Vincent J. Wong, MSc DTMPH BA Curriculum vitae
Personal Information
Location	Berlin, Germany
Email	vincent[at]vincentjwong.com vincentjwong[at]gmail.com
Work Experience
Dates	3.2007 – Present
Client/Employer	Threeview GmbH and Swiss Paraplegic Research Nottwil-Switzerland
Main activities	Medical Writer: case study development and writing on the World Health Organization's ICF application in para- and tetraplegia patient rehabilitation
Position	Consultancy
Dates	6.2005 – Present
Client	World Health Organization – Department of HIV/AIDS Geneva, Switzerland
Type of sector	Public Health - HIV Prevention
Position	Consultancy
Main activities and responsibilities	I have been engaged with the HIV Treatment and Prevention and Scale-up Unit to help accomplish the following: - Policy development and drafting of WHO Guidance on Provider-initiated HIV Testing and Counselling and HIV testing policy; - Development of country policy guidance, annotated referencing, summary reports on operational challenges to HIV testing and counseling provision to children and infants with a focus on orphans and other children at risk; - Development and writing of case study illustrating best practices in the area of children and HIV testing - Online resource development for HIV testing and counselling toolkit in the area of children and testing.
	2.2005 – 12.2005
	Institute for Tropical Medicine, Charité Medical School – Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
	University - administration
	Program coordinator, Erasmus Mundus scholarship for MSc. in International Health
	Organization, coordination and administration of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship for the European Masters of Science program in International Health for the program’s eight partner universities (Amsterdam, Berlin, Bergen, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, London, Stockholm).
	7.2004 – 9.2004
	World Health Organization – Department of HIV/AIDS Geneva, Switzerland
	Public Health - HIV Prevention
	Internship
	Worked within the HIV treatment, prevention and scale-up team on projects within WHO’s “3 by 5” program: Writing and resource development for HIV testing and counseling online toolkit; participated on review panel for orientation program for HIV/AIDS in young people; assisted in drafting WHO policy paper on the universal offer of HIV counseling and testing; assisted in troubleshooting data collection processes for country health mapping project for VCT; Initiated project planning for a global VCT technical expertise database
	1.2004 – 6.2005
	Diagenics International Corporation Düsseldorf, Germany
	Biotechnology
	Consultant – clinical study monitor
	Ensured quality standards as clinical evaluation study monitor at multiple study sites for a cardiac ischemia diagnostic ELISA; consultancy for CE and FDA approval processes; technical translation (German to English) ; Representation at the MEDICA Conference, Düsseldorf, Germany in 2004 and 2006.
	8.2004 – 4.2005
	Health Focus GmbH Potsdam, Germany
	Health sector – public health consultancy
	Consultant
	Editing, authoring and development of an online basic course on HIV/AIDS and the global pandemic; Editorial assistance for the Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission Medical Rehabilitation Implementation Manual
	1.2000 – 9.2003
	German-American Institute for Applied Biomedical Research (GAIFAR GmbH) Hermannswerder 15, D-14437 Potsdam, Germany
	Biotechnology, Public Health
	Executive Assistant / Research Biologist
	Interdisciplinary responsibilities included establishing and developing partnerships with NGOs, clinical partners and governmental and private sectors; training and education for voluntary HIV counseling and testing centers in Russia, Ghana, Rep. of Congo, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire; liaison for clinical studies of diagnostics worldwide; carried out internal clinical and field studies of HIV diagnostics; Research and development of rapid HIV diagnostic systems; assisted in writing and editing the book HIV/AIDS: new and specific approaches to contain the spread of HIV in developing countries
	9.1997 – 4.2000
	Veterinary Surgical Associates 1410 Monument Blvd, Concord, California, USA
	Medical - Veterinary
	Veterinary surgical nurse / anesthetist
	Veterinary anesthetist, surgical assistance (orthopedic, neurological and soft tissue surgery), pre- and post-operative care, radiography, client communication and education
	1987 - 1997
	Pets Unlimited Veterinary Hospital 2343 Fillmore St., San Francisco, California, USA
	Medical - Veterinary
	Emergency shift nursing supervisor
	Responsible for team management and coordination in ensuring patient care, specific skills in veterinary emergency nursing and small animal critical care
Education and training
Dates	12.2003 – 7.2005
Title of qualification awarded	Masters of Science - International Health Final Overall Grade: A - Excellent
Institution providing education and training	Institute of Tropical Medicine – Charité Medical School, Humboldt and Free University, Berlin, Germany
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered	International Health – focus on HIV and HIV prevention (Thesis: Descriptive study of HIV voluntary counseling and testing in the Accra metro district, Ghana); courses: health system project planning and management (ZOPP), experimental epidemiology, health in emergencies, psychosocial interventions in war-affected populations, vaccinology, malariology, culture and psychopathology, clinical management of HIV, epidemiology of HIV, epidemiology of TB
	9.2003 – 12.2003
	Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Public Health
	Institute of Tropical Medicine – Charité Medical School, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
	Coursework in: epidemiology and statistics, research methodology, major endemic diseases, health policy and planning, health economics
	1.1991 – 8.1995
	Bachelor of Arts - Integrative Biology
	University of California at Berkeley, USA
	Coursework in: general biology, biochemistry, genetics, neurobiology, cell biology, anatomy, physiology, medical entomology, plant diversity, forensic pathology, sociology, psychology, physics, organic chemistry, calculus, French, philosophy, astronomy, rhetoric
	1995 - 1996
	Registered Veterinary Technician State Certification
	State of California Department of Consumer Affairs
	Veterinary technology – small animal emergency and critical care, anesthesiology, surgical assistance, small animal nursing
Personal skills and competencies
Mother tongue	English
Other languages	German
• Reading skills	Very good
• Writing skills	Good
• Verbal /comprehension skills	Fluent
Community Service / Volunteerism	- 1990-98 KALX Radio, Berkeley, California – programmer, DJ, producer, music department interview coordinator - 1995-97 San Francisco General Hospital – Emergency Room Volunteer
Technical skills and competencies	- Computer Systems: Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS (X/9) - Software proficiencies: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SPSS 11.0, Hyper Research (qualitative analysis), Dreamweaver website development, internet research methods - Technical proficiencies: Biodot blotting machines (incl. troubleshooting), microscopy, radiography (incl. digital), laboratory methodology (ELISAs, Western Blot, PCR, etc.) - Basic knowledge: EpiInfo, STATA, Photoshop
Artistic skills and competencies	- Eight years - radio producer, interviewer, DJ. KALX Radio - One year working with the machine performance-artist group Survival Research Laboratories, San Francisco, California, basic metalwork, welding, etc
Additional information	Further references available upon request