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RashaFirst Name: Rasha

Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan

College Graduation Year: 2013

Favorite place to eat in Rochester: Denny's

Favorite Quote: "Many People, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you're right and you know you know it, speak your mind. Even if you are a minority, of one, the truth is still the truth" -- Ghandi

Favorite Class: Public Health

Favorite thing to do on the weekend: Ultimate Frisbee

Best place to study: Study rooms or 4th floor University Square

Advice for students considering a career in Health Sciences:

  • Nothing is impossible in life; all you need is more effort.
  • Remember that grades are not everything, but work hard to understand the concepts in from that experience.
  • No class or no learning experience is boring, only if you make it to be.
  • Never do a sloppy job in anything you do, whether its homework, treating a patient or an experience of any kind.
  • "Be the change you want to see in the world" -- Ghandi

Career Interest: Physician in Public Health and Preventative Medicine

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Google Calendar and Me.
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Traveling/Study Abroad
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Waking Up the Sleeping Dragon.
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Pictures From the Cultural Awareness Week at UMR
These are some of the pictures from the Cultural Awareness Week at UMR, where some of the students and …
Cultural Awareness Week at UMR
A small percentage of students come from different countries. UMR really encourages all groups to interact with each other. This …