Michael Saleh

Greetings,

I hope this letter reaches you in great regards.

As a recent internal medicine graduate with goals of becoming strong community leader, I strongly believe this position will jumpstart my career into the dream practice that I seek for myself with ultimate goals of assisting patients in becoming a better version of themselves. Coming out of residency, I am highly motivated and willing to learn all that is required of me to become the most well-rounded, astute wellness physician.

Professional Summary

­­­­ Personable Physician-in-training who is motivated to make a community wide impact through building close rapport with patients and effective communication amongst staff.

Licenses

­­­­­­­­ California State Medical License (anticipated by July 2022)

Michigan State Medical License (anticipated by July 2022)

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (active, expires July 31, 2023)

Basic Life Support (active, expires July 31, 2023)

Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States (COMLEX-USA)

• COMLEX Level 3 Passed June 16, 2021 (1st attempt) 
• COMLEX Level 2 Cognitive Evaluation Passed July 19, 2018 (1st attempt) 
• COMLEX Level 2 Performance Evaluation Passed July 7, 2018 (1st attempt) 
• COMLEX Level 1 Passed June 21, 2017 (1st attempt) 

Professional Experience and Training

Chief Resident, Internal Medicine (July 2022 – July 2023)

UHS Southern California Medical Education Consortium Temecula, California

• Served as a PGY4 Chief internal medicine resident for the 2022-2023 academic year
• Functioned as a liaison between residents, faculty, and Program Director Leadership
• Assisted in the implementation of resident schedules, assignments, responsibilities, education, and well-being
• Served as an independent attending rounding on hospital patients with residents
• Provided educational lectures to residents and medical students 

Internal Medicine Internship and Residency (July 2019 - July 2022)

Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital Warren, Michigan (3rd most populous city in Michigan)

• Active participation in safe, effective, compassionate patient care through close history taking, assessing, diagnosing, and treating
• Independently performed, demonstrated, taught bedside procedures such as central line placement, arterial line placement, US guided peripheral IV lines, Intubations
• Supervision and bedside teaching of medical residents and students
• Monthly self-prepared lectures for furthering medical education

Education

Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O), May 2019

Western University of Health Sciences COMP NW in Lebanon, Oregon

• Nutrition in Medicine Scholar Recipient
• Oregon Medical Association Scholarship Recipient
• Interdisciplinary Team Leader
• Active Weekly Sports Participant (volleyball, basketball, spike ball, ultimate frisbee)

Bachelors of Science in Biology, May 2014

Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan

• Magna Cum Laude recognition upon graduation for academic excellence (8 semesters)
• Minor within Biomedical physics upon graduation
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars member with recognition for second most volunteer hours 2012-2013
• Golden Key International Honors Society member with active participation

Skill Highlights

• Patient advocator and educator - Quick witted under pressure
• Conscientious, Humane, Respectful provider - Collaborative team player
• Exceptional interprofessional communicator - Time proficient
• Procedurally adept (intubations, central lines, arterial lines)
• Inquisitive and self-disciplined

Research Publications

Yarbrough, Donald. La Vella, Erika. Wheatley, Molly. Saleh, Michael.. Men and women differ in body composition: using bioelectric impedance technology to challenge the status quo, why Fat-Mass-Index should replace Body-Mass-Index. 2018, Jul; Pub Status: SOARD Volume 14 issue 11, Supplement S69, NOVEMBER 01, 2018

Yarbrough, Donald. La Vella, Erika. Wheatley, Molly. Saleh, Michael.. Personalized medicine for outcomes and expectations following bariatric surgery: using bioelectric impedance technology to build prediction models in the bariatric patient population. TBD. 2018, Jul; Pub Status: Provisionally Accepted.

Research Participation

Poster presentation

Iatrogenic Pneumothorax from Acupuncturist

• Presented poster for display at Ascension Macomb Oakland in Madison Heights, Michigan.

Poster presentation

Culture Negative Pyogenic Abscesses

• Anticipate presentation at ACOI October 2022

Research assistant/co-author

LO-FERI Anemia Study at Ascension Macomb Oakland in Warren, Michigan

• Assisted in finding candidates that met qualifications, helping to randomize patients into control and treatment groups.
• Ordered bloodwork at appropriate intervals and coordinated treatment protocols with patients within both control and treatment groups.

Research assistant/co-author

Samaritan Weight Management Institute in Corvallis, Oregon (February 2016 to June 2019)

• Retrieved, modified, and organized body composition data from the SECA body composition scanner on over 1200 data points in an easy to view fashion on Microsoft excel spreadsheets for further data deduction.
• Helped with the construction of creative ideas for data extrapolation in directing concrete conclusions. 
• Goals of the project include helping patients predict how much weight they can lose based on current trends in data population.

Research assistant 

Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, Michigan (October 2012 to May 2013)

• Utilized common lab protocols, attentive, and analytical skills to assist with cancer genomic studies.
• Top priorities included scanning T1 phage labeled membranes onto the Odyssey computer program using the Odyssey Infrared scanner. 
• Organized scanned files for accessibility ease to provide foundational data for published cancer genomic studies.
• Tumor autoantibodies as biomarkers for predicting ovarian cancer recurrence.

Honors and Awards

Nutrition in Medicine Scholar recipient

Oregon Medical Association Scholarship recipient

Magna Cum Laude (8 semesters undergraduate)

Volunteer Experience

Residency

St Maron Catholic Church Event Coordinator Assistant (October 2019 – current)

Medical School

Lebanon Health Career Ladder (October 2015 – Oct 2016)

Boys and Girls Club of Lebanon (October 2015 – Oct 2016)

Undergraduate

Navigator/Mentor Karmanos Cancer Institute (September 2011 – February 2015)

Active Participant of National Society of Collegiate Scholars

(Food kitchens, Food banks, American Red Cross, St Vincent de Paul)

Tutor/Mentor at Woodbridge Community Youth Center

Professional Society Memberships

American College of Physicians

American Osteopathic Association

Annals of Internal Medicine

National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Golden Key International Honors Society

Interests

Health and Fitness, Cooking, Weightlifting, Running, Sports, Traveling, Hiking, Sight-seeing, Home renovations, Volunteering, Mindfulness, Meditation, Catholic Parishioner

Professional Experience and Training

Chief Resident, Internal Medicine (July 2022 – July 2023)

UHS Southern California Medical Education Consortium Temecula, California

• Served as a PGY4 Chief internal medicine resident for the 2022-2023 academic year
• Functioned as a liaison between residents, faculty, and Program Director Leadership
• Assisted in the implementation of resident schedules, assignments, responsibilities, education, and well-being
• Served as an independent attending rounding on hospital patients with residents
• Provided educational lectures to residents and medical students 

Internal Medicine Internship and Residency (July 2019 - July 2022)

Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital Warren, Michigan (3rd most populous city in Michigan)

• Active participation in safe, effective, compassionate patient care through close history taking, assessing, diagnosing, and treating
• Independently performed, demonstrated, taught bedside procedures such as central line placement, arterial line placement, US guided peripheral IV lines, Intubations
• Supervision and bedside teaching of medical residents and students
• Monthly self-prepared lectures for furthering medical education

Education

Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O), May 2019

Western University of Health Sciences COMP NW in Lebanon, Oregon

• Nutrition in Medicine Scholar Recipient
• Oregon Medical Association Scholarship Recipient
• Interdisciplinary Team Leader
• Active Weekly Sports Participant (volleyball, basketball, spike ball, ultimate frisbee)

Bachelors of Science in Biology, May 2014

Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan

• Magna Cum Laude recognition upon graduation for academic excellence (8 semesters)
• Minor within Biomedical physics upon graduation
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars member with recognition for second most volunteer hours 2012-2013
• Golden Key International Honors Society member with active participation