{"id":111341,"date":"2020-07-24T16:56:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T20:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341//?p=111341"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:01:30","slug":"graduating-senior-escaped-a-civil-war-in-syria-to-become-a-scholar-at-ucf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341//graduating-senior-escaped-a-civil-war-in-syria-to-become-a-scholar-at-ucf/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341//","title":{"rendered":"Graduating Senior Escaped a Civil War in Syria to Become a Scholar at UCF"},"content":{"rendered":"
Growing up in war-torn Syria, Suzanne Chaar saw first-hand the impact that medical professionals can have on a society./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/n
During the country/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/u2019s civil war, she witnessed her father, a pharmacist, and her brother, then a medical student at the 海角直播 of Aleppo, provide care for civilians impacted by the conflict. Chaar says she admired their bravery and felt pride in their contributions to the people of Syria. They inspired, in part, her aspirations to be a physician, serving patients across the globe./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/u201cThere is something uniquely special about the field of medicine,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/u201d says Chaar, a Burnett Honors Scholar who will receive a bachelor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/u2019s degree in health sciences during this weekend/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/u2019s Summer 2020 Virtual Commencement. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/u201cEvery day you have an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in someone/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/u2019s life. That speaks to me./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/n While studying at UCF, Chaar earned her certified nursing assistant certification while surrounded by university professionals who see in her all of the qualities of a great doctor./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/u201cSuzanne is the definition of an altruistic leader. She goes out of her way to help others, and I think that is an important quality, one that we would all like our physicians to have,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/u201d says Erin Myszkowski, director of UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/u2019s Pre-Health and Pre-Law Advising Office, who has been both an advisor and a mentor to Chaar./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/111341/n