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Work History
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Certification
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Extracurriculars
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Priyanka Kumari

Charlotte ,NC

Summary

Outgoing Volunteer with clinical training providing experience helping non-profit organization with daily tasks and needs. Friendly and helpful when assisting employees and visitors requesting services. Driven by cause to work diligently to accomplish measurable impact seeking to maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Crisis Counselor Volunteer

Crisis Text Line
12.2023 - Current
  • Offered supportive counseling and crisis intervention to individuals in crisis.
  • Delivered individualized counseling services to clients working through issues such as mental illness and substance abuse.
  • Evaluated patients based on mental and physical parameters discovered through interviews and standardized assessments.
  • Utilized motivational interviewing techniques to increase client engagement in treatment.
  • Signed up for 200 hours of volunteering and attending initial 30 hours of training in crisis intervention and management.

Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health
11.2023 - Current
  • Answered incoming phone calls and addressed questions from customers and healthcare providers.
  • Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions, and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
  • Solved customer problems in-person or over telephone by providing assistance with placing orders, navigating systems, and locating items.
  • Stocked, labeled, and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
  • Prepared and delivered flu vaccinations.

Novant Presbyterian Center Hospice Volunteer

Novant Healthcare- Presbyterian Medical Center
11.2023 - Current
  • Provide in-home support to patients and their families
  • Assist with inpatient hospice services on the Harris Hospice Unit at Charlotte’s Novant Health Presbyterian
  • Gather a hospitality team to prepare meals for families of patients at our inpatient hospice units
  • Offer emotional support to grieving families
    Join our Giving Gardens program to collect or grow flowers, make bouquets for families, and wash recycled vases
  • Join our special skills team to offer notary, mechanic, electrician, housekeeping or pet care services to patients
  • Participate in our prayer ministry, music ministry or pet therapy teams
  • Knit prayer shawls or make lap blankets for patients
    Provide administrative support to our hospice office staff
  • Kept work areas clean, organized, and safe to promote efficiency and team safety.

Volunteer

Freedom Schools
02.2023 - Current
  • Helped by organizing school supplies in Freedom School Partners warehouse for underserved community of children in Charlotte.
  • Assisted with special events or programs.
  • Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve program needs.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
  • Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
  • Greeted visitors and answered questions about program, requirements and opportunities.

Volunteer

Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
02.2023 - Current
  • Serving Matthews Medical center at reception desks and information centers Working in the emergency department
  • Assisting in the surgery department
  • Assisting in clerical work
    • Giving patients and visitors directions and helping them find their way
    • Transporting patients throughout the hospital
    • Providing non-clinical assistance to various departments within the hospital
    • Assisting in the hospital gift shop and making welcome deliveries to patient rooms

Staff Volunteer

Matthews Free Medical Clinic
01.2023 - Current
  • Volunteered with groups and organizations to help make measurable differences for program recipients.
  • Engaged in community outreach to support program mission.
  • Responded to questions from customers and community members.
  • Maintained clean facilities to better serve program needs.
  • Greeted visitors and answered questions about program, requirements and opportunities.

Volunteer

Gigi's Playhouse
01.2023 - Current
  • Helped spend time painting with individuals with down syndrome at Gigi's Playhouse.
  • Met with other volunteers and program leaders to discuss new service opportunities.
  • Assisted with special events or programs.
  • Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve program needs.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
  • Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.

Volunteer

NC MedAssist
01.2023 - Current
  • Helped to sort and package medicines and medication care packages at the facility.
  • Assisted with special events or programs.
  • Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve program needs.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
  • Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.

Volunteer

YWCA
01.2023 - Current
  • Helped to boost the reading and learning skills of children in low socioeconomic communities at the Youth Learning Center.
  • Assisted with special events or programs.
  • Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.

Volunteer Ambassador

American Red Cross
12.2022 - Current
  • Assisted with blood drive special events or programs.
  • Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve program needs.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
  • Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
  • Volunteered with groups and organizations to help make measurable differences for program recipients.
  • Greeted visitors and answered questions about program, requirements and opportunities.
  • Encouraged donations by supporting community fundraising events and campaigns.
  • Provided immediate responses to questions from volunteers.

Staff Volunteer

Humane Society Of Charlotte, A 501 (3) Nonprofit
12.2022 - Current

Walking dogs, and taking care of animals before and during the adoption process.

  • Assisted with special events or programs.
  • Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve program needs.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
  • Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
  • Greeted visitors and answered questions about program, requirements and opportunities.

