Charles Sawaya

MD/MPH candidate at Upstate Medical Univeristy

Greater Syracuse-Auburn Area

About

Experienced healthcare team member with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Crisis Management, Multilingual, Negotiation, Communication, and Presentation Skills. .

Experience

  • Clinic Manager at Rahma Free Clinic
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Clinic Manager at Rahma Free Clinic, overseeing operations and programs to expand equitable healthcare access for uninsured and underserved patients in Syracuse.

  • Medical Student at Upstate Medical University
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • UC San Diego (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Research Assistant
      May 2023 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Tracing Asylum Seekers' Experience and Trajectory.

    • Associate Director University Link Medical Science Program 2023 Cohort
      May 2023 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • University Link Medical Science Program
      Jun 2021 - Jun 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • UC San Diego Health (3 yrs 6 mos)
    • Associate Researcher
      Jul 2022 - Jun 2025 · 3 yrs

      Researching and analyzing data sets from 20 Latin-American countries about the Social Determinants of Health (SDH) implicated in patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MISC)

    • Spanish Medical Interpreter
      Jan 2022 - Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Cuyamaca College (5 yrs 9 mos)
    • Tutor and Peer Mentor
      Sep 2020 - Jun 2025 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    • Laboratory Assistant
      Oct 2019 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • Teacher Assistant
      Oct 2019 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos