Med-Sight - Dr. Purnoor Kaur

Name: Dr. Purnoor Kaur

Birth Place: Amritsar

Academic Qualification: MBBS from GMC Amritsar [Admission Batch: 2014], Junior Resident, MD Community Medicine (Admission Batch 2020) from KGMU, Lucknow, India

Languages you speak/write: English, Hindi, Punjabi

MedBound Handle: @purnoor_kaur

1. What do you do?

   I am pursuing community medicine as my post graduation.

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

   I love how dynamic the branch is. The horizontal and vertical exploration of healthcare systems along with the opportunity to observe and learn from grassroots levels were the driving forces for this decision.

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

   I love reading. The last thing I read was 'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

4. What is your favorite dish?

   Rajma Chawal

5. How would your friend describe you?

   Quirky, Chirpy, Creative

6. Who would you like to travel with?
   Solo Trip

7. What are your least favorite subjects?

   Mathematics - but only because I do not understand it

8. Your favourite subject(s)

   Public Health Nutrition, Systems thinking, Global Health

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

   I dream of health equity and I want to do my part in making it happen.

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

    Eat, Pray, Study

11. What are you passionate about?

    Writing and Public Health

12. Best/memorable moment

    Seeing the sunrise from a boat on the holy waters of Ganga, Varanasi

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

    I like to read and watch documentaries.

14. What do you hate the most?

    The dissonance of thoughts, words, and actions.

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

    Professional Writing

16. What is your dream travel destination?

    Lake Manasarovar

17. Where would you like to work in future?

    In the tribal belts of India

18. Finally, a Quote you relate to.

    "The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life, the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician."- William J Mayo

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