Family & Community Medicine Grand Rounds - "Bridging Cultures, Building Health: Family Medicine and Refugee Care"

Speaker: Fatema Dabdoub, M.D.

Course Director: Jared Morphew, M.D.

Objectives: 

Understand the Importance of Refugee Health:

• Explain why addressing reufee health is crucial in the context of global and local health systems.
• Identify the social, cultural, and economic factor influencing refugee health outcomes.

Explore the Intricacies of Refugee Health:

• Describe common health challenges faced by refugees, including physical, mental, and social determinants of health, in addition to addressing special considerations when evaluating refugees early in the resettlement process.

Define the Role of Family Medicine Physicians in Refugee Care:

• Illustrate how family medicine physicians can provide holistic, patient-centered care tailored to the needs of refugees and be advocates.

About the speaker:

Fatema Dabdoub, M.D. is a third-year resident in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.