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Tani Malhotra, MD, maternal fetal medicine fellow

Resident Advocacy

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3 Min Read

Tani Malhotra, MD: Empowering patients, residents for change

AMA member Tani Malhotra, MD, has useful guidance to share with those who need care and the new physicians who deliver it.
Lauren Engel, medical student 

Leadership

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2 Min Read

Lauren Engel: From the clinical lab to the bedside

AMA member Lauren Engel is a medical student who has already served patients well by ensuring accurate and timely diagnostic test results.
Nara Tashjian, a fourth-year medical student and MBA candidate

Med Student Advocacy

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4 Min Read

Nara Tashjian: A full schedule of learning and activism

AMA member Nara Tashjian will graduate with a medical degree, an MBA, and experience as an advocate, free-clinic director and medical missionary.

USMLE® Step 3

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3 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 3 prep: Man struck by car; what’s next?

A 45-year-old man is brought to the ED after being struck by a car. He is intoxicated and combative, but has a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15. What’s the best next step?
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA

Leadership

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2 Min Read

Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA: Advancing patients’ progress against obesity

AMA member Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, rejoices in her patients’ victories, but she does not lose sight of the millions struggling with obesity.
Sohayla Rostami, DO, a general surgery resident in New York

Med Student Advocacy

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3 Min Read

Sohayla Rostami, DO: A supportive approach to patients, peers

AMA member Sohayla Rostami, DO, is deeply committed to creating a positive environment for her patients and colleagues.
Kelly Landeen, MD, otolaryngology resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Leadership

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2 Min Read

Kelly Landeen, MD: A military family set the example to serve

AMA member Kelly Landeen, MD, learned the importance of service early in life and acts on it by helping patients through advocacy.
Aaron Wolbrueck, medical student

Med Student Advocacy

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3 Min Read

Aaron Wolbrueck: 2 degrees and captain’s bars ahead

AMA member Aaron Wolbrueck will finish medical school as a DO, an MPH, and a captain committed to serving fellow members of the military.