molly kaplan

About

I am a current first-year medical student at Drexel University College of Medicine. In May 2012, I graduated from Tulane University Honors College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health and a minor in Spanish. I completed post- baccalaureate pre-medical coursework at the University of Pennsylvania from fall 2012- summer 2013. I then worked as a Research Assistant at Tulane University, on a project studying the effects of climate change on emerging infectious diseases. I have experience with research and data collection, public health field work in health promotion, environmental health, marketing through social media, coordinating public health programs, and teaching. Specialties: Global Health, Environmental Health, Public Health and Epidemiological Research, Health Promotion Skills: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, proficient in Spanish

Country

united states

City

philadelphia

Industry

medical practice

Skill

public health, research, data analysis, epidemiology, fundraising, global health, spanish, health promotion, international health, literature reviews, program evaluation, qualitative research

Experience

lankenau hospital

environmental health specialist

pennsylvania department of health

2011-5 - 2011-8 · 4 mos

Sanitation and safety inspections of public bathing places in Delaware County

religious school teacher

congregation shir chadash

2009-8 - 2010-5 · 10 mos

Religious School Teacher, Combined grades classroom, Grades 2-4.

crawfest chair, 2012

tulane university

2011-5 - 2012-5 · 1 yr 1 mo

Tulane's music and arts festival that annually attracts 10,000+ students, faculty and New Orleans community members.

administrative coordinator

drexel university college of medicine

2012-5 - 2013-8 · 1 yr 4 mos

* Supports and assists the Associate Dean for Student Affairs. * Provides support, answering questions, scheduling appointments for students * Manages student affairs databases * Coordinates/Oversees Dean's Letter process

intern

victor centers for jewish genetic diseases

2010-5 - 2011-3 · 11 mos

* 2010/2011 * Intern, Philadelphia and Campus Coordinator, Tulane * Promotion and coordination of community education and genetic screening programs (Philadelphia) * Helped develop internet and social media marketing campaigns (Philadelphia) * Initiated and coordinated campus wide screening program (Tulane) * Responsible for promotion, education, registration and overall operation of program (Tulane)

research assistant

penn medicine, university of pennsylvania health system

2009-5 - 2009-8 · 4 mos

Effect of obesity on lung transplant outcomes, Laboratory of Dr. Dennis Hadjiliadis. Publication in the Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: M. Kaplan, V.N. Ahya, R.M. Kotloff, J.D. Christie, J. Lee, A. Pochettino, D. Hadjiliadis. The Effect of Pre-Transplant Obesity on Outcomes After Lung Transplant. Personally presented at Thematic Poster Session, American Thoracic Society, May 2010

evaluation and research division intern

louisiana public health institute

2012-2 - 2012-5 · 4 mos

Tobacco Free Living Campaign Literature Review and Data Analysis

research assistant

tulane university

2011-2 - 2011-5 · 4 mos

Assisting on research analyzing the effect of climate change on emerging infectious diseases -Creating an agent-based model using NetLogo software to study the spread of Hantavirus among deer-mice, and to assess the role of heterogeneity of mice in transmission, and the contributions of direct versus indirect transmission.

research assistant

louisiana public health institute

2013-11 - Present · 12 yrs 11 mos

* November 2013- January 2014: * Created reports demonstrating the results from the CDC's 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System in Louisiana, a survey that looks at the health-risk behaviors of Louisiana's youth, and recommendations for future public health programming in various health topics. * January 2014- Present: * Research Assistant for the evaluation of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program * Research Assistant on a community based participatory research project on primary care access and utilization in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans

Education

drexel university college of medicine

drexel university

medicine

2014-1 - 2018-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Activities and Societies: President- Global/Public Health Interest Group Patient Advocate- Eliza Shirley Community Clinic Volunteer- Streetside Clinic Mentor- Mother's and Baby Dragons Program

medicine

2010-1 - 2010-1 · 1 mo

Activities and Societies: * Studied and participated in fieldwork in global health, ethno biology and tropical medicine; * Completed independent research project related to the health status of indigenous, migrant workers