She has finished her medical school training at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, prior to moving to the United States to complete an Internal Medicine Residency and subsequently a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Washington University in St Louis. She continues to work in academia as assistant professor of medicine, and she has a particular interest in post-graduate medical education and the health workforce. She previously served as the Vice-President for Internal Affairs for the International Federation for Medical Students Associations (IFMSA).