Doctors with Disabilities

Doctors with Disabilities

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

American-Muslim Identity, Doctors with Disabilities, Stress

Episode: American-Muslim Identity, Doctors with Disabilities, Stress

  • Aug 17, 2017 11:00 pm
  • 16:33 mins

(originally aired July 18, 2017)  Guest: Dhruv Khullar, MD, Physician, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Healthcare Policy Researcher, Cornell University People with a disability—that’s nearly one in five Americans—are less likely to receive routine medical care: things as basic as flu vaccines and cancer screening. One reason for this disparity is that doctor’s offices and clinics may not have accommodations, such as exam tables with adjustable height. Another reason is the social stigma associated with disability. Part of the solution to this problem is encouraging more people with disabilities to become doctors.

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The Search for a Muslim American Identity

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(originally aired July 18, 2017)  Guest: Asma Uddin, JD, Director of Strategy for the Center for Islam and Religious Freedom, Founder, AltMuslimah.com  When the media or non-Muslims talk of Islam, we tend to act as if there are just two Muslim communities: the terrorists and the non-terrorists. As if every peaceful Muslim living in the US is cut from the same cloth.  But, in fact, American Muslims are the most racially diverse religious group in the country. They’re Arab, African, African American, South Asian, European, Latino and White American – the list goes on. Many, but not all, are immigrants to the US. They have different cultures, speak different languages, practice Islam in slightly different ways.

(originally aired July 18, 2017)  Guest: Asma Uddin, JD, Director of Strategy for the Center for Islam and Religious Freedom, Founder, AltMuslimah.com  When the media or non-Muslims talk of Islam, we tend to act as if there are just two Muslim communities: the terrorists and the non-terrorists. As if every peaceful Muslim living in the US is cut from the same cloth.  But, in fact, American Muslims are the most racially diverse religious group in the country. They’re Arab, African, African American, South Asian, European, Latino and White American – the list goes on. Many, but not all, are immigrants to the US. They have different cultures, speak different languages, practice Islam in slightly different ways.