A variety of independent and team experiences have helped to make me an excellent communicator and team player.

My personal communication has been honed by extensive public speaking. Recently, I spent a great deal of time teaching an undergraduate biology lab. I taught six sections concurrently, each with 24 students. The average lab lasted an hour and a half, and I spoke for roughly a third of that time. Another experience that developed my personal communication skills was my time spent educating cardiac rehabilitation patients on their diets as a dietetic intern. On a day-to-day basis, I spent most of my time in coaching sessions. During this time I would counsel the patient on how to best meet their diet goals and compromises we could make to deal with the difficulty in instituting these lifestyle changes. I held a similar role while working as a clinical assistant at Primary Medical Care except with the medications. Given my pharmacological background and knowledge, the doctor assigned me the role of explaining to patients what each prescribed medication does and how best to take it. Her trust in me as an effective communicator, freed her up to see the next patient.

I am also capable of written communication at a high scientific level. The paper embedded below is a writing sample of a literature review I created as part of my MMB coursework. The material was also presented to my peers in the form of a five minute presentation. This juxtaposition of writing at a high-scientific level, but being able to communicate it clearly and concisely in a five minute presentation is one of my greatest assets:

An example of my teamwork and public speaking can be found below. This is a pdf handout of a group presentation for an industry consulting project with BASF. This presentation was given to describe the scope of our project to fellow classmates. Our presentation and overall project was a success, and I learned a lot from my teammates. A picture of the team and myself can be found below the presentation. The names of those pictured (from left to right) are: Melody Paye, Vincent Green, Saurabh Vishhwanath, Shweta Narayana Murthy, and myself.