Aspiring Docs Diaries

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Tehreem Rehman

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Tehreem Rehman is an M.D./M.P.H. candidate at Yale/Hopkins. As Co-Founder of Columbia University’s Public Service Initiative, she was selected to be a People for the American Way Foundation’s Young People For (YP4) Fellow for the 2012-13 academic year in order to expand the program. Previously, she served as the National Chair of the American Medical Student Association’s Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Health committee and as a National Editorial Advisor for the New Physician Magazine. Tehreem hopes to have a career in psychiatry with a focus on health justice work. You can follow her on twitter @tehreem_rehman and check out her blog at https://tehreemrehman.wordpress.com/.

Stories by Tehreem

Apr 12, 2016

Opening a Dialogue on Bias in Medicine

Tehreem Rehman

In a little over a month, I will have completed my Masters in Public Health (MPH). Time truly flew by. […] Read More

Aug 25, 2015

What Plays the Primary Role in Health Outcomes?

Tehreem Rehman

“It’s funny how you switched careers. You went to medical school but now you’re doing public health,” one of my […] Read More

Jun 18, 2015

Studying for Step 1

Tehreem Rehman

I don’t think I have ever studied this hard for an exam before. I thought that as soon as the […] Read More

Jan 20, 2015

Power, Privilege, and Clinical Reasoning

Tehreem Rehman

“What has been your favorite part of medical school so far?” To my surprise, I did not hesitate, swiftly responding, […] Read More

Oct 22, 2014

What They Don’t Teach You in Medical School

Tehreem Rehman

As I write this, I am moments away from entering a new day. It’s already mid-October of my second year […] Read More

Aug 15, 2014

Summer Research and Reflection

Tehreem Rehman

It has only been two weeks. Two days. Okay, more like two mornings. And yet, on a Friday night, I […] Read More

May 21, 2014

Bias in the Medical School Admissions Process

Tehreem Rehman

The long and cumbersome process of applying to medical schools has finally come to a close this month for applicants […] Read More

Apr 16, 2014

Health Disparities in Our Own Backyard

Tehreem Rehman

It has been quite some time since my last post. Qualifiers (the only thing close to finals at my school) […] Read More