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Brief biographical statement in the third person:
Minh was born and raised in rural Vietnam until moving to Lowell, MA, in 2000. She majored in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. Before matriculating at Boston University School of Medicine, she worked as a research assistant at Boston Children’s Hospital for two years. After exploring the many subspecialties within medicine, Minh is interested in becoming an interventional radiologist!
Personally, Minh likes to spend time with her pug, Maki, and to care for her houseplants. Minh is a rare plant collector with over 200 houseplants in her apartment. When possible, Minh also fishes at the beach, rides a bike, camps in the wood, or plays tennis. She can also make soap and candles.

Minh-thuy nguyen

90 Mount Pleasant Ave, Roxbury, 02119 | (978)-995-8058 | mtnguyen@bu.edu

EDUCATION

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA                                                                              2017 – Present

M.D. Candidate, Class of 2021

 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA                                                                                                                 2012 – 2015

Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering

GPA: 3.83, Magna Cum Laude

 

MASSACHUSSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES, Boston, MA                                             2011 – 2012

Majored in Pre-medical Studies

GPA: 3.97

AWARDS

Radiology Department Medical Student Research Stipend                                                                              2020

American Academy of Neurology Safety and Quality Award                                                                            2019

Medical Student Summer Research Program Award                                                                                      2018

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Award                                                                                   2014

Dean?s List (8 semesters)                                                                                                                             2011-2015

REsearch EXPERIENCE

BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER/BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA                                       May 2020 – Present

Department of Radiology, Mikhail Higgins, MD, MPH

Medical Student Researcher

Analyzing potential burnout in practicing faculty in radiology.

Creating interactive teaching module about inferior vena cava filter placement and retrieval.

Designing teaching materials for an interventional radiology bootcamp.

 

BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER/BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA                                       April 2017 – Present

Department of Pediatrics, Natalie Joseph, MD, MPH

Medical Student Researcher

Created research protocols and designed surveys and consent forms to evaluate the

effectiveness of BU Student-Run Teen and Tot Service for students and teenage parents

and their children.

 

BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER/BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA                                       March 2017 – Present

Department of Surgery, Sabrina Sanchez, MD, MPH

Medical Student Researcher

Created and performed a research project to retrospectively analyze potential disparities in utilization of

palliative care at Boston Medical Center (BMC).

Completed chart review for over 3000 patients with uncomplicated appendicitis to review the experience

of operative appendicitis at BMC.

Reviewed publications by graduates of Boston University School of Medicine

in the past 4 years to analyze if the Medical Student Research Liaison program made an impact.

 

BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER/BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA                                       February 2017 ? July 2020

Department of Neurology, Shuhan Zhu, MD

Medical Student Researcher

Provided stroke education to affected patients followed by a survey evaluating their understanding of their condition.

Translated stroke education from English to Spanish and survey Spanish speaking patients.

 

BOSTON CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL/ MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Boston/Cambridge, MA         August 2015 – June 2017

Kohane Lab for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery and Langer Lab, Daniel Kohane, MD, Ph.D.

Research Assistant II                                                                                                                                  

Designed and performed experiments on antibody modified conduits aimed at treating patients with

systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Synthesized liposomal nanoparticles that would bind onto veins

used in Bier Block procedure to provide long lasting, local anesthetic relief while avoiding systemic toxicity.

Fabricated sutures to prolong pain relief from surgical incision.

 

BRIGHAM AND WOMEN?S HOSPITAL, Boston, MA                                                                                          September 2014 – May 2015

Neuromodulation and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Seung-Schik Yoo, Ph.D., MBA

Research Trainee                                                                                                                                       

Built a 3D bio-printer to print cells and hydrogels and designed methods for printing more complex skin tissue using fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and melanocytes.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA                                                                                    May 2014 – January 2015

Singh Lab in Pharmacogenomics, Anurag Singh, PhD

Undergraduate Researcher                                                                                                                         

Investigated the mechanism of how microRNA-124 cause cell viability defects in KRAS independent non-small cell lung cancer cell lines.

