Where did you grow up?
I grow up in Assiut, Egypt. I graduated from Assiut university school of medicine.

What are your goals and interests?
My goal is to become a proficient, compassionate, and careful family physician and utilize my training to provide comfort and
care to my patients. I am also interested in volunteering and community services.

Best day as a doctor?
I believe every day as a physician is a privilege, and every day has its best moments. For example, one of the best movements is when I hear the sound of restarting heartbeats while resuscitating a patient. The joy I feel when I see the beautiful face of a healthy newborn. And receiving a genuine “thank you” from a patient cured of an illness.

Why did you choose UMKC for your residency?
I choose UMKC’s family medicine residency program because it has a great academic reputation. The program is committed to excellence in both clinical education and patient care in a friendly and collegial environment that supports learning and research.

Where did you grow up?
St. Louis, Missouri

What are your goals and interests?
I’m interested in OB and academic medicine.

Best day as a doctor?
My best day as a doctor was in clinic where I had a new patient to establish care with who has never had a primary care provider before. Through my visit, I learned of their skepticism of medicine and I slowly began to build a trust. I was excited to show the patient how preventative medicine could really improve their life.

Why did you choose UMKC for your residency?
UMKC Family Medicine stood out from the very beginning when I met residents and attendings who showcased empathy and their passion for preventative medicine and patient care. The patients loved their doctor in every clinic I was in from sports medicine to labor and delivery. I knew I wanted these doctors as my mentor as I aspire to be a empathetic and caring family medicine doctor. I knew residency was going to be a tough journey so the people next to you through it   are so important. I was excited to be a part of such a nice welcoming group who were all so excited to teach the next generation of medicine.

Where did you grow up?
Nappanee, IN

What are your goals and interests?
A short list of interests within medicine include: reproductive/sexual health, OMT, women’s health, and nutrition. Outside of medicine I enjoy exercising, birding, gardening, and family time!

Best day as a doctor?
My best days as a physician will be when my patients to feel like they’re in charge of their health, their goals and concerns are being met, and their care is being maximized.

Why did you choose UMKC for your residency?
There were so many reasons! I really liked that UMKC offered a community-based unopposed structure but with the resources and broader education/training opportunities of a larger academic program. I also had great experiences with everyone involved with the application/interview process. The residents were especially welcoming, and I wanted to be part of that environment!

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Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Dubai, UAE

What are your goals and interests?
Women’s health, family medicine clinic, inpatient medicine Swimming, hiking, exploring new places

Best day as a doctor?
Happy patients!

Why did you choose UMKC for your residency?
I chose UMKC for my Family Medicine residency because it is unopposed and a well-rounded program. This is important to meas I explore the different facets of Family Medicine and find my place in this diverse field of medicine. During my interview process, the residents and faculty seemed very supportive and seemed to love what they were doing. I look forward to completing residency with this great team of faculty and residents.

Where did you grow up?
Kansas City, MO

What are your goals and interests?
I would like to work in an outpatient clinic in the Kansas City area in the future. My interests include exercise, watching and playing sports.

Best day as a doctor?
My favorite part about residency so far has been getting to know all of my coresidents really well during our orientation block.

Why did you choose UMKC for your residency?
I chose UMKC because I wanted to live in the Kansas City area. This is where I grew up and my family still lives here as well. I also liked that it was an unopposed program and I felt I would receive the training necessary to practice full scope family medicine in the future.

Where did you grow up?
I spent most of my childhood in Taiwan, and moved to the Kansas City area with my family at the age of 12. More specifically, I have been living in Lee’s Summit for quite sometime. It is a very nice city where I met my best friends and other amazing individuals. The environment is great: it has all the thing you need, but the traffic is pretty chill. I am not the best driver, so I would say this is my ideal place to live!

What are your goals and interests?
One of my goal is to build strong patient-physician relationship with patients. I wish to become the safe space where the patients can feel comfortable to discuss information when problems arise. I would like to become a self-motivated, constantly improving physician, in order to better serve my patients. At this time, my interests are women’s health, behavioral health, and geriatrics.

