Ahmed Kamhawy

Resume

Education

Doctor of Medicine

2023 - 2027

New York Medical College - Westchester County, NY

Bachelor of Science (Honours, Double Major)

Biology and Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour
2018 - 2022

McMaster University - Hamilton, ON

Top 1 program-wide and top 12 university-wide academic scholarship recipient

3.94 GPA

Volunteer Experience

Certified Rape Crisis Counselor

2024 - 2025

Sexual Assault and Abuse Victim Empowerment at Westchester Medical Center

Provided victim advocacy services for survivors of sexual assault and abuse presenting for forensic exam.

Performed immediate crisis intervention for victims of domestic violence and intimate partner violence assessed by police as high risk for death and/or serious injury.

Hackathon Prize Winner

2024 - 2025

Cornell University, Columbia University, mission:brain Organization

Placed 2nd/450 applicants and won $3000 at the mission:brain Annual Global Neurosurgery Hackathon programming competition for developing an LLM-integrated, SMS-based, provider-to-provider communication system for internet-limited regions in Sierra Leone.

Worked alongside researchers, software developers, and biomedical engineers to develop project prototypes.

Crisis Helpline Responder

2022 - 2023

Distress Centres of Greater Toronto

Assessed risk, provided support, and planned for short-term safety of callers in crisis.

Completed non-distress calls >5 minutes faster than new responder average.

Esports Organization President

2019 - 2022

McMaster University Esports

Managed 14 varsity esports teams and maintained 1300-member community.

Work Experience

Physician Navigator

2023 - 2023

Southlake Regional Health Centre Emergency Department - Newmarket, ON

Programmed workflow-optimizing and workflow-standardizing software (Python - Selenium) to reduce physician downtime by up to 1 minute per patient.

Assessed and implemented solutions to improve physician and department efficiency in real-time.

Performed manual chart review for quality improvement research projects.

Data Analyst

2022 - 2023

Multiple Independent Pharmacies

Launched and maintained $3.36 million dollar automated inventory management system that massively improved patient satisfaction through a 76% decrease in prescriptions on hold.

Developed interactive business performance report platform using Excel PowerQuery and Tableau.

Performed and implemented emergency protocols for data loss prevention.

Research Student

2020 - 2022

McMaster Human Cognition Lab (Cognitive Psychology Lab) - Hamilton, ON

Developed virtual environments using professional video-game editing software (Unreal Engine) to save $6,775/year in licensing fees.

Led research team of 3 students to design and execute a study on the effects of GPS design on spatial memory.

Edited 2 published papers on the effects of landmarks and vestibular cues on navigational ability.

Medical Scribe

2021 - 2021

IDA Sheridan Mall Clinic