[1][2] Faran began her medical career when she attended the summer program at the Faculty of Medical Sciences at King Saud University between 1998 and 1999, organized at the time by Saudi Aramco.

She later joined the Advanced Imaging Unit at Dhahran Health Center, an affiliate of Saudi Aramco.

Meanwhile, she divided her time between study at Charles Draw University, Los Angeles, and on-the-job training at Saint Joseph Hospital in Orange State, and, finally, obtained her full certification in 2007.

Commenting on her experience at the Dhahran Health Center, Faran noted that she appreciated the center for its top nuclear medicine programs and its openness to innovation.

[1] On November 11, 2015 in Faran died in Aramco Hospital in Dhahran in Saudi Arabia after a long illness.