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Abdelrahman Farag Abdelwahed

Med school: MAHSA University, Malaysia

Hometown: Cairo, Egypt

Hobbies: Playing and watching soccer, practicing martial arts (Karate, boxing, and Muay Thai), hiking, and video games

Interesting fact: First doctor in the family

Manahil Agha

Med School: Nova Southeastern University

Hometown: Cary, NC

Hobbies: Reading fiction, racket sports, baking, travel, anything to do with cats

Interesting Fact: I make and sell art based on my favorite novels

Lara Alrubaye

Hometown: Iraq

Medical school: Babylon University College of Medicine

Hobbies: fishing, traveling, biking, cooking, watching Turkish series

Interesting fact: “I have three chickens, two roosters, and two ducks. I’m planning to have a little farm at my  future home.”

Rami Basmaci

Med school: Istanbul Cerrahpasa university

Hometown: Syria – Turkey

Hobbies: music – video games – math (a nerdy hobby)

Interesting fact: I have an obsession with escape rooms, I went to an escape room in every town I have visited

Deniz Coskuner

Med school: Dokuz Eylul University

Hometown: Izmir, Turkey

Hobbies: Hiking, games, traveling, languages, going to the beach

Interesting fact: I played the potions master for several in-character terms (and real-life years!) on an online Harry Potter RPG-by-text website.

Clarimar Diaz Lopez

Med school: American University of Antigua

Hometown: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Hobbies: Drinking coffee 😄, Watch True Crime Shows, and Go to the beach

Interesting Fact: I love taking 15-minute power naps to recharge 😄 .

Mohamed Elganainy

Med School: Alexandria School of Medicine.

Hometown: Alexandria, Egypt.

Hobbies: Fitness, Basketball, and Travelling.

Interesting Fact: My first ever job was as a Fitness Trainer.

Khaled Elhusseiny

Medical School: Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt

Hometown: Damietta, Egypt

Hobbies: I enjoy outdoor activities, especially soccer and beach outings. However, my greatest joy comes from spending time with family and close ones.

Interesting fact: I have found a new passion for road trips—my longest was between Jacksonville, FL and Washington, DC, and back to Greenville, NC.

Abdallah Fahmawi

School: Jordan University of Science and Technology

Hometown: Amman, Jordan

Hobbies: Road trips, Board games, watching anime and series.

Interesting fact: I once went on a 10-hour drive with my friends, without a destination in mind, and it turned out to be the best road trip I’ve ever had.

Alina Faheem

Med School: Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan

Hometown: Melbourne, Australia

Hobbies: I enjoy working out, going on road trips and having deep conversations.

Interesting fact: I am a chai enthusiast and I also write poetry

Philip Giorgino

Med school:  Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine

Hometown:  Raleigh, NC

Hobbies:  Going to the gym, playing video games, cooking Italian food, fishing, hunting

Interesting fact:  I love visiting national parks!  My favorite is Denali National Park in Alaska; on one trip my family and I drove from Anchorage to Denali in an RV.

Adnan Hajjar

Abdulmalek Al Jafari

Medical School: Saint James School of Medicine

Hometown: Tikrit, Iraq.

Hobbies: Soccer, chess, table tennis, and video games.

Interesting fact: Since I was 12 years old, I have become addicted to reading a specific type of ancient Arabic poetry that was developed between the sixth and eighth centuries A.D.

Sarah Jahangir

Med school: Dhaka Medical College

Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Hobbies: Going on scenic road trips, traveling, photographing sunsets, and baking.

Interesting fact: I have a growing collection of souvenirs from different cities with my name on them.

Parnita Kesar

Medical school: Teaching University Geomedi, Tbilisi, Georgia

Hometown: Greensboro, NC

Hobbies: Trying to cook food from every cuisine, reading, hiking and taking pictures of my dog

Interesting fact: My name is technically Parineeta but it was written incorrectly on my birth certificate. I’m double-jointed and can recite almost every Taylor Swift song.

Romina Nomigolzar

Med school: Ross University

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

Hobbies: Playing volleyball, building puzzles, and playing the guitar

Interesting fact: I have a black belt in Taekwondo and make elaborate Halloween and balloon decors

Najiullah Omar

Medical School: Nangarhar University Faculty of Medicine

Hometown: Kabul, Afghanistan

Hobbies: Cricket, Reading, Watching Documentaries

Interesting Facts: Can Speak 6 languages

Ryan Restrepo

Medical School: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Hometown: South Bend, IN

Hobbies: 5k races, half marathons, skiing, auto mechanic work, motor racing

Interesting facts: During my free time I love to work on and race my turbo Mazda Miata race car!

Shiza Sarfraz

Med school: Quaid-E-Azam Medical College

Hometown: Multan , Pakistan

Hobbies: Gardening, cooking , thrifting vintage items, watching crime documentaries

Interesting facts:  As a kid, I won a competition for writing a children’s story in a kids’ magazine, using one of my nightmares as the plot.