Ashka Desai

Experience

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  Dhiraj General hospital

  Feb 2019 - Mar 2020

  Medical Intern and Data manager

  -Collected and reported data in 3 rural, inaccessible areas for the successful execution of National health programs and surveillance. -Collected, maintained, and organized data on patients with chronic diseases for their monthly laboratory tests, follow-up visits, and treatment plans.

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  Mothercare maternity home

  Jul 2020 - Apr 2022

  Medical Officer

  - Successfully established a strong continuum of prenatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic, responsible for regular check-ups (consultant, OPD) and maternity care. Achieved a 15% increase in virtual consultation, and reduced wait time.- Managed, organized, and monitored patient data and their OPD visits using Microsoft Excel.- Designed patient information questionnaire via RedCap and improved data quality and collection method. Responsible for data entry and cleaning.

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  Boston University School of Public Health

  Aug 2023 - now

  -Performed literature review consisting of extraction, synthesis, code, and theme generation on barriers and facilitators to mental health services faced by the IDD population.-Literature review on prenatal care in the IDD population as a part of Policies for Reproductive Outcomes in Medicaid-improving Services for Enrollees with IDD (PROMISE-IDD) project. Data analyst internData analyst internRubenstein Lab, BU School of Public Health · Part-timeRubenstein Lab, BU School of Public Health · Part-timeJan 2024 - Present · 3 mosJan 2024 - Present · 3 mosBoston, Massachusetts, United States · HybridBoston, Massachusetts, United States · Hybrid-Conducted a cross-sectional evaluation of fertility rates in women with intellectual and developmental disabilities using Medicaid data, and compared findings with those of the general population using SAS.-Analysed Alzheimer’s disease incidence data and patterns in individuals with Down syndrome, differentiating between mosaicism and complete trisomy cases using SAS, R, and Excel. Show less

  • Research Assistant

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2023 - Jan 2024