Position:
Resident physician in internal medicine/primary care at Massachusetts General Hospital, Blogger, Short White Coat at The Boston Globe, Freelance journalist at Freelance Journalism
Work:
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Greater Boston Area since Jun 2011
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Resident physician in internal medicine/primary care
The Boston Globe
- Greater Boston Area since Apr 2007
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Blogger, Short White Coat
Freelance Journalism
since Oct 2004
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Freelance journalist
Virtual Mentor, Ethics Journal of the American Medical Association
- Greater Chicago Area Oct 2010 - Dec 2011
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Issue Editor
Primary Care Progress
- Cambridge, MA Jun 2010 - Jun 2011
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Editorial Adviser, Founding Editor of Primary Care Progress Notes
Reuters
- Washington, DC Jun 2007 - Aug 2007
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Intern, Health and Science, Kaiser Media Internship in Health Reporting
The Scientist
- Greater Philadelphia Area Aug 2005 - Aug 2006
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Staff Writer
ABC News
- Needham, MA Jun 2004 - Aug 2004
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Summer Intern, ABC News Medical Unit
Education:
Harvard Medical School 2006 - 2011
MD
Harvard University 2001 - 2005
AB, Biochemistry
Honor & Awards:
2011 Richard C. Cabot Prize for the best paper on medical education or medical history
2009 American Medical Association Foundation Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship sponsored by the Johnson F. Hammond MD Fund, awarded to one student nationwide with interest in a career in medical journalism
2008 South Asian Journalists Association graduate student journalism scholarship
2006 Northeast Regional Azbee, Silver Award of Excellence for Best Individual/Company profile from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, for feature story entitled “A Complementary Pathway”
2005 Blumberg Creative Science Prize, Harvard College Scholarship
2001 Irving W. Mershon Scholar, Byrd Scholarship, Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar from New Jersey, National Merit Scholarship