My Curriculum Vitae:


DEREK JON SCHOLES, BS, RDN

Medical Student


Education

Medical Education

Howard University College of Medcine

Jul. 2020 - May 2024

Degree: M.D., May 2024


Graduate Education

Graduate - Utah State University

Masters in Dietetic Administration

May 2023 - May 2024

Degree: M.D.A., May 2024


Graduate Certificate - Utah State University

Dietetic Internship

Aug. 2019 - Apr. 2020


Undergraduate Education

Undergraduate - Brigham Young University

Dietetics

Jan. 2016 - May 2019

Degree: B.S., May 2019


Undergraduate - Utah State University

Dietetics

Aug. 2012 - Apr. 2013

Work Experience

IT Student Representative

Howard University College of Medicine

Help each class with IT needs and computer/recording setup.

Jul. 2021 - Jun. 2022


Custodial Student Lead

Brigham Young University

Supervise student workers and perform assigned custodial tasks during hours 4 am to 8 am.

Jun. 2018 - Jul, 2019


Respite Foster Care

Utah Youth Village

Cared for two teenagers within the foster program while their foster parents were gone.

Apr. 2018 - Dec. 2018


Caterer

Landmark II Catering

Prepared food, washed dishes, sanitized kitchen, stored food, served clientele. Coordinated events and other employees.

Dec. 2015 - Sep. 2018


Lifeguard/Swim Instructor

Logan Aquatic Center

Lifeguard at and outdoor and indoor pool and taught swim lessons to children.

Summer of 2012 & 2013

Medical Experience

Ultrasound Patient Volunteer

Howard University Hospital

Volunteered at 8-9 practice sessions for POCUS training of Howard University Hospital residents as a patient volunteer. I was present for pulmonary, cardiac, renal, bladder, and other modes of ultrasound and was able to participate in the provided courses.

Mar. 2022 - Oct. 2022


Volunteer

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center (UVRMC)

Volunteered at the local hospital's Information desk for three months and the Emergency Department for another three months, as well as same-day surgery. My purpose was to help patients find their appointments, take them to CT, x-ray, or MRI, and help comfort patients and families while they were at the hospital.

Dec. 2016 - Sep. 2017, May 2019 - Apr. 2020


Multidisciplinary Shadowing

Central Utah Surgical Center

Shadowed an orthopedic surgeon (MD) at the Central Utah Surgical Center. Saw wrist bone removals, reattaching muscles, placing rods in broken bones, and removal of metal plates. In addition, shadowed an ophthalmologist (MD) at the Central Utah Surgical Center where he performed cataract removals. The process he used was phacoemulsification and then the implantation of the intraocular lens.


Cardiology Shadowing

Revere Health & UVRMC

Shadowed a cardiac surgeon (MD) mostly in consultations at Revere Health, and 2 hours watching a heart catheterization.


Gastroenterology Shadowing

Central Utah Surgical Center & UVRMC

Shadowed a gastroenterologist (MD). 2 hours were in normal consultations at Revere Health with the other 18 hours in procedures such as colonoscopies and endoscopies at UVRMC and the Central Utah Surgical Center.


Medical Translating

Community Health Connect

I translated medical appointments under direction of Community Health Connect in a non-certified position. This organization helped immigrants and low-income individuals receive medical assistance and provided free translation services to the Spanish and Portuguese speaking populations. I helped translate in both languages.


Community Service

Membership and Financial Clerk

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Manage membership records and all financial aspects of the local Spanish congregation. This entails transferring records into and out of the unit, creating records, and associating records with all financial donations. In addition, I submit reimbursements, create and sign checks, aid in humanitarian funds disbursement, and verify that all offerings and donations are properly recorded and deposited in a timely manner.

Feb. 2022 - Current


Executive Secretary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Established appointments for the local English congregation leader to meet with members. I also created agendas and took notes at all the meetings with the organization’s leadership.

Nov. 2020 - Feb. 2022


Homeless Food Service

Food and Care Coalition

Participated in food preparation and serving. The goal of the kitchen at the Food and Care Coalition is to feed the poor and the hungry. I served mostly during lunch and twice for dinner. This service was aimed to help the homeless in Utah County, Utah.

Apr. 2019 - Jul. 2019


Dietetics Service

Student Dietetic Association

Prepared meals to be taken to hungry families and helped plan some future volunteer activities. This was through the Student Dietetic Association at Brigham Young University.

Sep. 2017 - Apr. 2019


Menu Organization

Meals on Wheels

Updated the menu items list on the State of Utah's food database for the Utah County Meals on Wheels program. The database is known as ESHA. The recipes were received from the chefs at different locations, entered information into the database, and sent for review by the state dietitian.

