Resident Profile: Amal Alyusuf, MD

Amal Alyusuf, MD, graduated from Arabian Gulf University College of Medicine and Medical Sciences in Bahrain in 2006. She went on to complete a one-year medical internship and a four-year ophthalmology residency at Salmaniya Medical Complex in Manama, Bahrain.

In 2012, just as Dr. Alyusuf was finishing her residency training in Bahrain, she and her family fled to the United States due to extraordinary circumstances related to political unrest in her home country. After this experience, she co-founded a non-profit organization called Bahrain Rehabilitation and Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO) that helped survivors of violence. She also volunteered for human rights organizations advocating for survivors and researching violence.

Dr. Alyusuf also recently completed her Master’s in Public Health at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 2019. She joins the Roseburg Family Medicine Residency Program with a wealth of knowledge and life experiences, making her an excellent fit for our community. Outside of her clinical responsibilities, she loves to read, write poetry, hike, swim and, above all, spend time with her husband and three children.

As an intern in the first group of family medicine residents, she’s honored and takes great responsibility in laying the foundation for the program and its upcoming residents. She considers the success of the program a personal goal and a legacy in the making.