Articles By: Sussan Fazel

8Dec
2009

Putting Faith into Practice: Muslim Medical Students Create Free Clinic in South LA

Mayes’ daughter, Lichelle James, gets her blood pressure taken by one of Umma Clinic’s nurses. Lola Mayes rushed home from work mid-morning because one of her daughters was ill and needed urgent care. Her daughter’s Medi-Cal insurance had recently been cut. Like the other times her family needed medical attention, she took her daughter to UMMA clinic. The UMMA clinic, which stands for University Muslim Medical Association, is a haven of medical relief to over 15,000 patients just like Mayes. [...]

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