Sami Fisher
Gander,NL
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Food and Beverage Server
Nanaimo Golf Club
05.2023 - 06.2023
- Responsible for waiting tables and interacting with customers, preparing tables, cleaning tables, processing payments and catering events
Human Nutrition Lab Assistant
St Francis Xavier University
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Responsible for setting up and cleaning lab equipment, properly storing equipment, conducting lab activities for demonstration, and putting away groceries and supplies for 3 weekly labs
Server, Security, and Hostess
The Golden X Inn
01.2021 - 04.2023
- Hostess and security from January 2021-April 2021: Responsible for checking ID’s, ensuring the safety of customers in the bar, clean up, and ushering customers to tables
- Server from September 2021-April 2023: Responsible for waiting tables and interacting with customers, preparing tables, cleaning tables, and processing payments
Summer Student Researcher
St. Francis Xavier University
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Research project entitled “Investigating the Sex Data Gap in Sport Nutrition Research”
- This project was the research for my honours thesis
Human Nutrition Lab Assistant
St Francis Xavier University
02.2022 - 04.2022
- Responsible for setting up and cleaning lab equipment, properly storing equipment, conducting lab activities for demonstration, and putting away groceries and supplies for 3 weekly labs
Server, Bartender, and Hostess
Jungle Jim’s
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Responsible for waiting tables and interacting with customers, serving food, preparing tables, cleaning tables, processing payments, making drinks, ushering customers to tables, clean up
Summer Student Researcher
St. Francis Xavier University
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Research project entitled “Development of a Canadian Food Composition Database of Gluten-Free Products”
- This paper has been published in the Journal Foods with myself as a co-author.
Town Hall Office Clerk
Town of Gander
07.2020 - 08.2020
- Completed office work and front desk services
- Responsible for interacting with the public, directing people throughout the building, performing excel work, and organizing offices
Summer Camp Counsellor
Airials Gymnastics
07.2019 - 08.2019
- Responsible for planning activities/caring for children between the ages of 4-12
Cashier & Retail Services
Sportchek
04.2018 - 12.2018
- Responsible for greeting customers and completing purchases, handling cash, returns, and customer issues, and assisting customers in the clothing department
Cashier
McDonald’s
03.2017 - 01.2018
- Responsible for efficiently taking orders from customers, running food, packaging orders, and cleaning the restaurant
Education
M.D. - Medicine
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St John’s, NL01-2027
Bachelor of Science - Applied Human Nutrition (Honours)
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, NS05-2023
Certification
- D.E.L.F. certificate recipient for excelling in bilingual exam
- Certified Suicide Prevention Helper
- TrainCan Food Safety Training Certification
- Certified Advanced Medical First Responder through St. Johns Ambulance
- Certificate of completion of Mental Health First Aid through Mental Health Commissions of Canada
- Certificate of completion of Indigenous Canada online non-credit course authorized by University of Alberta
- Certificate of completion of Population and Public Health Needs Assessment course authorized by Dietitians of Canada
- Certificate of completion of Sex as a Biological Variable Primer Training through the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health
- Serving it Right Certification
- Certificate of Completion of Research Ethics based on the Tri-Council Policy statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2: CORE 2022)
Research Experience
- Recipient of Recipient of Scotia Scholars Award for Undergraduate Summer Research 2021 - Led to publication: Published co-author of a research paper in the journal article Foods. Titled “Development of a Canadian Food Composition Database of Gluten-Free Products” in 2022
- Recipient of Scotia Scholars Award for Undergraduate Summer Research 2022 - 2nd publication currently in process, titled “Female Athletes are Under-represented in Sport Science Research on Exercise-Associated Gastrointestinal Symptoms”
- Honours Student - Thesis was “Female Athletes are Under-represented in Sport Science Research on Exercise-Associated Gastrointestinal Symptoms”
- Completion of Sex as a Biological Variable Primer Training through the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health 2022
- Featured on Research Nova Scotia’s Beyond Research Podcast for a student-led research episode about my research project, titled “Sport Nutrition Research: Where are the women?” in 2022
- Current Junior Editor-in-Chief of MUN Medical Research Journal – will fill the position of Editor-in-Chief starting the summer of 2024
- Completed the course on Research Ethics based on the Tri-Council Policy statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2: CORE 2022)
Publications
- Published co-author of a research paper in the journal article Foods. Titled “Development of a Canadian Food Composition Database of Gluten-Free Products” 2022
- Publication currently progress, titled “Female Athletes are Under-represented in Sport Science Research on Exercise-Associated Gastrointestinal Symptoms”
Scholarships & Acedemics
- Town of Gander Scholarship 2019
- NAV Canada Scholarship 2019
- SSNL Sportsmanship Award 2019
- MUN Entrance scholarship 2019
- Math 3208 highest average award 2019
