Amit Kumar
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Hindi Limited working proficiency
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Experience
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Exponent
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Health Scientist
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Feb 2023 - Present
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Children's Foundation of Mississippi
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Fellow
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May 2022 - Apr 2023
- Independently conceptualized and executed a project centered around developing research-backed policy solutions towards improving mental health services for children in the Mississippi Foster Care system. - Collaborated with key stakeholders within the private and public sectors – including youth court judges, former state legislators, as well as the founders and CEOs of non-profits and mental health institutions – to discuss the current landscape of the Mississippi Foster Care system in order to identify and target salient issues. - Leveraged multiple data sources to draft a policy brief with several actionable solutions for the Mississippi state legislature. Show less
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National Studies on Air Pollution & Health
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Program Coordinator
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Sep 2021 - Apr 2023
- Provide broad administrative support for a team of 60+ Faculty, Research Scientists, Post-Doctoral Fellows, & Graduate Students spanning 12 academic institutions including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, & Boston University. - Contribute to the development of grants and novel projects by coordinating meetings, contributing to the drafting process, & conducting broad literature reviews to provide background and contextual information. - Develop pipelines for data access and grant/project submission to ensure compliance with Data Use Agreement/IRB guidelines. Show less
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Attune Health
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United States
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Health, Wellness & Fitness
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Outreach, Clinical Research Coordinator, & Medical Assistant
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Sep 2018 - Mar 2021
- Managed various rheumatology-based clinical trials by conducting patient recruitment, collecting/analyzing data, resolving IRB queries, executing study protocols, training new staff, and contributing to manuscript writing. - Spearheaded a novel project that examined the utility of Twitter as a means for identifying, engaging with, and establishing care for Lupus patients actively experiencing flares, culminating in 1st authorship on a manuscript accepted in Arthritis Care & Research. - Coordinated Attune Health’s digital media strategy by managing and designing content for the website, publishing educational health content on social media, and starting a newsletter, all of which lead to substantial growth among all platforms, particularly within Instagram & YouTube. - Assisted on cutting-edge study-related procedures including ultrasound-guided synovial biopsies and diagnostic ultrasounds. Show less
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Beverly Hills Arthritis Associates
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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Medical Scribe
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May 2018 - Mar 2019
- Handled the documentation for each patient interaction, including history of present illness, physician's plan, relevant histories (medical, family, and social), and overall assessment, as well as placed orders for medications and imaging - Captured images on ultrasound machine - Coordinated care by calling pharmacies and other physicians' offices - Handled the documentation for each patient interaction, including history of present illness, physician's plan, relevant histories (medical, family, and social), and overall assessment, as well as placed orders for medications and imaging - Captured images on ultrasound machine - Coordinated care by calling pharmacies and other physicians' offices
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UCLA Life Sciences Core Education
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Peer Learning Facilitator
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Jan 2016 - Jun 2018
- Held weekly workshops designed to facilitate students’ comprehension of lecture material for an introductory anatomy and physiology course - Designed presentations and activities based on my students’ learning styles to foster active learning - Mentored new PLFs during my 2nd year in the program, providing tips for constructing engaging workshops - Held weekly workshops designed to facilitate students’ comprehension of lecture material for an introductory anatomy and physiology course - Designed presentations and activities based on my students’ learning styles to foster active learning - Mentored new PLFs during my 2nd year in the program, providing tips for constructing engaging workshops
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Education
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Master of Public Health - MPH, Health Policy -
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor’s Degree, Physiology, General