ENTtoday Welcomes Resident Editorial Board Members

During her research elective in residency, Dr. Rahman interned at the ABC News headquarters in New York, editing, fact checking, and helping produce medical stories scheduled to appear on “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight,” and other broadcast and print outlets. She also pitched and authored articles. Dr. Rahman said, “I would apply these skills to my work on the editorial board to focus on timely topics that have high impact and common interest among readers of ENTtoday.” Her writing has been published via a variety of outlets, from opinion pieces on public radio for KQED, San Francisco’s NPR affiliate, to letters to the editor in The New York Times, and creative non-fiction in McSweeney’s.

Dr. Rahman also brings a strong interest in health policy, with a particular focus on challenges such as insurance delays, prior authorizations, federal reimbursement policies, and prescription expenses. 

“My prior work in health policy has spanned working with the Massachusetts State House on legislation through the Harvard Institute of Politics, to publishing on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on trauma care and using patient narratives to champion new perspectives on quality improvement measures,” she said. “Using this lens for relevant topics to otolaryngologists can build engagement in the community.”