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Portrait of Akshita Sawani

Honor Society® member

Akshita Sawani

Medical Assistant at Northwell health – Kew Gardens

  • *|MERGE6|*
  • pre-med
  • Class of 2022
  • Rego Park, New York

Member since November 2021

About

Aspiring Pre-med student at Hofstra University. Recently graduated from Plaza college with Summa cum laude

Education

  • Plaza college

    health sciences

    2019 – 2022

Honors and awards

  • Alpha Sigma Lamda

    Awarded for maintaining academic excellence while balancing other responsibilities in lives.

  • Sigma Kappa Delta

    Awarded for showing high standards of academic excellence

  • tau sigma honor society

  • Trustee's list

    For achievement of 4.0 gpa

  • academic achievement award

Goals and interests

Career goal

My goal is to become a physician

As a physician, I want to go beyond medicine and become an ally for my patients as they overcome healthcare inequalities. I am dedicated to creating a healthcare system in which a patient's income, race, immigration status, and language do not dictate their health outcomes.

Graduate school interests

Research
Student council president
Founder of non profit organization " Here for you"

Outside the classroom

Volunteering and community involvement
Learning languages
Reading
Writing
Listening to music

Experience

  • Medical Assistant

    Northwell health – Kew Gardens

    Nov 2021 – Oct 2022

  • phlebotomist

    Hillside Medical Care

    Apr 2019 – Aug 2019

  • Phlebotomist/EKG technician

    Rana Medical Office

    Nov 2018 – Mar 2019

  • Receptionist/Cashier

    Queens Laser Salon & Spa

    May 2017 – Aug 2017

Volunteering

  • Medical Assistant

    ProHEALTH Urgent Care of Howard Beach

    May 2021 – Aug 2021

  • Teacher for age 3 to 6

    Early childhood development center - Rego Park

    Sep 2019 – Jun 2024

Languages

  • Hindi Advanced
  • Telugu Fluent

Additional information