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CAROLINE RUSKIN

Paris

Summary

Recent psychology graduate currently on a gap year hoping to pursue a career in the medical field. I have a strong foundation in psychology and am able to further explore the medical domain through a young professional training program at a hospital in Paris.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Young Professional Training Program

Hôpital Saint-Louis AP-HP
07.2023 - Current
  • Patient intake and assistance to those with reduced mobility, psychological or financial difficulties
  • Assistance and orientation towards the appropriate department
  • Trained and mentored incoming personnel

Research assistant

Stress, Interpersonal Relationships And Health Laboratory(SIRH) Research Laboratory
03.2021 - 03.2022
  • "Psychological consequences of the pandemic COVID-19 in a geriatric population with pre-existing chronic depression and/or other comorbidities" (Research Centre, Montreal Geriatric Institute)
  • "Healthy Lifestyle for Couples Post-Pandemic (HCP) Study"

Junior Editor

PSI Journal - McGill Undergraduate Psychology Journal
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Student-led psychology journal covering a wide selection of topics ranging from psychiatry to behavioural neuroscience to quantitative techniques
  • Responsible for selecting and editing articles to be published

Shadow Internship

École Normale Supérieure (ENS)
06.2019 - 07.2019
  • Observation of inhibitory synapses through electron microscopy as well as the effects of stimulation of specific receptors on dendritic spines

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

McGill University
Montreal, Canada
12.2021

French Baccalaureate, Anglophone Section (BFA) - Economics And Social Sciences

Lycée Français De New York
New York, USA
06.2018

Skills

  • Research
  • Meta analysis
  • Scientific writing
  • Data collection
  • Laboratory skills (chemistry, biology)
  • Interpersonal communication, sociable
  • Calm under pressure
  • Empathetic

Volunteer Experience

  • Montréal Students Initiative for COVID19 Response and Relief, Montreal, Canada, 11/2020 - 04/2021, Delivered groceries, medications, any necessary products to those in isolation or with reduced mobility
  • Parkinson’s Association of Québec, 01/2019 - 06/2021, Provided information about the available resources to Parkinson’s patients and families at the Neurological Movement Disorders Clinic (The Neuro)

Languages

French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Intermediate (B1)
Mandarin
Elementary (A2)

Certification

  • PSC1: Prévention et secours civiques de niveau 1(First Aid Certification)
  • IELTS British Council: overall score of ___

Interests

  • Running - Aiming to train for semi-marathons
  • Tennis - High school tennis team
  • Baking - Enjoy recreating classic patisseries
  • Reading - Popular science and science-fiction

Timeline

Young Professional Training Program

Hôpital Saint-Louis AP-HP
07.2023 - Current

Research assistant

Stress, Interpersonal Relationships And Health Laboratory(SIRH) Research Laboratory
03.2021 - 03.2022

Junior Editor

PSI Journal - McGill Undergraduate Psychology Journal
01.2020 - 01.2021

Shadow Internship

École Normale Supérieure (ENS)
06.2019 - 07.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

McGill University

French Baccalaureate, Anglophone Section (BFA) - Economics And Social Sciences

Lycée Français De New York
CAROLINE RUSKIN