This document provides biographical and educational information about Shannon Adele Looney. It details her medical education at the Medical University of South Carolina where she received her Doctor of Medicine degree in 2016. It also outlines her extensive leadership experience, research experience, volunteer work, professional memberships and honors received.

1. Shannon Adele Looney
SSN: 8698 62 B Held Circle Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: 803-640-4015  E-Mail: shannon.adele13@gmail.com
Education
Doctor of Medicine 2016
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Baccalaureus Artium et Scientiae 2012
French, Medical Humanities, and Biology
University of South Carolina Honors College
Columbia, SC
summa cum laude
Emergency Medical Technician Basic Training 2011
Midlands Technical College; highest GPA in class
Languages
DALF C1 2011
French language proficiency degree awarded by the French government, with C1 as the second highest level.
Honors and Awards
 National Health Service Corps Scholarship
4 year full tuition scholarship in exchange for primary care service in poor communities
 Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society Member
 University of South Carolina President’s Honor Roll
 Carolina Scholar Scholarship
The University of South Carolina’s most prestigious 4-year scholarship for in-state students
 Fund for Theological Education Fellowship
 Alpha Epsilon Delta Honors Society Member
 Jessica Horton Outstanding New Student Leader Award
Recognizes a freshman actively involved in co-curricular activities at the University of South Carolina

2.  International Serteen of the Year Award
The highest honor conferred to an individual high school student by Sertoma International
Leadership
 Interprofessional Student Advisory Board Co-Chair 05/2014 – 05/2015
Led efforts to improve interprofessional education and outreach at MUSC
Redesigned the Interprofessional Education Fellowship to be more collaborative and participatory
 Student Interprofessional Society Public Relations Chair 05/2014 – 05/2015
Publicized events and served as the point person for representatives from each college
 CARES Clinic Referrals coordinator 06/2013 – 05/2014
Checked that referrals successfully happen for the clinic by following up with patients and physicians’
offices and by maintaining a spreadsheet
Maintained contracts with MUSC departments to insure low cost or free services to referred CARES
patients
 Relay for Life Team Captain 04/2010 and
04/2012
Organized fundraising efforts before and during the University of South Carolina’s Relay for Life event
Led the National Society of Collegiate Scholars’ effort to sponsor a survivor during the 2010 Relay
 Interfaith Service Organizer 10/2011 – 05/2012
Created social media outlet for various faith organizations to share service ideas
Attended International Association for Religious Freedom conference on interfaith relations
 Amnesty International USC President 08/2009 – 05/2010
Organized advocacy events for human rights and led chapter meetings
 VP of PACE, National Society of Collegiate Scholars 08/2009– 05/2010
Coordinated and participated in tutoring and outreach to younger students
Research Experience/Publications
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Presentation
Presented information on the student health coaching aspect of MUSC’s Fam Track program
Institute for Research, Education, and Training in Addictions, Medical Student
Fellowship
Researched and presented on cybersex addiction
Family Medicine Research Assistantship
o MUSC Family Medicine Clinic, Presented research at MUSC Research Day 2013
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3. o Surveyed patients on their perceptions of sputum color in relation to antibiotic expectations
o Evaluated executive function in diabetic patients
USC Honors College thesis on midwifery and pregnancy in West Africa
Undergraduate Assistantship in Psycholinguistics Lab
Work Experience
Day Camp Counselor
Fermata tennis and swim club 2011
Overnight Camp Counselor
Forestdale, Massachusetts 2009
Volunteer Experience
 Junior Girls Day Out Volunteer
Help teach underprivileged girls about healthy eating and exercise as they train for a 10k race
 CARES Clinic Volunteer
Attend a class including clinical skills labs and discussion on the medically underserved
Provide primary care for uninsured populations at a student-run free clinic
 Improved Access to Weight Management
Develop a curriculum to teach weight management skills to low income obese or overweight members
of the community and then implement that curriculum in a 10-week program
 MUSC Sugar Free Fall Festival
Annual festival offering sugar free snacks, games, and educational materials for diabetic children
 Charleston Area Children’s Garden Project
 Midlands Reading Consortium
Read with a second grader once a week for an academic year
Activities
 Safe Zone Training
Nationally accredited program to promote understanding and acceptance of the LGBTQ population
 National Coalition Building Institute
1-day diversity training workshop at MUSC
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4.  South Carolina Institute for Primary Care
Inaugural program to foster inter-professional dialogue between future primary care providers
 Fam Track
4 year MUSC program including clinical experience and monthly discussion related to family medicine
 Waring Library Society
Participate in monthly forums about medical history
 Worldviews in Medicine Dialogue
Meet for monthly sessions in which medical students and a faculty member consider case studies
concerning ethical dilemmas and cultural competency in medicine
 MUSC Alliance for Equality
 Study Abroad in Rennes, France
 Study Abroad in Bamako, Mali
 National Youth Leadership Forum for Medicine
Professional Memberships
 American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
 American Academy of Family Physicians
 American Psychiatric Association
 Family Medicine Interest Group
 Psychiatry Interest Group
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