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One of OUWB’s new student organizations recently performed at a local church health fair with other groups and medical students from across Michigan.
The Chaldean American Medical Student Association (CAMSA) worked with the Chaldean American Health Professionals Association to host a health fair at Holy Cross Chaldean Catholic Church in Farmington Hills.
Among those who volunteered at the event were seven current OUWB students, two alumni, and several OUWB clinical faculty. The group provided free health care screening and counseling to community members.
Natalie Salman, M2, President, CAMSA, said it fits a large part of CAMSA’s mission to support the growth of educational achievement in the Chaldean community while serving the diverse needs of communities in Metro Detroit.
“Events like our annual health fair not only benefit our local communities and aim to keep them healthy, but also foster a sense of collaboration and allow students to network with great healthcare professionals,” Salman said. “Community is a great value in our Chaldean culture.”
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| A group photo featuring medical students from OUWB, Michigan State and Wayne State, OUWB alumni, current residents, physicians, CAAHP board members and church officials. |
Meghan Mansour, M3, CAMSA serves as a consultant. She previously served as the founding president and was one of a group of students who came up with the idea to start CAMSA in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We need a place where we can meet, get advice from older students and give incoming students,” she said.
Mansour Another big goal for CAMSA is education.
The Chaldeans are a Catholic, ethnic minority native to northern Iraq. Michigan has one of the largest populations of Chaldeans in the diaspora, and the vast majority have recently immigrated to the United States, Salman said.
“It is important for Chaldeans in the region to have proper representation in medicine, as we are an ethnic minority and many individuals in the community typically face barriers to health care,” she said. I believe that advocacy begins with us as medical students educating our families, friends and neighbors at every opportunity.
Salman said that when students get up to participate in health fairs like the recent one, “it shows that service and community are important to students.”
“Major community events…allow students to experience first-hand health issues in our immediate communities, and allow us the opportunity to use our skills and growing knowledge to educate our guests,” she said. “Student participation benefits the community that receives the services and volunteers give their time and effort to improve the health of those in attendance.”
For more information, contact Andrew Dietderich, marketing secretary, OUWB, at adietderich@oakland.edu.
To request an interview, visit OUWB Communications and Marketing web page.
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