Tahreem Chaudhry has wanted to go into health care since she first volunteered at a hospital in high school.
“It was really powerful to see how in a very short amount of time you can change somebody’s life in such a significant, drastic way,” Chaudhry recalled.
But upon finishing undergrad and deciding that becoming a physician assistant was the right career path for her, Chaudhry quickly realized she didn’t have enough money saved up to afford the six-figure tuition cost. And as a Muslim, Chaudhry wanted to stay away from taking out student loans that acquire interest — religiously, Muslims are not allowed to collect interest in order to maintain a more equitable society.
