The days are long, but the years are short.
When you’re a small (but very, very mighty) team, it’s easy to be so focused on moving forward that you forget to look back.
2024 was a transformative year for us. We added three members to our team, onboarded 12 new partner institutions, welcomed 33 preceptors to our network, and provided clinical rotations to 576 students. While we’re excited to carry this momentum into 2025, we’d be remiss not to reflect on the growth that brought us here–personally and professionally.
“This year I celebrated my first anniversary with MomentMD, and I moved back to Florida from Chicago. I’ve been able to spend more time with my family, be a more present aunt to my (almost five!) nieces and nephews, and make an effort to pick up new hobbies (reading, pilates, and tennis). My biggest lessons in 2024 were patience and self-confidence. There’s always a learning curve in starting something new, whether that be personally or professionally, and with time I’ve been able to embrace how far I’ve come and how much progress I’ve made in both.” – Stephanie Ray, Account Manager
“This year was, by far, one of my most challenging. I was laid off shortly before the holidays in 2023, and it took me months to find consistent work. It was truly agonizing, and my primary focus this year was prioritizing my mental and emotional health while rebuilding my work life. Needless to say, that’s much easier said than done! Joining the MomentMD team in June was definitely a highlight and it kickstarted a really lovely second half of the year. Above all, 2024 taught me–or maybe reminded me–that the only way out is through. Perseverance and rest are two sides of the same coin.” – Anna Hochberger, Director of Marketing
“One of my biggest wins this year was watching university programs innovate in real-time for their medical students and trusting us to deliver care in student health clinicals. Seeing how ambitious they are to excel and their students’ drive to learn more and have new experiences is inspiring and a great reminder that our work has a real-world impact. On the patient side of things, seeing more and more patients believe in telehealth and the benefits has been incredibly exciting, and experiencing the joy of someone so excited to be able to afford to see a healthcare provider over MomentMD has been rewarding and humbling.
My overall win from 2024 is being blessed with such an incredible team here at MomentMD. From our healthcare providers, to Stephanie our Account Manager, Anna our marketing genius, and our leader and CEO Abanob. I thank you all for the support and working endlessly for MomentMDs success and future. We would not be here without any of you. You are all amazing leaders I look forward to many years together, growing MomentMD, and helping those in need.” Mario Farag, Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer
“Personally, I’ve been giving myself permission to be imperfect and embrace being different, but also loving myself through it and actually enjoying the journey Professionally, I’ve been working on saying what I need and want more clearly, saying no to things that don’t align with the bigger picture, and staying true to our vision. Adding to the MomentMD team and watching it grow into a group of incredible leaders has been huge for me. It’s not just about building a team; it’s about building the team—a group of people who are passionate, driven, and aligned with who we are and why we do what we do. Seeing them take ownership and lead in their areas of expertise has been next-level rewarding because it shows what we’re building is bigger than any one person.” Abanob Farag, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
We’ll see you in 2025.