“After college, I worked in a lab at the CDC in the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases. I loved my work there but found myself missing the human interaction of medicine which led me to back to medicine and back to Emory."
Deema Elchoufi, 2020 MD candidate, Emory University School of Medicine, is from Augusta, GA and attended Emory for undergrad, majoring in environmental sciences and minoring in philosophy. Her path to medical school took some detours. She started college assuming she would pursue medicine. She shifted focus and did research in environmental sciences and public and global health. “After college, I worked in a lab at the CDC in the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases. I loved my work there but found myself missing the human interaction of medicine which led me to back to medicine and back to Emory,” said Deema.
Deema hoped to match with Duke University for Family Medicine training and on virtual match day she learned she got her first choice. “Duke’s focus on social determinants of health, their commitment to underserved populations in Durham, and their diverse faculty and residents resonated deeply with me,” said Deema.
Her peers have left a lasting impression. “Not only are they wildly brilliant but they are also incredibly compassionate, kind, and nurturing of each other. I’ve made some of my most meaningful friendships in medical school and I am so excited to see the wondrous things they’ll do. I couldn’t be more grateful for the journey,” said Deema.
Deema hoped to match with Duke University for Family Medicine training and on virtual match day she learned she got her first choice. “Duke’s focus on social determinants of health, their commitment to underserved populations in Durham, and their diverse faculty and residents resonated deeply with me,” said Deema.
Her peers have left a lasting impression. “Not only are they wildly brilliant but they are also incredibly compassionate, kind, and nurturing of each other. I’ve made some of my most meaningful friendships in medical school and I am so excited to see the wondrous things they’ll do. I couldn’t be more grateful for the journey,” said Deema.