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DEBORAH C. AKINNIYI 25 HIGH ST. # 32, NEW HAVEN, CT 06510 972-802-3656 [email protected] EDUCATION 2012-2015 Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT Internal Medicine Resident 2008-2012 The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC Medical Doctor Track: Community & Urban Health 2007-2008 Stanford University, Stanford, CA Master of Science in Biology 2004-2008 Stanford University, Stanford, CA Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Jun 2009-Jul 2009 Laboratory Science Instructor Upward Bound Summer Residential Institute, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC Taught a broad laboratory science course to 31 high school students, covering the following topics: biology, chemistry, and physics Developed syllabus and overall course structure, quizzes, exams, and homework Coordinated grading and labs with a team of 6 teaching assistants Jun 2008-Aug 2008 Adjunct Instructor MK Level Playing Field Institute’s Summer Math and Science Honors Academy, University of California at Berkeley, San Francisco, CA Taught High School Humanities Course, “Challenges and Opportunities” Developed syllabus and overall course structure, met with students upon request, and administered all grades Mar 2008-Jun 2008 Student Initiated Course Instructor Student Initiated Course Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Developed and taught a 2 unit course in Stanford’s Biological Sciences Department called, “Exploring the Malaria Epidemic” Met for 2 hours per week and led didactic teaching sessions about the incidence, mortality, and possible elimination of Malaria Raised money to send insecticide treated bed nets to needy families in malaria stricken countries Akinniyi CV Jun 2007-Aug 2008 Teaching Assistant Minority Introduction to Mathematics and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA Served as Teaching Assistant for Undergraduate level science course, “Advanced Physics” Collaborated on curriculum and exam development, met with students upon request and during office hours, graded all problem sets including the final exam SELECTED AWARDS & HONORS 2012 2012 2010-2012 2010-2011 2010-2011 2010 2009-2010 2009 2008 2008 2008 2007-2008 2007 2006 2005 2005 2005 2004-2008 The President’s Volunteer Service Award: recognizes those who have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service and civic participation improve their communities Student National Medical Association Big Sib Scholarship: recognizes and assists the senior medical student who demonstrates commitment to the underclassmen through advising, support, and mentorship Columbian Women Scholar: recognizes and assists women who demonstrate a high level of achievement in academia and a commitment to their chosen profession Alec Horwitz Scholar: for deserving students attending the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Edith SeVille Coale MD Medical Scholar: for women with academic merit and concern for others through compassionate work and community service Oral Abstract Competition Award: third place in the oral competition for the medical students, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences National Medical Fellowship: for outstanding minority medical students for extraordinary scholastic achievement, leadership, community service, and the potential for outstanding contributions in medicine W.T. Gill, Jr., Summer Research Fellowship: for exceptional projects related to healthcare, medicine, and public health Stanford Academic Achievement & Service Award: for students who combine academic achievement and service to the African and African American Studies Program at Stanford University Stanford University Community Service Grant: presented to graduate students in appreciation for their service as a Peers for Academic Excellence Program mentor to undergraduates The Black Community Services Center Athlete of the Year Award: presented to the outstanding student for excelling in their sport and committing themselves to helping the Stanford Black Community and the larger Black community NCAA PAC-10 Conference All-Academic Award Deans Award for Academic Excellence: recognizes outstanding academic achievement and superior performance at Stanford University Stanford University Athletic Department Honor Athlete Award: for students who work hard to earn great grades while simultaneously striving to reach their athletic best Finalist, USA Junior Nationals Track and Field Meet: 7th place in Triple Jump Finalist, NCAA Championship Track and Field Meet Wierhauser Award: presented to the most outstanding freshman track and field woman Stanford University Women’s Track and Field: 2nd fastest 100m Hurdle time in Stanford history, 4th best Triple Jump in Stanford History Akinniyi CV RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Jun 2015-Present Adherence to the ADA/CDC Recommended Vaccines for Diabetic Patients at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, CT Advisor: Jeffrey Kravetz, MD The purpose of this study is to quantify adherence to published recommendations for immunizations for diabetic patients at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center Apr 2011-Jun 2014 Appropriateness Assessment of Emergent Stress Echocardiography. George Washington University & Medical Center, Washington, DC Advisor: Brian G. Choi, M.D., MBA, FACC Evaluated the clinical application of the American College of Cardiology Foundation and American Society of Echocardiography appropriateness criteria for stress echocardiography in the emergent setting Presented poster at the American Heart Association Conference in Los Angeles, CA on November 4, 2012 Accepted for publication in the Experimental & Clinical Cardiology journal 6/2014 Aug 2011-Nov 2012 Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Cholangitis Proved Deadly: Identifying Cognitive Errors in Diagnostic Process. