Sam Okum
HIV Communications and Outreach Intern at Sociedad Argentina de Infectología (SADI)- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Full professional proficiency
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Portuguese Professional working proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Experience
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Sociedad Argentina de Infectología (SADI)
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Argentina
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Physicians
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1 - 100 Employee
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HIV Communications and Outreach Intern
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Jun 2021 - Present
-Uses English, Spanish & Portuguese to educate at-risk Latin Americans about HIV -Advocates for universal PrEP programs in Argentina -Helps prepare for international conferences -Working on region-wide research project on access to HIV treatment measures, such as prophylactic drugs -Uses English, Spanish & Portuguese to educate at-risk Latin Americans about HIV -Advocates for universal PrEP programs in Argentina -Helps prepare for international conferences -Working on region-wide research project on access to HIV treatment measures, such as prophylactic drugs
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UChicago Medicine
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Researcher in the Department of Trauma Surgery
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Oct 2019 - Present
-Investigates association between UChicago trauma center opening & reduction in EMS transport times & mortality; analyzes EMS system data in R Studio & Python; informs how to prevent gaps in EMS services -Co-author: Abassi A, Dumanian J, Okum S, et al. Association of a New Trauma Center with Racial, Ethnic, & Socio-Economic Disparities in Access to Trauma Care. Journal of the American Medical Association–Surgery. 2020 November 25. -Presenter: Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium at UChicago Medicine (March 2020) -Presenter: Midstates Research Symposium at WashU (October 2020) -Invited: American Public Health Association Annual Conference (October 2020) Show less
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University of Chicago Biological Sciences Collegiate Division
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2020 - Jun 2022
-Lab TA for 25 students in Fundamentals of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (Winter 2020 & 2021) & Introduction to Quantitative Modeling in Biology (Spring 2021); Lecture TA for 120 students in Fundamentals of Genetics (Fall 2020) -As a lab TA, leads weekly instructional laboratory sessions, grades homework, and hosts office hours to help students with laboratory content -As a lecture TA, attends lectures, hosts office hours to help students with course content, and edits examinations -Will return to teach two classes during the 2021-2022 school year, including Fundamentals of Genetics in fall Show less
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Howard Brown Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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200 - 300 Employee
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Patient Services Volunteer
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Dec 2020 - Jun 2021
-Mediated with patients to processes referrals and find insurance-compliant specialists -Greeted, registered & translated for patients while staffing pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics in underserved communities -Improved medical Spanish and Portuguese skills through interactions with Latinx patients -Mediated with patients to processes referrals and find insurance-compliant specialists -Greeted, registered & translated for patients while staffing pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics in underserved communities -Improved medical Spanish and Portuguese skills through interactions with Latinx patients
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University of Chicago
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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College Core Tutor in Organic Chemistry
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Oct 2020 - Jun 2021
-Selected to serve as official peer tutor for organic chemistry through UChicago's library system -Teaches weekly office hour session to help students with their questions on course and laboratory content -Selected to serve as official peer tutor for organic chemistry through UChicago's library system -Teaches weekly office hour session to help students with their questions on course and laboratory content
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Harvard University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Teaching Fellow in Organic Chemistry
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
-Taught daily problem-solving sections for a small group of 20 students, attended all course lectures, and hosted nightly office hours -Tasked with preparing and delivering the final weekly review lecture for 100 students -Created packets of original practice problems to assist students in their studying for exams -Taught daily problem-solving sections for a small group of 20 students, attended all course lectures, and hosted nightly office hours -Tasked with preparing and delivering the final weekly review lecture for 100 students -Created packets of original practice problems to assist students in their studying for exams
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Education
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The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine - MD, Medicine and Public Health -
University of Chicago
Biological Sciences and Romance Languages & Literatures, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies