Cultural Connections

How TCOM is Connecting Students with Muslim Patients

Asad Mehkri and Afra Fathima are second-year TCOM students who are married and Muslim. We hear about some things to know about when treating a Muslim patient. How physicians and future physicians can be more aware of Muslim practices and what they can do to make that connection with their patients. They also share some great history of Muslim contributions to medicine. Learn more: • Dr. Rania Awaad's Stanford Muslim Mental Health Lab: https://med.stanford.edu/mmhip.html • Dr. Hussain Sattar and the creation of Pathoma: https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/patient-care-articles/wildly-popular-pathoma-course-creates-an-unlikely-celebrity-in-medical-education • Workplace Discrimination Article: https://www.medicineandislam.org/advancing-equity-for-muslim-physicians-in-the-healthcare-workforce/ and https://ebling.library.wisc.edu/reach/2022/09/29/advancing-equity-for-muslim-physicians-in-the-healthcare-workforce-10-7-2022/ • Contributions of Muslim Physicians in Medicine: https://medicine.yale.edu/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/from-the-middle-east-in-the-middle-ages/ and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25911133/ Students can learn more and interact with Muslim patients by contacting the Refugee Health Initiative and American Muslim Women Physician Association.

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TCOM second-year student Stephanie Elbanna talks about her time growing up in a war-torn country, and how that has helped shape her outlook on medicine. Stephanie shares insightful and inspiring stories on our first episode of Cultural Connections.