This document is a resume for Andrew J. Savino that outlines his education and experience. He received his MD from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has a BA in History from the University of Pennsylvania. His experience includes clinical research assisting in neurology and psychiatry departments and internships in an editor role and in the University of Pennsylvania's Office of the General Counsel. He has also engaged in community work as a teacher and tutor at West Philadelphia High School.

1. Andrew J. Savino
andrewjsavino@gmail.com
786 Allison Ct.
Moorestown, NJ 08057 856-905-6413 Cell
Education
8/2014 - Present
5/2013 - 5/2014
PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
MD Program
BRYN MAWR COLLEGE BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA
Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Psychiatry/Neurology Focus Group Leader
9/2008-5/2012 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude in History, (Minor in English) May 2012
GPA 3.84/4.00
Awards: Summa Cum Laude. Deans List for Academic Achievement 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012. Awarded the American Education Research
Association’s (AERA) award for strong academic performance and research skills in the field of education (invited to attend the AERA Undergraduate Student Education
Research Training Workshop in New Orleans, April 2011).
Test Scores: SAT I Verbal (710/800), SAT I Math (760/800), SAT I Writing (720/800); SAT II Math I (700/800); ACT Composite Score (32/36); Praxis ENG LANG LIT
0041 (193/200); Praxis ENG LANG LIT 0043 (165/200); Praxis MATHEMATICS 0069 (195/200)
Experience
9/2013-5/2014 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Clinical Research Assistant. Assisted in launching a new research project with Dr. Michael McGarvey at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The project will
examine transcortical motor evoked potentials (MEP) and their ability to predict neuropathy of the facial nerve after brain surgery.
10/2012-4/2013 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Clinical Research Assistant. Supported studies conducted by Robert Schnoll, Ph.D. and Caryn Lerman, Ph.D. in the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine
Addiction (CIRNA) at the University of Pennsylvania. Primary duties included: research study participant evaluation including physical examination; collecting behavioral
and epidemiological data according to protocol; assisting with participant visits; recruiting patients from oncology clinics in the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine; and
collecting, storing, and shipping biological samples.
7/2012-9/2012 BOMB MAGAZINE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Digital Archiving and Editorial Assistant. Assisted BOMB with its website expansion, indexing and archive completion, and social media outreach. Utilized a full range of
editorial talents, including copy writing, fact checking, and proofreading, while exercising skills in layout design. Participated in strategic social media initiatives and received
on the job training in software and web coding. Published book review of Scott Hutchins’s novel A Working Theory of Love in the online portion of BOMB, known as
BOMBLOG. (Link to article: http://bombsite.com/issues/1000/articles/6837)
5/2011-5/2012 UPENN OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Intern. Worked in the University of Pennsylvania’s Office of the General Counsel under Claims Administrator Nancy F. VanTrieste and Senior Vice President & General
Counsel for the University of Pennsylvania & Penn Medicine Wendy S. White, Esq. Assisted in a data clean-up project as the Office migrated to a new claims management
system. Involved in reviewing approximately 15 years of historical data to confirm accuracy for future reporting within the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Attended and observed medical malpractice trials and arbitrations.
Summer 2010 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PROGRAM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Research Assistant. Conducted academic research with Dr. Bruce Newsome (Penn faculty) on his “Democracies at War” project. Collected evidence for the capabilities and
funding of the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force for the period 1900-1950. The process of collection included the activities of: searching libraries’ archives for relevant
sources; reading relevant sources in the search for evidence; converting evidence into data; recording citations; and managing data and citations in a spreadsheet.
Community
1/2009-5/2009
9/2009-5/2010
9/2010-5/2011
WEST PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Assistant Teacher, Tutor and Student Mentor. Worked in West Philadelphia High School (WPHS) as a student mentor. Devised and implemented curricula for an Urban
Education class centered on improving the West Philadelphia community and changing the environment of the high school through public works.
Returned to WPHS as a student mentor. Devised and implemented curricula for an AP Community Development class centered on the history of West Philadelphia. Conducted
research with Mr. Neil Geyette on classroom attendance. Wrote a research paper on work completed in Mr. Geyette’s classroom, which was presented in an undergraduate
Urban Education class.
Returned to WPHS to aid students in a semester-long project as well as supplement the material taught by Professor John Puckett, Professor Elaine Simon, and Neil Geyette.

2. Andrew J. Savino
andrewjsavino@gmail.com
786 Allison Ct.
Moorestown, NJ 08057 856-905-6413 Cell
Personal
Achievements
Published a short story entitled “Liberté” in Stylus magazine, the literary and artistic journal for the medical and biomedical community at the University of Pennsylvania
(October, 2013).
Tutored a high school student who suffers from Post-Traumatic Brain Injury Syndrome in English literature and language. We read and analyzed JM Barrie’s Peter Pan novel
as a summer project (July-September 2013).
Published book review of Scott Hutchins’s novel A Working Theory of Love in the online portion of BOMB, known as BOMBLOG. (Link to article: http://bombsite.com/
issues/1000/articles/6837)
Wrote the poem entitled “The Nature of Skin” for the Penn Race Dialogue Project (PRDP, December 2010).
Wrote and published creative writing in Penn Appétit magazine (Fall 2010) (Link to issue: http://issuu.com/pennappetit/docs/penn_appetit_-_fall_2010).
Studied abroad: English literature in London, UK. Received academic credit from the University of Pennsylvania (2009).
Wrote and self-published a collection of my own creative writing entitled Coffeetalk (2008).