Alec Alvarado

• Assisting in research on early puberty in adolescents and the connections between epigenetic aging and cardio metabolic health
• Read and annotate relating research articles based on relative studies on puberty, epigenetic clocks, and adversity
• Collaborate with professors, PhD students, and undergraduate research assistants on project
• Weekly meetings to discuss intriguing findings and review the articles found

• Triaged patients in emergency situations based on life-threatening needs and delegated tasks to better provide treatment to maximum patients at once.
• Ensured accurate documentation of patient information, assessment findings, interventions performed, and overall condition by completing detailed reports in compliance with legal requirements and industry standards.
• Ensured ongoing compliance with local, state, and federal regulations governing EMS through adherence to policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Strengthened teamwork among EMS colleagues by actively engaging in constructive discussions for continuous improvement opportunities within the organization.

• Kesem is a national non profit that works with adolescents who have been affected previously or presently by a parent's cancer
• The program offers a summer camp run my club members where participants get a week of fun away from the stresses that they endure at home
• Club members are trained into being counselors for the camp
• Learn to provide support for campers during this difficult journey
• Host events to fundraise money all year to pay for the camps
• Host events for future and past campers to interact with one another and counselors before camp

• Worked side by side with physicians in multiple different specialties to gain insight into the multitude of aspects of medicine and patient care
• Scrubbed into watching multiple advanced surgical cases
• Experienced physician to patient and family interaction in many settings of practice •
• Questioned physicians about their work in real-time
• Pediatric Anesthesiology: 30 Hours
• Pediatric General Surgery: 10 Hours
• Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery: 10 Hours
• Pediatric Interventional Radiology: 10 Hours

• Worked side by side with the City of Temecula to gain insight into the world of medicine.
• Lectured by many physicians in different specialties gaining different knowledge from each in patient care, job outlook, and career advice.
• Presented a detailed awareness project on Alzheimer’s disease to the community and the city of Temecula.

• Greeted incoming patients upon arrival at the Emergency Department and directed them to their destination within the hospital
• Restocked exam rooms, cleaned equipment, and disposed of hazardous waste appropriately to maintain cleanliness in the Emergency Department.
• Transported patients between departments using wheelchairs or stretchers when necessary.
• Assisted emergency department staff (physicians, nurses, and technicians)
• Helped families of patients to settle into the department

• Managed and oversaw the operations of the goalkeeper program at a leading youth soccer organization in the southern Californian valley

• Created individual and group development plans for 40+ players all in the program ranging from 6-20 years old

• Maintained open lines of communication with families regarding the individual progress and standing