Sanah Parvez is PGY-4 resident neurologist at St Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, OH. She was born and raised in Indiana before traveling overseas to Karachi, Pakistan where she earned her medical degree in 2019.

Sanah is committed to providing excellent patient care and advancing neurological science. Through her hard work and dedication, she considers herself fortunate to secure an upcoming epilepsy fellowship at Case Western in 2024, which will further enhance her expertise in the field.

Outside of her medical pursuits, Sanah finds joy in tending to plants and exploring the realms of health and wellness. As a multifaceted professional, she aspires to positively impact the lives of others, both within and outside the medical community.

Dr. Ajisafe is a current PGY 3 resident psychiatrist at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC.

She was born and raised in Nigeria and immigrated to the US as a teenager. She received her medical degree at Saint James School of Medicine in the Caribbean Islands of Anguilla and St. Vincent.

She participated in medical mission trips to Haiti, Nigeria, and Ghana during medical school, further exploring her interest in global mental health and caring for underserved populations.

Waliah is also one of eight Co-founders of the American Society of Physicians (ASP). This organization advocates for unmatched physicians, hoping to find a lasting solution to the current physician training shortage, which is skewed mainly toward minority groups. Her efforts with ASP further her passion for providing better access to quality care, especially to underserved and minority populations.

Her other clinical interests include psychotherapy, telepsychiatry, cultural psychiatry, and relationships and family therapy.

Dr. Faarina Khan is PGY 3 Resident at Roseburg Family Medicine Residency Program in Roseburg, Oregon. She graduated from Dow International Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2015. She pursued a Master’s in Public Health at the Kansas University School of Medicine in Wichita and worked as an assistant physician in Missouri for three years. She also began serving as the National Association of Assistant/Associate Physicians (NAAP) president. She was one of the American Society of Physicians (ASP) co-founders during this timeframe. She started a family medicine residency at Roseburg Family Medicine Residency Program in 2021 and is currently one of the program’s chief residents. She is passionate about mentoring medical students, residency applicants, and family medicine residents.

Dr. Abdifitah Mohamed is a PGY 1 resident at the University of Washington Internal Medicine Residency program. He immigrated from Somalia and earned his medical degree at Shendi Medical University in Sudan. Before being accepted at the University of Washington, Dr. Mohamed was a transitional year resident at Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey.

Dr. Mohamed also serves on the Executive team of the Somali Medical Association of America, where he provides health education to the Somali community living in Seattle. He is very active in the community and loves volunteering in his free time.

Christine Shrock hails from New York but is the daughter of a Taiwanese immigrant. She studied neurobiology and global health at Harvard College, graduated from Johns Hopkins with her medical degree, and is now in her final year of child neurology residency at Boston Children’s Hospital. She has been dedicated to mentoring students and peers for many years and is a chief resident in her program, involved in medical education projects and curriculum development. She is excited to coach applicants applying to residency.