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KENECHUKWU SAMUEL OBUMNEME NWOSU

Contact Address: Houston, Texas 77054, USA.

Mobile: 832-***-****

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kenechukwu-nwosu-md ORCID Number: 0000-0002-3583-385X

Email: **.*****@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

May 2023 – June 2023: Child Family Health International, Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana (Independent Reviewer – Practicum Experience)

• I reviewed the International Community Access to Child Health (ICATCH) Project, a program funded by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Child Family Health International. Created a detailed report about the project via: o An extensive literature review on the topic of disability in Ghana and in similar low-middle-income countries.

o Synthesis of an interview template and consequent in-depth interviews of program staff.

o Creating, reviewing, and interpreting analytic graphs using Microsoft Excel. o Extensive discussion with recommendations for better outcomes in similar future projects.

o A PowerPoint presentation with voice-over recording was also created to be shared with future partners and the Ghana Health Services. June 2022 – May 2024: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA (Graduate Assistant – Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute).

• I prepared Biweekly newsletters using information on the latest news about infectious diseases worldwide.

• Created special issue newsletters on specific topics like Long COVID. Jan. 2022 – May 2022: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA (Graduate Research Assistant Lead for Community Health Workers in the PRC Covid- 19 intervention).

• As the team lead, I conducted bi-weekly meetings with community health workers and translated obtained insights to the creation of culturally appropriate intervention materials which my team used to create greater buy-in driving greater uptake of COVID vaccine and booster shots amongst minority populations living in Houston. 2

• I helped co-create a codebook for the thematic analysis of research subject interviews regarding vaccine knowledge and compliance behavior.

• I co-created social media content for community engagement and vaccine information purposes. These posts helped demystify vaccine misinformation and served as a resource for information on nearby vaccination sites, COVID self-testing, as well as other useful resources.

Sep. 2016 – Dec. 2020: Green Acres Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria (General Practitioner). As the Chief Medical Officer.

• I was extensively involved in its management, the care of patients, assisting in surgical procedures, running some lab tests and other duties critical for patient care.

• I single-handedly trained all new doctors employed on their duties, the proper use of our E-clinic systems, and skills in the hospital’s lab. EDUCATION

2024: Master of Public Health (MPH) – Community Health Practice Major, Data Science Minor, Global Health Minor, and Health Disparities Minor: University of Texas Health Science Center – School of Public Health, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, Texas 77030, U.S.A.

• Worked on projects using STATA, SAS, Python, R, ArcGIS, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word showcasing my ability to work with big data using statistical methodologies and imaging/visualization techniques. 2012: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS): Madonna University Okija Anambra State, Nigeria. Project title: A study of prevention and treatment of malaria in under-five children by their mothers in Elele, Rivers State, Nigeria.

• Created and administered questionnaires on malaria-related issues to decipher level of knowledge about cause and treatment of the disease among rural community members.

• Volunteered in a heart-to-heart rural HIV clinic where I assisted with patient review for my community health rural posting.

CERTIFICATES.

2024: Data Science Certificate, University of Texas Health Science Center - School of Public Health, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, Texas 77030, U.S.A. 2023: Global Health Certificate, University of Texas Health Science Center - School of Public Health, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, Texas 77030, U.S.A. 3

2023: Health Disparities Certificate, the University of Texas Health Science Center – School of Public Health, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, Texas 77030, U.S.A. 2019: Conducting Research Responsibly in Public Health Certificate, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.

2018: Leadership and Management in Health Certificate, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.

2017 Young African Leaders Initiative Certificate for course on Understanding Human Rights. 2016 Global Health Certificate for Planning and Implementation of HIV Programs for Key Populations.

TRAININGS

2023: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS – 200 (Emergency Management Institute – FEMA).

2023: Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS – 100 (Emergency Management Institute

– FEMA).

2023: Livestock in Disasters (Emergency Management Institute – FEMA). 2023: Animals in Disasters: Community Planning (Emergency Management Institute – FEMA). 2023: Animals in Disasters: Awareness and Preparedness (Emergency Management Institute – FEMA).

2023: Global Ambassadors for Patient Safety Oath - University of Minnesota. 2023: Pillars of Global Health – Child Family Health International. 2022: Mental Health First Aid USA – Adult.

2022: Human Research – Social and Behavioral Researchers and Key Personnel (CITI Program). 2021: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (Emergency Management Institute – FEMA).

2021: Human Research – Biomedical Researcher and Key Personnel (CITI Program). 4

KEY COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

SQL (SQLite Studio) Cartography (ArcGIS) Patient relations Python (Jupiter Notebook) Intervention Planning Administration STATA (version 17.0) Problem solving Microsoft office proficiency R – Programming (R and R

Studio)

SAS (version 9.4)

Resource planning Medical and minor surgical

skills

OTHER COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

• Data mining and data modelling.

• Data base creation and data management.

• Excellent oral (presentation) and written communication skills.

• Excellent cross-disciplinary team leader

• Detail oriented strategist.

• Excellent work ethic.

• Participatory team player.

PROJECTS

Manuscript Writing (December 2022 – Date)

• Utilized STATA for the analysis of large data sets (BRFSS-2022) and used Microsoft Excel for data visualization for peer-reviewed scientific publications. Conceptualized research topic, aims, and objectives. Drafted methods and result sections of manuscript.

• Conducted extensive Literature review, drafted the abstract and discussion sections of manuscript, reviewed entire manuscript including tables and reference list several times after initial completion. Searched for possible Publication Journals and responded to editorial review queries.

Machine-Learning Model (April 2024)

• Created a radial support vector machine predictive model using R-programming (10- fold cross-validation, AUC-ROC, confusion matrix, etc), for the prediction of Parkinson’s disease using structured voice recording data. Academic Thesis (April 2024)

• Conducted weighting on large survey data set with subsequent analysis and visualization of results (bar charts and pie-charts) using SAS then STATA and Microsoft Excel for my 5

academic thesis. Created and made presentation using Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint respectively.

Affordable Housing Project (September 2023)

• Co-created a story map on ArcGIS for Agape (non-profit) highlighting the city of Houston, the target community’s yearly household income vs household income of wealthier super-neighborhoods, the organizations current properties and cost comparison between their subsidized housing units and those of property in neighboring super- neighborhoods.

Guest Presenter and Panelist (November 2023)

• Created and delivered a PowerPoint presentation on my international research experience in Ghana (CFHI) as part of a global health seminar lecture and later, as a panelist. Peer-Reviewed Article Searching Module (March 2023)

• Utilized Python (biopython, pandas, SQLite3, plotly Express and plotly graph objects libraries) in the creation of scraper, database and visualization modules capable of searching PubMed for a specific article topic (HIV in this case), creating an SQLite database and reading a CSV file containing extracted data into the database, visualizing the data and creating a dashboard with all resulting graphs (boxplot, bar chart and line plot) showcasing the trend of number of publications per month within a predetermined time frame.

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