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Sara Amro

Election Year: 2025

Election Constituency: Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine

Scholar Status: Scholar Elect

Rhodes Identifier: Lebanon & Balliol 2025

Sara Amro

Biography

Sara Amro is a final-year medical student at the American University of Beirut, where she also completed her undergraduate degree in Medical Imaging Sciences. Throughout her studies, she has volunteered in student-led initiatives delivering healthcare services to marginalized and underserved communities in Lebanon. With a background in clinical radiology and oncology research, Sara is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor Societies. At Oxford, she will pursue a DPhil in Medical Sciences, focusing on translational research that links imaging-derived measures of tumor blood supply with molecular markers of vascularity and hypoxia.

In her free time, Sara enjoys discussing Middle Eastern music over a cup of Turkish coffee.