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A group of Refugee and Immigrant Student Empowerment (RISE) students with program lead Dr. Turin Cho

RISE for health: UCalgary medical students work with immigrant youth to co-create health programs, address health disparities

Dr. Fartoon Siad (MD ’20, MSc ’16, BSc ‘14).

Class of 2020: Increasing diversity among physicians benefits all communities

Tanvir Turin Chowdhury

Experts on newcomers: Break silos, build meaningful relationships

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Event celebrates Syrian culture, resilience, and the power of art

From left: The University of Calgary's Isra Safadi, Ghada Alatrash, and Yahya El-Lahib are joining with members of Calgary’s Syrian community to organize The Journey to Resilience event on Jan. 25, 2019. Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary

Event celebrates Syrian culture, resilience, and the power of art

A panel of community co-ordinators from the Ethno-cultural Council of Calgary discuss the barriers to health care faced by immigrants to Canada. Photos by Nedaa Al Jezani

Person-centred health care in Alberta: From rhetoric to reality

Why do recent immigrants get injured more often than Canadian-born workers?