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Social Challenges

 Introduction & deciding to travel 

Kareem Bedeir is a Cardiothoracic surgeon in the US who graduated from  Alexandria University. His journey towards his extremely competitive  goal was filled with hardships, uncertainties and many challenges along  the way but eventually with perseverance and stamina he achieved the  impossible. His wife who graduated from dental school in Egypt managed  to also finish dental school in the US despite having a very busy  husband and a child.

Learn about Kareem's journey from a medical student in Alexandria to the extremely competitive subspeciality of Cardiothroacic surgery in the US. Learn about the extreme challenges he and his wife faced to purse not only his dream , but also his wife's dream of finishing dental school in the US.  

Ramy Ismail has been a hospitalist in the US for more than 5 years.  Learn about his experience in the US and the plans he has for his  personal and professional life.

Learn why Ramy decided to become a hospitalist and his lifestyle , and how he aims at creating other streams of income. Learn how he has been avoiding burn out and how he's breaking career taboos. 

Learn how Ramy's thoughts of relationship and marriage have evolved over time. Also understand the ideological changes and visa challenges he had to deal with 

Learn about why Ramy Ismail decided to travel to the US, how he managed when he first moved and the family and financial challenges he faced. 

Ramy Ismail has been a hospitalist in the US for more than 5 years. Learn about his experience in the US and the plans he has for his personal and professional life. 

Ahmed Elkhanany is an assistant professor of Oncology at the University of Alabama in  Birmingham. Ahmed started his journey from Alexandria university in  Egypt and worked his way up methodically in the US medical system facing   many challenges and obstacles. In this podcast you'll learn about the many career challenges he faced, his experience of finding  his spouse and getting married in the US as well as many financial and  ideological issues he had to deal with.