Aniksha Balamurugan

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I am a resident pediatrician at UCLA Health with a MD/MBA as well as a background in…

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Licenses & Certifications

  • CPR

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Volunteer Experience

  • President, Volunteer

    Memory Café

    - Present 7 years 8 months

    Health

    In 2020, I co-founded and led a new Memory Café location through Tufts University School of Medicine in collaboration with Rogerson House in Jamaica Plain. I have previously participated as a volunteer in several chapters, both in NH and MA.
    • Participated as a volunteer in the Greater Boston area chapters of Memory Café, a nation-wide socialization and supportive program for Alzheimer's patients and their families
    • Helped in set-up, clean-up and organization of activities on a regular…

    In 2020, I co-founded and led a new Memory Café location through Tufts University School of Medicine in collaboration with Rogerson House in Jamaica Plain. I have previously participated as a volunteer in several chapters, both in NH and MA.
    • Participated as a volunteer in the Greater Boston area chapters of Memory Café, a nation-wide socialization and supportive program for Alzheimer's patients and their families
    • Helped in set-up, clean-up and organization of activities on a regular basis
    • Interacted with patients, supported family members and connected them with helpful services

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    Senior Volunteer at Outpatient Physical Therapy Office

    Stony Brook Medicine

    - 1 year 1 month

    Health

    • Shadowed therapists during sessions and aided patients of varying ages in evaluations, movement exercises, and rehabilitation to maximize therapy experience
    • Consolidated records of discharged patients and maintained record keeping of ALS patients
    • Assisted patients in therapy sessions, including patient post-op cardiac rehabilitation program
    • Maintained clean and organized facilities of therapy gymnasium
    • Facilitated paperwork consolidation for discharged patients
    •…

    • Shadowed therapists during sessions and aided patients of varying ages in evaluations, movement exercises, and rehabilitation to maximize therapy experience
    • Consolidated records of discharged patients and maintained record keeping of ALS patients
    • Assisted patients in therapy sessions, including patient post-op cardiac rehabilitation program
    • Maintained clean and organized facilities of therapy gymnasium
    • Facilitated paperwork consolidation for discharged patients
    • Organized documentation for ALS patients

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    Tutor and Mentor

    Let's Get Ready

    - 4 months

    Education

    • Tutored students at Mascoma High School in NH in SAT subjects
    • Mentored students in college preparation and future career opportunities

Courses

  • Biological Approach to Global Change

    BIOL 011

  • Biological Chemistry

    CHEM 041

  • Calculus Advanced Placement

    MATH 011

  • Cell Structure and Function

    BIOL 012

  • Experimental Design and Methodology

    PSYC 010

  • Gene Expression and Inheritance

    BIOL 013

  • General Chemistry

    CHEM 006

  • Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

    ENGS 056

  • Introduction to Engineering

    ENGS 021

  • Introduction to Scientific Computing

    ENGS 020

  • Introductory Physics I & II

    PHYS 013, PHYS 014

  • Organic Chemistry

    CHEM 051, CHEM 052

  • Physiology

    BIOL 030

  • Problem Solving: Object Oriented

    COSC 010

  • Systems

    ENGS 022

Projects

  • Engineering 21 (Project Course): Lumber Lifter Device

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    Worked with a group of four other Dartmouth engineering students to:
    • Identify a problem related to portability and/or mobility
    • Work with a user (COVER Home Repair, VT) to refine problem and generate alternatives
    • Design and fabricate a working prototype
    • Create a business plan to take the product to market
    • Give oral presentations and provide reports to a review board of Thayer School experts

    • Final device capable of lifting and lowering lumber and other job site…

    Worked with a group of four other Dartmouth engineering students to:
    • Identify a problem related to portability and/or mobility
    • Work with a user (COVER Home Repair, VT) to refine problem and generate alternatives
    • Design and fabricate a working prototype
    • Create a business plan to take the product to market
    • Give oral presentations and provide reports to a review board of Thayer School experts

    • Final device capable of lifting and lowering lumber and other job site materials to and from small contractors' pickup bed racks
    • Device operates using the same principles and techniques of a residential garage door

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Honors & Awards

  • Presidential Scholar Award

    Dartmouth College

  • Gamma Sigma Alpha

    Dartmouth College

  • National Merit Scholar Recipient

    NMSC

    -Recipient of Renewable Corporate Scholarship through Estee Lauder

Test Scores

  • SAT

    Score: 2400

Languages

  • Tamil

    Limited working proficiency

  • French

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • Dartmouth Raaz

    Vice President, Co-Captain

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    • Member of Dartmouth's South Asian fusion dance team • Led practices, maintained financial accounts, and coordinated communication with organizers of functions • Choreographed pieces for group performances both indivdiually and in collaboration with other team members • Traveled to Harvard, Smith College, Columbia University, etc yearly to perform • Performed on campus at events such as South Asian events, Dartmouth PRIDE, DAO Cultural Night

  • Alpha Xi Delta

    Chapter President

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    • Engaged membership of over 150 members and eight-member executive committee, ensured adherence to national, chapter, and college rules • Facilitated relationships with campus and surrounding community to de-emphasize drinking culture, engage in local philanthropy, and foster a sense of community • Recruited new Presidential and executive committee candidates, facilitated elections • Received “Outstanding Chapter President Award” from Greek Life Office

  • Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering

    Communications Travel Member

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    • Worked on student-run project involving briquetting • Organized two-week exploratory trip with two other students to Nicaragua • Collaborated with non-profit organization Bridges to Community to arrange trip logistics and coordinate visits to rural communities in Managua and Jinotega • Developed ideas for new project, including Aquaponics, crop drying techniques, etc

  • Dartmouth Bioethics

    Treasurer

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    • Led case studies, organized campus-wide events, and participated in logistical maintenance of group ongoings • Coordinated with bioethics group at the Geisel School of Medicine to put on collaborative events

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