Kuhel Islam
Healthcare
Services offered
Currently enrolled in Internationally Trained Public Health Professional Bridging Program at Toronto Metropolitan University. Now working a Bilingual Medical Interpreter and also as Joint Health and Safety Committee/ Associate at Amazon
Experience
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Medical and Legal Interpreter (Certified), Home Office (North America) Present
o Interpret for medical services to limited Bengali English proficient clients in North America and Europe
o Attend 911 calls for facilitating emergency services and other tertiary medical services
o Attend clients during surgical interventions
o Offer legal services and participate as an interpreter in court sessions
Associate (L-1) and Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) Member, Amazon Present
o Data input in process path of the goods and shipment
o Participate in day to day site operations and quality assurance
o Conduct facility inspections based on that adhere to safety guidelines,
o Communicate meeting deliberations with area manager for continual improvement of safety protocols
Associate – Ambassador and Process Guide, Amazon, Scarborough 2020-2022
o Trained new associates in productivity maintaining safety protocols
o Cross trained new associates in picking merchandise
o Liaise with the upper management for the shipment of merchandise
Senior Coordinator 2017- 2020
BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRACUniversity, Dhaka, Bangladesh
o Evaluated community partnership and referral linkages for healthservice delivery in urban and rural areas for adolescents
o Developed communication tools to address adolescent health of the marginalized population
o Conducted primary qualitative data analysis and synthesis of researchoutcomes on adolescent health and marginalized communities (LGBTQ1++)
o Co-investigated an Imperial College, UK funded research project onmental health and wellbeing among adolescents
o Supervised project team members and provided technical guidance oncapacity building in research methodology
o Taught complex dynamics between gerontogy and health in the MPH program
o Managed funds and prepared budget on periodic basis
o Organized stakeholder workshops with donors, partners andpolicymakers for research scope and dissemination of research findings
o Developed policy guidelines for Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Senior Researcher and Internship ProgramCoordinator 2013-2017
James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Dhaka, Bangladesh
o Conducted lectures in Aging and Health (NCD and Ageing) andHealth Systems Management modules in MPH program
o Evaluated MPH curriculum to meet the needs of 21st century global public health issues
o Taught qualitative and quantitative research methods and public health ethics in short courses
o Coordinated the activities in ethics review committee and discharged responsibilities as an IRB reviewer
o Contributed and edited in preparing quarterly health watch bulletin on universal health coverage and health financing themes
o Supervised research assistants and interns in field data collection
Senior Research Associate 2012-2013
James P Grant School of Public Health Dhaka, Bangladesh
o Prepared course outline for MPH module on Ageing and health andfor Non-communicable diseases
o Supervised and ensure quality in field data collection by researchassistants
o Co-taught gerontology and on non-communicable diseases in MPH program
o Provided research support in a health financing project underUniversal Health Coverage
o Prepared a report on the health information system in Bangladesh,identified gaps in health service delivery
Research Associate 2010-2012
James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University,Dhaka, Bangladesh
o Assisted in technical report write up for policy brief on healthfinancing
o Trained and supervised field research assistants in research design tools
o Conducted evaluation and training of trainers (TOT) for field survey(maternal and child health) in Bangladesh and Afghanistan
o Worked as a Teaching Assistant for MPH program modules: Agingand Health and Health Systems Management
Microbiologist 2006-2008
International Organization for Migration (IOM), Regional Office, Bangladesh
o Conducted AFB staining for mycobacterium tuberculosisidentification scheme for UK settlement of migrants
o Supervised and trained laboratory technicians for specimencollection and for specific laboratory tests for TB diagnosis
o Assessed QC /QA for internal and external validity among IOMclinics for uniform lab services
o Created and maintained an electronic data system linked with IOMglobal database
o Operated the Genexpert® for rapid TB test and sputum culture
Research Technical Assistant 2004-2005
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
o Prepared a Database of the isolates of mycobacterium tuberculosisfrom different regions of Saudi Arabia in gene bank
o Trained Masters Students with various DNA molecular techniques
o Assisted in organizing TB week at the Research Center and inadvocating social awareness on prevention of TB
o Sub-edited abstracts and papers for the Saudi Medical Journal (Annals of Saudi Medicine)
Laboratory Assistant (part time-voluntary) 2003
Dept. of Biology, University of Victoria, BC, Canada
o Prepared slides of microorganisms for the first year Biology students
o Prepared in-lab quizzes for the students
o Assisted senior instructors with the assignment preparation and gradeevaluation
Education
Internationally Trained Health Professionals (ITHP) Bridging Program, Toronto Metropolitan University Current
Correlation One Administration Certificate Program 2023
Master of Public Health James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Bangladesh 2010
MPH Thesis: Master’s Thesis Topic: Awareness, Perception and Knowledge on HIV/AIDS
Among Wives of Migrant Workers in Rural Bangladesh: A Case Study
Bachelor of Science (Major – Biology), University of Victoria,BC 2004
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