Alicia Miggins

Experience

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  NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  BQLI-AHEC SHIP Volunteer

  ●Maintained work area by cleaning, transporting and storing equipment within the Rehabilitation Unit gym●Assisted physical and occupational therapists by preparing an environment for treatment

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  Brooklyn Queens Long Island Area Health Education Center

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  BQLI Intern

  ●Participated in a group project that fostered my understanding of the unfamiliar genetic disorder Turner Syndrome via reading journals, encyclopedias, and articles online ●Created a Newsletter called Teen Health News You Can Use Turner Syndrome to be distributed at Kings Brook Jewish Medical center to teenagers ● Selected by the director of Marketing and Public Affairs at Kings Brook Medical Center to provide information on Turner Syndrome on her show Teen Health News You Can Use broadcasted on Brooklyn Cable Access Television (BCAT) Network Show less

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  LIU Brooklyn

  Apr 2012 - May 2014

  Member, Research Scholar Program

  As an active member of the Minority Biomedical Research Support Program (MBRS)-Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement Program (RISE), I was exposed to various fields in biomedical sciences and actively participated in scientific conferences. I was Awarded two 1st-place poster competitions during highly-recognized scientific symposiums; identified 900 series of bees as alternative pollinators, efforts grounded on the steady decline of honey bees' existence and their sole contribution to 66% of the local area's food source. Show less

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  University of Missouri-Columbia

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Missouri Summer Undergraduate Research Scholar

  ●Conducted and developed independent research project under the guidance of faculty mentors investigating physical differences across ploidy levels in Grey treefrogs●Created abstract on findings and presented a poster at the final Creative Achievements Forum●Collected blood samples and measured length, and nuclei width of RBC cells using Olympus BX-UCB light microscope●Stained laryngeal apparatus of diploid and tetraploid premature frogs and conducted linear measurement using Leica M205FA stereoscope Show less

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  Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Summer Undergraduate Research Intern

  ●Designed a proposal to investigate barriers to nutrition and physical activity in low-income communities in Harrisburg, PA●Established and conducted focus group with Community Health Workers to discuss challenges of maintaining a healthy lifestyle●Participated in the Mayor Iron Kids Health Fair event and assisted in bringing healthcare and awareness to the community●Created an abstract, prepared a poster presentation and gave an oral presentation at the final research symposium Show less

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  National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

  Jul 2014 - Jan 2017

  Fellow, Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (POSTBAC IRTA) Program

  As a recipient/participant of the POSTBAC IRTA Program, I initiated an independent research project that explored health education materials that will allow those affected by sickle cell disease and trait to understand more fully their risk, factors associated with health complications, and guidance on how to start conversations about risk and disease with their family members by both interviewing those affected by sickle cell about their information seeking behavior and evaluating the usability of those materials that are currently available on the internet. This effort required a collaboration with a 12-person research team to review and plan the design and implementation of study protocols submitted to the local IRB. From this, we were able to publish multiple reports and briefs regionally. Show less

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  The National Institutes of Health

  Sept 2014 - May 2015

  NIH Academy Fellow

  Attend the NIH Academy Health Disparities and Diversity workshops and actively participated in discussions with peers ways to mitigate gaps in health outcomes, investigate what is being done to further address health disparities and ways to promote a society in which all people live healthy lives and have equal access to health care and other health disparity issues

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  Home Instead Senior Care

  Nov 2017 - Jun 2018

  Assistive Care Provider

  I oversaw and catered to the medical needs of over 50 patients by cultivating a safe environment for care and companionship with clients. This included delivering high-quality, patient-centered care for residents at a leading home healthcare service provider and attaining quality patient service by understanding patient requirements. I also led patient documentation processes by preparing and maintaining patient records while reviewing care plans and performing risk assessments.

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  The Geneva Foundation, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2020

  Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Hepatology/Gastroenterology

  In this role, I have performed exceptionally by directing a clinical research program. I governed the initiation and operational aspects of seven (7) ongoing phase 2 and 3 FDA-approved clinical investigational drug trials for treating patients diagnosed with Stage 3 and 4 Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). This included preparing regulatory submission and supporting documents for the Institutional Review Board (IRB), local regulatory inspections, and sponsor records by ensuring all correspondence and essential documents (i.e., 1572, ICF, Assents, HIPPA, etc.) were completed on time and per regulatory guidelines and GCP. Lastly, I assessed/rectified project performance through sponsor post-monitoring reports. Show less

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  The Geneva Foundation, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

  Sept 2020 - now

  Clinical Project Manager, Department of Infectious Diseases

  In this position, I am leveraging my strong analytical and leadership skills to lead the clinical trial start-up process at the clinical site, including the execution of the Site Initiation Visit and managing trial timelines, budget, resources, and vendors. I direct a team of over 50 individuals to implement a phase 3 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved clinical investigational vaccine trial for treating COVID-19 at the clinical site under sponsorship goals and compliance.I pride myself on achieving critical data metric milestones through oversight of efficient data query resolution and prompt safety reporting per sponsor requirements. Lastly, I provide weekly updates and reports on trial progress concerning vendor selection, trial budget project plans, timelines management, risk mitigation, and quality standards. Identified and documented risk assumptions and constraints to commitments in establishing a clinical space to conduct the project and developed cost-effective ways to mitigate the project's planned impacts on the hospital during a global pandemic. Show less