Sarah Mohtadi MD, Tamara Clark MD, and Alisha Qaiser MD discuss their experiences as women in medicine and advise other females currently in medical school or prospective students wanting to become physicians. They discuss differences in pay, the differences they observe between male and female 1st-year residents, and how to succeed in the first year.

They also discuss why they chose UMHS for their Medical School

Dr. Mohtadi is a Family Medicine resident and can be contacted at sarahmohtadi@cdrewu.edu
Dr. Clark is a Psychiatry Resident and can be contacted at brandiece@gmail.com
Dr. Qaiser is a Neurology Resident and can be contacted at Alisha.Qaiser@mercyhealth.com

A video from the live stream event can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0PUDBUezsY

Please also check out our very popular podcast from 2 women that are natives of Canada and their journey from residency inside the US to practicing medicine in Canada - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1203617/episodes/10823117

We would appreciate it if you would add our Podcast feed to your list of audios to listen to in the future. Here is the link https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1203617.rss

If you’d like to be in touch with alumni in specific residencies or geographic areas, we are happy to coordinate. Please reach out to our alumni liaison, Michelle Peres at Mperes-@umhs-sk.net or 248-890-2625.

For an overview of the University of Medicine and Health Sciences, please check out our Caribbean Medical Schools page https://www.umhs-sk.org/caribbean-medical-schools#world_class_education