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  • Dr.PurpleGeisha

  • Application cycles: 07/19/2011
  • Demographics: Female, 38, African
  • Home state: New York
  • Last Active: 08/01/2014
  • Brief Profile: *Non-Traditional/DO Applicant*


    Work Experience:
    *Worked as a Medical Sterilization Laboratory Technician at a Quality Assurance Company
    *Worked as an Analytical Chemist at a Pharmaceutical Company
    *Teacher for 5 weeks at \"No Child Left Behind\" Freedom School
    *Worked as a Specimen Processing Technician at a Medical Laboratory
    *Worked as a Pharmacy Technician at a grocery store

    Clinical Experience:
    *Worked full time at University of Rochester-Wilmot Cancer Center as a Technical Associate II Clinical Trials/Lymphoma Clinical Trials, tons of patient, doctor, and treatment plan exposure.
    *Cared for dying grandfather who had Legherig\'s disease.
    *Attend Doctor Lymphoma clinic meetings.
    *Volunteered at Hospital

    Research:
    *Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Photodynamic Therapy Department

    Shadowing:
    *Shadowed a D.O. doctor

    Extracurricular/Community Service:
    *Silver Blood Donor
    *Was a subject in the HIV vaccine reseach study (no real virus given)
    *Volunteered in the hospital, ER department
    *Participated in Christmas Charity Drive at the Cancer Center for Patients who cannot afford christmas gifts
    *Knit scarves for cancer patients
    *Knit blanket swatches for Japan Earthquake Relief
    *Taught the digestitive system to kids at science fair
    *Tutored introductory Japanese, Biology, and Precalculus.
    *Gave a small lecture to underrepresented minorities at a community college and local HS, encouraging them to participate in the sciences
    *Organized breakfast with Santa for kids
    -School clubs:
    Biology Club
    Campus Activities Board
    Philosophy Club
    Black Students\' Union

    -Church:
    Breakfast ministry for homeless
    Gave clothes to homeless, clothes closet ministry
    Decoration committee
    Usher committee
    Nursery ministry
    Organized young adult ministry

    Awards:
    SMART Grant
    Akoma Scholarship
    MCC Scholarship
    Deans List with Honors
    Tri Beta National Biological Honor Society

    Certification:
    HSPP certification
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