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

3.97 GPA

Volunteer Experience

Certified Rape Crisis Counselor

2024 - 2025

Sexual Assault and Abuse Victim Empowerment at Westchester Medical Center

Provided nightly on-call victim advocacy services for survivors of sexual assault and abuse presenting for forensic exam fifteen nights a month.

Performed nightly on-call immediate crisis intervention for victims of domestic violence and intimate partner violence assessed by police as high risk for death and/or serious injury five nights a month.

Hackathon Prize Winner

2024 - 2025

Cornell University, Columbia University, mission:brain Organization

Achieved 2nd place out of 450 applicants and won a $3000 prize 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 field experts to develop project prototypes and business strategies.

Crisis Helpline Responder

2022 - 2023

Distress Centres of Greater Toronto

Assessed risk, provided supportive psychotherapy, 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 largest university club community (1300 members).

Work Experience

Physician Navigator

2023 - 2023

Southlake Regional Health Centre Emergency Department - Newmarket, ON

Programmed workflow-optimizing and 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 chart reviews for quality improvement research projects.

Pharmacy Assistant/Data Analyst

2022 - 2023

Multiple Independent Pharmacies

Launched and maintained $3.36 million dollar automated inventory management system that resulted in a 76% decrease in prescriptions on hold.

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

Developed 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.