Critically acclaimed poet Amir Sulaiman, Eshmawi productions, and UMMA joined forces to create a moving short film that gives a snapshot of one South LA resident’s journey to finding UMMA.
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Critically acclaimed poet Amir Sulaiman, Eshmawi productions, and UMMA joined forces to create a moving short film that gives a snapshot of one South LA resident’s journey to finding UMMA.
Autumn is my favorite season, from the slight crispness in the air to the changing color of the leaves. As nature prepares itself and begins to tuck in for the winter, there is the hint of promise, a promise that when Fall and Winter have melted away, the world will be renewed, more vital than […]
(LOS ANGELES, CA) Born of the community trauma of the Rodney King riots in 1992, South Los Angeles’ University Muslim Medical Association (UMMA) Community Clinic will host its 20th anniversary Gala on Saturday, October 8th, 2016 at 6:00 PM Pacific at the Anaheim Hilton. With commitment from socially-concerned Muslim medical students and forward-thinking politicians such as Congresswoman Maxine […]
Social justice is defined as the way in which human rights are manifested in the everyday lives of people at every level of society. We share a common humanity and thus we share a common responsibility. The tears from my childhood motivate me today in my healthcare work as it should all of us. I […]
I want to see how we destigmatize HIV in the primary care setting. It’s my belief that if we can do that, then we may be able to finally decrease HIV incidence rates. POZ magazine featured UMMA Clinic and our CEO, a social psychologist and HIV researcher, Dr. Miriam Y. Vega in their September 2016 […]
By: Dr. Miriam Y. Vega
My father used to have an expression. He’d say, ‘Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It’s about your dignity. It’s about respect. It’s about your place in your community’ – Joe Biden Every four years, since I was a young girl in the South Bronx dreaming of grander things, I’ve […]
By: Amelia Noor-Oshiro
An African American patient comes in with a chronic medical condition and is having a hard time coping with the prognosis. She had been struggling with her health for a few years, battling hypertension and trying to lose weight. Her chart is handed over to one of the clinicians at UMMA Community Clinic. He sees […]
We all rise or fall together.
By: Dr. Miriam Y. Vega “It’s OK. I’m right here with you.” -Toddler girl comforting her mom as she witnessed police kill her mom’s fiancé “I have never run so fast in my life”- Woman at the rally in Dallas Run. Run fast. Try to dodge the bullets permeating a community event as police fall […]
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