Syed Ahmad Bilal

Spinoza

[Syed Ahmad Bilal @Syed_A_B]

@MO_DABI resources?

[Syed Ahmad Bilal @Syed_A_B]

@KhairHussein Well, to each his own, I think with enough repetitions, concepts make sense eventually. So as a neurodivergent, random feels not boring.

[Syed Ahmad Bilal @Syed_A_B]

@iTzVaVy1 ❤️🤟🏻

[Syed Ahmad Bilal @Syed_A_B]

I beg to differ, with the right guidance, growth mindset, anything’s possible. How many seats do you need to match into your desired specialty? Just one. I mean I can’t imagine my life without doing stuff I love, so yeah there’s that. The odds aren’t great, but they’re there.

[O.sama @OsamaMhawish_MD]

بدك تشيل إحدى الفكرتين وتستبدلها بفكرة أخرى. لو بتكمل في ال USMLE، بدك تشيل فكرة جراحة القلب والدماغ من بالك وتستبدلها بتخصصات معقولة يمكن تحصيلها. لو قررت تخلي فكرة الجراحة التي ذكرت، بتحتاج تشيل ال USMLE وتستبدلها بطريق آخر.

هذا الكلام ينطبق على الغالبية العظمى من ال IMGs

[Syed Ahmad Bilal @Syed_A_B]

@microlittman PDF

[Valtoré⚕️ @Valtorewrites]

The average medical student knows more rare syndromes than common diseases

[Dr Ahmad Rehan Khan @AhmadRehanKhan]

From Disappointment to Success: My Journey in Medicine

I was always good at academics. After middle school, I earned admission to one of the top high schools in my city, a stepping stone that led me to the prestigious Government College University (GCU), Lahore, considered one of the finest pre-medical institutions in Pakistan.

With two elder sisters already becoming doctors from the top medical schools of the province, my path felt almost guaranteed.
I excelled in my FSc Pre-Med Part 1 exams, and everything seemed to be falling into place.

But overconfidence has a way of sneaking in silently.

My Part 2 scores dropped, and I did even worse in the MDCAT. The dream of getting into a top-tier medical college on open merit slipped away. The only government options left were BDS at Nishtar or MBBS at a newly established institution, Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), with a higher fee structure.

The disappointment hit hard. So much so, I enrolled in Chartered Accountancy out of frustration. But it wasn’t me. I lacked interest, and it showed.

Amid this confusion, my family decided to support me once more, and I was admitted to SIMS. I was grateful, but the disappointment lingered. I didn’t perform well in my first two years of MBBS.

Everything started to shift in third year. I found purpose again. My interest in medicine reignited, and from there, I slowly started finding my rhythm.

Determined not to burden my parents any further, I began supporting myself, through a house job, then a role as a medical officer, and later as a demonstrator. My Step 1 score wasn’t great, but I bounced back with a stronger performance in Step 2 CK.

When the time came for residency applications, my wife and I applied together. With limited guidance and no real strategy, we both went unmatched.

It was a difficult time. Financially, emotionally, we were stretched thin. We were in debt. But my wife made the selfless decision: only one of us would apply the following year, and she chose me.

With mentorship, insight, and hard lessons from the past, things changed. I went from receiving just 4 interviews to 20. I matched into a university residency program. The following year, my wife matched there too.

During residency, I served as an APA Resident-Fellow Member Representative, completed additional ECT training, and grew both personally and professionally.

Alhamdulillah, today I serve as a Medical Director in a respected hospital network, living a fulfilling life near New York City.

The moral of my story? Never lose hope. Every detour can still lead to your destination. And once you make it, reach back and help others along the way.

#Match2026 #USMLE #imgs #MedTwitter #ResidencyMatch

[Syed Ahmad Bilal @Syed_A_B]

@AhmadRehanKhan At the end of the day, seeing your patient leave with a smile is what makes it all worthwhile.

[UWorld Medical @UWorldMedical]

One minute you're laughing and then you remember your STEP exam is coming up and now nothing is funny.

[نور @nuur_bataineh]

Same here

[Trudy Wu, MD @TrudyWuMD]

Incredibly touched by this. Please take a minute to read today. An important message for physicians everywhere

[Syed Ahmad Bilal @Syed_A_B]

@AliZahra00 thankyou!

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.”

-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

[Dr. Barn @RealDoctorBarn]

Welcome to the month of April… the only ‘pril’ that isn’t an ACE inhibitor.

[UWorld Medical @UWorldMedical]

Probably needed a hug, decided to go to medical school instead.

[ابن الوقت المرسيني @_MD1453]

Ibn Khaldun says, “Excessive modesty ends in taking advice from mediocre people”

When one undervalues their own worth, they begin to elevate voices that have done nothing to earn such regard.

[Fatih Kıral @fatih_kiral]

'Raskolnikov in his room'

Illustration (1985) by Mikhail Shemyakin for Dostoevsky's ''Crime and Punishment''

[Syed Ahmad Bilal @Syed_A_B]

Philosophers, what’s your reading guide/ entry point to Ibn Sina?