Abd-Elrahman (Man) Hefnawi

+302-***-**** • adr79n@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

I aspire to get accepted into medical school and become a neurosurgeon. I am now hoping to attain a position as a medical assistant or a medical scribe and a science research position at biopharmaceutical or academic institutions to gain experience to pursue an MD-PhD program after graduation. EDUCATION

University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School of Arts and Science, Pittsburgh, PA August 2019 - May 2022 Bachelor's Degree of Science in Neuroscience

Expected Graduation Date: May 2022

Minor: Chemistry

Cumulative GPA: 3.934

Dean's List

The National Society of Leadership and Success

Relevant Coursework:

• Human Physiology

• Honors General Chemistry 1 and 2

• Foundations of Biology 2

• Organic Chemistry 1, Honors Organic Chemistry 2, and Organic Chemistry Laboratory

• Introduction to Neuroscience, Honors Functional Neuroanatomy, Honors Neurophysiology, Honors Synaptic Transmission, Neurobiology of Aging, and Developmental Neuroscience

• Biochemistry

• Introduction to Physics 1 and 2 and Physics Laboratory

• Spring 2022 Emergency Medicine Technician course at the Center of Emergency Medicine of Western PA

• Pro-Scribe Emergency Department Training Certificate EXPERIENCE

UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA

Shadowing February 2022

• Shadowed UPMC Neurosurgeons Dr. Paul Gardner and Dr. González-Martínez in the Operating Room and observed surgeries including Endoscopic Pituitary Tumor Resection, Deep Brain Stimulation, Stereo- electroencephalography, and Endovascular Aneurysm Surgery University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant August 2020 - December 2021

• Led classroom activities including recitations, office hours, review sessions, graded student work, and built exam questions as the Neurophysiology Head Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in Fall 2021

• Taught students in Foundations of Biology 2 in Fall 2020 and Fall 2021

• Provided worksheets and exam review to students in Organic Chemistry 1 in Fall 2020

• Designed study materials for six weeks in Introduction to Neuroscience Summer 2021 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate Research Assistant January 2020 - Present

• Collaborated on a project as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in Dr. Stephen D. Meriney's Laboratory of Neuromuscular Physiology and Disease since January 2020, until present

• Trained to use laboratory techniques such as Patch Clamp Electrophysiology to study effects of calcium ion channel mutations on neuron's electrical conduction UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA

Volunteer October 2021-Present

• Offered patient care assistance as a UPMC Physical Therapy Assistant Volunteer in the Spring of 2022

• Volunteered as a Way-finder in the Fall of 2021 to show patients around different parts of Presbyterian and Montefiore

SoGo-ENT and Facial Plastic Surgery Center of Fredericksburg, Virginia Medical Scribe March 17 – September 30, 2022

• Document patients visit information into Electronic Medical Records, look up past medical records, and track and enter laboratory test results into record and notify physician under the specialty of Otolaryngology, with the provider Dr. Stephen Bakos, MD, PhD. Finally, enter discharge plans and cue physician when a new patient is ready to be seen and assist the physician to prioritize their tasks. Work in a fast-paced clinical environment at the SoGo-ENT & Plastic Surgery Center. Global Health Case Competition Team-member November 2021

• Created sustainable solutions to provide increased healthcare access to individuals in a country with minimal infrastructure and health facilities as part of a team of five other members Writer August 2020 - Present

• Wrote a Short Medicine-Themed Film to raise money to fund research into improvement of dementia patients' recall through musical means

• Composed numerous creative pieces including a Short Story of Science Fiction and English Poetry

• Authored a Neuroscience Literature Research Undergraduate Thesis about forgetfulness from a synaptic perspective

SKILLS

• Language Fluency: Arabic, English, and some French

• Teaching Science

• Laboratory: Patch Clamp Electrophysiology, Cell Cultures, Plasmid DNA Isolation, DNA PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, Proton NMR Spectroscopy

• Writing for Professional Communication

• Mathematical and Statistical Computation

• Technical: Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, MATLAB, and ChemDraw

• Public Debate

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