career objective                              

public health specialist eager to contribute strong program development and administration skills toward actively supporting a progressive organization seeking a driven and productive team member

profile                                                

ø  offer numerous years of health services experience with expertise in training and leading highly proficient support teams

ø  expertly develop, implement, and promote innovative human health and welfare programs serving a diverse population; direct awareness campaigns and events, facilitate professional and political discussions, coordinate community outreach efforts

ø  deliver winning presentations to secure grants and organizational funding from varied sources; demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with public and private organizations

ø  establish and enforce standards of patient care and education; work closely with health professionals to improve program quality

ø  proactive team player equally effective in independent and collaborative environments

ø  dynamic communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills; bilingual in english/amharic

professional experience                

gate gourmet, westfield realty, inc., seven eleven, washington, dc metro area                                   

customer service positions                                                                                                                 9/04 c present

 

ministry of health, addis ababa, ethiopia         

planning and programming expert                                                                                                      4/00 c 7/01

head of personnel administration                                                                                                        4/92 c 7/94

addis ababa tuberculosis demonstration and training center, addis ababa, ethiopia    
tb clinician                                                                                                                                         7/94 c 5/01

national tb control program expert / tb clinician                                                                              1/85 c 3/92

 

st. peter hospital (tb sanatorium) addis ababa, ethiopia         
physician health officer                                                                                                                       1/76 c 12/84

 

~ key achievements ~

• served as a representative of the planning and programming department of the ministry of health; developed health program agendas and conducted presentations for international agencies, actively monitored and reported on unicef-assisted programs
• contributed to the initial drafting of national health care financing proposal calling for comprehensive program participation from the private sector, ngos, and community-based groups
• co-authored national guidelines for tuberculosis control manual, and played a key role in training interdisciplinary health professionals
• supervised multiple tuberculosis health centers in the implementation of the direct observed treatment program for a high volume of patients throughout the arsi region
• successfully reduced the duration of patient stays at st. peter hospital through effective treatment and education; coordinated the participation of addis ababa university medical faculty in hospital programming

education                                           

institute of tropical medicine, antwerp, belgium                                                                                                 1990

master of public health c fully accredited by world education service; equivalent to us degree

 

public health college at addis ababa university, gonder, ethiopia                                                         1976

bachelor of science c fully accredited by world education service; equivalent to us degree

 

~ professional development & certification ~

bridging the gap c medical interpretation course, northern virginia area health education center   2002
project implementation and evaluation certification, university of connecticut                         2001

health development and planning certification, university of connecticut                                            2001
epidemiology of tuberculosis certification, palermo university                                                            1995

tuberculosis control certification, research institute of tuberculosis, japan                                        1984

 

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dear__________________:

 

i am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity as a insert job title and am submitting my resume for your review.  in advance, thank you for your time and consideration.

 

as demonstrated in the accompanying resume, my professional qualifications include numerous years of experience working in a public health programming capacity, as well as an extensive academic background in the field.  as a public health expert in ethiopia, i focused my efforts on preventing and controlling tuberculosis in the general population.  i worked closely with public and private, national and global organizations to promote awareness, education, and effective care, and played an instrumental role in the development of key documents, proposals, and programming.  since arriving in the us in 2001, i have worked in customer service positions while completing professional development courses, securing educational equivalencies, and recently obtaining my united states asylum status. 

 

as an employee, you will find me to be a driven team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance.  i am confident that i could be a valuable asset to your organization, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

 

sincerely,

 

 

 

 

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