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Alumni Spotlight

Physician, Novelist, Curator, Activist and TED Fellow
Nassim Assefi, M.D. ’97
As a child of Iranian immigrants, I only had three career choices: doctor, engineer or failure (haha). So I was pre-med as of age eight and I’m lucky that it turned out to be an excellent match with my personality and skills. When I was 19, I found myself doing public health research in Iranian villages, and there was no going back.
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Scott Light, PA-C (Seattle Class 38)
Prior to becoming a physician assistant, I was a U.S. Air Force pararescueman, a specialist trained to rescue people in any environment, anywhere in the world. Pararescuemen are trained as military divers, static line and free-fall parachutists, mountain climbers and aircrew members, and they receive training to develop many other skill sets that allow this broad rescue capability.
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Eileen Bulger, M.D., Res. ’00, Fel. ’00
I became interested in surgery during medical school and liked the challenge of taking care of patients who were critically ill or injured. When I was looking for a residency training program in surgery, I chose UW Medicine largely due to the opportunity to work at Harborview Medical Center. For the last year, I have had the honor of serving as the chief of trauma at Harborview, where I manage the trauma quality improvement program and work with all services providing trauma care.
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Bringing Rehabilitation Medicine to Moldova
Cyndi Robinson, Ph.D. ’10 (Rehabilitation Science)
In 2003, when the opportunity arose to travel to Moldova with Medical Teams International, the World Bank ranked Moldova as the poorest country in the developing world. I knew nothing about the country before arriving. We provided direct patient care while sharing a space with local healthcare providers, but, unfortunately, there was no planned interaction.
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