Today, we will be interviewing Dr. Amir Khiabani, a first year resident in the University of South Florida emergency medicine residency program at Tampa General Hospital.  Amir joined the DO or Do Not Podcast team during the second year and was the second  producer. Having worked as a chemist and teacher  before attending the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Amir has had a decidedly non-traditional path to becoming a physician. We discuss his path to medicine, the challenges he overcame along the way, and  his involvement in the  podcast. We know that Amir’s story will prove both insightful and motivational to the pre-meds and medical students in the audience. Without further ado, here is Dr Amir Khiabani.