Best day as a doctor?
If I am asked to imagine what my “best day as a doctor” will be in the future, I think it would be seeing a big smile from my patient who says “thank you doctor, I am feeling so much better!” Being able to help improving someone’s quality of life is always rewarding for me. I will put in my best effort to take care of my patients, and also to support them emotionally, letting them know “we are members of the same team to look after your well being.”

Why did you choose UMKC for your residency?
UMKC family medicine program offers everything I look for in the curriculum: a supportive environment where the residents are able to shape their education according to the style of practice they would like to have in the future. Residents also receive frequent feedback and data that will help them to grow throughout the training years. I am very interested in maternity care, as well as the integrative medicine, so UMKC caught my eyes when I was doing more research about the program. Additionally, osteopathic manipulative medicine is something I would like to do in my future practice, and UMKC provides residents with great opportunity to practice in a monthly clinic, and also didactics to help residents to enhance the OMT skills.

Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Streator, IL

What are your goals and interests?
I’m committed to practicing full-spectrum family medicine. I want to be able to provide a “one stop shop” for my patients and provide them quality health care. In doing so, I hope to expand on my education to become a better physician, patient advocate, and community member. My professional interests include point-of-care ultrasound; I believe its applications have the potential to bring high-quality health care quickly with increasing precision. Outside of work, my interests include
racquetball, exercising, spending time with family and my pets, cooking, touring local wineries and breweries, and any outdoor activity.

Best day as a doctor?
A great day as a doctor for me starts and ends with positive, meaningful interactions with my patients. Seeing a wide variety of patients is part of what makes Family Medicine so amazing.

Why did you choose UMKC for your residency?
What’s not to love about Kansas City! UMKC produces quality physicians. Since Family Medicine is all encompassing specialty (in terms of age and level of care), UMKC has a strong university affiliation, yet still is largely community-based program that offers a unique experience. By going to UMKC, I will be exposed to a high volume of obstetric care experiences, where we’ll receive a high level of emphasis on women’s health training alongside board-certified specialists. Additionally, our pediatric rotations take place at Children’s Mercy Hospital, and as a nationally ranked hospital, this will allow us to receive training in more complex pediatric cases. Overall, UMKC felt like a family with a strong sense of comradery, which is crucial in any workplace. I’m excited be make a home in Kansas City, where fun, vibrancy, and opportunity are available in all aspects of my life.

Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Seoul, South Korea.

What are your goals and interests?
I want to become proficient at my job as a physician. This takes time and effort, and I believe residency is the time to accomplish this goal. I have many interests and hobbies but enjoy cooking and traveling the most at the moment.

Best day as a doctor?
Whenever I get to make a difference in patients’ lives. Whenever I feel I am glad I chose this career. I look forward to finding many more reasons to feel this way in the future.

Why did you choose UMKC for your residency?
I chose this residency because it’s unopposed and has the focus on serving the community while being an academic program. During the interview, I also noticed the residents seemed genuinely happy and satisfied with their education.

Where did you grow up?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

What are your goals and interests?
Goal is to become an autonomous and well rounded physician. Some of my interest include attending sporting events, golf, and spending time with my family.

Best day as a doctor?
Best day as a doctor is any day when you’re able to make a positive change in someone’s life’s

Why did you choose UMKC for your residency?
Being able to stay close to my family and friends in Kansas City.

Where did you grow up?
Channahon, IL

What are your goals and interests?
I am interested in the intersection of family medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, and women’s health.

Best day as a doctor?
The best day I experienced as a doctor was when I delivered my first baby!

Why did you choose UMKC for your residency?
I chose UMKC for residency because of the diversity in educational experiences with emphasis on FM OB.

Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Kansas City, Missouri but have lived in Independence for most of my life.

What are your goals and interests?
My goal is to be a doctor who is equipped to provide the best care possible, regardless of the situation or setting. My interests include global health, lay worker community health programs, and emergency care.

Best day as a doctor?
Seeing the empowerment light bulb light up in someone.

Why did you choose UMKC for your residency?
Family, faith and community are extremely important to me. I am blessed that I got to keep my people close by as I grow as a physician!