Contributing Writer
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
Ayesha is a graduate of Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan from the batch of 2015. She is now working as a full time faculty at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi as a Family Physician; also the institute where she did her residency training in 2022. She enjoys writing, painting and poetry. She has an interest in reflective writing and medical education.
“Two roads diverged in a wood and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” ‘The Road not Taken’ by Robert Frost. ‘The Road not Taken’ is a poem by Robert Frost, where he talks about the impact of making different choices. The poem has stuck with me as I believe it resonates with my choice to specialize in family medicine – unknown to more than half of …
As medical students, we spend years preparing for the daunting hurdle that is the summer between the third and fourth year of medical school, a twelve week stretch in which you prepare for USMLE Step 2, perform at your highest caliber on a sub-internship in the specialty of your choice, and craft your application to residency. Accordingly, as I approached this part of medical school myself, I expected its accompanying level of academic stress. I …
Contributing Writer
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jacob is a fourth year medical student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland class of 2025. In 2020, he graduated summa cum laude from University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology. He enjoys reading, collecting watches, and pickup basketball (claim to fame: once almost played with Adam Sandler) in his free time. After graduating medical school, Jacob would like to pursue a career in internal medicine with considerations of a career in pulmonary/critical care or medical oncology.
