Sunny P. Aslam, MD, Curriculum Vitae

Career Objective: To become a Child Psychiatrist, researcher, instructor and activist for improving health standards.

EDUCATION

PGY-1, Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, July 2007.
MD, Saba Univ. School of Medicine, Saba, Netherlands Antilles, June 2007.
Chiropractic Student, N.Y. Chiropractic College, , 2003.
MPH STUDENT,George Washington Univ., 2001-2002.
MS, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM, August 2000.
BA, Univ. of Maine at Farmington,BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, May 1999.

Clinical Work

MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta/Waterville, Maine, 2006-07. Rotations in Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Cardiology, Substance Abuse, Neurology, Internal Medicine, Radiology.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center/New Hampshire Hospital, Concord/Lebanon, NH, 2007. Rotation in Child Psychiatry.

Central Maine Medical Family, Lewiston/Rumford, Maine, 2006. Rotations in Internal Medicine, Surgery and Family Medicine.

A. M. Edwards Hospital, Saba, Netherlands-Antilles, 2005. Rotated with infectious disease physician, seeing outpatients.

Aslam Vascular Lab, Augusta, Maine, 2003-2005. Rotated in office of surgeon; observing excisions, laser vein surgery and follow-ups for gastric bypass and banding patients.

MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta, Maine, 2003-2004. Observed various surgeries, including amputations, gastric bypass, banding and carotid endarterectomy.

Geneva General Hospital, Geneva, NY, 2003. Observed surgeries and follow-up in office under supervision of surgeon, including carotid endarterectomy, cholescystectomy and spplenectomy.

Extracurricular Activities:

AMSA CO-FOUNDER/PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT, SABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CHAPTER. 2004-2005.
Coordinates day-to-day activities of chapter, along with current President, including recruiting, activism, promotion, community service and medical education projects.

Represented medical school at AMSA�s 2005 National Convention; abstract presented for poster presentation in NIH-sponsored event.
Organizes seminars, meetings and speaks on various topics to promote national health care and knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry.
Awarded a number of grants for local community and medical enrichment workshops.
Earned a grant for "Rising Chapter Award" for community service.
One of four finalists for AMSA�s Global AIDS Fellowship for the 50,000-member organization.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, SABA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. 8/04-4/05.
Oversees screening of local and medical school population to compare prevalence of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) on Saba.

Designs and conducts survey for HHT screening with limited budget.
Works on SPSS to compile and compare data on prospective patients.
Attended HHT conference in Fall 2004.
Three abstracts accepted for poster presentations at two conferences, including Lyon, France.

Professional Experience:

ASSISTANT NEWS PRODUCER, USA TODAY.COM. 7/00-8/02.
Performed day-to-day duties associated with managing the multimedia presentation of top news stories for a leading news web site. Ensured maximum coverage of breaking news using various rich media, including streaming audio and video.

Works cooperatively with newspaper to report the latest news and researching graphics.
Produced and distributed media to a number of platforms.
Specialized in health, science and foreign affairs.
Developed reputation for having a strong work ethic and assisting in all areas of the web site.

Recent Community Service:

Thanksgiving Day 2006-Assisted in preparing food for community meal at local high school.

Spring-Summer 2005-Works in Soup Kitchen for at least 3 hours per week, in Waterville, Maine. We serve meals to approximately 100-140 meals each Friday.

Winter 2005-Coordinated sexual education seminar at Saba Comprehensive High School, Saba, Netherlands Antilles.

Winter 2005-Directed nutrition seminar at Saba Comprehensive High School, Saba, Netherlands Antilles.

Winter 2005-Awarded AMSA grants for Sex Education project at Saba schools and for medical education on Complementary Therapies.

Winter 2005-Works with Saba Women�s Association and Student Government to coordinate funding, community service and medical education projects.

Winter 2005-Coordinates activities of Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN), including meetings, budget, election of officers and research presentations.

Fall 2004-Blood Pressure Drive & Health Screening, Saba, Netherlands Antilles.

Fall 2004-Hygiene health seminar at Saba Comprehensive High School, Saba, Netherlands Antilles.

Summer 2004-Health Education seminar for elementary school age children, Saba, Netherlands Antilles.

Selected Presentations and Abstracts

2005-"The Pharmaceutical Industry, Medical Students and Physicians". Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Netherlands Antilles.

2004-"A Proposal for Single-Payer Healthcare in the USA". Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Netherlands Antilles.

SP Aslam, Keller WJ, Aslam JL, Shah TN, Merritt SSE, Medasani KM. Prevalence of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Among School-Age Population of Saba, Netherlands Antilles. Submitted 2005.

WJ Keller, Aslam SP, Shah TN, Aslam JL. Worldwide Prevalence of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. Submitted 2005.

WJ Keller, Aslam SP, Shah TN, Aslam JL. Prevalence of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia on the Small Isolated Caribbean Island of Saba, Netherlands Antilles. Submitted 2005.

Honors:

-Honored with Saba University School of Medicine Community Service Award, December 2005, for Community Service and outstanding academic performance.
-Garnered Saba University School of Medicine Student Excellence Award, April 2005, for Grades, Community Service and Extracurricular Activities. Includes scholarship.
-Dean's List and Honors student in both medical and chiropractic school.
-Designer and web master of personal web site; coordinates several online discussion groups on health and current events.
-Selected as Teaching Assistant in Neuroscience and Anatomy courses.
-Awarded two scholarships to attend chiropractic college: The Presidential Scholarship, which is based on all-around performance in community and as a student. The Merit Scholarship is based on overall GPA.
-Earned 4.00 GPA for Master's Degree at Virginia Commonwealth University, while working near full-time hours.

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