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In this episode, Dr. Gurleen Kaur (Cardiology FIT at Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and APD of the CardioNerds Academy) and Dr. Chelsea Amo-Tweneboah (Medicine Resident at Stonybrook and CardioNerds Academy Intern) discuss with Dr. Heval Kelli (Cardiologist at Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Institute) about his personal and professional journey in Cardiology. They discuss Dr. Kelli\u2019s lifelong advocacy for serving those in need including refugee and immigrant communities, his character in the documentary Refuge, and fostering inclusivity within Cardiology.\xa0Audio editing and show notes were drafted by Dr. Chelsea Amo-Tweneboah.\xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nThe\xa0PA-ACC & CardioNerds Narratives in Cardiology\xa0is a multimedia educational series jointly developed by the\xa0Pennsylvania Chapter ACC, the\xa0ACC Fellows in Training Section, and the CardioNerds Platform with the goal to\xa0promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in cardiology. In this series, we host inspiring faculty and fellows from various ACC chapters to discuss their areas of expertise and their individual narratives. Join us for these captivating conversations as we celebrate our differences and share our joy for practicing cardiovascular medicine. We thank our project mentors Dr. Katie Berlacher and Dr. Nosheen Reza.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe PA-ACC & CardioNerds Narratives in Cardiology PageCardioNerds Episode PageCardioNerds AcademyCardionerds Healy Honor Roll\n\n\n\n\n\nCardioNerds Journal ClubSubscribe to The Heartbeat Newsletter!Check out CardioNerds SWAG!Become a CardioNerds Patron!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVideo version - Advocacy for Refugee Health and Empowering First-Generation Cardiologists\n\n\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/hP8bLt9q2sY\n\n\n\n\nQuoatables - Advocacy for Refugee Health and Empowering First-Generation Cardiologists\n\n\n\n\n\u201cI have always believed that if someone opened the door for you, you have to hold the door for the next generation. Because if you just walk through the door and close it, you just close the door for many people behind you.\u201d\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cInstead of making luck a matter of luck, just make an opportunity for everyone else.\u201d\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cHate makes us realize that no matter how privileged you are, you are not protected.\u201d\xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cIt is very hard to hate something you know.\u201d\xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cCompassion starts with the neighbor next to you, and then you go out to the world and show it.\u201d\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cYour best intern wasn\u2019t the smartest intern. Your best intern was the person ready to go for rounds, took care of everything, sharp early in the morning, stays late, and gets the work done.\u201d\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cIntelligence is relative. Hard work and dedication [are] the most important thing.\u201d\xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\nNotes - Advocacy for Refugee Health and Empowering First-Generation Cardiologists\n\n\n\nAdvocacy for refugee health and empowering first-generation cardiologists\xa0\n\n\n\n\nFocusing on creating professionals from a given community can help increase their chances of returning to that community and helping to address health disparities.\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nRefugees and immigrants come from countries and communities where, by and large, prevention is lacking. Seeing a healthcare provider is more appropriate in dire situations.\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen approaching immigrants, it is important to present medical information in ways in which they can understand and absorb properly.\xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nFor many refugee families, there exists a language barrier and the children are most often the advocates for the family because they are most likely to understand the language of the community they live in.\xa0\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nThe vast number of students in the US medical school system come from privileged backgrounds; however, this same statistic is not true for the populations they end up serving.\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nIt is important to have health professionals reflect the populations they serve, and one of the methods to achieve this is through introducing as many individuals as possible to the field of medicine; one of the ways to overcome a leaky pipeline is to pack the pipeline. Strategies include encouraging medical students to serve as ...