{"id":9901,"date":"2014-04-21T19:28:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T23:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/?p=9901"},"modified":"2014-04-27T10:00:47","modified_gmt":"2014-04-27T14:00:47","slug":"valerie-arkoosh-md-candidate-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2014\/04\/valerie-arkoosh-md-candidate-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Valerie Arkoosh, MD – Candidate for Congress (Part 1 of 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Valerie Arkoosh, MD, is an Anesthesiologist, past President of the National Physicians Alliance, and a candidate for Congress running in Pennsylvania\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 13th Congressional district, located in Northeast Philadelphia and Montgomery County. We recently spoke to Dr. Arkoosh about her roles as a physician and health policy expert.<\/p>\n
Where were you born and raised?<\/strong><\/p>\n I was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska.<\/p>\n Where did you go to college and what was your major?<\/strong><\/p>\n Northwestern University and I got a BA in Economics.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why did you choose Economics and not a more traditional pre-med major?<\/strong><\/p>\n I knew I wanted to go to medical school but I also came from a family where my dad owned his own business and I wanted to have a broader background.<\/p>\n I knew once I got into medical school I would be doing science for the rest of my life so I thought this was a great opportunity to make sure I knew about some other things as well.<\/p>\n Are there any other physicians in your family?<\/strong><\/p>\n No, I was the first one.<\/p>\n