Hi! I'm Faiza, a third-year student at Sarah Lawrence College with a passion for public health, immigrant advocacy, and health equity. My work focuses on serving underserved communities in the Bronx, where I strive to make a meaningful impact through community work and community initiatives. I have experience in patient advocacy working with immigrant, uninsured, and unhoused populations, helping bridge gaps in accessing health resources and services through interpretation and health literacy. As a writer, I am exploring narrative medicine, where medicine and storytelling intersect through my internship with Pulse: Voices from the Heart of Medicine.

• Admissions Ambassador

  Higher Education · Sarah Lawrence College

  Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

• Student Researcher for Biology

  Research · Sarah Lawrence College

  Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

• Peer Health Educator

  Health, Wellness, and Fitness · Sarah Lawrence College

  Jan 2023 – Present

• Mentee

  Writing and Editing · Girls Write Now

  Jan 2021 – Present

• Volunteer through BxCHL

  Hospital & Health Care · Montefiore

  Jan 2023 – Present

• Bronx Community Health Leader

  Hospital & Health Care · Bronx Community Health Leaders

  Jan 2023 – Present

• Children's Educator

  Education · New York Botanical Garden

  Jan 2020 – Present

• Patient Ambassador

  Hospital & Health Care · St Barnabas Hospital

  Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy

• Student Researcher

  Sarah Lawrence College · Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

  2023 – 2023

  Research topic:

  Gene Expression of immune transcription factors

• Mentee

  Girls Write Now · Writing

  2021 – Present

• Bronx Community Health Leader

  Volunteering · BxCHL

  2023 – Present

  Mission:

  Improving health literacy and accessibility in the Bronx for a better Bronx

• Patient Ambassador

  Volunteering · St. Barnabas Hospital

  2022 – 2023

  Mission:

  improve patient visit experience through feedback and action-based implementation