Volunteer

Loaves And Fishes Charlotte Mecklenburg
12.2022 - Current
  • Assisted with warehouse food sorting special events or programs.
  • Inspecting and sorting food in a warehouse that goes out to homeless shelters across Mecklenburg county.
  • Volunteered with groups and organizations to help make measurable differences for program recipients.
  • Coordinated food, clothing and household items for disadvantaged individuals and families.
  • Greeted visitors and answered questions about program, requirements and opportunities.
  • Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve program needs.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
  • Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.

Volunteer

Salvation Army Center Of Hope
10.2021 - Current
  • Assisted with serving the homeless women and children of Center of Hope and special drives, events or programs such as Christmas eve and Christmas lunches.
  • Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve program needs.
  • Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
  • Greeted visitors and answered questions about program, requirements and opportunities.
  • Volunteered with groups and organizations to help make measurable differences for program recipients.
  • Coordinated food, clothing and household items for disadvantaged individuals and families.
  • Inspecting and sorting food for distribution to homeless shelters in multiple counties including Mecklenburg.

Volunteer

Second Harvest Food Bank Of Metrolina
01.2020 - Current
  • Assisted with food security special events or programs.
  • Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve program needs.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
  • Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
  • Coordinated food, clothing and household items for disadvantaged individuals and families.
  • Provided immediate responses to questions from volunteers.

Staff Volunteer

Matthews Help Center
02.2020 - 07.2020
  • Volunteered with sorting and placing clothing and household items at discounted prices and helped groups and organizations to help make measurable differences for program recipients.
  • Helped develop monthly schedules and assignments.
  • Tracked personal volunteer hours in spreadsheets for mandatory reporting.
  • Adhered to organization procedures and instructions to maintain safety for program participants and other workers.
  • Met with other volunteers and program leaders to discuss new services.
  • Assisted with special events and programs.
  • Engaged in community outreach to support program mission.

Education

HEAL Clinical Education Network
San Diego, CA

Some College (No Degree) - HMX Fundamentals

Harvard Medical School
Cambridge, MA

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Harvard Extension School
Cambridge, MA

Biomedical Certificate - Biology

University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
05.2025

American College of Radiology
05.2025

American Osteopathic College of Radiology
05.2025

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
2024

Pharmacy Technician Course + Externship 130 Hours - Pharmacy Technician Certification

CareerStep.com
2024

Associate of Science - Biology

Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC
12.2023

Wake Forest University Summer Immersion Program
Winston-Salem, NC
08.2023

Medical Terminology UNCC Edtogo - Medical Terminology

University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
05.2023

Skills

  • Safety Techniques
  • Fundraising Events
  • Effective Communication
  • Group Activities
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Medical Assistance
  • Answering Questions
  • Customer Relations
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Taking Vital Signs
  • Recordkeeping and Confidentiality

Accomplishments

    100 hours of volunteering at Second Harvest food bank


Certification


  • American Red Cross Certifications
  • First aid/CPR/AED Adult and Pediatric
  • Basic life Support
  • Water Safety
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Bloodborne Pathogens Training
  • Chosen Healthcare Institute
  • CNA 1
  • HIPAA Exams.com
  • HIPAA Awareness Certification
  • PET Imaging and Beyond (Medscape)
  • HEAL 520A: LECOM Clinical Shadowing
  • HEAL CRS 729 March 12-18 20 Clinical education hours
  • HEAL 520B: LECOM Clinical Shadowing
  • Clinical Shadowing 101 February 2023
  • How To Have A Patient-Centered Discussion About COVID Vaccines Stanford (University School of Medicine)
  • Experience Anatomy 4 clinical education hours certificate
  • HEAL CRS 731 March 26-April 1st 20 Clinical education hours
  • Clinical Shadowing 101 March 2023
  • AI + Health 2022 On-Demand 16.50 Hours (Stanford University School of Medicine)
  • 5 Minute Moment for Racial Justice in Healthcare Series - Health Disparities in Patients with Limited English Proficiency (Stanford University School of Medicine)
  • Carolina School of Phlebotomy Dec 2023-Feb 2024
  • Phlebotomy Technician and externship
  • MedCerts Dec 2023- May 2024
  • Pharmacy Technician Training and Certification

Publications

Vark, Starlight and Gold, a book by Priyanka Kumari showcasing the inner emotional life of a young girl in the midst of young adulthood and her struggles in a book of poetry. Sold by Amazon books. Printed June 2020. 

