Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Conference Presentations
Research Posters
Literary Publications
Awards
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Timeline
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Yocheved Friedman

MD Candidate 2026
Kew Gardens,N.Y.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
19
19
years of post-secondary education

Work History

STEM Teacher

US ORT Operations
08.2020 - 06.2021
  • Taught STEM classes to high school freshmen on topics including basic physics, Excel, PowerPoint, Raspberry Pi and HTML
  • Completed 75+ hours of professional training accredited by US ORT Operations
  • Participated in curriculum development and received US ORT STEM Teacher certification

Science Diagram Design

Queens College, NY
09.2020 - 05.2021
  • Illustrated General Physics and Cosmology Diagrams for textbook authored by Dr. Matthew Civiletti, PhD currently being used in classes at Queens College as well as being prepared for publication.

Physics TA

Queens College NY
09.2019 - 05.2021
  • Company Overview: HSI-STEM Grant
  • Taught introductory physics to approximately 200 college students
  • Hosted biweekly Zoom meetings to facilitate synchronous team work on group assignments
  • Attended weekly pedagogical training sessions to hone teaching skills and faculty meetings to assist in curriculum design and restructuring for virtual platforms
  • HSI-STEM Grant

Researcher

Queens College NY
09.2016 - 05.2019
  • Company Overview: Behavioral Neuroscience Lab
  • Wrote and presented senior honors thesis based on data collection for two separate projects
  • Administered visual impairment testing on student subject pool using MATLAB technology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience Lab

Honors Colloquium TA & Peer Mentor

Queens College NY
09.2018 - 12.2018
  • Conducted class-based workshops to provide guidance and mentorship for freshman honors students

Art Teacher

Kol Yaakov Yeshiva
01.2017 - 01.2017
  • Designed curriculum centered around fundamental art concepts, group discussion and individual mentoring for grades 1-5

Elementary School Teacher

Avodat Ma'asit Teacher's Training Program
11.2014 - 05.2015
  • Observed classes at 5 Israeli elementary schools each Friday followed by peer discussion and assessment on teaching strategies and professional development.
  • Designed curriculum materials and lesson plan in Hebrew for approx 25 second grade Israeli students and led writing workshop for peer teachers.

Education

M.D. -

The Donald And Barbara Zucker School of Medicine At Hofstra/Northwell
Hempstead, NY
05.2001 - 05.2026

Bachelor of Arts - Neuroscience and Biology, Chemistry, Honors in Math and Natural Sciences (HMNS)

Macaulay Honors College Queens College, CUNY
Queens, NY
09.2025 - 05.2019

Skills

  • STEM pedagogy

  • Classroom instruction

  • Student Counseling and Support

  • Artist/Illustrator

  • Monogram design

  • Hebrew fluency; conversational, reading and writing

  • MATLAB

  • HTML

Conference Presentations

Northwell University Hospital Vascular Conference, 02/24, presented patient case emphasizing imaging and management for complex neurosurgical care.

Research Posters

Differential Effects of Simulated Blur and Contrast Reduction on Orientation Perception, Sigma Xi Poster Session at Queens College, 04/17, Queens, NY

Literary Publications

  • Remember this Feeling When Your Flesh Becomes Numb, Narrateur, Reflections on Caring, Issue 13, 04/24, pp. 74
  • In Defense of Slab, Narrateur, Reflections on Caring, Issue 12, 04/23, pp. 51
  • Life Cycle of an Emerald Worm, Narrateur, Reflections on Caring, Issue 11, 04/22, pp. 30
  • Bidding Thanks, The 67th Street Scribe, 10/18, https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/the67thstreetscribe/2018/10/01/bidding-thanks/
  • A Tribute to Mrs., The 67th Street Scribe, 03/16, https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/the67thstreetscribe/2016/03/01/a-tribute-to-mrs/
  • Incoming at Zero Miles Per Second, Utopia Parkway, The Undergraduate Journal of Queens College, 03/17, pp. 16
  • Looking Back, Utopia Parkway, The Undergraduate Journal of Queens College, 03/17, pp. 51

Awards

  • Presidential Scholar awarded for academic excellence, 09/15 - 05/19
  • Departmental Highest Honors in Neuroscience, 05/19
  • Honors thesis and certificate of completion of honors research requirements, 05/19
  • Schorr Scholarship awarded for academic excellence for study abroad, 01/19
  • Phi Beta Kappa, inducted as a junior, 03/18
  • Labor Arts City University of New York Writing Competition, Poetry Award, 03/18
  • Biology Honors Society, 09/18
  • Goldsmith Scholar, entry awarded to 25 honors students based on literary merit and academic excellence, 12/16

Accomplishments

    Presidential Scholar awarded for academic excellence September 2015 – May 2019

    Departmental Highest Honors in Neuroscience May 2019

    Honors thesis and certificate of completion of honors research requirements May 2019

    Schorr Scholarship awarded for academic excellence for study abroad January 2019

    Phi Beta Kappa, inducted as a Junior March 2018

    Labor Arts City University of New York Writing Competition, Poetry Award March 2018

    Biology Honors Society September 2018

    Goldsmith Scholar, entry awarded to 25 honors students based on literary merit and academic excellence

    December 2016

Affiliations

EMRA

Timeline

Bachelor of Arts - Neuroscience and Biology, Chemistry, Honors in Math and Natural Sciences (HMNS)

Macaulay Honors College Queens College, CUNY
09.2025 - 05.2019

Science Diagram Design

Queens College, NY
09.2020 - 05.2021

STEM Teacher

US ORT Operations
08.2020 - 06.2021

Physics TA

Queens College NY
09.2019 - 05.2021

Honors Colloquium TA & Peer Mentor

Queens College NY
09.2018 - 12.2018

Art Teacher

Kol Yaakov Yeshiva
01.2017 - 01.2017

Researcher

Queens College NY
09.2016 - 05.2019

Elementary School Teacher

Avodat Ma'asit Teacher's Training Program
11.2014 - 05.2015

M.D. -

The Donald And Barbara Zucker School of Medicine At Hofstra/Northwell
05.2001 - 05.2026
Yocheved FriedmanMD Candidate 2026