Ambika Verma

Experience

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  Inspire Nevada

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Inspire Nevada is a non-profit organization dedicated to civic youth engagement, leadership, democracy and community.• Selected as a returning Inspire Leader for the 2016-2017 school year where I trained Inspire Leaders, organized voter registration drives, worked with school administration, and attended various government and community events.• Designated as a member of the National Advisory Board for Inspire Alumni where I gave input regarding the national program and worked with national staff to monitor the program's success nationwide. Show less • Inspire Nevada is a non-profit organization dedicated to civic youth engagement, leadership, democracy and community.• Selected as one of three Juniors to be an Inspire Leader for the 2015- 2016 school year where I registered my peers to vote, communicated with school administration, gave presentations on the importance of voting, and attended community civic engagement events.• Chosen as Nevada's Legislative Advocate to meet with Representative Joe Heck to advocate for the HR 4386 (Pathways to An Affordable Education Act) and HR 2518 (Student Right to Know Before You Go) bills. Show less

  • Inspire Fellow/National Advisory Board Member

    Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Inspire Leader

    Sept 2015 - Jun 2016
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  Bernie Sanders For President

  Dec 2015 - Mar 2016

  Intern

  • Made calls and spreadsheets, canvassed, trained precinct captains and attended numerous political events like the Battleborn-Battleground dinner where I had the privilege to meet Bernie Sanders, and hear Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, and numerous political officials speak.• Volunteered post-internship and made calls to Hawaii, Michigan, Arizona, California and New Jersey to assist in recruiting captains and volunteers for their caucuses and primaries.

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

  Intern, Congresswoman Dina Titus

  • Interned for United States Congresswoman Dina Titus in her district office in Las Vegas. • Assisted with constituent casework, compiled data for the congresswoman and staff members, answered phone calls, greeted constituents, designed media for brochures and flyers, and represented the Congresswoman at various events.

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  The LEAP Foundation, Inc.

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2017

  Participant

  • LEAP (Leadership, Excellence, Accelerating Potential) is a week long leadership program held at the UCLA campus; students from across the world learn about the skills necessary for goal-setting, networking, communication, and leadership through workshops and guest speakers, such as Eric Garcetti and Paula Abdul.

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  UCLA Health

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Survey patients at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica regarding their resident physician interactions and assessing residents CI-CARE protocol.• Provide data that allows the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine to meet their Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ARGME) requirement and educate their residents on how to improve their interactions and professionalism skills with patients • Survey patients at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica regarding their resident physician interactions and assessing residents CI-CARE protocol. • Provide data that allows the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine to meet their Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ARGME) requirement and educate their residents on how to improve their interactions and professionalism skills with patients.

  • General Surgery Volunteer at the Assessing Resident's CICARE Program

    Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Ortho/Family Medicine Volunteer for the Assessing Resident's CICARE Medical Program

    Sept 2017 - Jun 2018
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  University of California, Los Angeles

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2018

  House President

  • Represented my dormitory building in weekly student government meetings to voice resident concerns regarding housing, meals, and other campus affairs. • Helped to plan and execute resident events.

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  UCLA Alumni Association

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Communicate with UCLA alumni about ongoing alumni events and interactions with the UCLA community• Plan and manage pre-professional workshops involving alumni throughout the year, including pre-law, pre-med, pre-engineering, and pre-business workshops.• Recognize alumni for their accomplishments through social media• Assist with managing the official alumni social media groups online

  • Coordinator for Outreach Committee, Alumni Scholars Club

    Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Coordinator for Alumni Relations, Alumni Scholars Club

    Sept 2017 - Jun 2018
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  UCLA Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC)

  Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

  Office of the President, Intern

  • Provides experience in working with the various, diverse council offices and affiliate student organizations on campus• Learn professional development skills necessary for becoming a more conscious, critical, and responsible leader• Worked directly on the Westwood Forward initiative to create a new neighborhood council to increase student representation and bring student-friendly businesses to Westwood.

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  Campus Vote Project

  Feb 2018 - Jun 2019

  Campus Vote Project Student Advisory Board Member

  • This program was launched by the Fair Elections Center in 2012 to expand its work around student voting issues in higher education institutions. • As a member, I work with other student leaders across the nation to discuss how to help our individual campuses institutionalize reforms that empower students with the information they need to register and vote.

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  Warwick Economics Summit

  Feb 2018 - Feb 2018

  UCLA International Delegate

  • Attended the Warwick Economics Summit at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England as a part of the UCLA delegation and as the youngest US delegate.• Heard from esteemed speakers, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman, and the former Governor of the Bank of England, Lord Mervyn King and met hundreds of international delegates from across Europe• One of Europe's largest student-run conferences.

