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Elbaage Abdulaziz W IM 400x550 2025 grad

Abdulaziz Elbaage

MD

Program:

Internal Medicine Graduating Class of 2025

Where are you from originally?

Iraq

Medical training:

Saudi Arabia

Why did you choose your specialty?

To help people

When you're not working, what do you do for fun?

There are many things that I'd love to do during my free time. The tyrannical leader named procrastination - if the status quo were to change - then the things I'd do for fun would be running, reading and writing.

What do you like about Hurley?

The people who work here.

What inspires you?

To be a proficient physician.

Toughest challenge?

The eternal battle against procrastination

What do you miss most about home?

My family. I stay in touch through Facetime.

Favorites?

  • Book: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
  • Music: Most genres
  • Quote: To love with the silent ferocity only animals can match.

Top favorites about Flint and Michigan?

  • Weather
  • Clean water
  • Smooth roads
  • Safety

Biggest surprise about working at Hurley?

People from all walks of life, getting introduced to new cultures

Hobbies?

Soccer, chess, love of animals, and climbing

Favorite ways to keep your work-life balance manageable:

Writing