Mahlet Amaha

Experience

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  Boston College Neuroscience Lab

  Jun 2005 - Jun 2006

  Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Identified, collected and analyzed data on dietary therapies for epilepsy, brain cancer, and neurodegenerative lipid storage diseases.

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  Tufts University School of Medicine

  Sept 2009 - Aug 2010

  Primary Researcher

  • Analyzed and reviewed public health policies as it related to liver disease in Ethiopia• Investigated the significant rates of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Ethiopians. • Developed a systematic and extensive health survey for collecting quantitative and qualitative data • Cultivated partnerships with the Dept of Agriculture and Dept of Public Health in Ethiopia. • Trained and coordinated the fieldwork efforts of volunteers who participated in data collection.

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  UPMC ISMETT

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Summer Research Fellow

  • Conducted and investigated research on Surgical Bile Duct Injury • Extracted relevant parameters from electronic medical records at ISMETT. • Constructed the database and analyzed through a multivariate linear regression model.

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  University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

  Jun 2012 - May 2014

  Primary Researcher

  • Investigated the role of gender, race, and ethnicity in medical career decision-making• Developed surveys for collecting qualitative data using IRB protocols• Provided analysis identifying factors which have led to a disproportionate representation of physicians of diverse racial and ethnic background within specific specialties in medicine

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  Boston Medical Center (BMC)

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  Medical Doctor (Resident)

  Diagnosed and established exceptional culturally competent patient care in the Emergency Department, ICU, and medical/surgical floors. Including providing medical attention to patients in the Medical Trauma Bay Led teams of health care professionals including nurses, interns, and traditional health workers in a variety of medical procedures including the establishment of intravenous accessProvided clinical training to medical students and resident physicians in the Emergency Department Facilitated external trainings on health disparities during outreach and engagement events at Boston Medical Center for health care professionals and other stakeholders Assisted in the development and implementation of Center-wide diversity recruitment and retention policies Show less

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  COMQUEST

  Dec 2017 - now

  Contributing Physician Author and Editor

  Prepared high quality Medical Board examinations and education to medical students and resident physicians ensuring optimal learning and preparations.Collaborated with other Physician Authors to promote scientific literacy and provide up to date evidence based medical education to the next generation of physicians.