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Hidden Power of NHL Women Doctors
Stories of courage, compassion, and quiet revolutions from a male-dominated world. Nine women of NHL Municipal Medical College's Batch of 1987 — who entered medicine in the India of the 1980s, before mobiles, before the internet, when the lecture halls and decision-making rooms belonged to men.
“Obstacles are not blockades — they are bridges in disguise, either you overcome them, or they will direct you to the right path.”
From Turmoil to Triumph: Prison Walls to Hospital Halls — the story of Samson Mebrahtu
Read the storyBoard review, simplified.
971 high-yield pearls across 11 specialties, plus 42 clinical infographics — the teaching of the board review course Dr. Mehta founded in 1999, free for every learner.
42 clinical infographicsCrushing the Residency Interview
From the Getting into Residency series (9 videos) — practical, hard-won advice from a program director’s side of the table.
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bookInspiring Stories of Everyday Heroes
Anyone who wants to see the human beings behind healthcare — free to read on this site.
bookThe Animals of East Africa
Travelers, families, and curious minds — anyone planning a safari or wanting to understand what they saw.
bookJaya: The Idol of Victory
Anyone drawn to family stories — a free tribute to the matriarch whose perseverance shaped generations.
Leadership letter
Addressing Transgender Care, Mental Health & a Heroes Circle Moment
Healers are hurt, stressed, and need help — a leadership message on physician mental health, standing with transgender patients and peers, and the difference between equality and equity.
June 24, 2021 · Read on this site

Four decades of medicine, one lesson at a time.
Dr. Parag H. Mehta, MD, MACP, CPE, is Chief of Medicine at NYU Langone Hospital–Suffolk, Professor of Clinical Medicine at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, and past President of the Medical Society of the State of New York — a clinician, educator, and mentor for nearly four decades.
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