In this episode Dr. Diane Hassan talks about what life was like in Iraq being a medical student with a new born baby. The difficulty of taking care of a newborn, and trying to catch up with her exams. How her mother-in-law helped with childcare. How she managed when she returned to class. What it was like leaving her son with a stranger while she attended medical school. Lastly some of the problems she encountered with someone else watching her son.

In this episode Dr. Diane Hassan and I discuss how she went through medical school pregnant. How her driver was very professional. How she found out that she was in labor. How she knew her baby would be a boy. Lastly, how she experienced labor and delivery in a country 10,000 miles away from home.

In this episode Dr. Hassan and I discuss her very first day in medical school, and how the students knew she was married to the dean of dentistry. We briefly discussed Dr. Hassan's time in medical school, and her adjusting to living in Iraq. How Dr. Hassan experienced some divine intervention in preparation for a difficult exam. Lastly, what it was like in her fifth and sixth year of medical school, when she had to interact with patients who didn't speak English. Ultimately became a favorite of the patients at the hospital.