Pre-Medical School Student Mentor

Market Research Analyst

CSOFT Health Sciences provides translation and localization services for companies within the healthcare and life sciences space. In my role, I complete market research for potential clients as well as train the sales team on the scientific knowledge that is required to successfully interact with leaders in the healthcare industry.

Member

The City Year Americorps Program assists students in underfunded schools across the United States to maintain positive lifestyle choices and sustainable academic progress. Under this program, I taught 5th-grade mathematics with a partner teacher at the Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School in Roxbury, MA. Additionally, I was a tutor and mentor at the Boys & Girls Club of Boston, where I ran after school programs for my students. Within my role, I assisted students to remain on track with classroom goals as well as with graduation protocols through one-on-one and group tutoring sessions.

Research Program Manager

The SUMR program provides underrepresented minority students the opportunity to explore health services research. Under this program, I worked on two projects with Dr. Scott Halpen and Dr. Carmen Guerra, respectively. With Dr. Halpern, I tested the comparative effectiveness of strategies for smoking cessation among underserved patients eligible for lung cancer screening, and with Dr. Guerra, I conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of the Penn Medicine Colorectal Cancer Screening Navigation Program. Through SUMR my understanding of research has expanded to include qualitative measures, and in health services research I have found a connection between business and medicine that interests me.

Stress Analyst

The Clinical Physiology Lab at BIDMC completes exercise and pharmacological stress tests for both in-patients and out-patients. I had the responsibilities of preparing patients for the tests by taking patient histories, placing electrodes on patients, and getting consent for the tests. I also would scribe the results of the test with a technician. This opportunity was incredibly valuable to me as I experienced first-hand the collaborative nature of the medical field; to complete a test, I had to effectively communicate results to physicians, physiologists, interpreters, and technicians. I also gained experience in reading EKGs, and this has sparked a potential interest in cardiology.