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Education
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ResearchAssistant
Disha Mehta

Disha Mehta

St Catharines

Summary

Have a profound interest in coordinating research initiatives geared toward promoting and enhancing public health.

  • Experience conducting research projects through the input, analysis, and manipulation of data and biostatistics derived from databases such as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) by utilizing software such as SAS 9.4. I have also used IBM SPSS 26 for project purposes.
  • Gained experience in essential skills such as communication, leadership, and teamwork with my experience as a student mentor and my avid participation in clubs, societies, and volunteering.
  • Gained knowledge about Qualitative Research in Health Sciences and have experienced conducting qualitative interviews and doing analysis.
  • Acquired Koru Mindfulness Certificate as part of Mental Health Training.
  • Trained for Naloxone training and Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI)
  • Participated in experiential learning activities and workshops such as the KAIROS blanket exercise and developed an enriched understanding regarding Indigenous issues and health in Canadian society.
  • Gained deep knowledge in Canadian Health Policies and analysis of past or future policies.
  • Experience working with many different community partners as a part of internship and have gained hands on approach to health promotion and making reliable content for spreading awareness.
  • Obtained a broad perspective of human resource management, leadership, strategic planning, quality/performance improvement, teamwork, marketing, and financing in health care.
  • Experience in examining health and equity issues among diverse populations in Canada.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Health Administrative Assistant

Mainstream
08.2021 - Current
  • Preparing for monthly Audits and reviews.
  • Looking after individual monthly expense for the people we support.
  • Updating health files for the people we support.
  • Helped the people-supported in outdoor recreational activities and followed outlined steps of service.
  • Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
  • Answered telephone calls to offer office information, answer questions and direct calls to staff.
  • Carried out front office duties utilizing data entry skills in framework of medical database.

Administrative Screener

Primacare Living Solutions
03.2022 - 09.2022
  • Ensure visitors are following proper COVID-19 rules & protocol.
  • Ensuring temperatures of all staff and visitors are taken and recorded
  • Logging in all visitors
  • Administering Rapid tests
  • Asking scripted questions to all staff and visitors upon entry to the home
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.

Health Education Developer and Mentor

Bernhard Nordkamp Centre/Wadadee Cares
12.2021 - 04.2022
  • Worked with students from Health Sciences department, Education department and Faculty Supervisors of Brock University
  • Developed Health Educational content for Teachers in Namibia.
  • Content areas focused were: Consent, Sex Education and Coping techniques.
  • Provided guidance and recommended coping mechanisms for youth dealing with difficult issues.
  • Planned, developed and implemented strategies to convey information with key decision makers.

Team Member

Harm, OPIRGBrock
09.2021 - 12.2021
  • Worked with OPIRG Brock Board & staff, Positive Living Niagara, and other campus and community partners to host one Harm Reduction Naloxone Training within the semester.
  • Utilized work done by past students on this matter and to inform best organizing practices
  • Worked with community partners to outline and complete the necessary steps for establish a semester's training for all Health Science students in Harm Reduction & Naloxone.
  • Developed promotional materials for the events, to be reviewed by the teams at OPIRG Brock & Positive Living Niagara (PLN).
  • Advertised and promoted a public naloxone training on campus during semester.
  • Worked with other departments, campus and community services to promote trainings.
  • Contributed to team success by completing jobs quickly and accurately.
  • Pursued learning opportunities to advance knowledge and take on leadership position.

Summer Student Intern

Mainstream
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Planning new ways to get the inputs from the staff and different houses about their COVID inventory to submit to the Ministry
  • Planning Strategies for perfect COVID safe environment
  • Sending out emails about any new event out in the community to all staff for engagement
  • Maintaining records of the patients in different housing
  • Looking over Financial files and input the data in the software
  • Sending gift cards to the essential workers
  • Helping in planning the health and safety guidelines.

COVID Clinic Registration Clerk

Niagara Health
02.2021 - 06.2021
  • Keep track of patients with the appointment list.
  • Ensure patients remain in their car until registration staff call them.
  • Check off patients as they register to keep track of wait time.
  • Direct Patients to remain in their car or offsite until their appointment time.
  • Direct COVID assessment patients to the assessment centre.
  • Provide direction to patients.
  • Ensure proper distancing protocols and no lines are forming
  • Checking out patients from the system after the dose
  • Experience working with the Salesforce application
  • Providing accurate information about the second dose and other vaccine related information.

Health Campaign Developer and Promoter

CopeCareConnect
01.2021 - 04.2021
  • Examined various works of literature and results of recent health assessments to determine target audience needs, established campaign goals, and planned effective social media and marketing activities.
  • Systematically monitored the implementation of the campaign to ensure fidelity of all activities and make rapid adjustments as required.
  • Successfully managed a tight project timeline.
  • Supported knowledge translation by producing a final report and infographic for distribution to university administrators.
  • Engaged stakeholders to actively support the rollout of the campaign - Established a professional working relationship with media outlets.
  • Gained/refined skills using data analysis software: SAS, SPSS - Refined skills to create digital content for platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, email and Facebook.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Public Health

Brock University
St. Catharines, ON
04.2022

High School Diploma - Biology, General

Bright School
04.2018

Skills

  • Health education and resources
  • Knowledge of health standards
  • Health and safety procedures
  • Policy Development
  • Team Building
  • Project oversight
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Data Entry Software
  • Medical Terminology
  • Customer Experience

Certification


  • Ten Thousand Coffees Member - Ten Thousand Coffees
    Issued 2019
  • First Aid - Caring for Others - Canadian Red Cross
    Issued Sep 2020 – Expires Sep 2027
    Credential ID 101933978
  • Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans Course on Research Ethics (TCPS 2: CORE) - Panel of Research ethics
    Issued Oct 2020
  • Volunteer Acknowledgement - Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton/Niagara
    Issued Nov 2020
  • Mental Health 101 | CAMH - CAMH
    Issued Jan 2021
  • CAMH
    Issued Jan 2021
  • Medical Terminology - Canadian Red Cross
    Issued May 2021 – Expires May 2031
    Credential ID 102351239
  • Ten Thousand Coffees Expert Networker - Ten Thousand Coffees
    Issued Oct 2021
    Credential ID brocku-a31288d
  • ArcGIS Pro Basics - Esri Canada
    Issued Nov 2021
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Flex - Crisis Prevention Institute
    Issued Nov 2021

Additional Information

Preferred way of reaching: via Email

dishadmehta2001@gmail.com

Timeline

Administrative Screener

Primacare Living Solutions
03.2022 - 09.2022

Health Education Developer and Mentor

Bernhard Nordkamp Centre/Wadadee Cares
12.2021 - 04.2022

Team Member

Harm, OPIRGBrock
09.2021 - 12.2021

Health Administrative Assistant

Mainstream
08.2021 - Current

Summer Student Intern

Mainstream
06.2021 - 09.2021

COVID Clinic Registration Clerk

Niagara Health
02.2021 - 06.2021

Health Campaign Developer and Promoter

CopeCareConnect
01.2021 - 04.2021

Bachelor of Science - Public Health

Brock University

High School Diploma - Biology, General

Bright School

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