6. Ahmed A. Ismail
Education:

- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Doctor of Medicine, MD) Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Graduated with Honors (2012)
- The American University in Cairo School of Continuing Education, Professional English Language Coursework
- United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Test Preparation and Review at AMIDEAST (America-Middle East Educational and Training Services Inc.), Cairo, Egypt
Professional Experience:
PGY1 Internal Medicine Resident, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt (2011 to Present)
Clinical Externship, Internal Medicine Department, Harlem Hospital, New York City, USA (2010)
Professional Examinations:
- IELTS (International English Language Test System), completed 2011 at the American University in Cairo, Overall Band Score 8

- United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE),
Step 1 completed 2012, USMLE Step 2 & USMLE Step 3 (in progress)
Volunteer Work / Community Service:
Medical Volunteer, Infection Control Campaign, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt (2011)
- Operation Smile-Egypt, Medical Volunteer Cairo 2010
- United Nations World Food Program, Medical Volunteer, Aswan, Egypt 2009
- UNICEF- United Nations International Children's Fund, Alexandria, Egypt, Volunteer 2008
- United Nations World Health Organization- Internship Cairo, Egypt 2007

Membership/ Professional Societies:
Vice President of the Egyptian Medical Students Association, Ain Shams University ( )
Member of the Egyptian-American Association for American Medical Training And Research 

Extracurricular activities/ University activities:
-Invited a speaker from the United Nations World Health Organization to speak at the Ain Shams University Medical Students Association about Global Public Health in the Middle East
-Organized workshops at Ain Shams University titled “Minimizing Chemicals in one's daily life: Cancer Prevention and Natural Healthcare”
Publications:




Published an independent article distributed at Ain Shams Medical Society titled: “Minimizing Chemicals in one's daily life: Cancer prevention and Natural Healthcare”
Certificates:
Basic CPR/ Life Support Training Course, United Nations World Health Organization, Egypt (2011)
Languages:
Arabic  (Native)
English (Fluent) References available upon request

11. https://thinkmarketingmagazine
A lot of people want to help make the world a better place, through volunteer work, service trips, or working with a non-profit. However, more and more social entrepreneurs are looking for ways to combine “doing good” with profit. What is your opinion ? Give reasons to support your answer.
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13. In today's world, many young people dream of becoming entrepreneurs
In today's world, many young people dream of becoming entrepreneurs. Self employment is an interesting and challenging lifestyle. A lot of people want to help make the world a better place, through volunteer work, service trips, or working with a non-profit organization. As a result, more and more successful entrepreneurs are looking for ways to combine “doing good” with profit.
First of all, self employment offers many benefits. The main advantage is that one can choose the type of work according to their interests. A self employed person can manage his working hours on his own and can work at his own pace. This not only allows independence, but encourages business owners to complete every task carefully and with 100% effort.
Second of all, successful entrepreneurs earn huge salaries while affecting a major portion of the population. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook is a primary example. But being a successful entrepreneur is not only limited to creating “social networking” websites. Some entrepreneurs have even managed to combine a successful business with the idea of “giving back to the community.”
Many successful entrepreneurs volunteered or performed community service first, and used these ideas to help humanity. For example, Heather Hasson of “FIGS USA”, a clothing company, volunteered in Africa and met children who were unable to attend school because they lacked a school uniform. Heather decided to start her own clothing company “FIGS”. For every classy necktie FIGS sells, a child in Tanzania or Kenya gets a free school uniform. The key point here is that volunteering gave her the business idea. If she did not volunteer, she would never have thought of the idea in the first place.
Furthermore, CEO Laila Sedky of “Nola Cupcakes” in Egypt also uses her business to help others. Laila Sedky was a volunteer herself before starting Nola. Now as CEO, Nola supports the Ahl Masr Foundation and many other healthcare organizations in Egypt. Her company helps spread awareness about these organizations by recruiting volunteers both in Egypt and internationally. This is another amazing example of “giving back to the community”, while operating a successful business. Hence, these are very impressive and well-rounded individuals.
Thus to conclude, I believe that the entrepreneurial track can definitely change lives. International volunteering and community service are never a waste of time. As we have seen, by reading, researching, attending workshops, conferences and spending your time with motivated and interesting people, these are the keys which help make someone a successful leader, and hence, a successful entrepreneur.

14. Some people believe that success in life comes from taking risks or chances. Others believe that success results from careful planning. In your opinion, where does success come from?
People have different views on how to achieve success. Some people believe that we should take risks to be successful, while others think careful and measured planning is the key to success. On the one hand, it is a fact that taking risks is one of the most important keys to success. Risk takers are smart and innovative people as they have creative ideas and dare to take chances. For example, in 2005 Steve Jobs, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history, created the Ipad tablet which was a newly developed product at that time. Although there was a risk of failure, he launched the product, and in the end, the tablet became a sensational device all over the globe. On the other hand, some people believe the only way to success is through careful and precise planning. Careful planning teaches them not to give up, and to try to find many different ways to reach their goals. For example, a technology entrepreneur, May Medhat of “Eventtus Egypt” started to dream big while at college, and is today “on a mission to mobilize events” with Eventtus.com, a web platform and mobile app for events planning, networking and ticketing. Having been friends for over a decade, classmates in college, and partners on most university projects, Medhat and her co-founder Nihal Faris always dreamt of building something together and running a business. Medhat and her co-founder used to attend a lot of events and exhibitions together and always felt there was a problem finding out about these events in the first place. Could they make attending events easier for people all over Egypt? After attending many different workshops and researching carefully, Medhat and Faris realized there was a problem here that technology could address. Hence, one must take action, but carefully plan out a strategy and take it one step at a time. Overall, I believe that success in life is a combination of different factors. Careful planning, resilience, and wise and responsible risk-taking are all necessary ingredients in order to succeed, and achieve both short-term and long-term goals.

