Arvin Ardakani

In progress

Summa Cum Laude · GPA 4/4 · Dean’s Honours List

• Observership across adult and emergency psychiatry, spanning inpatient and acute crisis settings.
• Observed psychiatric assessments, including history-taking and the Mental Status Examination (MSE).
• Developed understanding of risk assessment and crisis stabilization in the emergency department.
• Participated in multidisciplinary team discussions with psychiatry, nursing and allied health.

• Rotations across geriatric and emergency psychiatry at the Major Mackenzie and Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital sites.
• Learned approaches to geriatric psychiatric care, including cognitive assessment and delirium vs. dementia.
• Observed management of late-life mood and behavioural disorders within multidisciplinary teams.

• Independently conducted psychiatric interviews and presented findings and clinical impressions to the supervising physician.
• Documented patient interactions and prepared structured clinical notes for referral back to family physicians.
• Developed biopsychosocial formulations and differential diagnoses across mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders.
• Practiced patient-centred communication, rapport-building and risk assessment with attention to confidentiality.

• Attended Adult Therapeutic Court (ATC) sessions at the Ontario Court of Justice and observed rehabilitation-focused forensic outcomes.
• Practiced forensic psychiatric interviewing under supervision, including consent and patient-centred communication with accused individuals.
• Learned to communicate medico-legal limits (e.g. limited confidentiality) and completed structured MSE documentation.
• Developed applied understanding of Fitness to Stand Trial.

• Rotations in vascular & breast surgery, general & emergency medicine, ENT, cardiology and neurology.
• Led history-taking, physical examinations and interpretation of ECGs, CT scans and laboratory investigations.
• Assisted in surgical procedures including vascular bypass and breast resections, across pre-, intra- and post-operative care.
• Collaborated within multidisciplinary teams of surgeons, physicians, nurses, physiotherapists and radiologists.

• Independently conducted consultations, including comprehensive history-taking and physical examinations.
• Developed differential diagnoses and presented clinical reasoning and management plans.
• Performed venipuncture and administered immunizations, and interpreted investigations (bloods, X-rays, ultrasounds, MRIs, CTs).
• Provided patient education on chronic conditions including dyslipidemia and diabetes.

• Gained experience in chronic disease management and preventive healthcare (hypertension, diabetes, asthma).
• Educated patients on lifestyle modification and preventive measures.
• Supported documentation, diagnostic coding and interpretation of laboratory results.

• Supported recovery of post-surgical patients with rehabilitation exercises and emotional support.
• Helped manage patient records and coordinate care in a high-volume surgical environment.

• Investigated molecular mechanisms contributing to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ASD-linked signaling pathways.
• Conducted behavioural experiments on lab mice and gained proficiency in PCR.
• Analyzed large datasets in Excel and SAS; presented findings at weekly lab meetings.

• Evaluated leadership-training programs using qualitative and quantitative data.
• Conducted literature reviews and administered surveys to 200+ students.
• Presented program-improvement recommendations to faculty.