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Bilal Shahid

Canton,MI

Summary

Adept graduate student in Public Health-Analytics. Experienced healthcare assistant with over 1,000 hours of volunteer work and employment in various healthcare settings. Well-rounded qualitative/quantitative research and analytical skills with years of education in applying public health knowledge to improve decision making for population health. Recognized expert in communication, teamwork, and leadership. Strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with attention to accuracy and ability to make well thought out decisions individually. Project planning, presentation, and report writing experience. Quick learner with the ability to multitask and perform effectively in high workload volume.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Academic

Wayne State University
01.2024 - Current
  • Manipulating data in SAS to identify and correct redundancies in reporting, filter desired variables, and transform it into useful insight for decision-making
  • Outputting descriptive statistics using R to assess a hypothesis on the relationship between gender and self-defense shooting
  • Visualizing data using R to create map plots with geographical significance from a "place" variable
  • Developing a logistic regression using R to support the acceptance or rejection of the hypothesis from statistical analyses

Academic

Wayne State University
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Researched public health literature and reviews regarding gun violence on college campuses
  • Conducted qualitative and quantitative research using surveys of college students to study attitudes regarding gun violence on campus, the difference between attitudes of students from different campuses, and a needs assessment as it pertains to the prevalence of gun violence on college campuses
  • Utilized statistical software and online data tools (SPSS, Microsoft Excel, Qualtrics, and Taguette) for univariate and bivariate analysis
  • Visualized results with SPSS, wrote a Mixed Methods research paper, and presented findings to promote public health policies focusing on gun control programs and injury prevention from gun violence

Academic

Wayne State University
01.2023 - 04.2023
  • Structured data from multiple sources to construct an expanded dataset for information extraction pertaining to predictors of body fat percentage
  • Described data, estimated parameters, and tested hypotheses by developing descriptive statistics, measures of dispersion, frequency distribution tables, ANOVA tables, post hoc tests (Bonferroni), and multiple comparisons tables in SPSS to analyze significant differences of willingness scores between different ethnicities regarding a healthy diet
  • Assessed assumptions of normality, homogeneity of variance, homoscedasticity, and independence of data by creating histograms, boxplots, residual plots, scatterplots, and running the Levene Test in SPSS to evaluate significance between variances
  • Performed a multivariate regression analysis to output correlation tables, R and R square values, and coefficient tables to predict body fat percentage from age, adiposity, and body part measurements (neck, hip, and abdomen circumference) for identification of findings in relation to health outcomes
  • Reviewed data to verify consistency of points within the expected range of values
  • Presented findings and summarized results to conclude the accuracy of my hypothesis

Academic

Wayne State University
01.2022 - 04.2022
  • Researched how location of residence impacts the risk of obesity for individuals with low and high socioeconomic statuses
  • Read peer-reviewed articles, synthesized an annotated bibliography, interpreted data, wrote a results paper, and gave an oral presentation on findings of results and implications for future public health research

Education

Master of Public Health - Analytics

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
12.2024

Bachelor of Science - Public Health

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
05.2022

Skills

  • Budgeting and financial modeling
  • Data analysis, research management, and visualization
  • Dispute resolution and negotiation
  • Evidence-based public health advisement
  • Languages (Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi)
  • Leadership, communication, and relationship building
  • MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, and Word)
  • Policy and statistical analysis
  • Presentation and public speaking
  • Program evaluation implementation
  • Project planning, development, and management
  • R and SAS
  • Research methods and protocols
  • Schedule management
  • Simulation and risk analysis
  • Training development

Work Experience

Dental Assistant, 03/2021 - Current

Ryan Dental Group

  • Assisting with dental procedures and equipment management
  • Collecting information to identify and resolve issues relating to patients frequently missing appointments which improves patient health and has increased business revenue by 35%
  • Developing healthy habits with patients to improve oral hygiene
  • Communicating with non-Anglophonic patients from different cultures in their language to improve the delivery of health care services



Pharmacy Technician, 10/2021 - 02/2021

CVS 

  • Learned and used RxConnect software to meet medication dispensing needs of inpatient hospitals
  • Handled demand of all duties in an effective and timely manner without receiving training prior to being hired due to the shortage of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Engaged in meetings in which my team discussed problems, identified root causes, and provided solutions to improve pharmacy efficiency by 30%
  • Trained and supervised new employees to efficiently perform tasks 20% faster when the pharmacy was in high demand


Leadership Experience

Administrative Director, 09/2021 - 05/2022

Wayne State University Rising Refugees

  • Ensured that project planning, budgeting, funding, advertising, and scheduling duties were distributed strategically amongst team members for optimal task definition, prioritization, and organization
  • Gathered and interpreted data from previous events which maximized profits by 25% and minimized expenses by 10% for upcoming events
  • Influenced team members with oral presentations to reach a consensus on the most optimal project-planning strategies which were utilized for successful events
  • Worked collaboratively with different organizations (Wayne State University Students for Education and Empowerment in Law and Refugee Aid), facilitated an open exchange of ideas, and created fundraising ventures which increased donations for refugees by 275%
  • Prepared, distributed, and retained important documents such as budget forms, surveys, and event calendars



Media Coordinator, 10/2020 - 09/2021

Wayne State University Pre-Dental Society

  • Created and grew a social media platform from 0 to 300 followers which was used to advertise the organization, promote events, and recruit new members
  • Collected information from social media insight-analytics to solve the lack of engagement from the public and increased engagement by 450%
  • Facilitated engagement of club members and fostered an atmosphere of open dialogue through communication platforms

Volunteer Experience

Packager, 07/2018 - Current

Helping Hand

  • Packaging emergency care-kits for refugees (food, water, clothing, first-aid, etc.)


Receptionist, 09/2016 - 08/2017

Beaumont Hospital

  • Directed visitors and facilitated patient admissions in the hospital



Timeline

Academic

Wayne State University
01.2024 - Current

Academic

Wayne State University
05.2023 - 08.2023

Academic

Wayne State University
01.2023 - 04.2023

Academic

Wayne State University
01.2022 - 04.2022

Master of Public Health - Analytics

Wayne State University

Bachelor of Science - Public Health

Wayne State University
Bilal Shahid