Nov. 2018 - Dec. 2018


Sorter/Restocker

Utah County Food Pantry

Helped organize and restock food items at the local food pantry.

Sep. 2018 - Oct. 2018


Visiting the Elderly

Adopt a Grandparent

Visit the elderly in nursing homes. Talked with them and helped them with phone calls or moving things in their rooms. Visits occurred once per week.

Sep. 2016 - Apr. 2017


Construction

Rural Housing Construction

Rural Housing Development was a service club at Brigham Young University. The purpose of this club was to help a local construction company that was assigned to help low-income families build houses in rural areas. Our duties were to clean and organize sites during and after house construction.

Sep. 2016 - Apr. 2017


Proselyting Mission

Mexico Tijuana Mission

I lived in Mexico for two years and gave service through the Mexico Tijuana Mission. I gave about 10 hours in community service through house construction, park renovation, 5 hours in helping people relocate, 5 hours of teaching English, and 10 hours of teaching addiction recovery lessons. In addition, each day had dedicated time to teach religious material.

Nov. 2013 - Oct. 2015

Research

Pediatric GI Research Trainee

Children's National Medical Center - Gastroenterology

Patient search and EMR data extraction. Determination if patients qualify to be part of the study which includes Infliximab treatment.

Jul. 2023 - Current


GI Research Trainee

Howard University College of Medicine

Created a research question and abstract with the help of a GI attending and used the 2018 Health Information National Trends Survey to obtain and organize data to determine how ethnicity and education affects the rate of colorectal cancer screening.

Mar. 2023 - Current


Research Assistant

Howard University College of Medicine

Led/coordinated patient communication to obtain information for current research projects about COVID and GI symptoms. In addition, I contacted mostly the Hispanic patients and was involved in some data extraction from the EMR. Through this effort I obtained my name on five publications.

Oct. 2020 - May 2021


Microbiology Lab Assistant

Brigham Young University

Studied phage and found new phage that infect the bacteria Sinorhizobium Meliloti. Performed serial dilutions, used aseptic techniques, and sanitized.

Feb. 2017 - Oct. 2017


Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Ashktorab H, Pizuorno A, Adeleye F, Laiyemo A, Dalivand MM, Aduli F, Sherif ZA, Oskrochi G, Angesom K, Oppong-Twene P, Challa SR, Okorie N, Moon ES, Romos E, Jones-Wonni B, Kone AM, Rankine S, Thrift C, Scholes D, Ekwunazu C, Banson A, Mitchell B, Maskalo G, Ross J, Curtis J, Kim R, Gilliard C, Ahuja G, Mathew J, Gavin W, Kara A, Hache-Marliere M, Palaiodimos L, Mani VR, Kalabin A, Gayam VR, Garlapati PR, Miller J, Chirumamilla LG, Jackson F, Carethers JM, Kamangar F, Brim H. Correction: Symptomatic, clinical and biomarker associations for mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients enriched for African Americans. BMC Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 29;22(1):712. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07699-3. Erratum for: BMC Infect Dis. 2022 Jun 17;22(1):552. PMID: 36038841; PMCID: PMC9421109. (Link to Publication)

Ashktorab H, Folake A, Pizuorno A, Oskrochi G, Oppong-Twene P, Tamanna N, Mehdipour Dalivand M, Umeh LN, Moon ES, Kone AM, Banson A, Federman C, Ramos E, Awoyemi EO, Wonni BJ, Otto E, Maskalo G, Velez AO, Rankine S, Thrift C, Ekwunazu C, Scholes D, Chirumamilla LG, Ibrahim ME, Mitchell B, Ross J, Curtis J, Kim R, Gilliard C, Mathew J, Laiyemo A, Kibreab A, Lee E, Sherif Z, Shokrani B, Aduli F, Brim H. COVID-19 among African Americans and Hispanics: Does gastrointestinal symptoms impact the outcome? World J Clin Cases. 2021 Oct 6;9(28):8374-8387. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i28.8374. PMID: 34754847; PMCID: PMC8554449. (Link to Publication)

