AMPARITO CUNNINGHAM
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EDUCATION
Master of Public Health: Environmental Health June 2016
Boston University, Boston, MA
Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MD)
Universidad Católica del Ecuador - Quito February 2004
EXPERIENCE
Clinical Research Specialist II, Boston Children’s Hospital 2015 to present
Asthma Clinical Research Center – Division of Allergy/Immunology
-Development and upkeep of study specific manual of operations.
-Liaison between study sponsors, primary investigators, staff and schools.
-Manage, training and oversee up to a team of 10.
-Identify trial related issues and facilitates resolutions within the team.
-Coordination, management, and implementation of school environmental intervention randomized controlled trial; NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) U01 funded.
Research Study Coordinator II- Boston Children’s Hospital 2010 to 2014
Asthma Clinical Research Center – Division of Allergy/Immunology
-Coordination of multicenter clinical trial.
-Oversee and perform study procedures according to protocol.
-Coordinated recruitment, screening, scheduling, consenting and follow-up of study participants.
-Responsible for maintenance of regulatory documentation to include: binders, case report forms, source documents, and quality control check before submission.
-Monitor and report the occurrence of protocol deviations and clinical adverse events to the study sponsor NIH and Committee on Clinical Investigations (CCI).
-Preparation of Internal Review Board documentation as well as monthly and annual reports to IRB and NIH.
-Manage and training of junior staff in completion of study activities.
Director/Physician
Primary Health Clinic of Cusubamba
Ministry of Public Health – Ecuador 2008-2009 San Cayetano Clinic - Quito, Ecuador 2007-2008
-Management and care of inpatients and outpatients
-Assist in surgical procedures
-Oversee staff in the completion of their daily duties
-Keep inventory of supplies and budget of the clinic
-Attend up to 40 patients in a day.
-Organize and participate in public health campaigns: vaccines, pap-test and contraception
SKILLS
-Experience with collecting data, and generating reports.
-Effective manager and team member.
-Excellent at prioritizing study activities and work with little to no supervision.
-Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Adobe acrobat, power chart, EPIC, GIS and ProUCL,
-Languages: Spanish, English and French fluent spoken and written. Italian intermediate written and spoken.
PROJECTS
-Chronic dampness in homes and health related outcomes for legal testimony
-Human Health Risk Assessment Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in medical products in the Neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU)
-School environment and mouse allergen using GIS.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION
-Abstract and poster presentation “Relationship between Inner-City School Mouse Allergen Levels and Neighborhood Socio-demographic and Housing Characteristics” – APHA national meeting, Denver 2016
-Abstract and poster presentation “Disparities in inspections in substandard housing and environmental health hazards”- APHA meeting Boston, 2013
PROFESSIONAL AFILIATIONS
American Public Health Association, 2013 to present.