DR. PALAK AMIT DESAI, M.D.
Osteopathic Medicine at Thomas St, Chicago, IL

Senior Strategic Planning Analyst at Presence Health (Formerly Resurrection Health Care)

Hospital & Health Care

Presence Health (Formerly Resurrection Health Care) - Greater Chicago Area since Oct 2010 - Senior Strategic Planning Analyst University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health - Greater Chicago Area Feb 2010 - May 2010 - Research Assistant University of Illinois Medical Center (UIMC) - Greater Chicago Area Jan 2010 - May 2010 - Response Coordinator Intern Chicago Health, Environmental Exposure, and Recreation Study (CHEERS) - Greater Chicago Area Mar 2009 - Dec 2009 - Research Assistant Wells Fargo Bank, Small Business Administration - Greater San Diego Area Feb 2006 - Aug 2008 - Credit Analyst 2 San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health - Greater San Diego Area Nov 2007 - Jul 2008 - Research Intern Wells Fargo Bank, Quality Assurance - Greater Los Angeles Area Aug 2003 - Feb 2006 - Credit Analyst 1

University of Illinois at Chicago 2008 - 2010
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), Health Policy & Administration University of California, Riverside 1999 - 2003
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration ; Minor in Economics

IS-100.a Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
IS-200.a ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
IS-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
IS-800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Instructor at MK Education, Pharmacist (Per diem) at Broadway Avenue and Addison Pharmacy

Pharmaceuticals

MK Education since Sep 2012 - Instructor Broadway Avenue and Addison Pharmacy since Sep 2009 - Pharmacist (Per diem) University of Illinois at Chicago - Greater Chicago Area Aug 2006 - Aug 2008 - Assistant Director, Illinois Medicaid Clinical Prior Authorization Walgreens Health Initiatives Apr 2005 - Jul 2006 - Manager, Medication Management Walgreens Health Initiatives Dec 2004 - Apr 2005 - Medication Management Clinical Pharmacist Caremark Inc. Jun 2004 - Dec 2004 - Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical Services Department Mayo Clinic–St. Luke’s Hospital - Jacksonville, Florida Area Aug 2002 - Dec 2003 - Cardiology Pharmacy Practitioner Mayo Clinic-St. Luke's Hospital - Jacksonville, Florida Area Aug 2002 - Dec 2003 - Mayo Clinic Foundation Cardiology Task Force Member Mayo Clinic–St. Luke’s Hospital - Jacksonville, Florida Area Aug 2002 - Dec 2003 - Patient Safety Committee Member Mayo Clinic–St. Luke’s Hospital - Jacksonville, Florida Area Aug 2002 - Dec 2003 - Residency Advisory Committee Member

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Medical Center 2001 - 2002
ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency University of Illinois at Chicago - College of Pharmacy 1997 - 2001
Doctor of Pharmacy with Honors University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1994 - 1997

English, Gujarati, Spanish

Internal Medicine

English

Internist

5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
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