Resume - Dalhousie Health Informatics

							                                       Xin Guan
                 1867 Walnut Street, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 3S8
                                 (902) 431 – 3707
                                  guan@cs.dal.ca
                           http://www.cs.dal.ca/~guan


OBJECTIVE
      Design, modification, and implementation of databases, data warehousing,
         and data mining within health care; clinical care and health services
         management and research.


HIGHLIGHTS
      Extensive and varied experience in Oriental and Alternative medicine.
      Strong background in computer languages and operating systems.
      Reliable and hard working; able to work independently or as part of a team.


EDUCATION
      Master in Health Informatics ……………………….(09/2002 – currently)
      Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada


         Bachelor of Science, Computer Science……………...(09/1999 – 05/2002)
         University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada

         KEY RELATED COURSES
         Programming Languages
             Java, C, C++, VB, Perl, UML, HTML, XML, SQL, Assembly Language, Smalltalk.
         Operating Systems
             Windows 9X, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Unix, Linux.
         Software Packages
              Oracle 8-9i, SQL/Plus, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visual Studio, Rational Rose,
              Photoshop, MATLAB, Microsoft Office, etc.
         Projects and Research Topics
              *Electronic scheduling system for a small medical clinic
              *Website creation on buying and selling used books
              *Electronic Commerce: The E-Way for Business to E-Future
              *Object-Oriented Database Systems Current Applications and Future Development
              Trends
            Bachelor of Medicine, Chinese Medicine……………(09/1989 – 06/1994)
            HeBei Medical University, HeBei, China

            LEADERSHIP ROLES
            Served as class president for five years.
            HeBei province student leadership award
            Executive Director of Student Services Department, Student Association of HeBei Medical
            University.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
      Visiting Researcher…………………………...…………………….…1996-1998
      Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Institute, Westminster, CA, U.S.A
            Studied the effectiveness of acupuncture on pain relief and stomach cancer as well as the
            application of herbal medicine on stomach cancer.

            Instructor…………………………………..………………….…1994-1996
            Faculty of Chinese & Western Medicine, HeBei Medical University, HeBei,
            China
            Responsible for the academic studies of 85 first-year university students.
            Developed and implemented lesson plans accordingly.

           Assistant Researcher…………….…………………………….....1994-1996
           XingLong Medical Research Center, HeBei, China
            Investigated the therapeutic effect of combined Chinese medicine and western
            pharmacology on malignant cancer.

           Intern……………………………………………………..………1993-1994
           HeBei Medical University Hospital, HeBei, China
           Assessed and diagnosed diseases and prescribed medications.
           Served as a surgeon crew during operations.


EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

            Member of computer science man soccer-B team, Dalhousie University
            Member of university soccer team and volleyball team, HeBei Medical
               University, China

            Other interesting:
               Watching NBA; playing badminton, basketball, tennis, and table tennis;
                literature; traveling, photography.




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