Tammy Lester

In honor of Pride Month, UMHS is thrilled to welcome back alumnus Soren Estvold, MD, MPH to host a special livestream event, “LGBTQ+ Medicine & Theory: Providing Compassionate Care.” Dr. Estvold is a family medicine physician who specializes in treating LGBTQ+ patients at Augusta University Medical Center in Georgia and a volunteer physician at the Equality Clinic in Augusta, Georgia, a primary care clinic serving mostly transgender patients needing Hormone Replacement Therapy. The presentation will address key considerations for working with LGBTQ+ patients, describe how to provide compassionate care, offer practical advice for medical professionals and allies, and share resources for patients and providers. from University of Medicine and Health Sciences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwfJRNDB04o via UMHS YouTube Channel

Orthopedic Surgery Residency Match - An interview with Canadian native, UMHS Grad Nequesha Mohamed, MD Scott Harrah, MA spoke to Dr. Mohamed about her upcoming Orthopedic Surgery residency, why she always wanted to be a doctor as well as her research, and how she managed to Match after being out of med school for several years. Check out the full blog interview here: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/success-story-dr.-nequesha-mohamed-on-orthopedic-surgery-residency-at-wake-forest For more information about How to become an Orthopedic Surgeon, click here: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-an-orthopedic-surgeon For information about UMHS Medical School - click here: https://www.umhs-sk.org/caribbean-medical-schools How research helped her obtain residency Since she did not Match right away, Dr. Mohamed admits she had to be persistent and persevere.  “You kind of get in that mindset of, ‘Well, maybe this isn't something that I can get into.’ It's a very competitive field and