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Leah Smith

Leah Smith

Undergraduate Research Assistant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Medical Student at UT Southwestern Medical Center

  • Education

    • The University of Texas at Austin

      2010 - 2015
      Bachelor's degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering 3.97

      Activities and Societies: Alpha Eta Mu Beta, Biomedical Engineering Society, Women in Engineering, Society of Women Engineers, Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Advisory Board, Texas School for the Blind Volunteer, Student Engineering Council, Intramural Sports

  • Experience

    • Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab - The University of Texas

      Feb 2012 - May 2013
      Undergraduate Research Assistant

      -Owned individual project under distinguished professor, developing methods for quantifying balance in Stroke subjects-Developed and executed over 100 scripts to calculate balance from clinical data-Presented finding to entire department at research post competition

    • TVA Medical, Inc.

      Jun 2013 - Feb 2014
      Engineering Intern

      -Performed pre-audit tasks to prepare for FDA approval-Implemented ISO test methods to validate safety and efficacy of product-Manufactured device in Class II Clean room and validated manufacturing processes

    • The University of Texas at Austin

      May 2014 - Jul 2014
      Teaching Assistant

      -Led a class of 20 students for a summer course in Living Systems Transport-Hosted daily office hours and created course material to improve student outcomes-Created and presented test reviews and provided individual feedback to students daily

    • Apollo Endosurgery

      Jan 2015 - Jul 2015
      R&D Engineering Intern

      -Collaborated with research and development, marketing, and quality to develop and test an innovative weight loss device. -Developed test protocols and performed critical testing to deploy device into European market-Developed and manufactured device component that reduced procedure time by 60%

    • Accenture

      Aug 2015 - Jul 2016
      Analyst

      Worked with Accenture's Strategy and Digital Health Practice. Helped to develop a tool that leverages data analytics in healthcare to enhance provider decision making and improve patient outcomes.

    • TVA Medical, Inc.

      Aug 2016 - Aug 2018
      Associate Engineer

    • UT Southwestern Medical Center

      Aug 2018 - now
      Medical Student

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Business Foundations at McCombs School of Business