{"id":3479,"date":"2019-05-01T10:41:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T14:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/?page_id=3479"},"modified":"2024-05-06T13:53:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T17:53:05","slug":"kwiredu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/people\/kwiredu\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwame Wiredu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HOMETOWN<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nKumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

LANGUAGES<\/span><\/strong>
\nEnglish, Twi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

THESIS MENTOR<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott Gerber<\/p>\n

FAVORITE ALGORITHM<\/span><\/strong>
\nRandom Forest<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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GRADUATE INSTITUTION<\/span><\/strong>
\nUniversity of Denver<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nMaster of Arts in International Development & Global Health Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION<\/span><\/strong>
\nUniversity of Science & Technology, Ghana<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nBachelor of Medicine & Surgery<\/em><\/p>\n

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE<\/span><\/strong>
\nKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nMedical officer - Department of Anesthesiology<\/span><\/em>
\nKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nClinical Research Intern - H3Africa Genomic Study<\/span><\/em>
\nBoulder County Public Health<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nPublic Health Intern - Tobacco Education & Prevention Partnership<\/span><\/em>
\nHandicap International<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nResearch Associate - Telemedicine-based Remote Capacity Building<\/span><\/em>
\nRealm of Care Foundation<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHealth Data Analyst - Medical Cannabis Policy Study<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

DARTMOUTH QBS PROFILE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

THESIS TITLE<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

CAREER TRACK(S)<\/span><\/strong>
\nIndustry\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

AWARDS(S)<\/span><\/strong>
\nDartmouth Lung Biology Biology Training in Applied Bioinformatics\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE<\/span><\/strong>
\nR, Tableau, STATA, International Futures Forecasting Policy Software<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES<\/span><\/strong>
\nCo-founder of Dartmouth Epidemiology Student's Club (EpiC)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nMember of Global Health Fellows Program\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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QBS PhD Experience<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Electives<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nQSB 136<\/a>: Applied Epidemiological Methods I, QBS 137<\/a>: Applied Epidemiological Methods II<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Publications<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Poster Presentations<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Oral Presentations<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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My Interests<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Clinical epidemiology and biomarker discovery.\"<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

RESEARCHER I ADMIRE<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nLouis Pasteur<\/b><\/span>
\n\"The role of the infinitely small in nature is infinitely large.\"<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

FAVORITE RESEARCH PAPER<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nRead it here!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/div>

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Why QBS?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"QBS offers cutting-edge skills that focuses squarely on the intersection between epidemiology, Biostatistics and bioinformatics, and through this, better prepares its trainees to think critically, solve intellectually and meet the ever-evolving needs of our health.\"<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

FAVORITE QBS CLASS<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nI've liked them all!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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Life @ Dartmouth<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WHEN I AM NOT IN LAB\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>
\n\"I'm spending time with my friends!\"<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Playing basketball at the Dartmouth Gym!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n
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