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Medical Student
Duke University School of Medicine
Tariq Mohamed Omer, MS, is an MS4 at Duke University School of Medicine. Born and raised in Hooksett, New Hampshire, he is a first-generation African-American born to Sudanese immigrants. Tariq earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University. He went on to complete a Master’s Program for Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University before matriculating to medical school. After beginning medical school, Tariq joined the executive boards for organizations such as the General Surgery Interest Group and the Student National Medical Association. He found his lane with Otolaryngology during his MS2 clinical year, and chose to spend his clinical time during his MS3 year working with 2 African-American ENT physicians, Dr. Howard Francis and Dr. Trinitia Cannon. His research focus is aimed at identifying health disparities in outcomes related to head & neck cancer treatments among underrepresented minority groups. He is also working closely with ENTs at Duke, both in the clinic and in the OR, to prepare himself for residency applications.