Name: Dr. Sana Khan

Educational Qualification: MBBS from University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Nigeria (2003-2010)

MD Pharmacology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India (2014-2018)

Languages you speak or write: Hindi, Urdu, Hausa and Bengali

1. What do you do?

   I am a pediatric resident physician at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York City, United States of America.

2. What’s the best part of your profession? What made you choose this profession?

   The best part of my profession is calming anxious parents. I love the innocence of children and how they spontaneously respond to treatment without faking it. This is what made me choose this profession.

3. Do you like reading? What was the last thing you read?

   Yes, I read a lot. The last thing I read was inspirational quotes by famous people.

4. What is your favorite dish?

   Biryani

5. How would your friend describe you?

   My friend would describe me as the one who is always there to advise, a blunt speaker without sugar coating.

6. Who would you like to travel with?

   Family, Friend(s)

7. Mention your favorite subjects.

   Anything in medicine

8. What is your least favorite subject?

   Politics

9. What’s something you wish to change about the world?

   I wish to change the world by ensuring that children are given equal opportunities to shine.

10. If your journey were a movie, what would it be called?

    Nothing lasts forever.

11. What are you passionate about?

    I am passionate about mentoring and guiding people, especially women.

12. Best/memorable moment?

    I have too many memorable moments to list.

13. What do you love to do in your leisure time?

    In my leisure time, I love replying to emails and making new connections.

14. What do you hate the most?

    I hate double-faced people the most.

15. If given a choice, what alternate career would you have opted for?

    To me, there is nothing better than medicine. I would choose it again and again.

16. What is your dream travel destination?

    Anywhere with my childhood friends.

17. Where would you like to work in the future?

    I would like to work in my own clinic in the future.

18. Finally, a quote you relate to:

    "I was crying because I had no shoe until I saw someone without a leg."

19. What else would you like to say about yourself?
    Just someone who believes that anything is possible if you try persistently and consistently.

    (MedSight/Sana Khan/PB)