Where are you from?

I was born in Pakistan and moved to New York at a young age. After completing my undergrad in NY, my family relocated to Austin, Texas where I worked as a high school math teacher.

Why did you come to Cahaba FMR?

Cahaba’s mission – providing care to underserved communities – aligns with my personal philosophy. I have lived and worked in similar communities, and would like to continue on this trajectory as a physician. In addition, during my interview, the environment was very supportive and friendly which further reinforced my decision to join the Cahaba family.

Undergrad:

State University of New York at Potsdam

Med School:

Dow International Medical College

What does your life look like outside of medicine? Reading, planting, listening to podcasts, watching crime detective series, and spending time with my family.

What is your favorite food to cook? I try to cook Mediterranean food and love to bake.

What is a destination you'd like to visit or live?

Antalya, Turkiye

What drives you?

People and their stories of resilience and perseverance.

What is your (current) post residency plan?

Rural Medicine. Academia.

Where are you from?

I hail from a suburb just north of Dallas, Texas where my brother and I grew up on the same street with all 14 of my cousins as we wreaked havoc on the neighborhood. Since then I've hopped around the Great State for school, living in Bryan-College Station and Fort Worth.

Why did you come to Cahaba FMR?

In undergrad I found a community of people who lived different than anyone I had met before. Their career aspirations, authenticity, vulnerability, and involvement in communities and each others' lives, was radically intentional as they strived to practice the way of Jesus. This kind of unselfish ambition was refreshing and inspiring. Simultaneously, I was exposed to experiences where I saw first-hand, the massive need of vulnerable populations overseas and within our own cities and how physicians used medicine to impact that disparity. These experiences solidified my decision to pursue medicine as a means to a greater end of seeing transformation in communities.

Cahaba UAB FMR embodies this kind of vision from the faculty to the residents to the administration. I came to Cahaba UAB FMR for their intentional community and kingdom-minded mission. I knew that here, I could grow into the kind of physician that is compassionate, thoughtful, intentional, and visionary because those are the kind physicians that will be training me . Aside from the amazing people, they offer the kind of broad-spectrum family medicine that you can only get working in populations where the patients are medically complex. With access to the abundance of specialties at UAB in our block rotations, we also have the opportunity to learn from and bring academic medicine into the front-lines of the community.

Undergrad:

Texas A&M University (Whoop!)

Med school:

University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

What does your life outside of medicine look like?

Being an extrovert with people, admiring mountains or any increase in elevation or any large rock, hiking, bouldering, traveling to national parks, learning to cook Filipino food, attempting to amass a collection of giant indoor plants, curating my playlist of lofi chill indie christian hip hop, reading books about the spiritual disciplines, watching Latino TV shows

What is your favorite food to cook?

smoothies-- especially avocado!

What is a destination you'd like to visit or live?

I'm a mountain man, take me to Patagonia

What drives you?

The hope that this world of toil and suffering will be restored, redeemed, and resurrected and we have a meaningful part to play in that right now.

What is your (current) post residency plan?

I would love to work internationally in some capacity somewhere and somehow.

Where are you from?

LaFayette, Georgia

Why did you come to Cahaba FMR?

I became interested in medicine during my sophomore year of college due to medical missions.Thus, I decided to go on a medical mission trip to Honduras in 2017. It was an amazing experience and confirmed my desire to do medical missions in the future. Fast forward to medical school, I decided to finish my clinical rotations at the Dalton branch of the Northwest Regional Campus of the Medical College of Georgia. I rotated in many small towns during my time there. Being from a small town of around 7,000 people myself, I enjoyed how the attendings integrated themselves in their respective communities. In fact, several of their patients were on a first-name basis with their physician since they knew them outside the clinic (church, school sports, etc.). These small-town experiences during my third and fourth years of medical school cultivated my interest in rural medicine. Given my career goals, the Frontier Track of Cahaba Family Medicine offered an exciting opportunity to do missions work (with financial support!) as well as learning full-spectrum family medicine in rural Alabama. Moreover, the residents, attendings, and staff cultivate a familial atmosphere. This will certainly make the challenges of residency easier to bear in the coming years. I am grateful for how God led me to this program and my new family!

Undergrad:

Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee

Med school:

Medical College of Georgia

What does your life outside of medicine look like?

I enjoy music immensely. In fact, I play drums very loudly. I must say, it is a great way to meet your neighbors! I also enjoy live music, hiking, basketball, football, and a variety of motorsports (Formula 1, IndyCar, NASCAR).

What is your favorite food to cook?

Homemade buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy. It is a recipe handed down to me by mother. It is truly a salve for the soul!

What is a destination you’d like to visit or live?

I would love to visit the Rocky Mountains, Alaska, the Great Plains, and the Pacific Northwest, all areas I have not had the pleasure of exploring yet. Regarding a destination I would like to live, a mountainous area would be great! I am thinking North Georgia, Western North Carolina, West Virginia, East Tennessee, etc.

What drives you?

Glorifying God wherever life leads me!

What is your (current) post residency plan?

I am not sure of the specifics; however, I am interested in practicing in a small town or city. Part-time medical mission trips, both domestic and abroad, would be exciting too!

Where are you from?

Oxnard, California

Why did you come to Cahaba UAB FMR?

I came to Cahaba UAB FMR in order to be exposed to both urban and rural medicine in underserved communities and for the opportunity to do international rotations. During the interview, interactions with faculty and residents revealed a friendly, welcoming culture that I see myself thriving in. The full spectrum family medicine curriculum and affiliation with UAB are appealing because of the breadth of experience that I will receive during training.

Undergrad:

University of California, Santa Cruz

Med school:

Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University

What does your life outside of medicine look like?

I enjoy traveling, hiking, watching sports, and collecting unique hot sauces.

What is your favorite food to cook?

Mediterranean/Middle Eastern

What is a destination you'd like to visit or live?

Syria

What drives you?

Using the practice of medicine to dramatically improve a patient’s mental and physical well-being. I believe working directly with patients is an incredible privilege which provides me with purpose.

What is your (current) post residency plan?

I plan to enter private practice and eventually open up my own clinic.