Minahil Khawaja
Oakville,ON
Summary
Aspiring pharmacist with solid educational foundation in chemistry, biology and their intersections. As well as diverse experience ranging from community pharmacy, leading a non-profit chapter to thrive for accessible health care and higher level chemistry labs. Seeking practical exposure in a dynamic, collaborative environment in pursuit of a future career in dedicated to researching women’s health and developing non invasive cancer therapies.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Chapter President of MEDLIFE
MEDLIFE
06.2023 - 04.2024
- Spearheaded community outreach initiatives to promote MEDLIFE's mission and increase student involvement.
- Fostered an atmosphere where team and members could express themselves openly and equally
- Organized online educational workshops to raise awareness about global health disparities and opportunities to get involved
- Coordinated logistics for international service learning trips, ensuring smooth operations for participants and maximizing community impact
- Worked around barriers brought up by University in a timely and orderly fashion
Shadowing Pharmacist
Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmacy
07.2023 - 08.2023
- Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Utilized pharmacy management software to accurately track and manage patient prescriptions.
- Offered support and assistance to community members.
- Refined communication, teamwork and organizational skills.
Co-op Student
Shoppers Drug Mart
06.2021 - 07.2021
- Maintained pharmacy counter and related areas in clean, neat and organized fashion.
- Helped pharmacy staff prepare medications and fill orders.
- Delivered quality care to customers through close collaboration with pharmacist.
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Went on to volunteer there in July-August 2023 to help the understaffed location
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy -
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON04-2028
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Biology (BSc)
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BCHigh School Diploma -
White Oaks Secondary School
Oakville, ON06.2022
Skills
- Lab skills: IR, NMR, Recrystallization, Organic product synthesis, Liquid-liquid extraction, Rotary Evaporation Gas Chromatography, Thin Layer chromatography
- Detail oriented
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Communication skills
- Problem solving
- Organizational skills
- Reliable
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Urdu
Professional
Experiences
- 2023-2024: UBC MEDLIFE branch president + founder
- JACOR Student Equality Award Recipient 2022
- 2022: Health and Wellness SHSM (Specialist High Skills Major) certified
- 2019: BASEF (Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair) attendee - "Deciphering Oobleck: A Non-newtonian fluid'
- Gauss Math competition (2018/2019) - top 25%
Timeline
Shadowing Pharmacist
Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmacy
07.2023 - 08.2023
Chapter President of MEDLIFE
MEDLIFE
06.2023 - 04.2024
Co-op Student
Shoppers Drug Mart
06.2021 - 07.2021
Doctor of Pharmacy -
University of Toronto
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Biology (BSc)
University of British Columbia
High School Diploma -
White Oaks Secondary School
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