Cindy Liang
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About
Doctor of Medicine. Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry. Hardworking and compassionate individual who has experienced various clinical settings and has interacted with diverse patient populations.
Experience
Internal Medicine Residency - Loma Linda University Health - Loma Linda, CA
(2026-06 - 2026-09)
Secretary - Internal Medicine Interest Group - San Bernardino, CA
(2023-03 - 2024-02)
- Kept track of board meetings and organizing events such as intro meeting, amyloidosis speaker event, and residency match panel to help students gain better understanding of different subspecialties within the field of internal medicine
Volunteer - Walden Family Services - San Bernardino, CA
(2022-12 - 2023-05)
- Coached foster youth on career pathways such as EMT, economics, and psychology as well as communication skills
- Researched the topic of secondhand exposure of smoking
AmeriCorps Coach - East Boston Neighborhood Health Center - Boston, MA
(2020-01 - 2020-11)
- Engaged East Boston youth with metabolic medical conditions in physical activity programs to improve cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and overall health
- Maintained databases for physical activity programming and collected data for the East Boston Farmer’s Market initiative
- Virtually coached youth and oversaw social media pages during Boston’s Covid lockdown
- Supported community food distributions and group nutrition sessions at Let’s Get Movin’ and Cooking Matters programs
President - Friendly Visitors Student Organization - Williamstown, MA
(2015-10 - 2018-12)
- Organized volunteer visits to Williamstown Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; responsible for driving college van
- Developed close relationships with elderly residents, and engaged them in arts & crafts, music, and other group activities
- Coordinated with student organizations to bring music to residents living with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
Patient Advocate - Project Healthcare - Brooklyn, NY
(2018-06 - 2018-07)
- Rotated through clinical departments at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn: adult/pediatric emergency rooms, surgery, catheter lab, psychiatry, social work, and ambulance ride-alongs
- Engaged with Bellevue and NYC communities through organizing a health fair and presenting on asthma care in English and Spanish
Student Leader - Peer Health - Williamstown, MA
(2017-01 - 2018-05)
- Trained as peer counselor and provided health support and resource guidance for the college student body during weekly call in/walk in sessions
- Led projects including campaigns on compassion, reproductive health, and self-care awareness
- Collaborated with other student health organizations to host joint workshops and events
Research Technician in Dr. Rameen Beroukhim’s lab - Dana Farber Cancer Institute - Boston, MA
(2019-06 - 2019-12)
- Conducted experiments and analyzed data using qPCR and Western blot for an ovarian cancer project on the BRD4 gene
- Performed lab technician duties including buffer preparation and solution aliquoting
- Participated in data club, journal club, and cross-lab meetings
Research Assistant to Dr. Maureen McMahon and Dr. Jennifer Grossman in Rheumatology - UCLA Clinical Research - Los Angeles, CA
(2018-08 - 2018-08)
- Investigated the use of the QRISK3 algorithm to predict the 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus to better inform and guide physicians in the management of CVD
Research Assistant to Dr. Hermine Brunner in Pediatric Rheumatology - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Fellowship - Cincinnati, OH
(2017-06 - 2017-08)
- Researched the potential of the Pediatric Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics (PedANAM) as a screening tool for detecting neurocognitive dysfunction in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) patients, obtained consent/assent from control group, and presented work in capstone poster session
- Completed data entry for the CARRA registry and prepared materials for the tofacitinib drug study
- Reviewed electronic medical records for medications taken by a cohort of juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients
- Attended 2017 National Juvenile Arthritis Conference in Houston, Texas
Education
Doctor of Medicine - Medicine - California University of Science and Medicine, School of Medicine (2022-07 - 2026-05)
Bachelor of Arts - Chemistry; Spanish certificate - Williams College (2015-09 - 2019-06)