Experience

New York University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• CAS College Leader

  • Aug 2020 - Present

• Academic Achievement Program (AAP) Mentor

  • Aug 2020 - Present

• NYU Public Health Ambassador

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020



The Institute for Responsible Citizenship

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scholar

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

  This past summer I completed my second summer with the Institute for Responsible Citizenship, an intensive two-summer leadership program for African American male college students around the country. During the first summer, each scholar participated in an internship during the day in their respective field of interest (I interned with the UNC at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery), and completed a course on “Reconstruction and the Era of Citizenship” during the evening. In addition to this, we met with prominent public and private sector leaders (e.g., General Colin Powell and Secretary Lloyd Austin). This past summer summer, I completed the UNC at Chapel Hill School of Medicine’s Medical Education Development (MED) Program and graduated from the program. Show less



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Intern

  • May 2022 - Jul 2022

  This summer, I completed the Medical Education Development (MED) Program at UNC at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. This program is dedicated to exposing underserved students to and preparing them for the academic rigor of medical school. I took biochemistry, microbiology, gross anatomy, histology, and physiology courses taught by professors at UNC’s School of Medicine. This summer, I completed the Medical Education Development (MED) Program at UNC at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. This program is dedicated to exposing underserved students to and preparing them for the academic rigor of medical school. I took biochemistry, microbiology, gross anatomy, histology, and physiology courses taught by professors at UNC’s School of Medicine.



UNC Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2021 - May 2022

  I was a research assistant for a study on Epilepsy Care in Kenya. In this role I: • Worked closely with the team statistician to determine trends and gaps in epilepsy knowledge among Kenyan healthcare workers based on location, occupation, etc., using the programming software R • Constructed the survey used for the pilot study and revised the official survey used for the project via SurveyMonkey • Witnessed the intricacies of social science research I was a research assistant for a study on Epilepsy Care in Kenya. In this role I: • Worked closely with the team statistician to determine trends and gaps in epilepsy knowledge among Kenyan healthcare workers based on location, occupation, etc., using the programming software R • Constructed the survey used for the pilot study and revised the official survey used for the project via SurveyMonkey • Witnessed the intricacies of social science research

• Intern

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  This past summer I had the privilege of working with Dr. Carolyn Quinsey and the department of neurosurgery at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine. In this role I: • Attended daily pediatric neurosurgery rounds where surgical plans were discussed, MRI and CT scans were analyzed, and interprofessional collaboration was demonstrated • Participated in a weekly suture lab where simple, horizontal mattress, and vertical mattress suture techniques were practiced on thawed chicken • Edited and finalized a research video on burr hole drill bits • Attended weekly global case conferences, neurology lectures, and resident hot seats • Interviewed former neurosurgery patients for a “Patient Storytelling” project • Wrote my first op-ed piece on "Addressing the Lack of Black Male Physicians Through Early Intervention" Show less



Howard University College of Medicine

• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  During the summer of 2020, I participated in the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) at Howard University College of Medicine as a medical scholar. In this role I: • Completed summer-long Organic Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, and Healthcare Ethics and Disparities courses • Participated in seminars on “Interprofessional Healthcare Competencies,” and “Equity: An Examination of the Intersection of Education, Health, Policy, and Race on Cognition and Learning” • Completed a clinical simulation lab • Interviewed with Dean David Rose (one of six medical scholars chosen) Show less

• NYU Athletics Operations Attendant

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020