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Portrait of Masood Jan

Honor Society® member

Masood Jan

Programs Volunteer at Islamic Society of Tracy

  • University of California-Berkeley
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Class of 2021
  • San Ramon, California

Member since October 2017

About

My unwavering passion for Medicine, specifically surgery, and my determination to becoming a Cardiothoracic Surgeon will always stay with me.

Education

  • Diablo Valley College

    NonDegree University Student from June - July

    2017

  • University of California, Berkeley

    Molecular and Cellular Biology (premed)

    2017 – 2020

  • Diablo Valley College

    NonDegree University Student from June - July

    2016

  • Oregon State University

    NonDegree University Student - Latin 1 (89.44%) - Latin 2 (91.19%)

    2016 – 2017

  • Harvard University

    NonDegree University Student - HMX

    2016

  • Dougherty Valley High School

    2013 - 2017

    2013 – 2017

Honors and awards

  • AP Scholar Award with Distinction

    July 2017 - College Board

  • Principles Academic Achievement Award

    2012 - 2016

  • Leadership Ambassador Certificate for Divine Leadership

    Sep 2016 - The National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists

  • ABRSM Finalist (Associated Board for the Royal Schools of Music, situated in London, U.K.)

    2016

  • AP Scholar Award

    2016

  • AP Scholar Award, with Distinction

    2016

  • AP Scholar Award, with Honor

    2016

  • Academic Excellence Award for outstanding academic performance, leadership potential, and dedication to serving humanity through the profession of Medicine

    2016 - The National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists

  • Audience's Favorite Award - Division D, Alameda East Branch Competition

    2016

  • Certificate of Appreciation, demonstrating great mastery of Tajweed and Quran Recitation

    2016

  • Certificate of Completion for Harvard Medical School's HMX Fundamentals of Physiology and Immunology

    2016

  • College Board Advanced Placement National Scholar Award, with Merit

    2016

  • Completion of ABRSM level 8 for piano practical test and piano theory test

    2016

  • Invited Attendee, Congress of Future Physicians and Medical Leaders, NSLC, and FACEP

    2016 - Invitation #: MJA211878032, by Robert Darling

  • MTAC Certificate of Merit for completion of level 10 of piano

    2016

  • Varsity Patch for Academic Recognition

    2016

  • 1st place, 1600m (4:52.94) Varsity DFAL Track and Field Championships

    2015

  • Cross Country Coaches Award

    2015

  • Le Grand Concours French Lauréat International Test (top 3% in the United States)

    2014 - Awarded by the President and the Director of Le Grand Concours Certificat de Réussite, Association Américaine des Professeurs de Français

  • Certificate of Memorization for the last 10 Quranic Surahs

    2012 - Imam Bukhara Masjed

  • 3rd place medalist science Olympiad B/C Division for Optics

    2011

  • Gold Medal - First place - 5k, Men's Division , Community Education "Running with the Kites"

    2011

  • Honor Roll, for completion of the 1st - 6th parts of the Quran

    2008

  • Honor Roll

    2013 - 2017

  • Junior Varsity Award (Cross Country)

    2014 - 2016

  • Junior Varsity Award (Track)

    2013 - 2016

  • MTAC - Honors Branch Recital

    2014 - 2016

  • North Coast Section, CIF Scholar Athlete Award

    GPA: 4.00 - 2013 - 2016

Goals and interests

Career goal

Future Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Graduate school interests

- Yale Medical School
- Harvard Medical School
- UCSF Medical School
- Stanford Medical School
- Columbia Medical School

Outside the classroom

- Running
- Skiing
- Ice Skating
- Hiking
- Photography

Experience

  • Programs Volunteer

    Islamic Society of Tracy

    Jan 2009 – Aug 2017

Volunteering

  • Medical Volunteer

    South Bay Vascular Surgery

    Aug 2016 – Dec 2017

  • Programs Volunteer and Manager

    Kaisar Permanente

    Jan 2009 – Jul 2017

  • Programs Volunteer

    Islamic Society of Tracy

    Jan 2009 – Jan 2018

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent
  • Arabic Intermediate
  • Persian Fluent
  • French (France) Advanced

Additional information

  • American Medical Informatics Association

  • American Heart Association

  • American Thoracic Society

  • North American Society for Cardiothoracic Imaging

  • United Nations Association for North America, East Bay California Chapter