Erka Amursi

Experience

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  Albanian Institute of Public Health

  Apr 2004 - Jul 2013

  Health Promotion/Healthcare Professional Development Specialist/Researcher

  - Assessed needs of patients, family members, and health professionals to inform national public health policies, health promotion campaigns and staff development initiatives at a national level- Analyzed data, wrote reports and presented findings in meetings, conferences, or media to increase awareness of policy makers, national and international organizations, or general public on specific health needs - Designed and developed training curricula for health and educational professionals- Trained around 700 health professionals in primary and secondary health care settings over the country, to increase abilities on various up-to-date communication and public health issues - Conducted national surveys to raise awareness on population health behavior issues, as part of a group of researchers, and in collaboration with international organizations such as WHO, UNICEF and USAID Show less

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  University of Tirana

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2013

  Adjunct Lecturer

  - Instructed around 280 undergraduate and 300 graduate students on subjects of “Introduction to psychology”, “Theories of behavioral change”, "Research methodology", and "Developmental psychology"

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  Save the Children Albania

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Trainer/Facilitator

  - Facilitated training sessions to around 450 kindergarten and elementary teachers to increase knowledge and develop skills on mental and emotional development of children

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  Albanian Association for Palliative Care

  Mar 2012 - May 2013

  Consultant

  - Conducted needs assessment of terminal cancer patients and family members, resulting in supporting data for stronger advocacy from association protecting patients’ rights - Conducted needs, knowledge and attitudes assessment of health professionals in 12 regional hospitals in Albania regarding palliative care, which helped in development of capacity building trainings for these professionals

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  Community Center for Health and Wellbeing

  Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

  Project Coordinator

  - Coordinated “Mapping of the Albanian Mental Health Services and Professional Needs Assessment 2013” to advocate for the improvement of the mental health reform implementation in the country

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  PAX - Program of Academic Exchange

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  Training and Sponsored Programs Intern

  - Assisted in developing training and informational materials for regional directors to increase knowledge about student travel, accommodation, and certification procedures - Communicated with staff, students, families, and partner organizations to coordinate students' travel, as well as other accommodation and academic issues

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  Teachers College, Columbia University

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2016

  Consultant

  - Coached a group of students on their team building process at a practicum course in Organizational Change & Consultation- Consulted Children's Museum of Manhattan on their organizational change issues- Consulted Columbia Business School Executive Education staff about online course engagement issues

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  ZeroChaos

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

  Ad quality rater

  - Worked on a Google's AI project to categorize web pages and rate online advertisements in both English and Italian.

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  Montefiore Health System

  Nov 2017 - Mar 2022

  - Managed the replication (from planning to execution) of Project ECHO, a tele-mentoring method that uses video conferencing (Zoom) to train and develop capacities of primary care providers to treat complex health conditions- Collaborated with the OD team in designing and implementing change management initiatives as related to the culture of patient safety, patient experience, etc. - Designed and delivered team building interventions for various leadership teams at MHS- Implemented OD surveys and facilitated focus groups - Analyzed data, developed and implemented interventions related to the new associates' onboarding process, preceptor process, etc. Show less

  • Reimagining Residency Project Manager

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Learning & Organization Development Program Manager

    Sept 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Learning and Organization Development Specialist (contract)

    Mar 2018 - Sept 2018

  • Learning & Organization Development Intern

    Nov 2017 - Mar 2018
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  Hunter College

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2021

  Adjunct Lecturer

  - Instructed undergraduate students on I/O Psychology

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  Slalom

  Mar 2022 - Sept 2023

  Organizational Effectiveness Senior Consultant

  - Provided advisory services to clients across multiple industries on large scale change management, including change readiness, impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, training and communication plans- Developed and implemented change implementation strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, training and communication plans on various organizational changes impacting different groups of stakeholders in global and national organizations

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  The Conference Board

  Feb 2024 - now

  Human Capital Principal Researcher