Medical school

Novelist Henry Miller stated, “One’s destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things.” With becoming a physician as my destination, my journey in medicine began with my birth in India. As one of the only female physicians in her district, my grandmother introduced me to many patients who were unable to…

A two page statement of purpose explaining how the program will facilitate the achievement of an applicant’s professional goals is required. Why are you a good fit for the program, and your educational goals and expectations from the program, especially how the completion of the certificate will contribute to your professional or personal development? The…

An exam room had just opened up. I picked up the next file and brought in the patient to record his vitals and concerns. Inside the room, he smiled and told me he didn’t speak English. There was only one translator available that day, and she was busy working with the physicians. I smiled back…

Darfur is a one of the most naturally beautiful and culturally rich Sudanese states. Unfortunately, it is well known for its longstanding conflicts and huge humanitarian crisis. This had adversely affected its health system and led to sever doctor’s shortage and poor medical establishments. Driven by my sense of adventure and passion to help less…

As Maya Angelou once said “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter many defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” Graduating in 2001 as a medical student, I thought…

When I enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine in childhood motivation to help people and reduce pain and suffering in 2012, I was not aware that medicine will become life itself for me. Years of basic education began, many books contain endless numbers of diseases that I have to know in every detail, each lecture…

I have never envisioned myself becoming a doctor. I was always fascinated by numbers as a child, and I initially aspired to be a mathematician. But in life, every life-changing decision is accompanied by a life-changing event. My plan suddenly changed when, as a teenager, I saw my friend who died while we were playing….