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    Internal Medicine

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    UMHS graduate

    Dr. Bahaa Elzein

    UMHS 2020 grad Dr. Bahaa Elzein is currently in an Internal Medicine residency at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Michigan.

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    Tell us about your experience with extracurricular activities at UMHS.

    Being a part of the clubs on campus and extracurricular activities allowed me to make amazing friends and build relationships from people all over the world. When I founded the Arab Student Union on campus, that was my ultimate goal, to eliminate stereotypes and destroy bigotry. It is so important in medicine, to be open and try to understand all cultures. I created the organization to try and educate the student body of all cultures, so that the student body may better understand each other.

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    What interests you most about internal medicine?

    I always wanted to do Internal Medicine because it involves knowing a little bit about everything. It is adult medicine 18 and up. It is broad and it covers all types of pathologies. Another reason why I choose Internal Medicine is because if I ever decide later that I want to specialize, then my opportunity to do so is there. Internal Medicine allows you to specialize in Cardiology, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Sports Medicine, Nephrology, Endocrinology, Infectious Disease, and much more. The list goes on and on.

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    What role did UMHS professors play in helping you succeed?

    Some of the best professors I have ever had in my life were from UMHS. I believe UMHS professors were such strong teachers and had such unique teaching styles that it allowed me to retain more information. There were times I would round with attendings and I remembered what my basic science professors had stated in class, which helped me stand out! These small things helped me get strong letters of recommendations, which eventually lead me to matching.

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