Projects

2017 - Present | Lecturer at the University of Toronto

Upon completing my undergraduate studies, I was invited to teach as a guest lecturer for NEW106 and NEW116 on topics pertaining to vaccine hesitancy and antimicrobial resistance. I have also been a guest lecture for HMB312 for clinical microbiology and PHM214 for finance.

2021 - Present | Hemophilia Ontario

As an MBA student from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, I was selected as a Board Fellow with Hemophilia Ontario. Hemophilia Ontario is a patient advocacy group representing patients with inherited bleeding disorders. As a fellow, I led the strategic planning process, publishing the 2022 - 2025 Strategic Plan upon its approval by the Board of Directors. In 2022, I was elected to the Board of Directors for a two-year term.

March 20, 2023: The benefits of giving include tax credits

Toronto Star | Co-author: Avital Pitkis

February 8, 2022: Bleeding disorders in women need more attention

The Hamilton Spectator

April 25, 2022: Hemophilia Ontario Strategic Plan 2022 - 2025

Hemophilia Ontario

2023 | Youth Assembly Delegate

As part of the AFS Intercultural Programs, I attended the Youth Assembly with a team of delegates representing the Reach Alliance at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Our team of delegates participated in workshops and discourse on topics related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

October 23, 2023: Untapped potential: Young leaders have the tools to help address health-care challenges

Healthy Debate | Co-authors: Savannah Verhage & Jason M. Lo Hog Tian

2021 | Pharmacist-led COVID-19 Vaccinations during COVID-19

Pharmacists played a critical role during the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 vaccines were developed and deployed, I advocated for the mobilization of pharmacists for vaccine administration and led the logistics in setting up a vaccine clinic at the University of Toronto.

March 18, 2021: Pharmacists leads COVID-19 vaccine preparation at U of T-hosted clinic

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

March 5, 2021: Mobilizing pharmacists is key to immunization success

The Hamilton Spectator | Co-author: Dr. Ming Hu, PhD

2020 | 3D Printing to Supply Face Shields to Support Acute Shortages of PPE during the COVID-19 Pandemic

As healthcare professional students were taken off their clinical rotations, learners from all disciplines including medicine, pharmacy, and management, banded together to support immediate needs of personal protective equipment (PPE) supply. As a Co-Founder of 3D PPE GTHA, a grassroots initative in Ontario, I led a team of students and volunteers as we recruited 3D printers accross the country, supplied plastic filaments, printed face shield frames, procured actate shields for laser cutting, sanitized the final products using laboratory standards, and supplied over 167 healthcare facilities with 25,000 face shields during the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 15, 2020: 3DPPE GTHA Printing Milestone of 20,000 Face Shields

Stephen Lecce, Ontario Minister of Education, Twitter

June 9, 2020: 3DPPE GTHA Printing Milestone of 20,000 Face Shields

Christine Elliott, Onario Minister of Health and Deputy Premier, Twitter

April 30, 2020: Turning to 3D printers for replenishing PPE supplies

Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

April 29, 2020: Pharmacy Students Lead Initiative to Supply Vital Equipment to Health Care Workers

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

2018 - 2020 | Polio Elimination in India

As a Researcher with the Reach Alliance, based out of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy from the University of Toronto, my team of medical, pharmacy, economics, and political science students led a study to investigate how India was able to eliminate polio in 2014. We visited experts in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi where key insights were gathered. Ultimately, our study was published in the British Medical Journal Global Health to better inform vaccine strategy.

May 6, 2021: India's polio vaccination provides valuable insights for mass vaccination campaigns

EurekaAlert, American Association for the Advancement of Science

November 30, 2020: Meet Peter Zhang of Team India 2018/19: Polio Eradication

Reach Alliance, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy