Ria Manimalethu

10446 Summitview Dr. Brighton, MI 48114 (810) 229-5987 riamanimalethu@gmail.com

Healthcare Experience:
Medical Mission Trip
01/2013
168 hours
FUMSIL, an NGO in the Dominican Republic, with Dr. Angel
Wrote prescriptions, measured arms to determine how famished the children were, built beds,
washed and painted schoolhouse walls, did laundry and provided fresh water for communities,
did night rounds to feed children that had to be fed and administered medicine every few hours
I yearned to change their lives. Instead, these starving kids transformed mine by emitting
contagious joy in the midst of their suffering and living life to the fullest with what little they
had. They exposed and erased my materialism and affirmed my dream of becoming a doctor.
Devoting a week to the impoverished Dominican children gifted me ambition and drive that
daily pervade my actions and thoughts.
Providence Park Hospital Volunteering
02/2013-Present
119 hours
Patient Aide in Surgical Services, ER, and PEDS
Assistant to Nurse Techs- water rounds, provide blankets, create charts, clean rooms, wheel
patients to and from rooms, answer phone calls, providing food and toys to patients and visitors,
stock medical supplies
Recognized importance of viewing patient as a person not a condition
Realized how vital compassion and strong patient-doctor relationships are
Alternative Rehab Physical Therapy
06/2010-Present
405 hours
Medical Assistant
Guide patients to rooms, remove patients from ultrasounds, clean rooms, provide physical
therapist with heat/ice packs, book appointments for patients, answer phones, call doctors
regarding prescriptions, mail bills, update patient book, do laundry, create and file charts
Learned about the immense role that insurance companies have on healthcare
Discovered that doctors follow patients to complete recovery; her job doesnt end after providing
prescriptions
Shadowing
Pharmacist Chris Zouein
06/2012
24 hours
Farmington Drugs and Med Supply
Learned from Chris that a physician must be extremely careful when writing prescriptions; she
has to be sure that the patient actually needs the prescription and will not abuse it and be aware
of all side effects and reactions that may harm the patient
Discovered that patient interaction is very important to me and working behind a counter is not
for me

Dr. Dave Prieskorn, DO

06/2013-Present
60 hours
Tri-County Orthopedics
Asked by doctor to remove a patients dressing, watched residents remove sutures, witnessed
cortisone shots
Learned two things always required from a doctor: love of learning and drive
Exposed to aspects of medicine outside of the room. i.e. dictating notes, reading MRIs and Xrays, learning new medical procedures and products that may enhance patient care

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10446 Summitview Dr. Brighton, MI 48114 (810) 229-5987 riamanimalethu@gmail.com

Strong relationship with Dr. Prieskorn led to being invited to join him as he taught residents to
replace a knee on a cadaver and then watching an arthroscopic knee surgery a few days later
Dr. Syed Kazmi, MD
04/2013
8 hours
ICU at Providence Park Hospital
Watched a central venous catheter be inserted into a patient neck so that the doctor could take
frequent blood samples and administer medications to the heart
Particularly challenged by the upsetting backstories of the patients in the ICU, i.e. alcohol
addictions, depression, battles against cancer
Dr. Jane Syriac, MD
10/2013-11/2013
6 hours
Internist at Lakeland Medical Center (DMC)
Watched a Pap smear and understood the importance of trust between patients and the doctor
doctor must be unbiased when offering medical advice
Realized that check-ups are extremely important in early detection of serious medical conditions
Dr. Manisha Parikh, MD
8/2013
18 hours
Pediatrician at Providence Park Hospital Outpatient Center
Discovered that pediatrics is as much of counseling parents as treating children
Very important to build strong relationships with patient
Encountered patients with ADD, severe eczema, croupe, obesity, and malnourishment
Dr. Rashed Hasan, MD
12/2013
4 hours
Pediatric Hospitalist at Providence Park Hospital
Was taught how to administer and read a peak flow test
All patients were asthma patients
Distinguished asthma patients lung from a normal lung
Delved into the personal life of a doctor
Free time spent with family or reading medical journals
Dr. Beth Moore, Ph. D.
07/2013
12 hours
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Research at the University of Michigan Biomedical Science Research Building
Observed her team perform bone marrow transplants (BMT) and necropsies on mice to do lung
histologies
Learned from these histologies that antibiotics must be administered to BMT patients within a
day of transplantation
Realized that medical research is done in a very relaxed setting
Cooperation is a must among several departments for successful results
Community Service:
Step Up 4 MS
12/2013
6 hours
Served food and sold tickets at a one-day event to fundraise for MS research
PBJ Ministries
06/2011
12 hours
Made sandwiches and distributed them to the impoverished of Detroit
DMC Snowpile
11/2013-12/2013
25 hours
Organized a toy drive that collected over a $1000 worth of toys for DMCs Snowpile
Watoto Childrens Choir
05/2013
10 hours

