Ahmed Al-Hssar

Ambitious and highly motivated Medical Student with skills in patient interviewing and assessment. Possesses a sound knowledge of anatomy and physiology, along with an understanding of medical disease, diagnosis, and treatment. Demonstrates strong leadership abilities and a passion for learning new tasks, concepts, and procedures meticulously. A compassionate effective communicator with articulate and understandable explanations. Aspiring to become an internal medicine doctor.

• Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), 1350/1600, 94th, 05/19, Math score of 770/800 (99th percentile) and an English score of 580/800 (74th percentile).
• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), 104/120, 05/19
• United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1, 05/24, Passed

• A systematic review of outcome reporting in early phase studies of novel invasive & non-invasive interventions for diabetic foot ulceration, Al-Masloolm, M., Al-Hssar, A., Walsh, S. R., Lowery, A. J., 05/23, Conducted paper screening, in-text review, data extraction, analysis, and paper write-up., Poster (8th HRB-TMRN Symposium) & Oral presentations (Sylvester O'halloran perioperative symposium 2025)., Submitted to a journal for publication., Supervised by Dr. Stewert R. Walsh.
• Psychiatric and psycho-social characteristics of suicide completers: An 18-year comprehensive evaluation of psychiatric case records and post-mortem findings, Al-Hssar, A., 05/24, Conducted data collection & entry, SPSS statistical analysis, paper write-up., Poster presentations (University of Galway Research Day) & (College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Winter Conference)., Supervised by Dr. Brian Hallahan., Funded by the Health Research Board of Ireland.