BENJAMIN FRANK
COCCHIARO
3718 Stanton Street
Philadelphia, PA 19129. | 215-285-2321 | BFrank(at-symbol)drexel.edu
EDUCATION
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MD/MPH Candidate, 2015
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Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Studies Certificate
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GPA: 3.50, Dean’s List FA ’08
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BA in International Affairs ~ Concentration: Global Public
Health
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Graduated Cum Laude in 3 Years, GPA: 3.45, Dean’s List: SP ’07 –
SP ‘08
WORK &
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
o Prepared
a program evaluation on participant recruitment, presented as a poster at the
annual research symposium.
o Designed
and carried out a network analysis project investigating the link between
interdisciplinary publication and NIH grant awards.
o Conducted
literature reviews for grant applications and manuscripts.
o Digitized
clinical data for a 15,000+ patient Diabetes Registry.
o Served
as a parade route EMT during the presidential inauguration in January, 2009.
o Carried
out vaccination programs during the 2009 H1N1 epidemic.
o Attended
training seminars on mass casualty incidents, weapons of mass destruction, and
mass vaccinations.
o Assisted
Dr. Lengerich in statistical analysis of
epidemiological data on age-adjusted cancer mortality rates in Appalachian,
non-Appalachian, and North Appalachian Cancer Network communities
o Research
was presented at the June 2009 meeting of the Appalachian Community Cancer
Network in Charleston, West Virginia.
o Assisted
Dr. Garcia-Dominic in a study determining the barriers to colorectal cancer
screening in urban and rural Appalachian Hispanic populations.
o Performed
literature searches and demographic reviews, SPSS design, coding, and analysis,
and supported in conducting focus groups.
o Research
will be presented at the September 2009 meeting of the Appalachian Community
Cancer Network in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
o Edited
and updated 41 online tutorials comprising the first-semester biology
curriculum at Penn State, updating information to reflect recent scientific
discovery, adding enrichment material and multimedia elements, and correcting
for spelling and grammatical errors.
o Responsible
for care and basic life support of patients in transit between DC-area nursing
homes, hospitals, hospices, and psychiatric centers.
o Provided
medical standby services for the 2007 SunTrust National Marathon
o Assisted
field biologists in monitoring mosquito populations for West Nile Virus by
collecting, sexing, and speciating captured
mosquitoes.
o Engaged
in municipal-level mosquito control using Bacillus thuringiensis.
o Raised
awareness of vector-borne illnesses through community outreach and development
of informational pamphlets and posters.
o Provided
first aid and basic life support at the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
o Promoted
to crew chief in 2007, managing two medical volunteers.
o Managed
field operations for a state senate campaign.
o Used
voter registration databases to target likely voters for focused door-to-door
campaigning.
o Conducted
opposition research.
SKILLS,
QUALIFICATIONS, and AWARDS