Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) alumna Dr Afaf Osman has been presented with a highly coveted award by the American Society of Hematology (ASH).
Dr Osman, who graduated from WCM-Q in 2014, is one of only six awardees in the US in the clinical junior faculty section of the 2023 Scholar Awards handed out this year by ASH, regarded as the world’s leading professional haematology society.
The ASH scholarship awards recognise the achievements of emerging research scientists in the field of haematology and also provide financial support to help them transition from training programmes to careers as independent investigators.
After graduating with her MD degree from WCM-Q, Dr Osman completed three years of residency training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, followed by a fellowship in haematology/oncology at the University of Chicago. She is currently an assistant professor at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City where she studies the genetic risk for developing leukaemia.
Dr Osman said she is honoured to receive the ASH Scholar Award as it provides critical support for her research programme on leukaemia precursor conditions.
I’m grateful for the mentorship I received at WCM-Q that opened the doors for me to train at top research institutions in the US. The research education and experiences I received as a medical student at WCM-Q were foundational for a future career as a physician-scientist.
During her time at WCM-Q, Dr Osman took several of her clinical electives at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York. She also spent time in the US working in the laboratory as part of the WCM-Q Student Summer Research Program.
According to Dr Thurayya Arayssi, Vice Dean for Academic and Curricular Affairs, all of them at WCM-Q are immensely happy to hear that Dr Osman’s talent and dedication have been deservedly recognised with a prestigious ASH Scholar Award.
She said they are very proud to see her doing so well and advancing the science of haematology to ultimately improve patient care. In doing so, she said that Dr Osman truly embodies the WCM-Q philosophy of the physician-scientist.
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