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC Advisor: Dragica K. Mrkoci, M.D., FACP Recognized the suboptimal cognitive reasoning that led to diagnostic error and increased cognitive awareness of faulty diagnostic processes that physicians undergo in order to reduce diagnostic error and its associated morbidity and mortality Presented poster at the Diagnostic Error in Medicine 5th International Conference on November 12, 2012 Presented poster at The George Washington University Medical Center, 17th Annual Research Day on March 28, 2012 Jun 2010-Apr 2011 Diagnosis and Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Pregnant Patient with Antiphospholipid Syndrome, The George Washington University School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington, DC Advisor: Charles J. Macri, M.D., FACOG, FACMG, FACS Presented poster at The 8th Annual Steps to Success Meeting on April 16, 2011 Feb 2010-Apr 2011 Attitudes of Emergency Medicine Patients Regarding Spirituality, George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, Washington, DC Advisors: Rita Manfredi-Shutler, M.D., FACEP; Christina Puchalski, M.D., FACP Presented Oral Abstract at 14th Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting on April 2, 2011 Presented poster at The George Washington University Medical Center, 16th Annual Research Day on March 23, 2011 Jun 2009-Present BiDil Lessons: Cardiologists Views of a Race-Based Personalized Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC Akinniyi CV Advisor: Perry W. Payne, Jr., M.D., J.D., M.P.P. Determined cardiologist’s perceptions of the use of race as a method of personalizing cardiovascular treatment Presented poster at The American College of Cardiology’s 60th Annual Scientific Session and Innovation in Intervention: i2 Summit on April 4, 2011 Presented poster at The George Washington University Medical Center, 15th Annual Research Day on March 11, 2010 Submitted paper for publication Jun 2009-Jul 2009 Race for a Cure? The Use of Race in Medical Research, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC Advisor: Perry W. Payne, Jr., M.D., J.D., M.P.P. Assessed the state of evidence for and against the use of race in medical research Determined how researchers conceptualize and use racial/ethnic variables in their work and their strategies for managing the ethical issues and consequences of this practice Sep 2007-Dec 2008 Genetic, Linguistic, and Cultural Phylogenies of Ancient Polynesia, Stanford University Department of Biology, Stanford, CA Advisor: Marcus Feldman, M.S., PhD. Determined the extent of correlation in patterns of change between the canoe design traits, both functional and symbolic, and the various genetic traits, including frequency of mitochondrial DNA deletions, SNPs, and HLAs Acknowledged in publication: D. S. Rogers, M.W. Feldman, and P.R. Ehrlich. Inferring population histories using cultural data. Proc. Roy. Soc. B. 276: 3835–3843. PUBLICATIONS & INVITED TALKS 1. 2. 3. Akinniyi DC, & Payne, PW. (2011). BiDil lessons: cardiologists views of a race-based personalized medicine. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 57(14), E1926. Akinniyi, DC, Young, H. A., Lewis, J. F., & Choi, B. G. (2012). Assessment of Appropriate Use Criteria for Stress Echocardiography in the Emergency Room Evaluation of Chest Pain. Circulation, 126(21 Supplement), A15162. Akinniyi, DC, “Is There Space for Spirituality in the Emergency Department?” Selected Oral Presentation, 14th Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, Washington, DC, April 2, 2011. CONFERENCES & SYMPOSIA 1. 2. 3. 51st Annual Medical Education Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 1-5, 2015. (Yale Internal Medicine Residency Program Representative) 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America, Las Vegas, NV, September 14-17, 2014. (Attendee) 50th Annual Medical Education Conference, Washington, DC, April 16– 20, 2014. (Yale Internal Medicine Residency Program Representative) Akinniyi CV 4. Society of General Internal Medicine 2013 New England Regional Meeting, New Haven, CT. March 8, 2013. (“A Change of Heart – Acute Thromboembolic Event Secondary to Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.” Poster Presenter) 5. American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions, Los Angeles, CA. November 4–7, 2012. (“Appropriateness Assessment of Emergent Stress Echocardiography.” Poster Presenter) 6. Diagnostic Error in Medicine 5th International Conference, Baltimore, MD. November 11-14, 2012. (“Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Cholangitis Proved Deadly: Identifying Cognitive Errors in Diagnostic Process.” Poster Presenter) 7. 17th Annual George Washington University Medical Center Health Sciences Research Day, Washington, DC, March 28, 2012. (“Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Cholangitis Proved Deadly: Identifying Cognitive Errors in Diagnostic Process.” Poster Presenter) 8. 