WSU Honors Alumnus Ahmad Bayomy Begins Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at UW

Ahmad Bayomy

The University of Washington Orthopaedics and Sport Medicine program accepted eight students from across the nation for its 2012-13 Orthopaedic Surgery Residency (R1) rotation.  One of the students selected is alumnus Ahmad Bayomy (’06 Bioengineering and the Honors College) from Moscow, Idaho.  He received his MD from the University of Washington this year.

During his time in residency, Bayomy will practice medicine under the supervision of fully-licensed physicians to earn hands-on experience.  The R1, or first year, rotation includes four-week stints in rheumatology, pediatric surgery, the ER, and many more located at the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Harborview Medical Center.

While at WSU, Ahmad was active in the Bioengineering Club and on the President’s Honor Roll each semester.  His team placed fourth in a national business plan competition, the Spirit and Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (S.E.E.D.).  His team designed a wheelchair with a manual height-adjustment mechanism.  The idea was to lessen the struggles that a seated height might cause a wheelchair user as he or she attempts everyday tasks as simple as opening a door.

For Bayomy, the project had special meaning.  His younger brother Yousef lives an active life while using a wheelchair.

“On a personal level, Yousef has inspired me in a number of ways,” Bayomy said in a news release after the event. “As a user, he provided a lot of ideas. Also, having seen him over the years, I am more able to think in terms of the needs and desires of a person using a wheelchair.”

The middle Bayomy brother, Omar (’12, Neuroscience and the Honors College), will attend Harvard Medical School in the fall.