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From Dentistry to Digital Health and Beyond
I worked as a clinician for nearly six years in Qatar, enjoying the rhythm of patient care and the small joys that came with helping people smile again. Then COVID hit. During the first lockdown, dental clinics were open only for emergency cases. With my kids being small at the time and a lack of proper childcare, I decided to scale back on work. After the second lockdown, I was offered a role in the Public Health sector, something completely new to me. (Growing up, I used to watch “Flying Doctors”. Since then, it was always a dream to work in the Public Health sector, and here voila, I got…
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30 Days of Research, Learning & Growth
Notes from Grad Life in Qatar – 30 Days of Research, Learning, and Growth Hello everyone! A long time ago, there was a blogging event called NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month), celebrated every November, where bloggers challenged themselves to post one blog entry every day for 30 days. Though it’s not as popular anymore, I decided to bring it back to my little corner of the internet this year, with a professional twist. This November, I’ll be sharing 30 days of reflections, tools, and lessons from my journey as a Health Informatics graduate student at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Doha. (And yes, in true mom fashion, I’m starting a few days late!…
