Avanti Ramraj

Patient-focused certified Emergency Medical Technician and full time Stanford University Undergraduate Student. Skilled in clinical research, monitoring vital signs, performing wound care and assisting with daily living activities. Demonstrated ability to fulfill positions position that offer professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving.

• TEDx speaker, 'Brown Girl in the Ring', Speech on using gamification to encourage more girls in STEM
• Commendation by California State Treasurer for STEM outreach
• US Dept of State Youth Ambassador

• Volunteers Around the World (VAW) medical volunteer, 2 weeks, Cusco, Peru, Took vitals including blood pressure, hemoglobin count, and blood glucose levels. Recorded medical history and supported doctors in treating patients in pop-up clinics in underprivileged mountainous communities, 07/2022
• Summer internship at Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK, International pediatric specialty education
• Volunteering in hospitals in India, 5+ years, Urology
• Patent-pending on Artificial Intelligence enabled device, To prevent muscle atrophy
• Authored paper on COVID-19 treatment using Ayurveda, Dr. Amy Matecki, International Center for Integrative Medicine (ICIM), Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

• [Stanford Women in Medicine] Director of Outreach
• [Stanford Women in Politics] Education Committee
• [National Funbotics] Marketing Lead
• Research: [Brooks Lab] , Polasko, A., Zhang, D., Chiu, J., Qiu, P., Peterson, E., Ramraj, A., Zhao, H., and Brooks, J. B. Establishment and characterization of a patient-derived xenograft model of human benign prostatic hyperplasia. CAIRIBU, Nov., 2023.

Founder & President of STEM Universal Reach Foundation, SURF (non-profit) . Educate underprivileged children about robotics and STEM fields globally. 3+ years (2018-current) teaching free robotics classes to 1000+ underprivileged kids through Sacramento libraries and have a global outreach with programs in India, Mexico, and Greece.

• US Dept of State Youth Ambassador, Ecuador, Cuba, Interacted with youth leveraging my Spanish speaking skills and planned community service project
• Intern for CA treasurer Hon Ms. Fiona Ma, 7 years, Led COVID volunteer response team and procured and delivered PPE (including 50,000+ masks) to local charities and Kheir hospital by working with sponsors
• Youth board member of Women In California Politics, Curated stories of pioneering women in California politics for creating the WICP museum in Sacramento
• Youth leader for community organizations, Sacramento Indian Association, APAPA, OCA, 6+ years, Coordinated events and successfully raised over $140k to support underprivileged women and children in India

• EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
• INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS): ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-700 - U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare and Public Safety (BLS) - American Heart Association
• HIPAA/Protecting Patient Privacy - Stanford University