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Work History
Education
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Caitlin Nguyen

Walnut,CA

Summary

Enthusiastic, friendly, and diligent USC student interested in pursuing a career in medicine. Loves interacting with people and serving those in the community. Hoping to expand my love for learning and compassion for medicine through patient interaction, research, and hands-on opportunities.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Nursing Assistant

Whittier Hills Health Care Center
Los Angeles, CA
07.2023 - Current
  • Oversee 12-16 patients every shift and assist in activities of daily living such as toileting, changing incontinence briefs, bathing, and eating
  • Developed adaptability skills, caring for different patients of various conditions, weight, and height every shift
  • Evolved patient bed side manners, empathy, and patience by answering call lights promptly and attending to emotional and physical needs

President, Co-Founder

USC Partners in Health Engage
Los Angeles, CA
05.2023 - Current
  • Collaborated with Harvard, ASU, UCR, etc chapters in D.C to advocate for equitable health legislation
  • Met with Rep Sanchez, Rep Takano, Rep Swalwell, and other offices in D.C to request co-sponsoring the Paul Farmer Memorial Resolution (PFMR), which calls on Congress to increase global health spending to $125 billion per year over the next 7 fiscal years
  • Met with Rep Levin and Rep Peters in D.C to request support for the Community Health Workers Act, a draft bill that would increase access to CHW services for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries to improve whole-person, coordinated care.
  • Manages 11 current officers on campus, delegate tasks, and leads executive board meetings

President

USC Global Medical Brigades
Los Angeles
05.2022 - Current
  • Led chapter to raise $55,000 for sustainable medical services for Tecpán, Guatemala
  • Led 25 students to Tecpán, Guatemala, for a medical brigade trip in December 2022
  • Developed an inclusive organization by expanding volunteering, fundraising, guest speakers, medical workshops, DEI events, and a social program on campus
  • Manages 15 current officers, delegates tasks in their branches, and leads executive bi-weekly board meetings
  • Organize and establish chapter goals, general body meeting ideas, and semester timelines

Hospital Volunteer

Keck Medicine of USC
Los Angeles
06.2021 - Current
  • Assists in other various departments including cardiology, cancer, and neurology in administrative tasks
  • Provides emotional support and comfort to patients and families

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Longo Lab at USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Los Angeles
06.2021 - Current
  • Analyzing how diet-induced obesity and diets including high fat, high carb, and normal chow affect physiology of cancer
  • Performs hemocytometer cell counting of melanoma cancer cells after exposure to short term starvation
  • Actively trying to understand and learn the process of research, from observation to design to empirical evidence
  • Performs polymerase chain reactions (PCR), electrophoresis, and genotyping

Shadowing Experience

Arcadia
04.2021 - Current
  • Currently shadowing Dr
  • Pero and Dr
  • Au in the emergency department
  • Gained experience being in a stressful and fast-paced environment by quickly moving from one injured patient to the next
  • Observed patients with severe cuts and bleeding, breast cancer patients, suicidal patients, alcoholics, severe burns, and the process of prescription.

Supplemental Instruction (Peer Tutor)

USC Human and Evolutionary Biology Department
Los Angeles, CA
08.2023 - 12.2023
  • Worked independently to coordinate teaching 84 upper division students in Hbio 302: Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Led 3 exam reviews and 10 weekly review sessions, creating exam review questions and worksheets from scratch to mimic real exams
  • Developed teaching skills, breaking down challenging concepts in gastrointestinal physiology and biochemistry into simple explanations
  • Executed effective teaching strategies, including drawing biochemical processes such as lipolysis, beta oxidation, and glycogenolysis to aid in student understanding

Overnight Certified Nursing Assistant

Whittier Hills Health Care Center
Los Angeles, CA
07.2023 - 09.2023
  • Cared for 20-28 patients from 11 pm-7 am
  • Developed accountability skills, tending to patient needs such as toileting and grooming at any time
  • Cultivated discipline and time management skills, changing all incontinence briefs promptly to ensure patients were clean overnight

Fundraising Lead, Co-Founder

USC Partners in Health Engage
Los Angeles
05.2022 - 05.2023
  • Raised around $2,152 in 3 months towards building a health science university in Rwanda, where funds are used to train more healthcare professionals in a rural setting
  • Organized a collaborative fundraising walkathon with Cal Poly Slo, UCSD, and UC Berkeley chapters to raise money against maternal mortality in Sierra Leone
  • Led fundraising campaigns including a mass cookie bake sale, personal fundraising, and Chipotle fundraiser

