Hammad Aslam was set to start medical school in Augusta in the fall of 2009 when a car accident almost took his life. But paralysis from the chest down only delayed his plans by one year. Hammad has overcome many obstacles and is now pursuing his doctorate at the Medical College of Georgia.
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2011/nov/26/brookwood-grad-pursuing-doctorate-after-being/
http://issuu.com/premedmag/docs/premed_february
http://mindofhammad.blogspot.com/
http://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2010/11/a-portrait-in-perseverance/
I am surprised anyone would ever consider me to be a hero.
الحمد لله
Photo credit: Andrew Davis Tucker, UGA External Affairs
Video credit: Sonya Collins, graduate of UGA Health and Medical Journalism
JazakAllah khair :)