Growing up, I have always been fascinated with the biological sciences. I excelled in those fields during my undergraduate years and was determined to become a physician. Starting medical school at the largest and most well known medical school in Iraq, the Faculty of Medicine, Anbar University, I was enamored while studying human physiology and anatomy. My fondness for medicine grew exponentially from that point, and upon graduation, I was ranked 6th out of 50 total graduates.
After graduation, I had the opportunity to work as a General Practitioner for two years at Al Anbar Teaching Hospital during wartime in Iraq, during which time I competently dealt with a myriad of complex acute and chronic medical cases as well as more importantly …show more content…
Not only was I exposed to many complex pediatric cases, but more importantly, I gained essential training for acute inpatient and outpatient management. I dealt as well with a wide diversity of children with disability of various etiologies. I have been in direct contact with many physiatrists and physical therapists in our multidisciplinary team who were managing efficiently variable disability cases. I am sure that my previous experience will serve as a major and integral part of my future physiatry training and it will be a solid base for my future interest to pursue a fellowship in pediatric rehabilitation.
In an effort to further advance my career, I moved to the United States, where I’ve had the opportunity to acquire extensive US clinical experience through externships with different physicians in many clinics in Houston, Texas.
Most recently, my immense passion for the ongoing scientific researches inspired me to seize an opportunity to work in the research center at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. The experience has greatly affirmed my interest in research opportunity and has added substantially to my experience and
After graduation, I had the opportunity to work as a General Practitioner for two years at Al Anbar Teaching Hospital during wartime in Iraq, during which time I competently dealt with a myriad of complex acute and chronic medical cases as well as more importantly …show more content…
Not only was I exposed to many complex pediatric cases, but more importantly, I gained essential training for acute inpatient and outpatient management. I dealt as well with a wide diversity of children with disability of various etiologies. I have been in direct contact with many physiatrists and physical therapists in our multidisciplinary team who were managing efficiently variable disability cases. I am sure that my previous experience will serve as a major and integral part of my future physiatry training and it will be a solid base for my future interest to pursue a fellowship in pediatric rehabilitation.
In an effort to further advance my career, I moved to the United States, where I’ve had the opportunity to acquire extensive US clinical experience through externships with different physicians in many clinics in Houston, Texas.
Most recently, my immense passion for the ongoing scientific researches inspired me to seize an opportunity to work in the research center at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. The experience has greatly affirmed my interest in research opportunity and has added substantially to my experience and