BRIGHAM AND WOMEN?S HOSPITAL/HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, Boston, MA                                               January 2012 – December 2013

Department of Psychiatry, Joji Suzuki, MD

Student Intern/Health Coach                                                                                                                      

Trained as a motivational health coach to support patients on buprenorphine by making weekly calls, carrying out monthly or tri-monthly questionnaires to evaluate status, tracking their progress and medications, and developing care plans for the team to improve care.

PUBLICATIONS

Nguyen M-T, Feeney T, Kim C, et al. Differential Utilization of Palliative Care Consultation Between Medical and Surgical Services. Am J Hosp Palliat Med. 2020;37(4):250-257. doi:10.1177/1049909119867904                                                                                                                                                              2020

Weldon C*, Ji T*, Nguyen M-T*, et al. Nanoscale Bupivacaine Formulations To Enhance the Duration and Safety of Intravenous Regional Anesthesia. ACS Nano. 2019;13(1):18-25. doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b05408. *Authors contributed equally.                                                                                                                                                               2018

Mcalvin JB, Wylie R, Ramchander K, Nguyen MT, et al. Antibody-modified conduits for highly selective cytokine elimination from blood. JCI Insight. 2018;3(13):e121133. doi:10.1172/jci.insight.121133                                                                                                                                                              2018

Mehta A, Hua K, Whipple W, Nguyen MT, et al. Regulation of autophagy, NF-?B signaling, and cell viability by miR-124 in KRAS mutant mesenchymal-like NSCLC cells. Sci Signal. 2017;10(496):eaam6291. doi:10.1126/scisignal.aam6291                                                                                                                                                              2015

Suzuki J, Matthews M, Brick D, Nguyen MT, et al. Implementation of a collaborative care management program with buprenorphine in primary care: A comparison between opioid-dependent patients and patients with chronic pain using opioids nonmedically. J Opioid Manag. 2014;10(3):159. doi:10.5055/jom.2014.0204                                                                                                                                                              2015

MANUSCRIPTS

Submitted: Weldon C, Finnance S, Saaed M, Petishnok L, Nguyen MT, et al. Local anesthetic eluting sutures and a limit of drug potentiation in controlled release. Journal of Surgical Research.

Fornbacher S, Nguyen M-T, Vigna C, et al. Medical Student Research Liaison (MSRL) Impact Study. Medical Education.

Drafting:

Higgins M, Nguyen M-T, Kosowsky T, et al. Burnout, Professional Fulfillment, Intention-to-Leave, and Sleep Impairment amongst Faculty Radiologists in the United States: An Epidemiologic Study. Radiology.

Nguyen M-T, Feeney T, Kim C, et al. Patient Level Factors Affecting the Utilization of Palliative Care Consultation at a Safety-Net Urban Hospital. Am J Hosp Palliat Med.

Nguyen M-T, McGillen P, Vigna C, Golz R, Vallejo A, et al. Local Differences in Complicated and Uncomplicated Appendicitis Using the Social Vulnerability Index.

Presentations and PoSters

?Disparities in Palliative Care Consultation Utilization at Boston Medical Center?                                                  2020

Virtual oral presenter at the Grasberger Research Symposium in Boston, MA.

?Race as a Determinant of Palliative Care Consultation at a Safety-Net Urban Hospital?                                      2020

Oral presenter at the Academic Surgical Congress national annual meeting in Orlando, Fl.

?Local Differences in Complicated and Uncomplicated Appendicitis Using the Social Vulnerability Index?              2020

An author of an oral presentation at the Academic Surgical Congress national annual meeting in Orlando, Fl.

?Differential Utilization of Palliative Care Consultation Between Medical and Surgical Services?                            2019

First author of the poster at the Massachusetts Chapter of the Academic College of Surgeons annual meeting in Boston, MA.

?Teen and Tot Student-Run Service: An Assessment of a Pilot Year?                                                                    2019

An author of poster presented at 14th Annual Massachusetts Medical Society Research Symposium

in Waltham, MA.

