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Traveling abroad in the search for better training and a more decent life always has its glamour and excitement, but it can be painful at times with many untold hardships. In these episodes we explore the life experiences of those who traveled learning more about the difficulties they faced and the price they had to pay to get where they are today. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

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    Omar Zakaria - Training challenges, visa issues , dealing with burn out and future aspiration

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 15:57


    Learn about Omar's training and visa challenges and how he dealt with burn out and work fatigue. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Omar Zakaria - Family , Finaincial challenges and how his thoughts have evolved

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 7:56


    Learn about his financial challenges, his family challenges and how his thoughts have evolved over time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Omar Zakaria - Meeting his spouse in the US ,getting married, family dynamics after marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 8:22


    Omar shares here how he met his wife in the US, and how they eventually got married and some of the family life dynamics. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Omar zakaria - Introduction and the social issues he faced

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 7:25


    Omar zakaria shares here his story of why and how he finished his residency in Egypt then traveled to the US, and the major social concerns he had before traveling --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Omar Zakaria - Full Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 40:28


    Omar Zakaria is a diagnostic radiologist working in private practice in the US. He finished his residency in Egypt and traveled to pursue his career passion in the US and on his journey met his wife who lived with her family in Houston,TX. Omar shares how his thought process has changed after the Egypt revolution and the many challenges he faced during his training years and how he dealt with burnout and work fatigue. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mosa'ab Ammat Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 3:14


    Mosa'ab's story from Mauritania to Saudi Arabia to Egypt to California portrays his adaptability, goal orientation and perseverance. He made a conscious choice of focusing on having a good career and lifestyle rather than focus on a specialty. He got married while in the US to his wife who was living back home and shares important advice about the challenges couples face when they first get married in the US. He also shares important financial advice to people during their training years. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Ali - Evoling ideas - How his residency in Egypt helped him - Hardships - Future plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 7:05


    Learn how Mohamed's ideas have evolved with time, how his residency in Egypt has helped him in navigating US residency. Learn also the hardships he faced and his plans for the future --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Ali - Financial challenges - Maturing as a couple in the US - Integrating with the community without losing their identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 11:07


    Learn about Mohamed's Financial challenges coming to the US, how he and his wife matured as a couple living away from family support and the different challenges they faced with their kids in a new culture. Learn also how he and his wife integrated with the American community without losing their connection with family and friends back home or losing their Arab or Islamic identity --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Ali - Why he left Egypt after finishing residency and the challenges he faced with his wife and kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 11:32


    Learn why Mohamed decided to leave Egypt after finishing anesthesia residency, and the kinds of challenges he faced with a wife and 2 young children on arriving in the US --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Ali - Full epsiode - نبتدى منين الحكايه

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 31:00


    Mohamed Ali is an Assistant professor of Anesthesia at the University of Texas. He traveled to the US after finishing an anesthesia residency in Cairo University and as he described it in the interview was “clueless” about how anything worked in the US medical system. He moved to the US with his wife and 2 kids and faced many challenges along the way. In this interview Mohamed talks about how he and his wife integrated with the American community without losing their connection with family and friends back home or losing their Arab or Islamic identity , and how their thoughts have changed over the years. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Ali trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 4:21


    Mohamed Ali is an Assistant professor of Anesthesia at the University of Texas. He traveled to the US after finishing an anesthesia residency in Cairo University and as he described it in the interview was "clueless" about how anything worked in the US medical system. He moved to the US with his wife and 2 kids and faced many challenges along the way. In this interview Mohamed talks about how he and his wife integrated with the American community without losing their connection with family and friends back home or losing their Arab or Islamic identity , and how their thoughts have changed over the years. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Doaa Hamed - Her final advice to all medical graduates

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 5:00


    Her final advice to all medical graduates --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Doaa Hamed - How her Master's degrees open up new career opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 7:46


    How her Master's degrees open up new career opportunities --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Doaa Hamed - How traveling has changed her thinking and made he take more risks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 7:46


