Nathan is a third-year medical student at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. He is an ensign in the U.S. Navy and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. His research interests include medical education and patient advocacy. His opinions and assertions are his own and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences or the Department of Defense.
Teva D. Brender, MD, is a first-year internal medicine resident at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He graduated from Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine. His interests include pulmonology and critical care, health policy, physician advocacy, and narrative medicine.
Ryan Yarnall is an assistant professor of medicine, ambulatory medical director, and practicing internist at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also serves as the co-chair for the ACP Council of Early Career Physicians Oklahoma chapter.
Dr. Patel-Nguyen trained in internal medicine and pediatrics at UNC-Chapel Hill before beginning her career as a hospitalist at Duke University. Her clinical time is divided between inpatient adult and pediatric patients, as well as bedside procedures. She is also involved in medical education, with interests in bias training and expanding knowledge and best practices regarding health care equity. In addition to her work at Duke, Dr. Patel-Nguyen has interests in global health, having worked with refugee and immigrant populations in Greece, Jordan, Palestine, and Mexico.
Fatima Al-Shimari is an epidemiologist and global health researcher at the University of Washington (UW); she also dedicates her time to mentoring students as a clinical affiliate faculty with the UW School of Public Health, Department of Global Health. She is from Seattle, Washington, and received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from UW. She also serves as the current chair of the Women in Global Health Seattle Chapter and is the founder of Kalema Nonprofit. She formerly worked as a project manager to support the research needs of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and as a research consultant with the World Health Organization. Her research interests include community and population health, internal and family medicine, and social determinants of health.
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