UC Davis Students help Afghan Refugees Navigate Life in Sacramento

We would like to highlight the involvement of GMC Affiliate Patrick Marius Koga in Refugee Interprofessional Community Engagement (RICE), a program in collaboration with University of the Pacific and nonprofit Opening Doors that's assisting Afghan refugees in Sacramento to adjust to their new lives. Among the volunteers are medical students from the UC Davis School of Medicine and undergraduate language interpreters from UC Davis. Each team of volunteers is assigned a family to assist with the adjustment process, helping to navigate public transportation, the US healthcare system, and promote cultural exchange. 

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