    How traveling has changed her thinking and made he take more risks --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Doaa Hamed - How traveling affects the time frame of getting married and the choice of a partner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 7:52


    How traveling affects the time frame of getting married and the choice of a partner --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Doaa Hamed - Moving between countries in search of better education

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 4:14


    Moving between countries in search of better education --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Doaa Hamed - Applying for Scholarships and Universities in the US and the UK

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 11:39


    Applying for Scholarships and Universities in the US and the UK --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Doaa Hamed - How she made her CV more competitive for Universities and Scholarships

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 10:55


    How she made her CV more competitive for Universities and Scholarships --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Doaa Hamed - How her research training in the US helped her back in Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 7:12


    How her research training in the US helped her back in Egypt --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Doaa Hamed - Social and language challenges - Leaving Harvard to Augusta University and back to Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 10:12


    Social and language challenges - Leaving Harvard to Augusta University and back to Egypt --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Doaa Hamed - From being fearful of leaving her city for her takleef to traveling to the US

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 9:24


    From being fearful of leaving her city for her takleef to traveling to the US --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Doaa Hamed Full Episode - نبتدي منين الحكايه

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 83:49


    Doaa Hamed obtained two Master's Degrees, one from Harvard Kennedy School and the other from the University of London. In her episode this friday learn how Doaa managed to change her perspective about her potentials and abilities, from being apprehensive about traveling to another city in Egypt for her takleef, to applying for scholarships to study in Harvard Kennedy School and at the University of London, and travel the world in search of better education. Learn also how she has used her time in Egypt wisely to make a difference in her institution and to become a more attractive applicant for international scholarships and university admissions in the US and the UK. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Doaa Hamed Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 5:50


    Learn how Doaa managed to change her perspective about her potentials and abilities, from being apprehensive about traveling to another city in Egypt for her takleef, to applying for scholarships to study in Harvard Kennedy School and at the University of London, and travel the world in search of better education. Learn also how she has used her time in Egypt wisely to make a difference in her institution and to become a more attractive applicant for international scholarships and university admissions in the US and the UK. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Hythem Nawaytou - Avoiding Burnout, future aspirations and collaborating with Egyptian medical institutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 10:55


    Learn how he avoids burn out and how he keeps fit and connected with friends. Learn about his thoughts about the future as well as his dreams of collaborating with Egyptian medical institutions and his positive outlook on the Egyptian medical system. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Hythem Nawaytou - Finding a spouse in the US and finding the right time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 20:04


    Learn about how he met his spouse and the dynamics of getting married in the US with all your family back home in Egypt. Listen to how after marriage he became part of a larger family in the US and the benefits of that. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Hythem Nawaytou - Family concerns and financial considerations

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 6:01


    Learn about his thoughts an concerns about his family and financial considerations residents and fellows should have --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Hythem Nawaytou - Going back to San Francisco, CA for fellowship

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 5:22


    Learn about his experience of leaving Egypt for the 2nd time to go back to his fellowship in San Fransisco, CA and how his thoughts evolved there and why he decided to stay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Hythem Nawaytou - Going back to Cairo University after finishing residency in the US and trying private practice in Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 8:05


    Learn about his experience in Aboul Reesh Children's Hospital in Cairo University after finishing his US residency. Listen to his reflections about what he tried to do, what went wrong and why it didn't work the way he imagined as well as his experience in private practice in Egypt. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Hythem Nawaytou - Training challenges in residency

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 8:49


    Learn about the challenges he faced during his residency years, after finishing a residency in Cairo University and how he finished a pediatric residency in the US in only 2 years. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Hythem Nawaytou - Arriving in the US for residency and social challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 11:59


    Learn about his experience when he first arrived in the US, his experience with a roommate and how meeting other residents from different backgrounds allowed his understanding of diversity, racial origin and citizenship to evolve. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Hythem Nawaytou - Introduction, deciding to travel and how he dealt with failing a USMLE step

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 12:46


    Learn why Hythem decided to travel and how he dealt with failing the USMLE Step 2 CS exam --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Hythem Nawaytou - Full episode - نبتدي منين الحكايه