CNA in Guatemala Medical Trip

USC Global Medical Brigades
Tecpan, Guatemala
12.2022 - 12.2022
  • Gained soft skills and international experience by taking patients’ vitals including manual blood pressure, radial pulse, breaths, height, and weight
  • Helped ambulate older patients and young pregnant individuals downstairs, gravel, and narrow pathways
  • Expanded Spanish speaking abilities by asking patients questions in Spanish about past medical history and chief complaints

Community Building/Education Lead, Co-Founder

USC Partners in Health Engage
Los Angeles
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Organized global health discussions about power, privilege, unjust distribution of health expenditure, and root causes of global health inequities
  • Executed a "Bending the Arc" Screening Event, where members learn about injustices in healthcare systems, colonialism, oppression, and the mission of PIHE
  • Help lead annual “Strides in Solidarity” fundraising walkathon, educating USC students and spreading awareness about maternal deaths in Sierra Leone

Rome Shadowing Program

Doctors in Italy Fellowship Program
Rome, Italy
  • Gained international shadowing experience in Rome, Italy by observing the Italian healthcare system
  • Shadowed 40 hours and took notes from heart surgery, plastic surgery, dermatology, OR, and primary care.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Human Biology

University of Southern California
05.2024

Master of Science - Global Medicine

University of Southern California
Los Angeles
05-2024

Certified Nurse Assistant

McKallen Medical Training
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
06-2022

Certification

  • Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), California Department of Health, #01180322, 05/22/22, 05/2024
  • BLS Certification, American Heart Association, 05/22/22, 05/2024

Research Experience

  • President, USC Global Medical Brigades, Los Angeles, CA, 06/2021, PRESENT, Led entire USC Chapter to rural Tecpán, Guatemala for a medical mission trip in December 2022. Engaged in cultural competence, volunteering, and shadowing of several local medical professionals. Leads executive board meetings weekly and delegate tasks to 10 other officers. Developed leadership skills by establishing general body meeting ideas and organizing local volunteering opportunities, medical workshops, fundraisers, etc to currently 70 general members.
  • Treasurer, USC Partners in Health Engage, Los Angeles, CA, 08/2022, PRESENT, Led fundraising campaigns including a mass bake sale, personal fundraising, and Chipotle fundraiser. Raised around $2,152 in 3 months towards building a health science university in Rwanda, where funds are used to train more healthcare professionals there in a rural setting.
  • Education Coordinator, USC Partners in Health Engage, Los Angeles, CA, 08/2021, 05/2022, Help lead joint “Strides in Solidarity” fundraising walkathon, educating USC students about maternal deaths in Sierra Leone. Communicated with Senator Feinstein’s legislative correspondent for global health allocation in the coronavirus relief bill. Engaged in advocacy by co-writing a letter to editor advocating for covid-19 vaccine distribution in the Rohingya crisis and submitting to the Daily Trojan.

Accomplishments

  • Debra DeVischer Taweel Endowed Scholarship | USC Dornsife
  • Most Outstanding Student: Capstone Course HBIO 409 | USC Human and Evolutionary Biology Department
  • Chapter Leader: Leadership Award | Global Medical Brigades

Timeline

Supplemental Instruction (Peer Tutor)

USC Human and Evolutionary Biology Department
08.2023 - 12.2023

Certified Nursing Assistant

Whittier Hills Health Care Center
07.2023 - Current

Overnight Certified Nursing Assistant

Whittier Hills Health Care Center
07.2023 - 09.2023

President, Co-Founder

USC Partners in Health Engage
05.2023 - Current

CNA in Guatemala Medical Trip

USC Global Medical Brigades
12.2022 - 12.2022

President

USC Global Medical Brigades
05.2022 - Current

Fundraising Lead, Co-Founder

USC Partners in Health Engage
05.2022 - 05.2023

Hospital Volunteer

Keck Medicine of USC
06.2021 - Current

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Longo Lab at USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
06.2021 - Current

Community Building/Education Lead, Co-Founder

USC Partners in Health Engage
05.2021 - 05.2022

Shadowing Experience

04.2021 - Current

Rome Shadowing Program

Doctors in Italy Fellowship Program

Bachelor of Science - Human Biology

University of Southern California

Master of Science - Global Medicine

University of Southern California

Certified Nurse Assistant

McKallen Medical Training

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