Josh Nesbit
FrontlineSMS Health Ambassador, 2008-2009 Donald A. Strauss Scholar, 2008 Haas Summer Fellow. Human BIology major - AC: International Health and Bioethics. Honors thesis - "Exploring Treatment Initiation for HIV-Positive Children in Rural Malawi."
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://www.jopsa.org |
| Industries: | Health, Information Technology, Internet |
| Skills: | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management, Negotiation, Public speaking, Writing |
| Location: | Stanford, CA |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Trading services |
| Tags: | community health networks, hiv testing and treatment access, mobiles and appropriate tech in global healthcare, moral philosophy, social and community health psychology |
| Schools: | Stanford University |
FEATURED STARTUP
Medic Mobile
Medic Mobile
A cellphone software package for community health workers in developing countries that provides electronic medical records, patient tracking and updates, and a $1 CD4 diagnostic and beyond...
- Startup type: Competition Entry
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Mobiles in Malawi |
| Position: | Project Manager |
| Time period: | May 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Mobiles in Malawi, a project connecting remote patients to St. Gabriel’s Hospital using text-messaging |
| Employer: | Stanford University |
| Position: | Resident Assistant (RA) |
| Time period: | December 2007 - November 2009 |
| Description: | Resident Assistant (RA) at Stanford University, 2008 - 2009 academic year, supervised by Nathaniel Boswell |
| Employer: | JNC Studios |
| Position: | Founder |
| Time period: | December 2006 - November 2008 |
| Description: | Founder of JNC Studios - book cover art for OakTara publishing house, 2007 - 2008 |
| Employer: | Hazardous waste disposal initiative |
| Position: | Co-creator |
| Time period: | May 2007 |
| Description: | Co-creator of a hazardous waste disposal initiative for the central region of Malawi, now included in Ministry of Health national budget |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2004 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Human Biology, with Honors, BA |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Spent three weeks training with a professional soccer team, Coventry City FC, in Coventry, England. Spent four summers (2002-2005) competing in Portugal, England, Germany, Scotland, and Spain with DC United’s youth development squad. |
| Clubs: | • Co-Director of Play4Health - an organization that supports community health events in East Palo Alto. Play4Health, supported by a Youth Venture grant, uses Stanford student athletes to relay positive health messages and provide a link between the East Palo Alto community and Stanford’s abundant resources (2007 - present)
• Member of Stanford Nonprofits, partnering with Avenidas, a nonprofit focusing on Senior Citizens’ needs in the Bay Area (Spring 2008) • Coordinator of Stanford Men’s Soccer community service – a goalkeeper on the varsity team here at Stanford, I organize and oversee the team’s visits to the Forever Young Zone at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (2006 - present) • Summer of 2007 - volunteer work in rural Malawi; patient care and work with mobile HIV-testing and immunization clinics • Co-President of Partners Club at Loudoun Valley High School. Partners Club provides fun, social atmospheres for special needs students at my high school. Birthed during my high school career, Partners Club is still running and currently has its largest enrollment ever (2004 - 2005) • Volunteer goalkeeper coach for community soccer organizations (2003 - 05) |
| Awards: | • 2008-2009 Donald A. Strauss Scholarship
• 2008 Haas Summer Fellowship • FrontlineSMS Health Ambassador, announced at the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative (2008-present) • 2007 Stanford University Men’s Soccer Leadership Award |
Josh's Startups (1)
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Medic Mobile
A cellphone software package for community health workers in developing countries that provides electronic medical records, patient tracking and updates, and a $1 CD4 diagnostic and beyond...
Josh's Contacts (6)
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Lucky Gunasekara
2009 FrontlineSMS Ambassador, CGIU 2009, Sri Lankan-American, 25, Stanford University School of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics for the Developing World, $1 CD4, 2006 Fulbright Fellow, Applicant to BASES Social E-innovation contest.
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Isaac Holeman
After graduation in May, I will spend a year with FrontlineSMS:Medic developing software and implementing this tool with several hospitals in Malawi, eventually pursuing a career in academic medicine, informatics and global health.