Aasiyah Aziz

Pre-med Junior

Education

  • Hunter College, City University of New York 
  • Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences                                                                                  Expected December 2026 
  • Minors: Asian American Studies, Sociology
  • GPA: 3.76

Clinical Experience

  • CARE Volunteer, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY                                                    March 2024-August 2025
  • ● Supported patients by engaging in meaningful conversations with 8-16 patients per shift
  • Offered interventions to prevent the onset of delirium and engaged in various activities with patients
  • Assisted nurses on the unit with various tasks such as communicating information to patients, restocking supplies, guiding families, delivering interventions, and addressing any non-clinical concerns/needs
  • Mentored new CARE volunteers and guided them through their first shifts
  • Clinical Observer, Internal Medicine Associates, New York, NY                                    June 2025-August 2025
  • ● Shadowed an internal medicine physician in the inpatient setting
  • Gained exposure to clinical decision-making processes, complex, diverse cases in adult patients, and doctor-patient interactions

Research
Experience

  • Research Intern, STANDOUT Program, New York, NY                                                              June 2025-present
  • ● Participate in a research program focused on behavioral cancer prevention and control
  • Collaborate with a research team on a project exploring shared decision-making in discussions about smoking cessation and lung cancer screening in doctor-patient interactions
  • Contribute to data abstraction by completing quantitative scales using doctor-patient transcripts
  • Research Assistant, Hunter College AANAPISI Project, New York, NY                        May 2024-October 2024
  • Conducted research on topics related to Asian American communities and health
  • Engaged in discussions about racially and ethnically marginalized communities and disparities in healthcare 
  • Collaborated with AANAPISI mentor and brainstormed findings in a cumulative research paper published in the Brown Journal of Medical Humanities

Leadership
Experience

  • Resource Coordinator, Hunter College Muslims Giving Back 2025- Present
  • Scholar Peer Leader, Hunter College Yalow Honors Scholars 2024- Present
  • Club Facilitator/Event Coordinator,Neuro Club at Hunter College2024- Present
  • Organic Chemistry Tutor, Hunter College Skirball Science Center 2025