Northeastern US
International students helping others achieve their dreams
29 January 2021
Take any highly successful person and chances are that person had a mentor to guide his or her journey, but when Kenyan-born Azan Virji set out to obtain a world-class medical education in the United States, he didn’t know whose path he could follow.
Northeast Region Mental Health Providers
1 January 2021
If you need support from a mental health professional, you can find a mental health provider in your area through the county and state resources listed below available within the Northeast Region.
Pharmacy Manager in Intensive Care Unit on the COVID-19 Frontline
2 December 2020
“You have to make these really extreme clinical decisions at times where you are like I don't have enough information to decide what’s the best for this patient but I’m so grateful for all the training that I have had, for my mentors and colleagues from other states.” - Sharmin Amjad
Impact and Innovation: An Educator’s Journey into School Leadership
28 October 2020
Principal involved in designing a state of the art innovative school in California
Prescribe It Forward
12 October 2020
How a medical student created an organization to assist disadvantaged medical students with mentoring
Two Friends Donate over 200 iPads to connect COVID-19 Patients with their Families
2 October 2020
During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, when personal protective equipment (PPE) was scarce and in order to curtail the spread of the virus, patient interaction with medical care providers and visitation by family and loved ones was extremely limited at facilities. Many of the sick did not see an unmasked person or sunlight for weeks. To compound this trauma, patients invariably had to make difficult decisions about life support while surviving this disaster all on their own. It was during these difficult times, that a dynamic duo of friends came up with the idea of donating iPads to hospitals in order to allow isolated COVID-19 patients to virtually visit medical staff, family, and friends.
Family, Health, and Faith: Priorities of a Physician Treating COVID-19 Patients
28 September 2020
“Stay safe while you do the job you have been called upon to do. Your skill set, your knowledge, and your abilities are too valuable during this time of great need. As a front-liner, you are not expendable.”
Experiencing COVID-19 as a Patient
23 July 2020
A physician treating coronavirus patients becomes infected herself. Her story from both sides, as savior and victim.
Surviving Covid – Two Stories of Isolation, Hope, Recovery, and Community
13 July 2020
Residents of Chicago and New York describe their harrowing experiences of being infected with COVID-19. There are lessons for all of us in their stories.
GIFTforward an initiative to help restaurants and other small businesses.
30 June 2020
Students and entrepreneurs join a venture offering gift cards that will provide cash to small companies struggling under the lockdown.
Giving the Gift of Life: World Blood Donor Day Honors Donors
25 June 2020
Blood donations: a civic duty to help preserve life, and how the New York Jamat has supported this endeavor.
Fitoor the Band rejuvenates age-old musical traditions for audiences of all ages
20 June 2020
While the United States was settling into the initial stages of a global pandemic and lockdown, three Ismaili musicians gathered on March 27 to deliver a virtual concert to a national and global audience. Fitoor the Band aims to preserve traditional South Asian music using contemporary influences and keep age-old musical traditions alive for younger and older generations.
