HiraMajeed

ga6234@wayne.edu
Education
FreshmanatWayneStateUniversity
HonorsCollege
PremedandExploratoryMajor
AttendedasummerprogramattheUniversityofMichigan(2016)

TheprogramthatIattendedwas:FromDNAtoProteins:ExploringBiochemistry

ConceptsandTechniques
Idevelopedmyknowledgeoflaboratorytechniquesusedinconductingresearch
Examplesoftechniquesincludegelelectrophoresisandchromatography

JobExperience
MathnasiumLearningCenter(Saginaw)fromJanuary2015January2016

IwasamathinstructoratMathnasiumandItaughtchildrenfrom1st7thgrade
Thisjobtaughtmetothinkinnovativelyinordertoteachthechildrenvariousmathtopics
Ilearnedhowtoteachmystudentsconceptuallyandnotjustbycrunchingnumbers

JobShadowing(2016)

Ihavejobshadowedelectrophysiologists,internists,andcardiothoracicsurgeons
ThesejobshadowsallowedmetoapplyknowledgethatIlearnedinschoolfromclasses

suchashumananatomyandphysiologytoreallifescenarios
Whenjobshadowinganelectrophysiologist,Iwasabletoviewasurgerythatinvolved

insertingapacemakerinapatientsbody
Whenjobshadowingacardiothoracicsurgeon,Ihadtheopportunitytobeinthesame

roomasthesurgeonperformingatriplebypasssurgeryonapatient
Igainedcrucialandbeneficialinsightintotasksthatphysiciansundergosuchas
paperwork,visitingpatientstocheckin,andsurgery(includingalltheminute
componentsthatgointoitsuchascheckingbloodpressurerates,heartrate,urineoutput,
etc.).

VolunteerExperience
NewHopeValleyAssistedLiving(1year)

Focusonpatientcare
Ilearnedhowtorespondtoseniorsthathavedementia(insteadofburdeningthemwith
toomuchdialogue,itishelpfultoparticipateinactivitiessuchaspuzzlemaking)

ChildrensCenter

TheChildrensCenterinDetroit,MIisanorganizationthatallowedmetohelp

underprivilegedkidsreachtheirmaximumpotentials
ManystudentsthatcometotheChildrensCenterhavehistoriesinvolvingdomesticand
orchildabuse,andthiscombinedwithlowersocioeconomicstatusescancausestudents
todoubtthemselvesorfallbehindinstudies
TheChildrensCenterhelpsmebridgethegapbetweenstudentsthathavefallenbehind

instudieswiththosethatareexcellinginthesameagegroup

StudentOrganizationsandLeadershipPositions
VicePresidentofMultiCulturalClub(20142016)

Asvicepresident,Iwasinchargeofbringingeventstogethersuchasourannualforeign
exchangeparty,paradewalkforculturalawareness,andothervariousgroupoutings
(attendanceatJapaneseTeaFestival,ArabAmericanMuseum,andHoliprogramat
SaginawValleyStateUniversity)

TreasurerofMYMM(MuslimYouthofMidMichigan)

Thisismyyouthgroupforthetricityarea(Saginaw,BayCity,andMidland)
Wevolunteer,havediscussionsconcerningdifferentreligioustopics,andalsohave

groupeventsforreligiousceremonies(ex.EidulFitrandEidulAdha)duringtheyear
Thepurposeofthisyouthgroupisnotonlytoprovideunitybetweenadolescent
Muslims,butalsotohelpfightagainstprejudicessuchasIslamophobia

ItwasthroughmyleadershipinthisyouthgroupthatIalsohostedaSyrianRefugee
fundraiserinmylocalmosqueandraisedover$40,000infundsduringthesummerof
2016

MemberoftheyouthFORCEattheSaginawCommunityFoundation(20132016)

AsamemberofFORCE,Iwasabletoapprovegrantsfordifferentorganizationsin

SaginawandvolunteerforthebettermentofSaginaw
IvolunteeredattheSaginawZooandcreatedreadingjournalswithlocalchildrenatan

eventcalledDropEverythingandReadattheZoo
IwentChristmasshoppingforunderprivilegedfamilieswiththeCANcouncil;itwasa
beneficialexperiencewhereIuncoveredtheimportanceofgivingbacktoyour
community

PresidentofNHS(NationalHonorsSociety)20152016

Thisleadershiproletaughtmehowtoworkbestinagroupwhereeveryonewields

differentskillsets
Iworkbestingroupswithmuchstructureanddivisionofresponsibility
DuringeventssuchasourannualfundraiserorAdoptAFamilyprogram,Ilearnedto

presentdifferentsolutionstoproblemswefacedinplanning
NHShastaughtmethatbeingagreatleaderisnotonlydeterminedbyupholdingpast
traditions,butadaptingtothecurrentsituationforthegreatergood

WayneStateUniversityOrganizations
TimmyGlobal

Thisorganizationchallengesaspiringphysicianstolookatglobalhealthchallengesrather

thanjustthoseathome
Thiscouldbemeanthelackofvaccinations,housing,education,andotherbasic

necessitiesthatpeopledonothaveindevelopingcountries
Thisclubhelpsmemaintainaglobaloutlookonmedicalpractice,andtheimportanceof
providingequalcaredespiteboundaries

Medlife

Thisorganizationfocusesonallowinglowincomefamiliestohaveaccesstohealthcare

acrossthreedifferentcontinentsthroughthehelpofstudentvolunteers
InDetroit,wealsofocusonvolunteeringatdifferentlocalplacessuchastheDetroit
RescueMission.

AMSA(AmericanMedicalStudentAssociation)

AMSAallowsmetousemyresourcestobestofmyability;forexample,throughadvice
sessions,informationmeetings,andhandsonvolunteeringexperiences,Ihavedeveloped
abetterunderstandingoftherequirementsofmedicalschoolandparticipatedinmore
patientcare

ComputerSkills
Excel
MicrosoftWord
InternetApplications

PowerPoint