There are nearly 80 million forcibly displaced people around the world, the highest levels of displacement ever recorded. With these record-high numbers, it is more important than ever before to learn about refugees and get involved any way we can. Redefining Refugee is a podcast by Gators for Refugee Medical Relief (GRMR). GRMR is a non-profit organization at the University of Florida, led by students passionate about the refugee crisis and dedicated to making a tangible difference in the lives of refugees, locally and abroad. Join us as we speak with special guests to learn more about the refugee crisis, highlight the voices of refugees, and find out how we can help. No action is too small, and together we can make a difference. Learn more at www.grmruf.org
Dr. Kashin’s Story and Experiences on Refugee Supporting Medical Aid Trips| Redefining Refugee S3 E2
Send us a text Hello GRMR, Today I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Viktoriya Kashin. Dr. Kashin is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Nurse Practitioner at UF Health Shands Hospital who generously volunteers her time with organizations that host local and international medical aid trips. She shares her experience offering medical care to war torn areas of Ukraine and assisting Ukrainian refugees. This podcast also addresses the importance of having cultural humility and diverse friend groups...
5 Nov 2022
Dr. Havyarimana’s Story from Burundian Refugee to Emergency Medicine Physician | Redefining Refugee S3 E1
Send us a text Hello Gators for Refugee Medical Relief, Welcome to season 3 episode 1 of the Redefining Refugee podcast. I am your host, Reema Ismail. Today we are interviewing Dr. Havyarimana. Dr. Havyarimana grew up in a refugee camp in Tanzania after a civil war in his home country, Burundi. After growing up as a refugee with only his brother, he came to the United States at the age of 18 and entered high school. He is now a practicing Emergency Medicine Physician in Tallahassee, Flo...
17 Mar 2022
Migration, Race, and Legal Status | Redefining Refugee S2 E4
Send us a text Join us for our fourth episode of season 2 of Redefining Refugee, a podcast by Gators for Refugee Medical Relief at the University of Florida. In this episode we speak with Manoach Deliscar, a political science student at the University of Florida with plans to go to law school and become an immigration lawyer. As an environmental refugee from Haiti, Manoach arrived to the United States in 2010 at the age of seven following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti. Grow...
30 Nov 2021
Establishing an Art Program in Refugee Camps | Redefining Refugee S2 E3
Send us a text Join us for our third episode of season 2 of Redefining Refugee, a podcast by Gators for Refugee Medical Relief at the University of Florida. In this episode we speak with Tshishiku Henry, an employee case manager at Jewish Family Service, a nonprofit organization delivering support to refugees and asylees. As a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tshishiku Henry resettled to the United States in 2018 after spending a decade in a refugee camp. His time i...
29 Oct 2021
The Trauma Impacting Mental Health of Refugees | Redefining Refugee S2 E2
Send us a text Join us for our second episode of season 2 of Redefining Refugee, a podcast by Gators for Refugee Medical Relief at the University of Florida. In this episode we speak with Dr. Omar Bah, the founder and Executive Director of the Refugee Dream Center in Rhode Island, which works to support refugees post-resettlement. As a former journalist and torture survivor from the Gambia in West Africa, Dr. Omar Bah resettled as a refugee to the United States in 2007 and has si...
14 Sept 2021
Advocating for the Recognition of Foreign-Trained Professionals | Redefining Refugee S2 E1
Send us a text Join us for our first episode of season 2 of Redefining Refugee, a podcast by Gators for Refugee Medical Relief at the University of Florida. In this episode, we speak with Lubab al-Quraishi, a physician from Iraq who became a refugee and resettled to the United States in 2014. When COVID-19 hit, foreign-trained medical professionals were called on to act, and Lubab was on the front lines doing anything she could to help the community. But due to licensing laws in the US...
1 Apr 2021
The Challenges of Resettlement with Sarah Maley | Redefining Refugee Episode 3
Send us a text Join us for our third episode of Redefining Refugee, a podcast by Gators for Refugee Medical Relief at the University of Florida. In this episode, we speak with Sarah Maley, a woman from Burma who supports refugees from Burma and other locations as they resettle in the United States. Listen to her share her story, explain her work, and discuss issues refugees face in resettlement. Join us to increase your knowledge about the refugee crisis and hear Sarah's experie...
27 Feb 2021
Basma's Story | Redefining Refugee Episode 2
Send us a text Join us for our second episode of Redefining Refugee, a podcast by Gators for Refugee Medical Relief at the University of Florida. This episode, we speak with Basma Alawee, an engineer from Iraq who became a refugee and resettled in the United States in 2010. Since then, she has become an activist and advocate for refugees, a writer, and an educator. We discuss her life before she became a refugee, how she became a refugee, what the process of resettlement was like for h...
28 Jan 2021
GRMR and the Refugee Crisis | Redefining Refugee Episode 1
Send us a text Welcome to Redefining Refugee, a podcast by Gators for Refugee Medical Relief at the University of Florida. In our first episode, we speak with the founder of GRMR and GRMR's current president about how GRMR began, basics of the global refugee crisis, issues faced by refugees during resettlement, misconceptions about refugees, and more. Join us to increase your knowledge about the refugee crisis and learn why we do what we do. Thank you for listening! Note: to cl...
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