Ashktorab H, Pizuorno A, Adeleye FO, Laiyemo AO, Dalivand MM, Aduli F, Sherif ZA, Oskrochi G, Angesom K, Oppong-Twene P, Challa SR, Okorie NC, Moon ES, Ramos EL, Jones-Wonni B, Kone AM, Rankine S, Thrift C, Ekwunazu CC, Scholes D, Banson A, Mitchell B, Maskalo G, Ross JD, Curtis J, Kim R, Gilliard C, Ahuja G, Mathew J, Gavin W, Kara A, Hache-Marliere M, Palaiodimos L, Mani VR, Kalabin A, Gayam V, Garlapati P, Miller J, Chirumamilla LG, Ahangarzadeh F, Bina B, Jackson FL, Carethers JM, Kamangar F, Brim H. SA1000: Diarrhea, elevated AST, and elevation of inflammatory related biomarkers is a predictor for mortality in minority hospitalised covid-19 patients. Gastroenterology. 2022 May;162(7):S-279. doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(22)60661-9. Epub 2022 Jun 16. PMCID: PMC9212284. (Link to Publication)

Brim H, Oppong-Twene P, Tamanna N, Ibrahim ME, Umeh LN, Moon ES, Kone AM, Banson A, Federman C, Aduli F, Laiyemo AO, Adeleye FO, Dalivand MM, Shokrani B, Oskrochi G, Pizuorno A, Kibreab A, Nikdel S, Awoyemi E, Scholes D, Lee EL, Sherif ZA, Ashktorab H. Fr101 Covid19 patients in a tertiary hospital in washington dc: effects of comorbidities and gastrointestinal symptoms on outcome. Gastroenterology. 2021 May;160(6):S-219. doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(21)01264-6. Epub 2021 May 10. PMCID: PMC8108291. (Link to Publication)

Non-Peer Reviewed Online Publication

Ashktorab H, Adeleye F, Oppong-Twene P, Tamanna N, Dalivand MM, Pizuorno A, Oskrochi G, Umeh LN, Moon ES, Kone AM, Banson A, Federman C, Mathew J, Ramos E, Scholes D, Awoyemi EO, Ibrahim ME, Laiyemo AO, Kibreab A, Lee EE, Shokrani B, Aduli F, Sherif ZA, Brim H. Disparity in the COVID-19 Era: Elevated Liver Enzymes, Ferritin, CRP, D-Dimer, and Age are Predictive Markers of Outcomes Among COVID-19 African Americans and Hispanic Patients (2/4/2021). (Link to Publication)

Poster Presentations

Hartmann B., Trevino N., Scholes D., Poddar V., Larbi D., McDonald-Pinkett S., Laiyemo A.O.. (2023, May 06). Obesity and quality of healthcare professionals' communications during routine healthcare visits [Poster presented]. DC ACP Poster and Podium Competition/Washington, DC, USA.

Trevino N., Hartmann B., Scholes D., Poddar V., Larbi D., McDonald-Pinkett S., Laiyemo A.O.. (2023, May 06). Giving care to caregivers: An analysis of the perception of caregivers about their health in the United States [Poster presented]. DC ACP Poster and Podium Competition/Washington, DC, USA.

Scholes D., Trevino N., Hartmann B., Scott V., Kibreab A., Howell C., Aduli F., Laiyemo A.O.. (2023, October 24). Educational Status and Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Hispanics in the United States [Poster WILL BE presented]. ACG 2023 Annual Meeting/Vancouver, BC, CAN.


Extracurricular Activities

Business Founder

Gastrointestinal Nutrition Therapy

Founder of Gastrointestinal Nutrition Therapy and creator/designer of the website. This all began when I took a class on web development and decided to create a site for sharing nutritional therapy of gastrointestinal disorders with the hope to create a larger business model that includes consultations and interaction with clients. I am using my current title of dietitian to manage the site and with apply my medical title once obtained. https://www.ginutritiontherapy.com/team.html

Jun. 2023 - Current


CMDA President

Christian Medical and Dental Association - HUCM

Led the HUCM CMDA and provided opportunities for group study, support, and communication to help spiritually and mentally uplift interested students.

Nov. 2022 - Current


Medical Spanish Teacher

Latino Medical Student Association - HUCM

Prepared and taught Spanish courses to medical students interested in learning medical Spanish.

Aug. 2021 - May 2022


Languages

English: Native/functionally native.

  • I converse easily and accurately in all types of situations. Native speakers, including the highly educated, may think that I am a native speaker, too.

Spanish: Native/functionally native.

  • I converse easily and accurately in all types of situations. Native speakers, including the highly educated, may think that I am a native speaker, too.

Portuguese: Advanced.

  • I speak very accurately, and I understand other speakers very accurately. Native speakers have no problem understanding me, but they probably perceive that I am not a native speaker.

Memberships

American College of Physicians

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition

Christian Medical and Dental Association

Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine


Certifications/Licensure

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, 05/31/2030

BLS Certified, 07/31/2024