES

Fluent English, French, and Arabic

1609 Crosson Drive, Carrollton, TX 75010

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Rami Bayaa, M.D.

ECFMG Certified

PERSONAL, HOBBIES, INTERESTS & OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS U.S. Citizen, NASM-certified personal trainer; avid health and fitness enthusiast, with emphasis on weight-training; enjoy watching and playing soccer and tennis; enjoy keeping up to date in the world of medicine by reading clinical journals and the latest medical advancements shaping our world today; travel enthusiast.

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