ALBERT WANG

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVES

Public Health or a Health-related Occupation.

WORK EXPERIENCE

HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER				Thomas Jefferson College
Fall 1998-present						Philadelphia, PA

Working at the Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care. Helped 
out on clerical work and grants relating to health care delivery and epidemiological 
projects (over 100 hours).

SALES ASSOCIATE						HMV
Fall 1998-present							Philadelphia, PA

Worked in the classical music department for both compact disc sales and 
customer service. Refined communication skills.

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY TEACHING ASSISTANT	Purdue University
Spring 1998								West Lafayette, IN

Taught undergraduate organic chemistry students laboratory projects and 
supervised their experiments. Graded papers and tests.

HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER				Vanderbilt University
Fall 1994-Spring 1996					Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt Hospital Burn Center: helping out the staff and taking care of patients 
suffering from either serious burns or epilepsy (about 80 hours), Vanderbilt Clinic 
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: filing, mailing, typing, and various clerical tasks 
under supervision (108 hours), Vanderbilt Hospital Emergency Department: filing, 
clerical tasks, and registering patients onto log under supervision (about 40 hours).



HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER					Greenview Hospital
Summer 1993-Spring 1994					Bowling Green, KY

Columbia Greenview Regional Hospital Medical Records and Doctor’s Lounge: 
filing, typing, clerical tasks, and organizing the doctor’s journals in lounge under 
supervision (413 hours), Columbia Greenview Regional Hospital Laboratory, 
Pharmacy, and Computers: repairing computers, filing, and organizing drug 
records.

EDUCATION

PURDUE UNIVERSITY						West Lafayette, IN
Did 1 year graduate-level research in biochemistry field, working on projects 
concerning HMG-CoA reductase, DNA NMR interpretation, and red blood cells. 
Completed revelant coursework in genetics, protein science, and biophysical 
chemistry.

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY					Nashville, TN
Class of 1997. Honors BA in English and College of Arts and Science. Received 
High Honors on senior thesis in creative writing. 1994 Dean’s List. Won 4-year 
full scholarships from university: Dean’s Arts and Science Scholarship; 
Chancellor’s Scholarship. English GPA 3.31, Science GPA 3.22, overall GPA 3.25

BOWLING GREEN HIGH SCHOOL				Bowling Green, KY
Class of 1994. GPA 4.0 out of 4.0. National Merit Scholar. 2nd place mathematics 
prize winner in 1994 International Science and Engineering Fair. Mathematics 
prize winner in 1994 National Naval Science Award.

COMPUTER EXPERIENCES

Languages: BASIC, PASCAL
Computer Programs: Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Word for Windows 7.0, Excel 
for Windows 7.0, graphics programs, Quicken

COURSEWORK

CHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Genetics, Genetics Laboratory, 
Biochemistry, Amino Acids and Proteins, Physical Principles of Biochemistry, 
Membranes: Structure and Function, Molecular Genetics, Biophysical Techniques 
in Biochemistry

HEALTH-RELATED
History of Medicine, Introduction to Sociology

ACTIVITIES

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY: Skulls and Bones Administrative Committee, 
Fall 1994-Spring 1996, Finnegans’ Wake Reading Club, Fall 1996-Spring 1997, 
Project Dialogue Executive Committee, Music Advisory Committee, Film 
Committee.

PERSONAL: Enjoy reading, listening to classical and American popular music, 
playing piano, fine arts, swimming, tennis, volunteer service at hospitals, working 
with computers.