Asha Ahmed

*** ****** ****** #**, ******* Plain, MA 02130 857-***-**** adkcej@r.postjobfree.com

Core Competencies

B.S. Health Policy and Management and B. A. in Global Studies.

Over 4 years experience in health outreach.

Over 5 years experience in youth development.

3-years experience in co-facilitating and co-designing courses.

Language: Arabic, Spanish, Amharic, Oromic.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Peace Corps, Goulmima, Morocco Sep. 2017- Jan. 2020

Youth Development Specialist

Facilitated community health programs to raise awareness about common health issues.

Created a sustainable volunteerism club with young women who drooped out of high school.

Organized breast cancer awareness workshops for women who live in small villages.

Co- taught preventive care/exercise classes to women who live in my neighborhood.

Developed a creative learning environment and an open space to discuss health issues among women.

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA Jul. 2016- Sep. 2017

International Oncology Medical Records Specialist

Organized and maintained health information both in paper files and in electronic systems.

Requested medical records and pathology slides from international facilities.

Processed pathology samples for the lab to review.

Determined records to be released by reviewing requestor information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.

Responded to phone calls from medical and support personnel requesting medical records.

Hult International Business School, Boston, MA Aug. 2016 – May. 2017

Part-time Enrollment Advisor

Interviewed candidates who have expressed interest in advancing their education, qualify them, and see if Hult offers a fit for them.

Worked directly with the Enrollment Directors to procure strong candidates.

Worked collaboratively with a diverse, driven team in a fast paced environment to develop new best practices.

Global Studies department at Providence College, Providence, RI Jan. 2015- May 2016

Co-instructor

Developed a fun, and creative learning environment and tailored lessons to each student's learning ability and individual interests, allowing each student to grow towards his or her full potential.

Executed innovative approaches and lesson plans to enhance curriculum through integrated subject content.

Planed and prepare lessons for students and developed teaching material.

Provided assistance in weak study areas and maintained record of progress and planned future steps to take.

Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, Pawtucket, RI Dec. 2014- May 2016

Program Coordinator/Outreach Liaison to Latino Communities

Developed positive relationships in the community on behalf of the health care facility.

Communicated patient needs to health care providers and ensure that those needs are met through periodic inspections of medical care.

Reviewed patients’ medical records and determine whether patients should be admitted to the hospital or if their issues can be handled on an outpatient care basis.

Worked with healthcare facility to schedule doctor visits and any therapy sessions that the patient may need.

Interacted with a variety of hospital staff members from different departments and encourage cooperation and synchronization among departments.

Medical Interpretation/translating

Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino Public Policy & Community Development, UMass Boston, Boston, MA Summer 2015

Program Assistant/ Certified Application Counselor

Assisted in coordinating and monitoring all activities designed to build the capacity of churches to provide accessible linguistically and culturally appropriate outreach, education and assistance aimed at increasing health insurance enrollment.

Recruited local faith organizations and faith site coordinators to coordinate health insurance information events.

Provided training and technical assistance to staff, local faith community coordinators, and partners.

Community Based Student Internship, Accra, Ghana Summer 2014

Project Coordinator

Implemented Hand WASH project to promote the importance of hand washing to middle school students through soccer and an informational video.

Worked with community members to improve public health in Ghana.

Built micro flush toilets.

International Institute, Providence, RI Sep. 2013 – Jan. 2014

Student Assistant

Developed English learning strategies with youth from Nepal and Eritrea.

Taught English to young students and to new community members

Executed lessons, practice and guidance for test preparation.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Sendafa Middle School, Sendafa, Ethiopia Jan. 2020- Mar. 2020

Thought English to middle school students

Organized life skills workshops

Visualizing Peace and Justice, Quito, Ecuador Jan. 2014

Studied the dynamics of peace and conflict

Worked with different youth groups to develop conflict resolution strategies

Helped design a project to visualize peace and justice through photography

Participated in a photography exhibition

Smith Hill Community Health Navigator, Providence, RI Sep. 2014 – Dec. 2014

Examine all enrollment forms and applications for completion and to ensure policies and protocols are properly met

Food Recovery Network, Providence, RI Sep. 2012 –Dec. 2014

Delivered leftover food from Providence College and Brown University dining halls to shelters

EDUCATION

New England Language School . 2020- Present

Studying French and Arabic

Peace Corps Pre-Service Training, Rabat, Morocco Sep. 2017 – Dec. 2017

Intensive 3-month field-based training consisting of 138 hours Arabic language, 110 hours technical training, and 68 hours cross-cultural training.

Providence College, Providence, RI Sep. 2012 – May. 2016

B.S. Health Policy and Management, B.A. Global Studies

Deans list at providence college

International Honors Program: Health and Community Jan. 2015 – May. 2015

New Delhi, India, Cape Town, South Africa and São Paulo, Brazil

CIEE: Buenos Aires, Argentina Summer, 2015

Studied Spanish

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