- Biology 2201 highest average award 2019
- 4.0 GPA for Memorial University 2019-2020
- Dean’s List for Memorial University 2019-2020
- Recipient of Scotia Scholars Award for Undergraduate Summer Research 2021
- Recipient of Incourse scholarship for top 5% in 2nd year Nutrition, Kinetics, and Nursing 2021
- Highest average award in 2nd year nutrition class 2021
- Dean’s List for StFX 2020-2021
- Recipient of Scotia Scholars Award for Undergraduate Summer Research 2022
- Featured on Research Nova Scotia’s Beyond Research Podcast for a student-led research episode titled “Sport Nutrition Research: Where are the women?” 2022
- Recipient of Incourse scholarship for top 5% in 3rd year Nutrition, Kinetics, and Nursing 2022
- Highest average award in 3rd year Nutrition class 2022
- Dean’s List for StFX 2021-2022
- Recipient of the 2023 Dr. Marian Naczk Memorial Award
- Dean’s List for StFX 2022-2023
- StFX University Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition Gold Medalist 2023
- Highest average in 4th year nutrition class 2023
- Recipient of the Dr. Richard and Mrs. Charlene Hewitt Award for the 2023-2024 academic year in MUN Medicine
Volunteer Experience
- CanSkate assistant coach
- Coach for grades 7-9 basketball
- Coach for grade 6 basketball team
- Scorekeeper for basketball
- Coach for grades 7-9 volleyball
- Scorekeeper for volleyball
- Fundraising for Gander Minor Softball
- Usher for Grad 2018
- Haunted house member for the Town of Gander
- Volunteer with the Town of Gander for Gander Day activities
- Healthy Eating Youth Advisory Council member for NL
- Read with Me program at Gander Academy for pre-schoolers
- Tutor for grades 1-3 math
- Tutor for grades 1-3 English
- Volunteered with Boccia Ball Canada for special needs children
- Member of “Best Buddies” program in Gander Collegiate for special needs
- GC Gives Back clean up organizer and participant
- Entertainment Chair for Prom 2019 committee
- Bell Let’s Talk program
- Data collection for MUN mosquito research project
- School lunch program for K-12 students
- Clean and Green Campaign volunteer
- Breakfast program volunteer with the Student Food Resource Centre 2020-2021
- Student Culinary Council member with StFX’s dining services 2020-2021
- COVID-19 rapid testing swabber 2021
- Participant in StFX Relay for Life 2021
- Antigonish Farmer’s Market Nutrition Month volunteer 2021
- X-Medical Response Team member 2021-2023
- VP External Affairs for X-Medical Response Team for 2022-2023
- Member of the provincial Campus Response Team Manual Committee 2022
- Food bank volunteer with the Student Food Resource Center 2021-2023
- Greeter & Wayfinder at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital 2021-2022
- Mental Health Recreation Program volunteer at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital 2022-2023
- Antigonish Farmer’s Market Nutrition Month volunteer 2022
- Volunteer for Special Olympics Nova Scotia Summer Games 2022
- Peer-instructor for X-ACT-StFX Academic Transition Program for first-year students 2022
- Sport nutrition booth representative for StFX Open House Day 2022
- Member of the student panel for the Faculty of Science Presentation at the StFX Open House Day 2022
- Volunteer for Motionball Marathon of Sport for Special Olympics 2023
- StFX Alumni Association volunteer for the Jimmy Pratt Soup Kitchen 2023
- Junior Editor-in-Chief of MUN Medical Research Journal 2023-present
- MUN Medicine Class of 2027 Wellness Representative 2023-present
- Federation of Medical Women of Canada Interest Group Representative/Financial Representative 2023-present
- Just Like Nan's Ronald McDonald House volunteer 2024
Extra-Curricular Achievements/Involvements
- Completed the Red Cross swimming program
- Athlete of the year 2016 for St. Paul’s Intermediate
- Assistant captain for U15 hockey
- Completed basketball referee course
- Volleyball referee
- Represented Team NL for beach volleyball
- Captain of High School basketball team
- Captain of High School volleyball team
- Captain of High School ball hockey team
- Rookie of the year for high school basketball team in grade 10
- Player of the game recipient from basketball and hockey tournaments
- Attended Memorial University of Newfoundland’s MedQuest summer program 2018
- MVP for High School ball hockey team 2019
- MVP for High School basketball team 2018-2019
- Athlete of the year for Gander Collegiate 2019
- Member of the WXBL league 2020-2023
- Member of the StFX intramurals volleyball league 2020-2021
- Running a fitness/wellness social media page 2021-present
- Member of St. John's Metro Ladies basketball league 2023-present
- Member of MUN Medicine basketball league
- Member of MUN Medicine volleyball league
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Food and Beverage Server
Nanaimo Golf Club
05.2023 - 06.2023
Human Nutrition Lab Assistant
St Francis Xavier University
09.2022 - 04.2023
Summer Student Researcher
St. Francis Xavier University
05.2022 - 08.2022
Human Nutrition Lab Assistant
St Francis Xavier University
02.2022 - 04.2022
Server, Bartender, and Hostess
Jungle Jim’s
05.2021 - 08.2021
Summer Student Researcher
St. Francis Xavier University
05.2021 - 08.2021
Server, Security, and Hostess
The Golden X Inn
01.2021 - 04.2023
Town Hall Office Clerk
Town of Gander
07.2020 - 08.2020
Summer Camp Counsellor
Airials Gymnastics
07.2019 - 08.2019
Cashier & Retail Services
Sportchek
04.2018 - 12.2018
Cashier
McDonald’s
03.2017 - 01.2018
M.D. - Medicine
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Bachelor of Science - Applied Human Nutrition (Honours)
St. Francis Xavier University
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