Syed Sarim

Dedicated healthcare professional with experience as a Patient Safety Companion at UVA Health, ensuring optimal patient care and safety. Demonstrates proficiency in clinical documentation and effective communication, fostering patient comfort while supporting healthcare teams. Equipped with a background in public health policies, contributing to community outreach initiatives and committed to exploring the intersections of medicine, neuroscience, and healthcare innovation. Aspiring to drive meaningful progress in medical practice, research, and healthcare reform through a dual degree in Cognitive Science and Global Public Health.

• Founding Member, Syed Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 01/01/25, Co-founded and operated the Syed Foundation, a family-run nonprofit focused on supporting underprivileged communities in Bangladesh, Delivered food, rice, lentils, and oil to 90 abandoned and special-needs women at Apan Nibas Old Age Home in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Personally purchased and distributed supplies, ensuring direct assistance reached beneficiaries, Provided school supplies and snacks to an orphanage for abandoned children, promoting education and well-being within the community
• Junior Volunteer, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Annandale, Virginia, 07/01/22, 08/31/22, 10, Assisted with patient transport, flower deliveries, gift shop operations, and inventory, Participated in an Inova Career Day (medical panels, robotic simulation training)

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, PI Christine Huynh, Charlottesville, Virginia, 03/01/24, 07/31/24, Analyzed social media (TikTok) and other outlets for Lymphedema representation, Gathered statistical and qualitative data on surgeries and holistic products for symptom relief, Examined Lymphedema type, patient race, age, and gender, To be published in coming months
• Drug Discovery: Synthesis of Anti-inflammatory Steroids with Reduced Risk of High Blood Pressure, Dr. Alexis Patanarut, George Mason University, Year-long funded research study at George Mason University