Arif Mahmud

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About Arif Mahmud

Responsible for oversight and management of program evaluation of Tuberculosis (TB) programs, collaborating with 30 local health departments, eight regional health departments, four binational TB programs, and 151 correctional facilities throughout the state of Texas- Develop program goals, serve as subject matter expertise, provide technical expertise, and provide strategic direction for the correctional TB screening program and program evaluation of TB and Hansen's disease in Texas- Serve as the program evaluation focal point of Texas for TB and HD programs and ensure process improvement and quality assurance of programmatic performance. Serving as the steering committee member of TB PEN (Tuberculosis Program Evaluation Network)- Worked as a Medical Research Specialist at the Healthcare Safety Unit of Texas DSHS. Managed antimicrobial-resistant (AR) and Multidrug Resistant Organism (MDRO) surveillance systems for Texas by ensuring AR/MDRO investigation, planning, developing, monitoring, evaluating, and remediating MDRO disease reporting; managing AR/MDRO disease data; and performing appropriate data analysis to standards- Taught Personnel and Community Health, Global Public Health, and Health Research Methodologies - I course as a Lecturer at the School of Community Health and Policy at Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD.(January 2020 to May 2021, August 2024 - current))- Public Health Expert with more than 15 years of experience in design, development, monitoring, and implementation of community and hospital-based programs, including research, program management, capacity building, and program operations, including more than five years of epidemiological investigation- Experienced in managing large community and hospital surveillance systems, monitoring and evaluating extensive population-based studies, and coordinating multi-site, multi-country research projects, including clinical trials and population-based studies- Published 20 papers in peer-reviewed journals as coauthor, working on four manuscripts, including two first-authored publications- Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication, and analytical skills- Experienced in creating the database and managing datasets by data cleaning, identifying problems, and resolving internal inconsistency. Merge, design, and perform statistical analysis, including regression analysis.