Public Health professional

Sidonie Ilunga Tshibangu

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Graduated in public health at Kent State University with concentration in Heath policy and Management in spring 2025

Graduated in public health from Kinshasa School of Public health / Democratic Republic of Congo with experience designing and conducting investigations, interviews and focus groups.

Seeking opportunity to use skills as public health specialist in advancing organization or public health program.

Key Skills

●Ability in monitoring, evaluating and supervising project activities

●Experience planning and managing activities

●Clinical and outreach work in infectious diseases specifically HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis

●Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Database program

●Knowledge of statistical software packages (SPSS, R, SAS)

●Multilingual: English, French, Swahili, Ciluba and Lingala

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research intern

Summa health/Akron

Supported the Future Healthcare Leaders’ Summit, a strategic initiative aimed at improving diversity in the healthcare workforce by engaging underrepresented students in medicine and public health.

Assisted in planning, coordination, and evaluation of the Summit, which connected aspiring healthcare professionals with mentors and community physicians from diverse backgrounds.

Conducted research and developed policy proposals and recommendations to enhance equity and inclusion across Summa Health’s programs.

Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to align Summit goals with broader organizational diversity strategies.

Applied data analysis tools (SPSS, R, Excel) to assess program outcomes and inform future improvements.

Research Specialist

Kinshasa School of Public Health (KSPH), Kinshasa, DR Congo 02/2012 - 09/2013

Higher education institution with 300-500 employees

●Conducted and supervised 4 household surveys, 8 focus groups and several interviews including post-intervention study as part of assessment of key indicators of fight against malaria, routine immunization coverage survey and Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance

●Performed laboratory tests and procedures according to protocol

●Recruited and trained circumstance team of 20-30 people (interviewers, field supervisors) on method of study and research protocol requirements

●Led daily team meetings to evaluate project progress and evaluate staff performance

●Directed data gathering, compilation and cleaning

●Managed budget of $20,000 to $30,000 following requirements of different partners (CDC/PEPFAR, UNICEF, GLOBAL FUND, CORDAIDS) under direction of principal investigators

●Organized data collection, provided administrative and technical supervision, and prepared technical and financial reports

Medical Supervisor

Kintambo Urban Health Zone, Kinshasa, DR Congo 05/2008 - 02/2012

Department of public health of DRC with more than 10000 employees

●Supervised and strengthened capacity of team of 38 facilities in health zone in interpretation and reporting accurate data

●Supervised and ensured technical support to health facilities to develop high quality of referrals. According to data of primary health care that enabled increase of referrals rate at General Hospital from 7% in 2005 to 57% in 2010

●Supervised awareness and management of infectious diseases including tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS: proper use of vaccines, antibiotics, screening and testing guidelines, organizing campaign that emphasizes on importance of HIV testing for all people from 16 to 65 years old and reporting all cases of cough for more than 2 weeks in community

●Monitored and Evaluated indicators to fight HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in health zone

General Practitioner

General Hospital of Reference Kintambo, Kinshasa, DR Congo 09/2005 - 05/2008

Healthcare institution with 700-800 employees

●Responsible for physical examination, checkup, diagnosis, treatment and assessment of 15 to 20 patients per day

●Checked up patients, prescribed relevant medication or made referrals to other specialists

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

State Tested Nurse Aide 2015 to 12/20

Maple Knoll Village, Cincinnati, Ohio

Non-profit organization, continuing care retirement community

●Measured, checked, and watched vital signs and assisted patients with personal hygiene

●Controlled infection by supporting clean and safe environment

Emergency reserve corps volunteer 09/2015 to Present

Tristate Medical reserve corps is a part of national network of local groups of volunteers committed to improving the public health, emergency response and resiliency of their communities. It includes 11 Medical Reserve Corps units from southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana.

EDUCATION

Master's degree in public health (health policy and Management) at

Kent State University, KSU with an overall GPA of 3.7 Graduated in spring 2025.

Master's degree in public health (Health Economics) 2012

University of Kinshasa, KSPH, DRC

One of leading universities in Central Africa

Medical Degree 2003

University of Mbuji Mayi (Cardinal Malula Foundation) / Mbuji Mayi /DRC

Accredited community college renowned for its quality of teaching

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPPEMENT

●EdX Honor Code Certificate for Epidemics online courses, University of Hong Kong 2014

●Certification in Monitoring and Evaluation of management activities of HIV/AIDS, DR Kongo 2011

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