Provider Pulse Ep 4: From Iraq to UC San Diego - Overcoming Barriers to Women’s Health Advocacy with Rawnaq Behnam, MPH

Send us Fan MailThe next installment of the Provider Pulse interview series where we elevate diverse voices from across healthcare fields to learn the paths people took to their current roles in healthcare, and how their cross-cultural experiences have helped them provide more informed care to diverse patient populations.Rawnaq Behnam, MPH received her Masters in Public Health at the University of California, San Diego where she currently works as a researcher. She discusses her experience as a refugee from Iraq, the challenges of adapting to schooling in a new country and a new language, and the important role of mentors who helped her navigate her way to a master's degree in public health. She also discusses the importance of being a mentor herself and helping other students, particularly those from marginalized communities. This was recorded at the North American Refugee Health Conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2024.Visit EthnoMed.org for additional resources. Follow us on YouTube and Instagram @EthnoMedUW