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Aug 2022
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Episode 50: The Role of Women Leaders in...

KHALIL DIAB
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Our latest episode of The Lebanese Physicians' Podcast with Dr. Rola Hammoud, current Chief Medical Officer, of CMC Dubai. In this episode, we discuss Dr. Hammoud's journey from an anesthesiology resident at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon to becoming the CMO of an up and coming hospital in Dubai. We discuss her role and the role of women in med ... Show More
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