Keshee' Harris
Columbus,OH
Summary
Dynamic medical provider who leads through a lens of holistic patient care and cultural competency. Demonstrated ability to intentionally connect with patients and communities in order to foster optimal health outcomes.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Recruitment Chair
OhioHealth Riverside Family Medicine Residency
07.2025 - 07.2026
- Selected by peers to serve as chair of outreach and marketing for increasing awareness on Riverside Family Medicine Residency.
- Lead initiative to both create and roll out standardized evaluation form for medical students to improve targeted feedback.
Primary Investigator
Ohio Health
Columbus, OH
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Consolidate medical literature to inform a novel mindfulness-based wellness intervention for residents at Dublin Methodist Hospital (a hospital affiliated with Ohio Health).
- Review applicable literature pertaining to mindfulness interventions with healthcare workers.
- Literature question - "Optimal engagement strategies and effective outcome measures in mindfulness-based interventions in healthcare populations".
Creator, facilitator, teacher, mentor
Science Discovery Club
Columbus, OH
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Construct and administer age-appropriate longitudinal pipeline programming to raise awareness and enthusiasm for medicine among minority 4-6 grade kids in a high-risk group.
- Incorporate pertinent medical principles into the weekly curriculum at Linden STEM Elementary for URiM students in grades 4-6.
- Engage students in weekly programming to promote strong interest in the medical field and to improve health literacy within underserved populations.
- Establish a strong partnership with school administration, parents, and students to boost confidence within the medical system and with medical professionals.
Diversity and Inclusion
OUHCOM Student Government Association
Dublin, OH
04.2021 - 04.2022
- Examine and execute changes within OUHCOM's administration, admissions, curricular structure and planning processes to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion for school and national initiatives.
- Participate in all Student Government meetings and report opportunities, initiatives, and concerns related to equity within HCOM education, administration, or culture directly to executive Dean and other class leadership.
- Implement initiatives to advance equity in OUHCOM's educational and cultural practices, including organizing the creation and dissemination of fliers to increase the number of simulated patients from historically underrepresented backgrounds.
- Exhibit excellent communication, organization, and strategic planning to seamlessly report concerns, initiatives, and opportunities to the student body and to the SGA.
President
Student National Medical Association (SNMA)
Dublin, OH
03.2021 - 03.2022
- Student National Medical Association (SNMA) is a national student-run organization dedicated to identifying and addressing health inequity for underserved populations, as well as creating clinically excellent, socially conscious, and culturally competent physicians.
- Elected as President of the SNMA to spearhead the creation, coordination, and oversight of novel outreach programming for marginalized communities including events such as Medical School for a day, Science Discovery program, and HOPE Resource center collaborations.
- Responsible for increasing awareness and membership of the SNMA, disseminating national, regional, and local opportunities for student members, and identifying fundraising opportunities for organization events.
- Establish and maintain strong community partnerships in alignment with national organization protocols to address various aspects of local health inequity.
- Ensure a strong presence of the SNMA and its mission to increase community trust.
EMT-B
Dispatch Health
Columbus, OH
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Work in a grassroots medical environment while in medical school in a company founded by ER doctors with the goal of lowering the need for primary care services in ERs.
- Provide collaborative care with an APP in an EMT-B capacity under the supervision of a medical director to assist patients in need with in-home medical care, including in-home POC testing services and IV treatments.
- Reduce ER utilization via providing in-home urgent care services to Columbus, OH and surrounding areas.
Founder and Facilitator
Integrated Minds Meditation Workshops
Dayton, OH
03.2019 - 08.2020
- Formation of meditation workshops to provide marginalized groups more exposure to, access to, and knowledge of a preventative wellness practice.
- Disseminate relevant meditation research in plain language to enhance interest and understanding of the benefits of meditation and mindfulness.
- Hold mindfulness seminars in a range of settings on request, including for at-risk adolescents in after-school programs, for incarcerated women in Montgomery County, and in other public settings within the underserved community of Dayton and Springfield, OH.
Facilitator, creator, instructor
SNMA - Medical Student for a Day
Dublin, OH
02.2022
- Medical Student for a Day is a 1-day program designed to outreach, promote, and increase awareness of the osteopathic route of medicine for current college students who identify as underrepresented in medicine.
