Minh-thuy nguyen
90 Mount Pleasant Ave, Roxbury, 02119 | (978)-995-8058 | mtnguyen@bu.edu
EDUCATION
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA 2017 – Present
M.D. Candidate, Class of 2021
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA 2012 – 2015
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering
GPA: 3.83, Magna Cum Laude
MASSACHUSSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES, Boston, MA 2011 – 2012
Majored in Pre-medical Studies
GPA: 3.97
AWARDS
Radiology Department Medical Student Research Stipend 2020
American Academy of Neurology Safety and Quality Award 2019
Medical Student Summer Research Program Award 2018
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Award 2014
Dean’s List (8 semesters) 2011-2015
REsearch EXPERIENCE
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER/BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA May 2020 – Present
Department of Radiology, Mikhail Higgins, MD, MPH
Medical Student Researcher
Analyzing potential burnout in practicing faculty in radiology.
Creating interactive teaching module about inferior vena cava filter placement and retrieval.
Designing teaching materials for an interventional radiology bootcamp.
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER/BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA April 2017 – Present
Department of Pediatrics, Natalie Joseph, MD, MPH
Medical Student Researcher
Created research protocols and designed surveys and consent forms to evaluate the
effectiveness of BU Student-Run Teen and Tot Service for students and teenage parents
and their children.
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER/BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA March 2017 – Present
Department of Surgery, Sabrina Sanchez, MD, MPH
Medical Student Researcher
Created and performed a research project to retrospectively analyze potential disparities in utilization of
palliative care at Boston Medical Center (BMC).
Completed chart review for over 3000 patients with uncomplicated appendicitis to review the experience
of operative appendicitis at BMC.
Reviewed publications by graduates of Boston University School of Medicine
in the past 4 years to analyze if the Medical Student Research Liaison program made an impact.
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER/BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA February 2017 – July 2020
Department of Neurology, Shuhan Zhu, MD
Medical Student Researcher
Provided stroke education to affected patients followed by a survey evaluating their understanding of their condition.
Translated stroke education from English to Spanish and survey Spanish speaking patients.
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL/ MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Boston/Cambridge, MA August 2015 – June 2017
Kohane Lab for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery and Langer Lab, Daniel Kohane, MD, Ph.D.
Research Assistant II
Designed and performed experiments on antibody modified conduits aimed at treating patients with
systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Synthesized liposomal nanoparticles that would bind onto veins
used in Bier Block procedure to provide long lasting, local anesthetic relief while avoiding systemic toxicity.
Fabricated sutures to prolong pain relief from surgical incision.
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, Boston, MA September 2014 – May 2015
Neuromodulation and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Seung-Schik Yoo, Ph.D., MBA
Research Trainee
Built a 3D bio-printer to print cells and hydrogels and designed methods for printing more complex skin tissue using fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and melanocytes.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA May 2014 – January 2015
Singh Lab in Pharmacogenomics, Anurag Singh, PhD
Undergraduate Researcher
Investigated the mechanism of how microRNA-124 cause cell viability defects in KRAS independent non-small cell lung cancer cell lines.
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL/HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, Boston, MA January 2012 – December 2013
Department of Psychiatry, Joji Suzuki, MD
Student Intern/Health Coach
Trained as a motivational health coach to support patients on buprenorphine by making weekly calls, carrying out monthly or tri-monthly questionnaires to evaluate status, tracking their progress and medications, and developing care plans for the team to improve care.
PUBLICATIONS
Nguyen M-T, Feeney T, Kim C, et al. Differential Utilization of Palliative Care Consultation Between Medical and Surgical Services. Am J Hosp Palliat Med. 2020;37(4):250-257. doi:10.1177/1049909119867904 2020
Weldon C*, Ji T*, Nguyen M-T*, et al. Nanoscale Bupivacaine Formulations To Enhance the Duration and Safety of Intravenous Regional Anesthesia. ACS Nano. 2019;13(1):18-25. doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b05408. *Authors contributed equally. 2018
Mcalvin JB, Wylie R, Ramchander K, Nguyen MT, et al. Antibody-modified conduits for highly selective cytokine elimination from blood. JCI Insight. 2018;3(13):e121133. doi:10.1172/jci.insight.121133 2018
Mehta A, Hua K, Whipple W, Nguyen MT, et al. Regulation of autophagy, NF-κB signaling, and cell viability by miR-124 in KRAS mutant mesenchymal-like NSCLC cells. Sci Signal. 2017;10(496):eaam6291. doi:10.1126/scisignal.aam6291 2015
Suzuki J, Matthews M, Brick D, Nguyen MT, et al. Implementation of a collaborative care management program with buprenorphine in primary care: A comparison between opioid-dependent patients and patients with chronic pain using opioids nonmedically. J Opioid Manag. 2014;10(3):159. doi:10.5055/jom.2014.0204 2015
MANUSCRIPTS
Submitted: Weldon C, Finnance S, Saaed M, Petishnok L, Nguyen MT, et al. Local anesthetic eluting sutures and a limit of drug potentiation in controlled release. Journal of Surgical Research.
Fornbacher S, Nguyen M-T, Vigna C, et al. Medical Student Research Liaison (MSRL) Impact Study. Medical Education.