21. IELTS Sample Essay
Why does a family “breakdown” and what are some possible solutions?
Nowadays, due to financial challenges and other obligations, family members simply have less time to spend together. Hence, divorce is becoming quite common in this day and age.
First of all, there are many reasons why a family structure “breaks down”. In order to afford increasing living costs, both parents find it necessary to work. Therefore, both parents will have less time to spend with their children. This inevitably has negative effects on both the children and on the family in general. Peer pressure, excessive television and internet addiction become the main influence on children's behavior. Parents are simply too busy working they may not even notice there is a problem until it is too late. Second of all, parents may be too tired to practice effective communication with their children and each other, even when they are not working. Increasing tension in the family will then build up over time; hence, divorce soon follows.
Nevertheless, the problem is by no means insurmountable. In order to prevent such problems such as potential juvenile delinquency and “broken homes”, time management becomes necessary. For example, families should allocate even an hour everyday to be together and reconnect. Any time off should be devoted to communication and family activities, particularly on weekends.
In conclusion, responsible planning and time management are the keys to a successful modern family. By practicing effective communication and daily get-togethers, especially at the dinner-table, both parents and children will be able to avoid future problems and succeed as a family.

22. IELTS Speaking Test | Part 2
Describe a goal that you hope to achieve in the future.
You should say:
What has this goal to do with your life?
When did you start thinking about this goal?
How will you achieve it?
and explain why this is important for you.
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
1. Well, that's an interesting question.
2. Honestly, my dream is to...
3. In the past I... however,...
4. Currently/These days I am...For example.... In addition....
5. In the future, I intend/plan to...In fact...
6. Even though it is possible my plans might change....I really hope...

23. IELTS Writing Task 2: You should spend about 40 minutes on this task
IELTS Writing Task 2: You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.You should write at least 250 words. Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic: The idea of having only one career is becoming old fashioned. Nowadays with entrepreneurship, globalization and the internet, the new trend is to combine entrepreneurship with your current job and eventually turn it into a career. Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and with relevant evidence.
It is believed that focusing on a single career is out of date these days. The new trend is that people are becoming more and more interested in entrepreneurship, and are trying to turn it into a full-time career. I completely agree with this point of view.
First of all, it is a fact that most people in the past were loyal to their company, focused on one career and remained there until retirement. However, now with globalization and modern technology, most people have turned modern day challenges into profitable opportunities. For example, the founders of uber.com used a simple problem to create a brilliant opportunity. On a snowy Paris evening in 2008, the founders of the company had trouble hailing a cab. So they came up with a simple idea-- tap a button on a cell phone, get a ride. Today uber.com is an international company worth over 17 billion USD. This is an excellent example of how normal people can turn everyday challenges into successful business opportunities.
Second of all, many successful entrepreneurs also discover how to solve problems by volunteering or performing community service, and then use these ideas to help humanity. For example, while a business student at Massachusetts University, Heather Hasson volunteered in Africa and met children who were unable to attend school because they lacked a school uniform. After graduation, Heather decided to start her own clothing company “FIGS USA”. For every necktie FIGS sells, a child in Tanzania or Kenya gets a free school uniform. The key point here is that volunteering gave her the business idea. If she did not volunteer, she would never have thought of the idea in the first place.
In conclusion, I personally believe that most people these days are not interested in doing the same job for the rest of their life. Technology and globalization have given us opportunities our ancestors never had. By doing internships, attending business conferences, volunteering etc., people are exposed to problems and can then discover possible solutions. Hence, this is how entrepreneurship begins for most people, and eventually becomes a very successful lifelong career.

24. Internship sample email cover letter
Dear Professor________,
Greetings,
I am very sorry to disturb, my name is___. I am currently a full-time undergraduate student at _____________ studying_______. In addition, I am studying at the American University in Cairo School of Continuing Education. While at AUC, I recently became aware of your amazing organization which helps future entrepreneurs learn more about the field.
In the past, I was a volunteer/intern at _______ and am very interested in interning with your organization if possible please. In the future, I hope to study abroad, hence, I am currently preparing for the IELTS as well.
I would be very grateful if you could please advise as to any current internship vacancies in your organization?
Kindly please find my CV/resume attached below. I also have letters of recommendation from my Professors/Volunteer Program Directors as well.
Thank you so much for your time and help.
I hope to have my zeal and enthusiasm made known in person. Thank you so much.
Respectfully, 24

25. Internship sample email cover letter
Dear Professor/To whom it may concern________,
Greetings,
I am very sorry to disturb, my name is___and I am very interested in interning with your organization if possible please. I am currently a full-time undergraduate student at _____________ studying_______. In addition, I am studying at the American University in Cairo School of Continuing Education. While at AUC, I recently became aware of your amazing organization which helps future entrepreneurs learn more about the field.
This past summer, I was a intern at Eventtus.com here in Cairo. I was responsible for investigating new ideas and developing projects in 2 main areas: technology and startups. The opportunity to work with CEO Ms. Mai Medhat helped me gain firsthand insight into the world of entrepreneurship here in the Middle East. By attending technology conferences as well, I was also able to learn from other aspiring entrepreneurs and gained new skills in the field of project management and social media marketing. It is my goal to continue gaining new skills in this field both here in Cairo and abroad. In the future, I hope to study abroad, hence, I am currently preparing for the IELTS as well.
I would be very grateful if you could please advise as to any current internship vacancies in your organization?
Kindly please find my Resume attached below. I also have letters of recommendation from my Professors/Volunteer Program Directors as well.
Thank you so much for your time and help.
I hope to have my zeal and enthusiasm made known in person. Thank you so much.
Respectfully, 25