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  Secretary of State

  May 2018 - Jun 2019

  Board Member of the Advisory Committee on Participatory Democracy

  • Assists the Secretary of State in identifying and proposing programs that support participatory democracy and solutions to any problem concerning the level of participatory democracy in Nevada.• Advise the Secretary of State and the Governor concerning the substance of any proclamation issued by the Governor pursuant to NRS 236.035 regarding Constitution Week and Constitution Day.• Make recommendations to and discuss recommendations with the Secretary of State concerning matters brought to the attention of the Advisory Committee that relate to a program, activity, event or any combination thereof designed to increase or facilitate participatory democracy, including, without limitation, the interaction of citizens with governing bodies in the formulation and implementation of public policy.• Establish a "Jean Ford Democracy Award" to honor citizens who perform exemplary service in promoting participatory democracy in this State.• Support projects by national, state and local entities that encourage and advance participatory democracy, including programs established by the National Conference of State Legislatures, the State Bar of Nevada, and other public and private organizations. Show less

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  GPI US Inc.

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Global Student Leader

  Taught Japanese high school students an empowerment-based curriculum in English, which included: • Leading small group discussions on topics related to identity, personal values, divergent thinking, leadership, and cultural relativism.• Helping students prepare oral presentations in English about their career goals, and what they have learned through the Empowerment Program.

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  UCLA Mathematics

  Sept 2018 - Dec 2018

  Learning Assistant

  Learning Assistant for Math 31AL.• Demonstrated content knowledge by guiding student’s thought process to the correct answer• Fostered a growth-mindset targeted approach and a positive learning environment in the classroom, which helped students better succeed in their major• Employed problem-solving skills, such as simulating common student questions during a content meeting with fellow instructors, using open-ended questions and raising student motivation• Gained a better understanding of the content by teaching and attending pedagogy seminars• Reflected upon interpersonal teaching skills through feedback forms and observations and improved upon teaching methods as well as experimenting with new ones Show less

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  Bruin Belles Service Association

  Oct 2018 - Jun 2021

  Member

  Bruin Belles Service Association is a registered campus non-profit philanthropic organization at UCLA dedicated to community and university service, and the promotion of women's leadership. Each member's goals for Bruin Belles Service Association include dedication and passion among the membership, making a difference in the community, at UCLA, and in each others' lives, and exemplification of the professionalism that defines BBSA.• Engaged in leadership and service activities both on and beyond the UCLA campus.• Volunteered with various organizations across the greater Los Angeles Area. Show less

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  David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

  Oct 2018 - Jan 2020

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  I am involved in a research project studying the genetic architecture of exercise training to identify critical genetic loci that regulate molecular adaptations conferring the metabolic health benefits of daily activity. The project entails that we exercise train 100 unique strains of inbred mice and harvest tissues following 30 days of volitional wheel running. I assist the project leader, Mr. Tim Moore (doctoral candidate), in all aspects of the investigation including animal handling, processing of mouse tissues, and data collection and reduction. As a research assistant, I have learned how to dissect and homogenize metabolic tissues so that I can perform DNA, RNA, protein, and metabolite analyses. Show less

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  Los Angeles Global Health Conference

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

  Public Speaker

  Chosen as the youngest student presenter to present my work on the Xtandi Campaign as it relates to the access to medicines movement at the Los Angeles Global Health Conference on January 26th, 2019.

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  UAEM (Universities Allied for Essential Medicines)

  Apr 2019 - now

  • Worked closely with the UAEM Executive Director to oversee the Xtandi campaign at UCLA • Helped to prepare explanatory text, press releases, letters, email blasts, articles and briefing papers to publicize the Xtandi campaign • Researched, analyzed and wrote about access to medicines related to the campaign. • Supported student leadership and UAEM staff in the preparation and organization of UAEM activities and events at UCLA. • Supported communications initiatives as they arose in response to developing drug pricing and access to medicines landscape, including conducting research and summarizing relevant information and contributing to an external media strategy. Show less UAEM is an international student driven organization that seeks to improve access to and affordability of life-saving medicines researched and developed at universities.UCLA is a public research university, meaning that its funding comes from tax dollars: all used to conduct research to develop innovative medicines and treatments. The creation of these medications have been paid for by the public, yet are priced at exorbitantly high rates, making them inaccessible to the very people who were taxed to create them.Our mission as as chapter is to highlight these inequities and injustices within our very own UCLA community and beyond in order to increase awareness among UCLA students, faculty, and staff. Ultimately, we hope to create tangible change regarding drug pricing of innovations developed at UCLA. • Founded the UCLA UAEM Chapter• Spearheaded the planning of the UAEM 2019 North American Conference at UCLA's campus, that took place from October 11th-13th, 2019 with over 150 attendees worldwide.• In our first year, our UCLA UAEM chapter broke #GivingTuesday records, with over 100 unique donations. Show less

  • Advocacy Campaign Intern

    Sept 2018 - now

  • Chapter President

    Apr 2019 - Jun 2021
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  Prescription Justice

  Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  Prescription Justice Institute Intern

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  Public Citizen

  Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

  Access to Medicines Intern
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  University of California, Los Angeles

  Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  University Advancement and Philanthropy Intern

  - Rotated between four UCLA development offices and completed a capstone project for UCLA Health presenting recommendations from alumni surveys, with a powerpoint presentation deliverable.- Built a marketing strategy for the public affair's alumni program, including a comparative report on our findings and expectations.- Attended career development workshops for training in development, office work, philanthropy, and university advancement.