Research Fellow

Curriculum Vitae

Name: Sara Merkhi, MD.

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

Address: Jedidiah Beirut, Lebanon .

Phone number: +961********

EDUCATION:

Rawdat Al Fayhaa English school in Tripoli Lebanon 2002-2012

Manar city university freshmen Sciences 2012-2013

Nicolae Testimetanu state Medical University of general medicine and pharmacy – Republic of Moldova (EU) 2013-2019, doctor of general medicine, 6 years of study. Honors list (from 4rth to 6th year of general medicine).

INTERNSHIP:

Several years of summer part-time internship during medical study in various hospitals in Tripoli – Lebanon :

July 2014-August 2014: In Nini Hospital . Participated in emergency department under supervision of residents and attendings.

July 2016-2020 : Mazloum New hospital: 4 months pediatrics, 1 month internal medicine and gynecology 1 month .

February 2020 – May 2020 in Makassed General hospital Affiliated with American university of Beirut: Internal Medicine,Emergency, pediatrics and pediatric oncological and hematological department.

May 2020 – July 2020: Hospitalist in New Mazloum Hospital in pediatric department

TECHNICAL SKILLS

IBM SPSS Statistics, SAS, EndNote, Zotero, EPIC

Microsoft Office Windows: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Outlook (Windows and MAC software)

Internet browsing and Research

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS (pending) :

1.Participating in "Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network (GIHSN) - Lebanon", a surveillance of respiratory viruses in hospitalized patients, including hospitalized patients COVID-19, conducted by the Center for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon ( July 17 2020- ongoing )

2.Immunogenicity and Safety of an Investigational Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Potential Pilgrims Aged 56 Years and Older (pending )

3.Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Hospitalized Patients for the seasons 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 at Six Major Hospitals in Lebanon (pending)

4.Resistant gram-negative bacterial infections in children and adolescents: incidence, epidemiology, and associated risk factors (pending)

5.Severe acute respiratory Infection Surveillance in Lebanon (Ministry of health study ) (pending )

6.The Transition to Endemicity of the 2009pdm H1N1 Flu Strain The Experience in Lebanon: (pending )

7.Serotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Streptococcus Pneumoniae causing invasive disease in MENA region in the PCV era: a systematic review

American University of Beirut Medical Center, Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Beirut, Lebanon

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Data collection

Data entry

Data Analysis and Interpretation

Conduct literature reviews

Manuscript writing

Prepare materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations

Prepare materials for Institutional Review Board or Human Subjects Committee review

Prepare questionnaires

Maintain accurate records of interviews, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects

Attend project meetings

Attend area seminars and other meetings as necessary

Summarize project results

Prepare other articles, reports, and presentations

Collecting samples nasopharyngeal and pharyngeal

CITI course with certificate from American University of Beirut

PALS

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER EXPERINCE:

Dar AlShifaa Hospital- 2012

Responsibilities included entertaining the patients, transporting patients, communicating with patients and stocking emergency cabinets.

Orphanage Al Shaarani- 2010-2012

Responsibilities included party planning with the children, helping handicapped adolescence with accommodation, participating in social events.

Volunteer at Go Green committee – 2017

English tutor for children with special needs

Art club director for children under 12 years old.

Volunteering in HEAL AND CARE family clinic at American University of Beirut as general physician.

HOBBIES AND TALENTS:

Reading novels, writing poems, photography, drawing, hiking, participating in social events, planning organizations, attending conferences whether medical or non medical, experiencing beautiful things in life. problem-solving, time-management, and organizational skills

Languages: Arabic, Russian, English, Romanian

Supervisor and contact information:

Prof.Dr. Ghassan Shafik Dbaibo

Center for Infectious Diseases Research

http://www.aubmc.org.lb/patientcare/spe_cli_pro_ser/Pages/CIDR.aspx

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