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Summary

  • Dr. Mariam Gomaa is a physician and writer based in Washington, DC.

    She holds an M.D. from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and a B.A. in Creative Writing and Biological Sciences from Northwestern University.

    Her writing has appeared in Time, NBC News, ABC News, Los Angeles Review of Books, Doximity, and more. She was a 2022 Tin House Winter Workshop writer.

Education & Training

  • Howard University
    Howard UniversityResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2019 - 2023
  • Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
    Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 2019, MD
  • Northwestern University
    Northwestern UniversityBA, Creative Writing & Biological Sciences, 2010 - 2014

Certifications & Licensure

  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2019 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2023 - 2024

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Editors Prize - second place Rhino Poetry, 2022
  • Finalist for the Irvin D. Yalom, MD Literary Award Stanford University, 2017
  • Michael E. DeBakey Medical Student Poetry Award Baylor University, 2017
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • US surgeon general issues major advisory on social media use and teens' mental health  
    Mariam Gomaa, MD; Amanda Kravitz, MD, Good Morning America
  • What training to be a doctor taught me about abortion care  
    Mariam Gomaa, MD, NBC News, 7/27/2022
  • everything will be so good so soon  
    Mariam Gomaa, Rhino Poetry, 2022
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Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Narrating the Middle East: Poetry Reading & Reception 
    Middle East Institute - 5/18/2022

Other

Authored Content

  • There Is Always Space to Learn and Be Vulnerable About All the Things I Have yet to KnowJuly 2019
  • There Is Always Space to Learn and Be Vulnerable About All the Things I Have yet to KnowJuly 2019
  • Medicine Was Not My PassionJuly 2019
  • Medicine Was Not My PassionJuly 2019
  • Why I Proposed My Own Elective in Medical SchoolJune 2019
  • Why I Proposed My Own Elective in Medical SchoolJune 2019
  • A Graduating Med Student Gives Advice on Thriving in Med SchoolJune 2019
  • A Graduating Med Student Gives Advice on Thriving in Med SchoolJune 2019
  • 'A Small Part of Me Didn't Want the Bleeding to Stop'June 2019
  • 'A Small Part of Me Didn't Want the Bleeding to Stop'June 2019
  • Global Health Mirrors American HealthJune 2019
  • Global Health Mirrors American HealthJune 2019
  • 'Sorrow Stuns Heart Muscle into Silence'May 2019
  • 'Sorrow Stuns Heart Muscle into Silence'May 2019
  • Stop Dismissing Women and Those Who Treat ThemOctober 2018
  • Stop Dismissing Women and Those Who Treat ThemOctober 2018
  • How to Die, and Talk About DyingAugust 2018
  • How to Die: End of Life Discussions in the American ConscienceAugust 2018
  • How to Die, and Talk About DyingAugust 2018
  • All in the Cards of LifeApril 2018
  • All in the Cards of LifeApril 2018
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Press Mentions

  • Abortion Access
    Abortion AccessJuly 29th, 2022
  • Reading List October 2019
    Reading List October 2019July 29th, 2022

Research History

  • Women's Health Research at Wake Forest University School of Medicine2014 - 2019

Professional Memberships

  • American Medical Association
    Member
  • Student National Medical Association
    Member
  • American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    Member

Other Languages

  • Arabic