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10446 Summitview Dr. Brighton, MI 48114 (810) 229-5987 riamanimalethu@gmail.com

Organized a volleyball tournament and fundraiser to raise $1500 dollars for the orphans in the
childrens choir
St. Ephraim Church
12/2008-Present
250 hours
Volunteered to choreograph an Indian dance for a show that fundraised for a brand new church
Sunday School teacher, Christmas caroling leader, church picnic game coordinator
American Cancer Society
05/2012
35 hours
Relay for Life
Basketball Camp Counselor
06/2012
36 hours
Leadership Activities:
Student Council Vice President for two years and President this year
St. Ephraim Youth Group Events Coordinator
Providence Park Hospital Volunteer Trainer
St. Gianna Molla Society Events Coordinator
Cross Country Captain for two years at St. Catherine of Siena Academy
Basketball Captain for one year at St. Catherine of Siena Academy
Honors Received in High School:
Honor Roll every year
All-Academic for basketball
Selected for the Catholic-League Scholastic team for three years (Bronze, Silver, and Gold)
Art Award
Jupiter Optimus Maximus Award (Latin)
Overall Excellence Award (English)
English Departmental Award
Writing Honors Award (for Literary Analysis)
Shining Star Award (for being among the starting five on my basketball team)
Merit Award
Honors Chemistry Award for Enthusiasm in Inquiry
US History Ambition Scholar Award
Best in Class Award (Algebra II)
St. Thomas Aquinas Defender of the Faith Award (Theology)
Academic Excellence Award (Theology)
Courage Award (basketball award for demonstrating maturity after a season-ending injury)
Extracurricular & Team Activities
Varsity basketball
Varsity Cross Country
Student Council
Ambassador Club- Volunteered over 200 hours representing my school by recording
advertisements, being interviewed, stuffing envelopes, writing articles published on the website
and on pamphlets, volunteering for four weeklong phone-a-thons, and running open houses and
high school nights
St. Gianna Molla Society
Future Doctors of America- Founded the club and arranged a local doctor to come in weekly to
lead the meetings

Ria Manimalethu

10446 Summitview Dr. Brighton, MI 48114 (810) 229-5987 riamanimalethu@gmail.com

Altar Server at daily school mass
Teacher Aide- Grade math tests, decorate several classrooms, and set up biology labs
Employment During High School:
Math and Latin Tutor before and after school
1 hr/week
Kumon Learning Center Specialized Math Tutor
3 hrs/week (only in summer)
Summer Activities:
National Student Leadership Conference at Northwestern University
07/10/13-07/21/13
My imagination came alive as I was immersed in the medical field at this camp. Renowned
surgeons delivering lectures reignited my love of learning. Listening to a medical student
describe her experience in Ecuador, I dreamed of practicing medicine in another country.
Performing mock clinical rounds forced me to illustrate my zeal for medicine. At this camp, I
learned how to perform sutures, dissected a sheeps heart and a cows eye, worked in a team to
address a public health issue and create a PSA about it, and developed my leadership skills with
intensive workshops and exercises.