8th Annual Medical Students’ Steps to Success Meeting, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, April 16, 2011. (“Diagnosis and Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Pregnant Patient with Antiphospholipid Syndrome.” Poster Presenter) 9. American College of Cardiology’s 60th Annual Scientific Session and Innovation in Intervention: i2 Summit 2011, New Orleans, LA, April 4, 2011. (“BiDil Lessons: Cardiologists Views of a Race-Based Personalized Medicine.” Poster Presenter) 10. 16th Annual George Washington University Medical Center Health Sciences Research Day, Washington, DC, March 23, 2011. (“Attitudes of Emergency Medicine Patients Regarding Spirituality.” Poster Presenter) 11. 7th Annual Medical Students’ Steps to Success Meeting, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, April 11th 2010. (“BiDil Lessons: Cardiologists Views of a Race-Based Personalized Medicine.” Poster Presenter) 12. 15th Annual George Washington University Medical Center Health Sciences Research Day, Washington, DC, March 11th 2010. (“BiDil Lessons: Cardiologists Views of a Race-Based Personalized Medicine.” Poster Presenter) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS 2012-Present George Washington Alumni Association 2012-Present George Washington Black Alumni Association 2012-Present Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine 2011-2015 American Heart Association 2008-Present American College of Physicians 2008-Present Stanford National Black Alumni Association 2008-Present Stanford Alumni Association 2008-2012 Student National Medical Association Akinniyi CV COMMUNITY SERVICE / EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 2013-Present The Children’s Community Programs of CT, Inc. Youth Mentor 2012-Present Yale Internal Medicine Traditional Residency Program Executive Council Member Actively involved in minority recruitment and quality improvement efforts Member in Yale Internal Medicine Program Evaluation Committee 2012-Present Yale-New Haven Hospital Minority House Staff Organization President (2014), Community Service Chair (2013), Member (2012 – Present) 2011-2012 GW’s HEALing Clinic Fourth Year Liaison 2010-2012 GoCARD – GW’s Own Cardiology Interest Group and Service Organization President and Founder Conceptualized and initiated this student group aimed at increasing cardiac awareness and commitment to service among future physicians, physician assistants, public health, and nurse practitioner students. Developed the core curriculum for the allotted one week of cardiology service for all third year medical students at GW during their internal medicine required clerkship Provided service learning opportunities including free BP monitoring clinics, community teaching on common cardiovascular diseases, and free cardiac risk assessments for the homeless and elderly 2010-2012 American Heart Month Organizer Conceptualized and initiated the Annual GW American Heart Month events aimed at increasing awareness of future healthcare providers on the effects of heart disease on America including but not limited to: “Stress Testing and Cardiac Imaging: Building Connections Between Primary Care and Cardiology to Improve Cardiac Outcomes” – Invited Dr. Brian Choi, M.D., MBA, FACC to speak to medical students interested in community health about improving cardiac outcomes of their future patients by increased knowledge of cardiac screening and diagnostic testing modalities “Extreme Electrocardiograms” – An opportunity for future healthcare providers to gain proficiency in interpreting EKGs Healthy Harvest Bake Sale – Raised money to provide GW’s student-run clinic with an AED “Community Cardiology: Why AED’s Matter, Ventricular Tachycardia” – Students were able to hear the story of a survivor of cardiac arrest and learn how to use an AED Akinniyi CV “African Americans, Heart Disease Disparities, and Policy Implications” – Students explored the current trends in heart disease as it relates to minority health and learned ways they could make a difference 2010-2012 GWISH – George Washington Institute of Spirituality and Health Member 2010-2011 National Primary Care Week Organizer Worked with a team of medical, public health, and physician assistant students in order to increase public knowledge of the growing need for attention to primary care. "Dispelling the Myths of Primary Care" – Invited Dr. Don Weaver, Assistant Surgeon General, in as keynote speaker on the common myths that plague the primary care field, in efforts to encourage more students to consider primary care as a future profession 2009-2010 Bread for the City Team Leader, Bread for the City, Washington, DC Provided medical care to underserved populations in DC regardless of insurance status or ability to pay 2008-2012 ClubMED – GW’s Internal Medicine Interest Group President Recognition: Received American College of Physicians 2009-2010 Internal Medicine Interest Group Sponsorship Award and enrollment into their 2009-2010 Sponsorship Program 2008-2012 Student National Medical Association Minority Association of Premedical Students Coordinator 2008-2012 Society of Health and Nutrition President 2008-2009 The Interdisciplinary Student Community-Oriented Prevention Enhancement Service Community Action Organizer, Emery Shelter, Washington, DC Organized and taught health education classes to homeless men at Emery Shelter Provided blood pressure screening and other health provisions for homeless men 2006-2008 Bay Area Women Sport’s Initiative Site Coordinator, Mariano Castro Elementary School, Mountain View, CA, (2006-2008) Served as Site Coordinator and encouraged 70 Hispanic 3rd -5th graders to live active lifestyles Planned nutrition week for the girls for which Nike donated 70 pairs of new running shoes so each girl could take a pair home HOBBIES Running