My name is Carina Malik, I’m a 1st year Physician Assistant Student (PA-S1) at Quinnipiac University. I have a strong passion for working with vulnerable populations as a future Primary Care Provider. I am driven by my first-generation experience to make a positive impact in the lives of disadvantaged communities like the one I grew up in and am eager to use my background and education to advocate for marginalized populations and practice culturally competent medicine.

• Medical Assistant

  Hospital & Health Care · Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut

  Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

• Phlebotomist

  Hospital & Health Care · American Red Cross

  Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy

• Field Hockey

  Varsity · 1 award

  2007 – 2014

  Awards:

  Most Valuable Player

• Research Assistant

  Genetics and Cancer Biology Lab at Southern Connecticut State University · Molecular Medicine

  2020 – 2021

  Research topic:

  Studying the effects of infection-induced inflammation on human central nervous system development.

• Hospice Volunteer

  Volunteering · Athena Home Health & Hospice at Ocean Meadow Senior Living & Memory Care

  2022 – Present

  Mission:

  Providing companionship to terminally ill patients.

• Transportation Volunteer

  Volunteering · Gaylord Rehabilitation Hospital

  2021 – 2022

  Mission:

  Transporting patients in wheelchairs within the rehabilitation hospital.

• Club President

  Advocacy · Autism Awareness and Advocacy Association at Southern Connecticut State University

  2019 – 2021

  Mission:

  Promoting student and community outreach.

• Undergraduate Trainee

  Advocacy · Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities at UConn Center for Excellence

  2016 – 2017

  Mission:

  Achieving graduate-level training in the healthcare delivery of children with Autism and related disorders.

• Food Pantry Volunteer

  Volunteering · Shoreline Soup Kitchen at First Church of Christ Congregational

  2014 – 2018

  Mission:

  Supporting my community by organizing and distributing food pantry donations.

• Mentor

  Volunteering · Best Buddies at Westbrook High School

  2013 – 2014

  Mission:

  Fostering relationships with classmates with developmental disabilities.

• Brazilian Portuguese Translator

  Volunteering · Community Health Center

  2009 – Present

  Mission:

  Helping new americans by translating in the medical setting.