I was deep into my pre-clinical courses as a first-year medical student and struggling to carve out time for the other things I loved in this world, like hiking. This image was taken on a hike on one chilly October day when I finally managed to get away and hike a local trail. It was a glorious experience to reconnect with nature after so many months of staring at my computer and the four walls of my bedroom. This image always instills a sense of magnificence within me every time I come across it and reminds me of how important and possible it is to set time aside for the things that make our souls happy and reset.
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Salma is a second year medical student at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Buffalo, NY class of 2024. In 2018, she graduated from State of University of New York at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science in biomedical sciences. She enjoys photography, instructing fitness classes, and cooking in her free time.