Abdallah Al-Obaidi
YPI Northeast Director at Young Physician Initiative (YPI)
MD/MBA Candidate, Tufts University School of Medicine
In 2013, I came to the US as a refugee with hopes of a better future. I learned English by reading the dictionary and sought to prove that refugees can do great things if given the opportunity.

I interpreted for those who speak no English, served the homeless as an EMT - because that could have been me, had I not been given the chance to come to the US.

Now I attend medical school, but I still remember the community I came from. Let us build a foundation everyone can stand on.
Young Physician Initiative (YPI)
- Cohosting Premed Portal Q&A livestream with medical admission officers from around the US via StreamYard.
- Recruiting medical admission officers to livestream to educate students about the road to medicine during COVID-19.
- Marketing YPI events on social media and maintaining YPI website at ypiprogram.com
- Facilitating the cardiac arrest recognition and training during the annual YPI summit Doctor4aDay, and mentoring underserved students on the process of applying to medical school.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
YPI Northeast Director
Ubeyond
- Pitching UB-sponsored programs (Young Physician Initiative, You4Prevent) to community donors to fundraise.
- Liaising between UB and its sponsored programs and represent them at professional events.
- Marketing UB and affiliated programs on social media and design flyers using Canva.
- Coplanned COVID-19 Opening the World livestreams on social media to educate the community about COVID-19.
- Updated and maintained website and sub-websites
U-Beyond Fellow
American Medical Response
https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-medical-response-1
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Advanced EMT
Interpreters Unlimited, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/interpreters-unlimited-inc-
▪ Facilitating patient-provider conversations in person and through telephone.
▪ Volunteering at various refugee clinics around Atlanta.
Greater Atlanta Area
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Medical Interpreter - Contractor
David Lynn's Lab
- Authored an improved amino acid synthesis lab procedure, increasing product yield from 25% to ~90% 
- Utilized various analytical machinery and separation techniques: IR Spectroscopy, MALDI, NMR, and TEM; HPLC, liquid-liquid extraction, and silica gel column extraction.
- Used Solid State Peptide Synthesizer to make KLVFFA (nucleating core for amyloid) and its derivatives to determine the impact of amino acid side chain length on nanotube formation.
- Presented the project to peers and professionals at the Emory Spring Undergraduate Symposium.
Emory University
Undergraduate Intern
Emory Without Borders
- Initiated a program to match Emory undergraduates with medical student mentors and volunteer at refugee clinics in Atlanta.
- Provided Quality Improvement training to members through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Greater Atlanta Area
Founder and President
Scholarly Inquiry and Research (SIRE)
- Presented a poster on Huntington’s Disease astrocytes modeling to a group of professionals, faculty, and peers at the Emory undergraduate symposium.
- Attended a weekly class on research skills, communication, and research poster development.
Greater Atlanta Area
Research Fellow
Yerkes Primate Center
https://www.linkedin.com/company/yerkes-primate-center
- Modeled Huntington’s Disease by differentiating progenitor cells into astrocytes.
- Analyzed data by counting cells and running statistical tests to determine the significance of results.
- Presented a poster on this research project to a group of professionals, faculty, and peers at the Emory undergraduate symposium.
Greater Atlanta Area
Undergraduate Neuroscience Research Assistant
Student Council
Advocated for student needs and worked alongside high school administration to allow first-ever senior walks, on-campus outdoors lunch, providing ice cream to students, and fireworks to celebrate the graduating class.
Apalachee High School
President
MD/MBA - Doctor of Medicine and Master's of Business Administration
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Tufts University School of Medicine
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BA - Bachelor of Arts
Chemistry
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Emory University
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USA for United Nation's High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHCR World Refugee Day Storyteller 2021
Emory University
Emory University: Dean's List, Spring 2018
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Dean’s List, Summer 2017.
21CL
21st Century Leaders: Youth Ambassadors, 2015-2016.
21CL, 40 under 40
21st Century Georgia Youth Leadership Awardee.
Young Georgia Authors
Young Georgia Authors: State Finalist.
Georgia Laws of Life
Georgia Laws of Life essay scholarship: Honorable Mention.
Georgia Music Education Association
All-State Chorus: perfect score, 2015.
Health
You4Prevent
- Educating the community about common medical problem, like high blood pressure, by collaborating with a group of undergraduate, nursing, and medical students from Morehouse, Emory University, and Georgia State University. 
- Conducting educational activities about community health at various community events throughout the year.
Coleader
Education
Mentoring Initiative for New Americans (MINA)
- Mentoring refugee high school students through the college application process and helps them develop professional skills.
- Created a booklet guide illustrating the college application process to help underserved students access resources to succeed.
Mentor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-berger-362982187
San Francisco Bay Area
Olivia Berger
Incoming Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenna-ahdaya-905207123
Lilburn, GA
Jenna Ahdaya
Hearing Instrument Specialist at Audiology on Call | Atlanta’s Mobile Hearing Care Experts
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganeevsingh
Boston, MA
Ganeev Singh
MD/MBA Candidate at Tufts University School of Medicine
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bauer-398756164
Nashville, TN
James Bauer
Research Assistant
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-schindler-3a2771180
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Nicole Schindler
Medical Student at Duke University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-varner-7b01b2142
Oberlin, OH
Joel Varner
Site Supervisor at ADDICTION OUTREACH CLINIC, LTD
https://www.linkedin.com/in/presley-west
Anchorage, AK
Presley West
Project & Communications Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-niu
Washington, DC
Kevin Niu
Analyst at Cornerstone Research
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdugle
Seattle, WA
James Dugle
Software Engineer at Microsoft
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New York, NY
Elyse Thompson
Master of Applied Science Candidate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davida-halev
San Francisco, CA
Davida Halev
Community Manager at Black Sheep Foods
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmie-cohen613
Atlanta, GA
Emmie Cohen
Incoming Analyst at The Dedham Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-busch-150350b9
Atlanta, GA
Jake Busch
District Intern for Congresswoman Lucy McBath at U.S. House of Representatives
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndsey-garbee-844a81a7
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Lyndsey Garbee
Consultant at Simon-Kucher & Partners
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelinnes1
Atlanta, GA
Michael Innes
Incoming Analyst at Applied Value Group LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivani-mehta-513843178
Atlanta, GA
Shivani Mehta
Recent Graduate looking for Full-Time Opportunities
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindley-hall-04577121b
Atlanta, GA
Lindley Hall
Student at Emory University
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Mesa, AZ
Tram Bui
Certified Medical Interpreter (CMI-Vietnamese)
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