Second rank holder Dr Khalid Mohammad Abulaban said, "I took up medicine because of my father, who is a pediatrician. I have seen him happy to go to work and with a smile on his face always. So I too decided to be a pediatrician and am currently doing paediatric residency in Hamad General Hospital in Doha. I cannot express how happy I am at being a doctor officially after all these years of study."
Third rank holder Dr Fawaz Al Nori said, "I always wanted to be a doctor. I am the eldest son of my parents, who have supported me in becoming one. Dr Khalid and I are classmates and close friends. We studied together and we continue to inspire each other. I intend to be an orthopedic surgeon and have started my residency in the same hospital as Dr. Khalid. We are at an important juncture of our lives and hope to do well in our higher studies too."
Best outgoing student and first rank holder in the final BPT Professional Examination, Astha Sharma was inspired to be a physiotherapist when her grandfather Brijbhushan Sharma suffered a stroke some years ago and his physiotherapist helped him to really come back to life from being bed-ridden to walking unassisted. "It made me realise that this is a wonderful profession where I can really help people in a big way. I have passed my Ministry of Health exam and at present I am working as physiotherapist at Al Baraha Hospital in Dubai. I hope to get some experience and then do my masters degree."
Second rank holder Naufa Jaffar Damda said, "I chose to get a degree in BPT because I didn't want to work in a setting where I needed to use machines all the time. I wanted to help people other than in a hospital setting and this is an excellent way to do that. My parents didn't want to send me abroad and doing this course in GMC was the best way to stay at home and yet pursue my dream. I intend to join a hospital here in the UAE for work. I feel elated that I am getting my degree and rank certificates in the presence of my family, friends and teachers."
Third rank holder Saadia Tabrez said, "I believe in the motto, 'to save one life is to save humanity' and I am trying to do that in my profession. I have always thought highly of the medical profession and now I am thrilled to be an important part of it. I am already working here as a physiotherapist at GMC hospital but later I plan to do my masters in physiotherapy somewhere abroad.

Latha Krishnan , Gulf News Report

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