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Tuesday, 12 February 2008

MOVING to Dublin from Moscow may seem like a daunting prospect but for 18-year-old genius Martina Feyzrakhmanova it’s been a walk in the park.
The Castleknock local has achieved in a few short years what many of us struggle to get through in a lifetime.
The young Russian excelled beyond her wildest dreams and hit the headlines last year when she got all A1s in her Leaving Certificate.
She is now continuing her dreams by studying medicine in Trinity College.
“I’ve lived here for the past four years although I did go to primary school in Ireland when I was younger,” she told Northside People.
“My parents are involved in International Aviation and have worked in Ireland for a long period of time, so it just kind of made sense to move here.”
After moving from Moscow, motivated Martina continued her education at Castleknock Community College.
Although she was late joining the Irish school system, Martina was just one of 11 students nationwide who received the maximum grades possible in last year’s Leaving Cert exams.
“I did English, maths, German, Russian, biology, physics, chemistry and economics and I got top marks in all,” she casually explained.
“My favourite subjects were the sciences, especially physics and chemistry.
“English required a good bit of work, but thankfully maths wasn't particularly hard apart from the dreaded paper two.”
As well as cramming for the some of the biggest exams of her life, Martina managed to reach the All Ireland Finals of the Senior Debating Competition.

The previous year, Martina was awarded the top prize in a German essay competition sponsored by the German Embassy. Also that year, she represented Ireland in the European Science Olympiad.
She even managed to squeeze in completion of Russia’s state examinations, the Attestat.
“I guess I did manage to do a lot but it taught me how to prioritise and manage my time well,” Martina explained.
Dedication and determination come in spades for the young girl who is following her ambition to become a doctor.
“I’ve wanted to be a doctor for a very long time but I finally made up my mind when I was around 13,” she explained maturely.
“I just love it. There is nothing in the world that I would prefer to medicine. Of course, I don't know what it's going to be like as a doctor, but studying it at the moment is just fabulous.
“I love the kind of stuff we have to study - it's all science-based and I really enjoy it. Anatomy is pretty amazing as well, I mean, how often would you get to do anything more thrilling than dissecting a body.”
She added: “Though we have parts of the course that focus on emotions and psychology, which can be a nice change sometimes.”
It's not difficult, I guess because I enjoy it so much though of course, it involves a bit of work.”
Luckily for us, Martina plans to develop her medical career here in Ireland.
“I would like to join the Health Service Executive (HSE),” she said.
“Perhaps it would be best for me to specialise in something like cardiology or even general internal medicine.”
She concluded; “I doubt I’ll move back to Russia, since I’m being educated in Dublin I feel I should do my best for this country’s healthcare system.”

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