- Immersive medical curriculum and case-based learning workshops were created to provide a broad array of hands-on learning opportunities for students. Workshops included stations for variety of clinical skills including identification of various pathologies on cadavers, ultrasound, EKG, and BP stations.
- Established a partnership with Kaplan Prep to provide free Kaplan MCAT books to selected students.
- Encouraged formation of collegial relationships between URM students in attendance to create strong support networks in the journey to medical school.
Team Leader
Dublin Medical Academy
Dublin, OH
07.2021
- Outreach to URiM high school students in the central Ohio region to improve gaps in exposure to URM populations.
- Serve as a professional mentor for 1 week to high school students interested in gaining experience to the medical field.
- Guide high school students through a week of integrated medical workshops, such as labs pertaining to clinical exam, EKG exposure, splinting, and laparoscopic simulation.
Scholar
Physician Diversity Scholars
Columbus, OH
- Selected after a competitive application and selection process for URM students who exhibit a strong commitment to mentorship and increasing diversity in medicine.
- Participation in a range of volunteer initiatives targeted to promote health equity and for increasing mentorship in medicine to URM students of various backgrounds.
- Attendance of integrative workshops designed to establish a strong medical network amongst URM students and physicians of different specialties and levels of training.
Education
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine -
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
United States of America05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Ohio State University
Columbus08.2015
Skills
- Community engagement
- Holistic patient care
- Cultural competency
- Pediatrics
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Integrative Medicine
- Health equity
- Women's Health and procedures
Residency Training
Riverside Family Medicine, 697 Thomas Lane, Columbus, OH, 43214, 2027
Affiliations
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
- AAFP
- ACOFP
- OhioHealth Physician Diversity Scholars
- National Medical Association
Volunteer Experience
Made for Medicine
Columbus, OH 2021-current
• Lead student groups from grades 6-8 through various activities with the intention of increasing exposure, access, and awareness of the medical field for underrepresented students.
• Serve as a positive role model for young students to gain awareness of the various paths within the healthcare system.
• Facilitate lesson plans, exercises, and simulation laboratories for students to help them better understand a range of medical concepts.
Uplift Her August 2025
Columbus, OH
- Provided comprehensive health screening and counseling for patients with disadvantaged access to healthcare
- Supervise medical students to provide patient-centered, quality, and clinically appropriate health information for communities
Certification
- ACLS Certified, 07/2024
- BLS Certified, 07/2024
- Medical Training License, 06/2024
Awards
- AOF William G Anderson, Do, Minority Scholarship Recipient, 07/2023
- Gold Humanism Honor Society Induction, 03/2023
- Ohio ACOFP Outstanding Student Award, 03/2022
- Student Organization Community Impact Award, 03/2022
- Student Inclusion Champion Award, 03/2022
- Student National Medical Association Region V Chapter of the Year, 04/2022
- COSGP Gold TOUCH Award, 08/2022
Additional experience
Kes Harris Trucking, LLC - Office Manager 2015 - 2020
- Heightened business and managerial expertise during gap years in education through position as office manager of a family-owned trucking and construction company with over 30 years in business
- Responsible for overhauling electronic systems and incorporating standardized employee trainings to maintain quality company metrics
- Formulated modern approaches to procurement, marketing, and employee recruitment/retention for enhanced company sustainability
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Recruitment Chair
OhioHealth Riverside Family Medicine Residency
07.2025 - 07.2026
Primary Investigator
Ohio Health
08.2022 - 12.2022
Facilitator, creator, instructor
SNMA - Medical Student for a Day
02.2022
Creator, facilitator, teacher, mentor
Science Discovery Club
01.2022 - 05.2022
Team Leader
Dublin Medical Academy
07.2021
EMT-B
Dispatch Health
06.2021 - 12.2021
Diversity and Inclusion
OUHCOM Student Government Association
04.2021 - 04.2022
President
Student National Medical Association (SNMA)
03.2021 - 03.2022
Founder and Facilitator
Integrated Minds Meditation Workshops
03.2019 - 08.2020
Scholar
Physician Diversity Scholars
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine -
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Ohio State University
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