Fatima Elzamzami | Franciscan Center These past two weeks I have had the opportunity to visit detox facilities, shelters, and homeless encampments across Baltimore with the Franciscan Center’s Outreach team. The goal of our outreach services is to reach clients who may otherwise be inaccessible to the Center due to…
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Fatima Elzamzami | Franciscan Center One of the things that I’ve been grappling with this past year is whether to pursue an MD or an MD-PhD. Before starting my internship at the Franciscan Center, I was worried that the experience wouldn’t be “medical” enough to give me better insight into…
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Fatima Elzamzami | Franciscan Center One of my goals this summer was to learn more about homelessness in the city and what sorts of systemic barriers contribute to it. Before I started work at the Franciscan Center, I had a minimal understanding of this topic. However, with every conversation I’ve…
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Kobi Khong | Rebuild, Overcome, and Rise (ROAR) Center This week I continued with my community-centered work with the Rebuild, Overcome, and Rise Center contacting and soliciting feedback on how the center can improve their services and ways that they did excel. Some of my calls went to voicemail, some…
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Fatima Elzamzami | Franciscan Center During my first week at the Franciscan Center, I shadowed my supervisor, Judy, as she worked with clients to fill out applications for birth certificates, IDs, and social security cards. This week, I worked with clients on my own to complete these applications. The hardest…
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Fatima Elzamzami | Franciscan Center Although I’ve only been at the Franciscan Center for four days, it is clear to me what a significant role the organization plays in the surrounding community. Not only does the Franciscan Center provide resources for those who may need them, but also serves as…
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Fatima Elzamzami | Franciscan Center Throughout orientation, we were asked to reflect on the various activities and presentations that we went through/watched. For me, I think this was the most challenging part; putting into words how a certain experience made me feel. This week, I realized how little self-reflection I…
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