Faraan Rahim is a medical student at Harvard Medical School and an internationally recognized global health researcher. Fluent in Swahili, he has spent three years implementing evidence-based interventions to improve heart attack care in Tanzania. He also leads an international research collaboration whose network spans public health leaders across nine African countries such as Tanzania, Congo, and Ethiopia. Faraan’s work in global health, health systems science, and emergency medicine has been published in more than 35 research articles in prestigious medical journals such as BMJ, BMJ Global Health, and Nature Medicine.
Prior to Harvard Med, Faraan graduate Summa Cum Laude from Duke University, earning a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and global health. He worked as an Advanced EMT throughout college and leveraged extensive 911 experience to lead Duke EMS as a Field Training Officer, helping train 1,000+ students across Duke’s campus in first aid skills. Additionally, he was an organic chemistry TA who mentored hundreds of pre-med students.
For his leadership and contributions to healthcare in the U.S. and sub-Saharan Africa, Faraan was admitted to 11 top medical schools—including Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Stanford—with over $500,000 in scholarship offers. His achievements in global health have also earned him prestigious honors, including the $100,000 Samvid Scholarship and the U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship.