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Moving from the U.S. to Israel to study medicine has offered a unique learning environment that I could never have had anywhere else in the world. However, while great moves in life can inspire equally great adventures, sacrifice is, of course, an unwavering accompaniment.   Me and my mother Mother’s day this year was a searing reminder of that sacrifice. My mother was my first role model, my first example of a strong female leader. In a world where female leadership is still so very underrepresented, I try to always take note of the strong women around me. And so alternatively, this day has been an opportune time to reflect on the many women here at MSIH who have inspired me and helped shape my first year of medical school. Dr. Polina Schwartzman teaching us how to suture Let’s start with the physician mentoring program, which partners first year students with physician mentors at Soroka hospital. A classmate and I were paired with Dr. Polina Schwartzman, a gynecological surgeon...