Extracurriculars

Shadowing experience 


December 4th-29th 2023 

Diagnostic Radiology Education/Research Focused

Amopportunities.com

Shadowing virtually 80 hours with United Medical Group in Pikeville, Kentucky 

Spent 4 weeks understanding basics of Diagnostic Radiology with UMG and faculty.


August 15-18th 2023 

Orthocarolina Huntersville 10315 Hamptons Park Dr, Huntersville, NC 28078

Shadowing 30 hours with Dr. Greg Kurkis and Dr. Chasnis 

Spent one week collecting information about orthopedics. 


February 2023-current

Clinical shadowing.com 

4 weeks of shadowing with medical school students and doctors going over a variety of fields such as neurology, emergency medicine and internal medicine. 

Earned a certificate for hours collected during learning of patient history and office procedures.


Feb 2023-current 

Eshadowing.com 

4 weeks of shadowing with students currently attending medical school or earning their residency, as well as current doctors. 

Shadowing every tuesday for a month in the fields of 


Feb 2023-current 

HEAL Clinical Shadowing 

HEAL 520A: LECOM Clinical Shadowing

520A: Monday, February 20th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm

HEAL 520B: LECOM Clinical Shadowing

520B: Monday, February 27th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Directly asking questions to doctors and medical professionals about the medical school and pre-med process. 


May 1st to May 26th 2023 

AMOpportunities.com 

Virtual Radiology with Faculty, University of Pennsylvania Radiology Residency Program

Radiology Education/Research Focused Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4 weeks of shadowing completed 

Performed 8-hours of synchronous diagnostic and interventional radiology (hospital focused) learning virtually and 10 hours of asynchronous learning (self-study of cases, articles, and medical knowledge reading. 

Included virtual rotation examining real patients (de-identified) diagnostic imaging, procedural imaging and management recommendations. Developed a working and meaningful understanding of common scenarios in radiology seen in hospitals.


Educational Extracurriculars 

February 2023-current 

Dissection club at Experience Anatomy, LLC

4340 Taggart Creek Rd STE D, Charlotte, NC 28208

Dissecting human cadavers from 4-8pm one Wednesday of each month. 

Highlights of dissection were the muculoskeletal system, nervous system, vascular system, and the internal organs. 

As an anatomist at the club, we developed specific dissection techniques navigating the human body, and learned anatomical relationships. 

Days attended 

March 15

April 19

Sept 20

Oct 18

Nov 15- participated in a Laminectomy and Craniotomy. 

Courses 


March 2023-current 

Harvard Medical school HMX fundamental courses

  • Immunology
  • Physiology
  • Genetics
  • Biochemistry
  • Pharmacology


February 2023-May 2023 

HEAL Clinical Education Network 

Classes attended 

  • HEAL 104: Vital Signs
  • HEAL 106: Basic Medical Labs and Tests







Timeline

Crisis Counselor Volunteer

Crisis Text Line
12.2023 - Current

Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health
11.2023 - Current

Novant Presbyterian Center Hospice Volunteer

Novant Healthcare- Presbyterian Medical Center
11.2023 - Current

Volunteer

Freedom Schools
02.2023 - Current

Volunteer

Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
02.2023 - Current

Staff Volunteer

Matthews Free Medical Clinic
01.2023 - Current

Volunteer

Gigi's Playhouse
01.2023 - Current

Volunteer

NC MedAssist
01.2023 - Current

Volunteer

YWCA
01.2023 - Current

Volunteer Ambassador

American Red Cross
12.2022 - Current

Staff Volunteer

Humane Society Of Charlotte, A 501 (3) Nonprofit
12.2022 - Current

Volunteer

Loaves And Fishes Charlotte Mecklenburg
12.2022 - Current

Volunteer

Salvation Army Center Of Hope
10.2021 - Current

Staff Volunteer

Matthews Help Center
02.2020 - 07.2020

Volunteer

Second Harvest Food Bank Of Metrolina
01.2020 - Current

HEAL Clinical Education Network

Some College (No Degree) - HMX Fundamentals

Harvard Medical School

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Harvard Extension School

Biomedical Certificate - Biology

University of North Carolina At Charlotte

American College of Radiology

American Osteopathic College of Radiology

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of North Carolina At Charlotte

Pharmacy Technician Course + Externship 130 Hours - Pharmacy Technician Certification

CareerStep.com

Associate of Science - Biology

Central Piedmont Community College

Wake Forest University Summer Immersion Program

Medical Terminology UNCC Edtogo - Medical Terminology

University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Priyanka Kumari