Pooja Patil

Vice President

Columbia Mailman Consulting Club · New York, United States

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Independent Tutor

GoPeer

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· Proven track record of assisting students improve scores across school subjects including science, math, and english from Kindergarten through college level courses · Provided tailored lessons to align with student goals and learning styles · Explained complex concepts in a clear and relatable manner, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving

Global Ambassador and Published Scientific Writer

Breast Cancer Hub · Concord, NC

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· Participated in a scientific research seminar on osteosarcoma in 2018 - became a global ambassador in 2020, conducting personal seminars on early cancer detection and awareness in my community and India · Completed a scientific writers internship and published a research paper on breast reconstruction post mastectomy which was circulated throughout the BCH community across the US and India · Started a fundraiser with a peer and collectively raised over $2,000 to support local families dealing with cancer and support cancer research through Breast Cancer Hub by offering virtual ‘Zoom’-ba classes during coronavirus and continued throughout the school year because of increased interest for the cause

Research Assistant

Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

· Completed training on study protocols, UNC research infrastructure, and human-subjects research · Built task management tools to improve project accuracy and efficiency for patient record tracking, clinical trial visits, and hospital dosing day records · Assisted research coordinators with study organization, task management, and completing various components of visits and observing clinical trial progress data · Observed and assisted in clinical assessments including behavioral assessments, EEGs, physician exams, lumbar punctures, etc.

Internet Tobacco Vendors Study Undergraduate Research Assistant (Itvs)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

· Collecting data for an ongoing research project regarding creating potential legislation to create tobacco accessing and consumption safer · Compiling annual data of e-cigarettes, tobacco, and other products to be used for analysis by ITVS team; aimed at lowering tax evasion and underage access · Work to examine retail sites to determine compliance with federal legislation and conduct research on marketing and sales techniques by online platform nicotine dealers

Undergraduate Student Volunteer at Carolina Covid-19 Student Services Corps (Cssc)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

Volunteered at the Student Union to take in person COVID tests; assembled sample kits and registered respective names for COVID tests, as well as instructed first time students and adults on how to carry out the self procedure for testing

Youth Hygiene Instructor and Volunteer

Angel Dentists Network · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

· Independently traveled to a variety of locations in Mumbai, India to educate impoverished children (ages 4-19) about the importance of dental hygiene and cleanliness · Communicated with the head of ADN to request to be their first ever volunteer, shadowed dentists during treatment camps, taught the children in their native language (Hindi and Marathi), handled paperwork through filing over 600 patient names on paper records