Dr Samreen Yusuf becomes the first person from Kerala to obtain a super speciality degree in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She secured the first rank in this subject, which is only offered at AIIMS in Raipur. She hails from Kochi and completed her MBBS from Government Medical College, Mysore, and MD (Pediatrics) from Government Medical College (Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Medical College) in Raipur.