Naim Mekdessi, MD

Resident Physician at Harvard South Shore
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, US
Languages
  • Spanish Full professional proficiency
  • French Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Mandarin Professional working proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Greek Elementary proficiency
  • Arabic Professional working proficiency
  • Russian Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Resident Physician
      • Jun 2022 - Present
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Clinical Fellow
      • Jun 2022 - Present
    • Executive Planning Committee
      • Aug 2020 - Apr 2022

      - Appointed to serve along with 7 peers from different health professions schools at UTMB - Co-led creation of and run a multispecialty comprehensive care clinic aimed at decreasing health disparities and hospital readmissions in the Galveston area - Led a larger steering committee of 20 health profession students that served as a think-tank - Conducted benchmarking and connected with representatives of other comprehensive care free clinics in the nation - Appointed to serve along with 7 peers from different health professions schools at UTMB - Co-led creation of and run a multispecialty comprehensive care clinic aimed at decreasing health disparities and hospital readmissions in the Galveston area - Led a larger steering committee of 20 health profession students that served as a think-tank - Conducted benchmarking and connected with representatives of other comprehensive care free clinics in the nation

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Center for Violence Prevention Intern
      • Jun 2020 - Apr 2022

    • René Laënnec Osler Student Society Coordinator
      • May 2019 - May 2020

      - Implement and organize a peer-to-peer mentorship program for 1st year medical students- Organize social events between students and faculty to welcome new and retuning students- Disseminate volunteer opportunities to serve the Galveston community as a group including volunteering at Galveston Shrimp Festival, HOPE Health Fair and St. Vincent's Student Clinic

    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Fellow
      • Apr 2020 - Apr 2022
    • United States
    • Religious Institutions
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Teacher
      • Jan 2014 - Apr 2022

      - Co-facilitated weekly classes for students aged 5-7 and seasonal weekday night classes for students aged 3-12, assisting students in learning new material - Engaged students in early exposure to community service through projects including maintaining a food pantry and creating care packages for local homeless communities - Co-facilitated weekly classes for students aged 5-7 and seasonal weekday night classes for students aged 3-12, assisting students in learning new material - Engaged students in early exposure to community service through projects including maintaining a food pantry and creating care packages for local homeless communities

    • Chair of Community Engagement and Referrals
      • Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

      - Serve on a voting board of 8 peers to evaluate and implement clinic-wide policy changes- Expand network of clinic partners to achieve better health outcomes: o Partnered with the Galveston County Health District Mammogram Bus to offer screening mammograms county-wide for patients o Partnered with the Galveston Family Service Center to brainstorm ways to safely offer psychotherapy to patients during the pandemic o Partnered with the UTMB Psychiatry Student Organization and Galveston Police Department to offer suicidal risk assessment and trigger locksto psychiatry clinic patients o Partnered with the Galveston Food Bank to improve patients’ access to food security o Partnered with Seniors for Telehealth to offer accessible healthcare to the region’s elderly indigent patient population- Oversee committee in charge of coordinating referrals from UTMB and outside hospitals and clinics- Facilitate implementation of Covid-19 safety policies and clinic wide transition to Epic EMR Show less

    • Director of Community Engagement
      • Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

      - Managed day-to-day clinic assignments, coordinating with 8 directors and chairs of the clinic- Oversaw clinic programs for holistic patient health including clinic garden and walking group- Collaborated with local organizations to procure monetary and material donations

    • Junior Director
      • Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

      - Coordinated 2 weekly sessions of walking group - Managed patient access to other clinic resources including the clinic garden and specialty clinics

    • Student Clinician
      • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

      - Collaborated in teams of 2-3 medical students in providing care for 2-3 indigent patients per shift under the guidance of a faculty physician at different specialty clinics (Psychiatry, General Medicine, Neurology, Gynecology, Dermatology, Rheumatology, Endocrine)- Mentored early career medical students through clinical management, patient interviewing, and physical exam procedures

    • France
    • Real Estate
    • Camp Counselor
      • Jun 2017 - Jan 2019

      - Led and coordinated activities for 13 boys aged 8-12 yo with a co-counselor for week-long camp sessions, 3 times each summer and once in the winter - Designed and taught discussion-based lessons for groups of 12 boys and girls in middle school - Monitored physical and mental wellbeing of campers - Led and coordinated activities for 13 boys aged 8-12 yo with a co-counselor for week-long camp sessions, 3 times each summer and once in the winter - Designed and taught discussion-based lessons for groups of 12 boys and girls in middle school - Monitored physical and mental wellbeing of campers

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Clinical Assistant
      • 2015 - 2018

      - Assisted in an outreach indigent clinic by collecting vital signs and administering psychiatric assessments for ~20 patients without homes, including those recently released from prison, in 4 hours on a weekly basis. - Initiated a project to record and analyze weekly patient intake, streamlining data collection and developing economic plan for clinic spending on medication using Excel - Assisted in an outreach indigent clinic by collecting vital signs and administering psychiatric assessments for ~20 patients without homes, including those recently released from prison, in 4 hours on a weekly basis. - Initiated a project to record and analyze weekly patient intake, streamlining data collection and developing economic plan for clinic spending on medication using Excel

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Undergraduate Student Researcher - Huda Zoghbi Lab, Dept. of Molecular & Human Genetics
      • 2016 - 2017
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Historian - Honors Program in the Health Professions
      • 2015 - 2017

      - Organized and documented monthly events for organization of over 200 members including: guest lectures by healthcare professionals, volunteer events & socials - Initiated the Honors College’s first ever Pre-Health Professional Mentorship Program - Corresponded weekly with 3 students regarding managing their academic and professional obstacles while prioritizing decisions around their long-term personal goals - Organized and documented monthly events for organization of over 200 members including: guest lectures by healthcare professionals, volunteer events & socials - Initiated the Honors College’s first ever Pre-Health Professional Mentorship Program - Corresponded weekly with 3 students regarding managing their academic and professional obstacles while prioritizing decisions around their long-term personal goals

Education

  • Harvard Medical School
    Psychiatry Residency Program
    2022 - 2026
  • The University of Texas Medical Branch
    Doctor of Medicine - MD
    2018 - 2022
  • The Honors College at the University of Houston
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences
    2014 - 2018
  • The Awty International School
    International Baccalaureate Degree & Bilingual Diploma

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