Sihame Amlal, MPH
Cincinnati,OH
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Medpace: Clinical Pharmacology Unit
2022.06 - 2023.05
- Responsible for managing multiple projects according to Sponsor specifications
- Coordinate project start-up, project maintenance, and project close-out activities
- Maintain ongoing Sponsor contact for project-specific issues by serving as primary contact for Sponsor and all project team members
- Track study status including patient status, CRF status, safety issues, and timelines
- Serve as primary contact for all protocol interpretations and logistical project-related issues
- Provide oversight for Project Assistants on project team
- Interpret contract-related issues and coordinate MCPU activities according to current scope
- Communicate change in scope to Sponsor Clinical Team and Medpace Business Development
- Provide input for following (when applicable): Study Protocol, Edit Check Specifications, Data Analysis Plan, MDRGs, Data Clean-up results, Analysis and Final study report, and source documentation
Clinical Research Coordinator III
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2019.10 - 2022.06
- Enrolled patients into research studies by obtaining informed consent, completing interviews, and collecting biologic specimens and survey data in home and clinic settings
- Scheduled participants for research visits and served as first point of contact for research participants
- Ensured day-to-day study operations fulfilled study goals with data of utmost quality
- Anticipated potential issues with study procedures and worked to resolve issues promptly and correctly as needed
- Created adaptable project timelines and ensured study was progressing according to timeline
- Created regular meeting agendas and communicated with study investigators as necessary
- Developed and maintained detailed regulatory binder with all essential study documents, correspondence, and participant information
- Drafted study protocols and consent documents when necessary
- Ensured proper study education before launch and identified opportunities for interim refresher training
- Utilized creative problem solving to increase participant recruitment and retention rates
Medical Scribe
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2015.08 - 2019.10
- Worked directly with physician assistants, nurse practitioners, physicians, and other medical providers in Emergency Department, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and Urgent Care to ensure efficient patient care and documentation averaging 25-40 patient charts per shift
- Accurately documented electronic medical record of each patient with medical provider in room including history, review of systems, physical exam, imaging, labs, procedures, diagnoses, assessment/plan, and discharge summaries
- Assisted PCA's with any extra tasks in between patients (providing families with toys, snacks, resources, etc.)
Education
Master of Public Health - Epidemiology & Global Health
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH12.2022
Bachelor of Science - Psychology & Political Science
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio 08.2018
Skills
- Arabic
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Cultural Competency
- Healthcare policy compliance
- Professionalism in Healthcare
- Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Power Point
- Sigma Plot
- SAS
- Project Management
- Data Entry
- Patient Health Information Access
- Data Management
Leadership Experience
Honored Hero: Coming Soon: October 2024
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: Light the Night Walk Fundraiser
- Honored to share my cancer story at the Light the Night Walk this year
First Connection Volunteer, 04/2024-Present
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Connecting with newly diagnosed patients via phone call to offer support and hope
- Providing new patients with empathy and genuineness
- Provide new patients with resources outside of medical care they may be interested during treatment
- Offering them stories of my own survivorship and my own cancer story
Lead Teacher, 09/2023-Present
Cincinnati Youth Collaborative: Hartwell Elementary Girls Club
- Serve as positive role model and coach to 4th and 5th grade girls
- Communicate with school leaders and administration with any issues
- Identify and arrange activities such as field trips and guest speakers
- Promote girls' self-esteem and motivation through various exercises and activities
- Expose girls to different career paths and schooling pathways
- Help girls set personal and academic goals and provide them with resources to accomplish them
President, 09/2019-09/2020
Gamma Rho: Delta Omega: Honorary Society in Public Health
- Organized National Public Health Week events at The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Worked alongside MPH faculty and staff to plan and prepare events for students and visiting faculty
- Prepared outreach events in the community and volunteer with other MPH students
- Coordinated Meetings with faculty and staff to ensure student interests within the program
- Advocated for program and student needs
Research
Research Assistant: 08/2015-08/2018
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine: Division of Nephrology
- Completed appropriate animal training to be certified to handle experimental animals (rats and mice) with care
- Measured electrolytes composition (Na+, K+ and Cl-) using Easylate Na/K/Cl analyzer
- Isolated genomic DNA from mice tail fragments
- Set up PCR reactions and analyzed PCR products using agarose gels
- Measured urine osmolality using an osmometric machine,
- Performed ammonium assays in urine samples
- Prepared spreadsheets for data tabulation and performed statistic analysis between different groups in various studies
Publications
- 11/2020: Developing a Standardized Process for Divisional Scientific Review of Research Protocols Submitted to the Institutional Review Board, Journal of Pediatrics, 33181194
- 01/2019: Adenine acts in the kidney as a signaling factor and causes salt-and water-losing nephropathy: Early mechanism of adenine-induced renal injury, American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
- 12/2018: A Recombinant Humanized Anticocaine Monoclonal Antibody Alters the Urinary Clearance of Cocaine and Its Metabolites in Rats, Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 47, 3, 184-188
- 11/2016: The Stimulation of Ammoniagenesis Plays an Important Role in the Development of Renal Hypertrophy in Diabetes Mellitus, Abstract
- 11/2016: Tamoxifen Causes Hypophosphatemia and Phosphaturia through the Downregulation of NaPI-IIa Expression in the Rat Kidney Proximal Tubule, Abstract
Awards
7th Annual Internal Medicine Research Symposium, 04/2018
University of Cincinnati: College of Medicine
- Won second place in the basic research category for poster on "The Stimulation of Ammoniagenesis Plays an Important Role in the Development of Renal Hypertrophy in Diabetes Mellitus"
Volunteer Experience
ISLAMIC CENTER OF GREATER CINCINNATI
- Started and maintain a Special Education class during Sunday school for children with developmental delays in the Muslim Community
- Continuing to raise Autism awareness among the Muslim community
- Prepare activities and plan events for kids in the classroom and community members
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES
- Prepare snacks for the patients and their families during snack time
- Assisted with sanitation of rooms and playing areas
- Assisted families with check in, check out, and organizing transportation to/from hospital
- Cleaned family rooms and common areas
PROJECT DOWNTOWN
- Packed lunches and sanitary kits for the homeless of Downtown Cincinnati
- Passed out the meals, kits, blankets, and other necessary supplies
Hobbies and Interests
- Healthcare Law & Policy
- Disparities & Social Determinants of Health
- Hiking
- Orange Theory Workouts
- Boxing
- Stock Market Trading/Investing
- Interior Design/Home Décor
- Traveling
- Sport of Fencing
Timeline
Project Manager
Medpace: Clinical Pharmacology Unit
2022.06 - 2023.05
Clinical Research Coordinator III
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2019.10 - 2022.06
Medical Scribe
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2015.08 - 2019.10
Master of Public Health - Epidemiology & Global Health
University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Science - Psychology & Political Science
University of Cincinnati
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