Pranav Shanmugam
Fayetteville,AR
Summary
Patient-focused pre-medical graduate with over 2,100 hours of hands-on clinical care experience working with medically complex populations. Experienced in direct patient care, clinical documentation, and fast-paced care environments, with a strong foundation in professionalism, teamwork, and attention to detail. Seeking a full-time gap-year clinical internship in dermatology beginning May 2026.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Director
KESEM
Fayetteville, AR
08.2023 - Current
- Due to this experience possibly negatively affecting a child's development, KESEM intervenes through creating a safe space where children of this demographic can meet each other.
- KESEM is an organization that provides a no-cost camp experience for children whose parents currently have cancer or have died from cancer.
- Combined hours worked in organization: 400+
- Led program development initiatives for community outreach and engagement activities.
- Provided leadership in developing innovative approaches to meet program goals.
- Oversaw compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational standards.
- Managed stakeholder relationships to foster collaboration and support program goals.
- Formed and sustained strategic relationships with clients.
Research Assistant
Cognition of Depression and Anxiety Laboratory
08.2022 - Current
- Help process data, perform EEG procedures, and perform eye tracking procedures.
- Research skills: Ability to perform EEGs and run eye-tracking software. Also has barebones data processing skills. Also able to upkeep EEG equipment and do routine cleanings after running participants.
- Research Interests: Anxiety in relation to personal identity (race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.), Mental health status and its effects on workplace efficiency.
- Hours worked in lab: 255+
- Our lab uses psychophysiological methods to examine abnormalities in cognitive processes associated with affective disorders. In particular, the lab uses event-related potentials (ERPs) to explore how anxiety disorders and depression are associated with attentional bias and cognitive control. This lab is run by Dr. Matthew Judah at the University of Arkansas.
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Volunteer
EMPOWER
08.2021 - Current
- Through this organization, I am a mentor to different students every semester, meeting around two hours a week to just hang out and talk about anything going on in their lives.
- If they need help with academic work as well, as a volunteer I provide that support.
- EMPOWER is an organization on campus that aids in providing students with disabilities an outlet for academic and social support.
- Hours worked: 40+
Volunteer/Counselor
Camp Aldersgate
06.2019 - Current
- This position requires me to be able to provide care to children with a wide variety of disabilities aside from administering daily medication.
- Along with hygiene and health, counselors need to be able to engage all the children in a nurturing environment where they can learn and enjoy new or exciting experiences, overall making their camp experience one that allows them to be like any average kid.
- Technical Skills: Hygiene Care for those with Disability, CPR Trained, First Aid Trained, Able to transfer Patients with or without hoyer lift, Can perform enemas, Can utilize G-tube feeding devices correctly, Can correctly use catheter for male patients, Can use a cough assist machine.
- Hours worked as a counselor: 2,188+
- Camp Aldersgate is an organization that provides camp experience to children that have mental or physical disabilities.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Biology, Psychological Sciences
University of Arkansas At Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Arkansas05-2026
Skills
- Direct patient care
- Clinical documentation
- EMR systems and data entry
- Infection control practices
- G-tube feeding
- Catheter care
- Patient transfers
- CPR and first aid
- Patient communication
- Team collaboration
- Multitasking in fast-paced environments
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Program Director
KESEM
08.2023 - Current
Research Assistant
Cognition of Depression and Anxiety Laboratory
08.2022 - Current
Volunteer
EMPOWER
08.2021 - Current
Volunteer/Counselor
Camp Aldersgate
06.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Biology, Psychological Sciences
University of Arkansas At Fayetteville