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Avani Patel
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Avani K. Patel: Improving the culture of medicine

AMA member Avani K. Patel followed her grandfather’s message of pursuing a career in which she felt the joy he felt helping people.

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Bukky Ajagbe
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Bukky Ajagbe: Seeking diversity in medicine

AMA member Bukky Ajagbe strives to increase the number of minority medical students, while also addressing the needs of underserved communities.

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The members of A New Pear-spective (left to right): Brian Park, Kristin Pascoe, Randall Olmsted, Zach Solomon and Andres Espinoza.
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Medical students glimpse health disparities across the miles

The AMA Global Health Challenge allows medical students to work with patients abroad and gain invaluable experiences in global health.

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DO and MD licensing exams should be viewed equally, says AMA

As DO and MD residency programs come under the same umbrella for accreditation, their licensing exams should carry equal weight.

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Tamaan K. Osbourne-Roberts, MD
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Tamaan K. Osbourne-Roberts, MD: Treating patients, shaping policy

AMA member and family physician Tamaan K. Osbourne-Roberts, MD, sees policymaking an extension of Hippocratic Oath’s call to apply “all measures which are required.”

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Mark A. Kashtan, MD, MPH
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Mark A. Kashtan, MD, MPH: Maintaining empathy in the OR

AMA member and surgical fellow Mark A. Kashtan, MD, discovered the importance of empathy in a health care well before he became a physician.

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Nara Tashjian, a fourth-year medical student and MBA candidate
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Nara Tashjian: A full schedule of learning and activism

AMA member Nara Tashjian will graduate with a medical degree, an MBA, and experience as an advocate, free-clinic director and medical missionary.

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Sohayla Rostami, DO, a general surgery resident in New York
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Sohayla Rostami, DO: A supportive approach to patients, peers

AMA member Sohayla Rostami, DO, is deeply committed to creating a positive environment for her patients and colleagues.

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Aaron Wolbrueck, medical student
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Aaron Wolbrueck: 2 degrees and captain’s bars ahead

AMA member Aaron Wolbrueck will finish medical school as a DO, an MPH, and a captain committed to serving fellow members of the military.

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