 

?Improving Stroke Education in Spanish-Speaking Patients?                                                                               2019

Oral presenter and first author of the poster at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  First author of the poster at the Fifth Annual Carlos S. Kase BU Neurology Research Symposium at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

?Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Case Report: SOD1 c.122A>G (p.Glu41Gly)                                            2019

Mutation with Slower Disease Progression

First author of the poster at the 2019 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  First author of the poster at the Fifth Annual Carlos S. Kase BU Neurology Research Symposium at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

?The Odds of Surgical Patients Receiving Palliative Care Consultations at Boston Medical Center are Slim.?           2019

First author of the poster at the Annual Medical Student Research Symposium at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

?Fabricating multi-layered human skin tissue using 3D bioprinting technology.?                                                 2015

Presenter at 30th Annual BME Senior Design Project Conference at Boston University, Boston, MA

?To understand the role of altered microRNAs in KRAS-mutant Lung Cancer.?                                                     2014

Presenter and author of the poster at Undergraduate Research Symposium, Boston, MA

?A clinical role for undergraduate student interns in primary care.?                                                                    2013

An author of poster presented at Annual Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care Innovations Conference, Boston, MA.

?Treatment of Opioid Dependence with Buprenorphine in Primary Care.?                                                           2012

An author of poster presented at Annual Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care Innovations Conference, Boston, MA.

Leadership and Core EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 

Society of Interventional Radiology Medical Student Reserves, Member of Education Committee                   2020-present

Collaborated with another member to create an educational slide deck on aortic disease

 

Boston University Medical Journal Club, Mentor                                                                                          2020-present

Help guide premedical undergraduate students navigate through research publications

 

Project REACH, Volunteer                                                                                                                           2020-present

Ensuring that vulnerable pediatric patients and their families get the resources they need during the pandemic

 

Anesthesiology Interest Group, Co-Leader                                                                                                   2018-2019

Created events and opportunities to stimulate interest in anesthesiology

 

Boston University for Down Syndrome, Co-Leader                                                                                        2018-2019

Organized events to allow more opportunities for students to interact with young adults with Down Syndrome

 

Boston University Student-Run Teen and Tot Service, Co-Leader                                                                   2018-2019                        

Implemented strategies to successfully run a multidisciplinary student run clinical service providing

a unique patient population, teenage mothers and their children, specialized care and attention

 

Family Medicine Interest Group, Co-Leader                                                                                                  2018-2019

Generated events and opportunities to stimulate interest in family medicine

 

Pediatric Education and Development Society, Co-Leader                                                                             2018-2019

Coordinated fundraisers and created events to stimulate interest and learn clinical skills in pediatrics

 

Knitting & Crocheting to Aid & Relieve Environmental Stress, Member                                                               2018-2019

Knitted hats and blankets to donate to patients

 

Tutoring, Tutor                                                                                                                                            2018-2019

Helped first year medical students understand topics involving pathology and anatomy

 

Cortex Club, Member                                                                                                                                 2017-2019

Learned about the field of neurology through interactive cases and connected with neurologists

 

Action and Mentorship in Primary Care, M1 Co-Leader                                                                                 2017-2018

Coordinated monthly didactics on issues afflicting the local patient population

 

Fit4You, Member                                                                                                                                        2017-2018

Educated pediatric patients on healthy eating and exercise habits to decrease childhood obesity

 

Office of Admissions at Boston University School of Medicine, Student Helper                                               2017-2018

Hosted candidates applying to Boston University School of Medicine

 

Socially Responsible Surgery, Member                                                                                                         2017-2018

Educated post-operation patients on wound care to improve recovery

 

StreetCred, Member                                                                                                                                   2016-2018

Prepared taxes and provided education on money management for low income patients

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient: Matlab Programming, ImageJ

Beginner: C and C++ Programming, R Programming, Mathematica Programming, Solidworks

OTHER Language

Fluent in Vietnamese