Drafting:
Higgins M, Nguyen M-T, Kosowsky T, et al. Burnout, Professional Fulfillment, Intention-to-Leave, and Sleep Impairment amongst Faculty Radiologists in the United States: An Epidemiologic Study. Radiology.
Nguyen M-T, Feeney T, Kim C, et al. Patient Level Factors Affecting the Utilization of Palliative Care Consultation at a Safety-Net Urban Hospital. Am J Hosp Palliat Med.
Nguyen M-T, McGillen P, Vigna C, Golz R, Vallejo A, et al. Local Differences in Complicated and Uncomplicated Appendicitis Using the Social Vulnerability Index.
Presentations and PoSters
“Disparities in Palliative Care Consultation Utilization at Boston Medical Center” 2020
Virtual oral presenter at the Grasberger Research Symposium in Boston, MA.
“Race as a Determinant of Palliative Care Consultation at a Safety-Net Urban Hospital” 2020
Oral presenter at the Academic Surgical Congress national annual meeting in Orlando, Fl.
“Local Differences in Complicated and Uncomplicated Appendicitis Using the Social Vulnerability Index” 2020
An author of an oral presentation at the Academic Surgical Congress national annual meeting in Orlando, Fl.
“Differential Utilization of Palliative Care Consultation Between Medical and Surgical Services” 2019
First author of the poster at the Massachusetts Chapter of the Academic College of Surgeons annual meeting in Boston, MA.
“Teen and Tot Student-Run Service: An Assessment of a Pilot Year” 2019
An author of poster presented at 14th Annual Massachusetts Medical Society Research Symposium
in Waltham, MA.
“Improving Stroke Education in Spanish-Speaking Patients” 2019
Oral presenter and first author of the poster at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. First author of the poster at the Fifth Annual Carlos S. Kase BU Neurology Research Symposium at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
“Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Case Report: SOD1 c.122A>G (p.Glu41Gly) 2019
Mutation with Slower Disease Progression
First author of the poster at the 2019 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. First author of the poster at the Fifth Annual Carlos S. Kase BU Neurology Research Symposium at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
“The Odds of Surgical Patients Receiving Palliative Care Consultations at Boston Medical Center are Slim.” 2019
First author of the poster at the Annual Medical Student Research Symposium at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
“Fabricating multi-layered human skin tissue using 3D bioprinting technology.” 2015
Presenter at 30th Annual BME Senior Design Project Conference at Boston University, Boston, MA
“To understand the role of altered microRNAs in KRAS-mutant Lung Cancer.” 2014
Presenter and author of the poster at Undergraduate Research Symposium, Boston, MA
“A clinical role for undergraduate student interns in primary care.” 2013
An author of poster presented at Annual Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care Innovations Conference, Boston, MA.
“Treatment of Opioid Dependence with Buprenorphine in Primary Care.” 2012
An author of poster presented at Annual Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care Innovations Conference, Boston, MA.
Leadership and Core EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Society of Interventional Radiology Medical Student Reserves, Member of Education Committee 2020-present
Collaborated with another member to create an educational slide deck on aortic disease
Boston University Medical Journal Club, Mentor 2020-present
Help guide premedical undergraduate students navigate through research publications
Project REACH, Volunteer 2020-present
Ensuring that vulnerable pediatric patients and their families get the resources they need during the pandemic
Anesthesiology Interest Group, Co-Leader 2018-2019
Created events and opportunities to stimulate interest in anesthesiology
Boston University for Down Syndrome, Co-Leader 2018-2019
Organized events to allow more opportunities for students to interact with young adults with Down Syndrome
Boston University Student-Run Teen and Tot Service, Co-Leader 2018-2019
Implemented strategies to successfully run a multidisciplinary student run clinical service providing
a unique patient population, teenage mothers and their children, specialized care and attention
Family Medicine Interest Group, Co-Leader 2018-2019
Generated events and opportunities to stimulate interest in family medicine
Pediatric Education and Development Society, Co-Leader 2018-2019
Coordinated fundraisers and created events to stimulate interest and learn clinical skills in pediatrics
Knitting & Crocheting to Aid & Relieve Environmental Stress, Member 2018-2019
Knitted hats and blankets to donate to patients
Tutoring, Tutor 2018-2019
Helped first year medical students understand topics involving pathology and anatomy
Cortex Club, Member 2017-2019
Learned about the field of neurology through interactive cases and connected with neurologists
Action and Mentorship in Primary Care, M1 Co-Leader 2017-2018
Coordinated monthly didactics on issues afflicting the local patient population
Fit4You, Member 2017-2018
Educated pediatric patients on healthy eating and exercise habits to decrease childhood obesity
Office of Admissions at Boston University School of Medicine, Student Helper 2017-2018
Hosted candidates applying to Boston University School of Medicine
Socially Responsible Surgery, Member 2017-2018
Educated post-operation patients on wound care to improve recovery
StreetCred, Member 2016-2018
Prepared taxes and provided education on money management for low income patients
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient: Matlab Programming, ImageJ
Beginner: C and C++ Programming, R Programming, Mathematica Programming, Solidworks
OTHER Language
Fluent in Vietnamese