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Mar 2022

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Episode 45: An International Medical Gra...

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Please tune in to Episode 45 of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Ahmad Mahdi documenting his transition from Beirut, Lebanon to Wichita, Kansas to start his residency in internal medicine at KU-Wichita Campus. In this episode, we discuss the process of applying to residency in the United States and the practical and emotional aspects of this transition. Dr. Mahdi recently wrote his story on the ECFMG blog, Journeys in Medicine, and it was shared widely by ECFMG.

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