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 97:04


    Hythem Nawaytou is a pediatric cardiologist living in San Fransisco, CA and working at UCSF. He started his pediatric career in Cairo university and after he finished his residency in the US went back to Egypt for a year to try to change things in Abou El Reesh hospital. He finished several fellowships in pediatric cardiology and fetal echocardiography and is now faculty at UCSF. He got married in the US and has excellent insight about marriage and creating a family. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Hythem Nawaytou Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 3:40


    Hythem Nawaytou is a pediatric cardiologist living in San Fransisco and working at UCSF. He started his pediatric career in Cairo university and after he finished his residency in the US went back to Egypt for a year to try to change things in Abou El Reesh hospital. He finished several fellowships in pediatric cardiology and fetal echocardiography and is now faculty at UCSF. He got married in the US and has excellent insight about marriage and creating a family. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Ahmed Morsy - Avoiding burnout and future aspirations

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 6:37


    Learn how Ahmed has avoided getting work fatigue and burn out through a number of activities, and listen to his ambitions and aspirations for his future. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Ahmed Morsy - US Training challenges, going back to fellowship after working as an attending

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 7:42


    Learn the challenges he faced with starting residency in the US, as well as the difficult decision of starting a 4 year fellowship after being an attending for 3 years. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Ahmed Morsy - Marriage and finding a spouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 6:04


    Learn Ahmed's experience with looking for a spouse in Egypt and the challenges of getting married in the US. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Ahmed Morsy - Preparing to go to the US and networking

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 13:00


    Learn about Ahmed's preparation for the US pathway as well as how he used networking to get things done. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Ahmed Morsy - Introduction and work experience in Egypt and the UK before traveling to the US

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 11:14


    Learn more about Ahmed Morsy's experience with work starting from jobs during high school and early years of medical school in Egypt , to simple jobs in the UK during medical school. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Ahmed Morsy - Full Episode - نبتدي منين الحكايه

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 45:44


    Learn about Ahmed Morsy's experience from working in simple jobs in the US and the UK, to becoming a resident in the US, to working as a hospitalist for several years before joining a cardiology fellowship. Ahmed is a very social person and his skills in building friends and connections has served him well throughout his life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Ahmed Morsy Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 2:53


    Learn about Ahmed Morsy's experience from working in simple jobs in the US and the UK, to becoming a resident in the US, to working as a hospitalist for several years before joining a cardiology fellowship. Ahmed is a very social person and his skills in building friends and connections has served him well throughout his life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Rizk Shokr - Avoiding burnout and future aspirations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 6:24


    Learn about how Mohamed has been avoiding burn out and fatigue as well as his ambitions for his professional and personal future --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Rizk Shokr - Ideological, Training and Visa challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 8:58


    Learn about how his thoughts have changed over the years as well as his training and visa challenges. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Rizk Shokr - Thoughts about Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 7:22


    Learn about his thoughts and experiences about relationships --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Rizk Shokr - The benefits of living alone and connecting with family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 7:08


    Learn about Mohamed's thoughts about the benefits of living alone as a guy before deciding to get married --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Rizk Shokr - Social challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 6:06


    Learn about the social challenges --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Rizk Shokr - Introduction and deciding to travel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 4:14


    Learn about how and when he decided to travel to the US --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Rizk Shokr - Full Episode - نبتدي منين الحكايه

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 41:28


    Mohamed Rizk Shokr started from not being interested in traveling abroad to becoming a cardiologist in the US pursuing fellowship after fellowship and becoming more and more specialized in his field. In his interview he shares his thoughts about the benefits of living alone as a guy before deciding to get married as well as many other personal and professional life challenges he had to deal with along the way. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Mohamed Rizk Shokr - Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 2:27


    Trailer --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Kareem Bedeir - Future aspiration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 1:55


    Future aspiration --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Kareem Bedeir - Kareem's Biggest frustration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 2:52


    Kareem's Biggest frustration --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

    Kareem Bedeir - Private practice versus Academia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 3:47


    Private practice versus Academia --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eamtarconnect/support

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