Stories from the Medicine Wheel | One mbeethone ãachmowãakanan
This is a show hosted by Tyria Heath (Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican, Menominee) and Farouk Al-Ajam (Choctaw), two medical students training in Oregon.* Our goal is to share the journeys of Indigenous healers and healthcare professionals. We aim to create a space that is both vulnerable and safe, where guests can share their struggles, triumphs, and resilience, in hopes of inspiring the next generation of Indigenous youth to pursue careers in healthcare.
We also create episodes focused on practical guidance, including but not limited to tips for applying to schools, writing personal statements, and preparing for exams.
Thank you for listening—onewee!
*Our school sits on the ancestral lands of the Multnomah, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Tumwater, Watlala bands of the Chinook, the Tualatin Kalapuya, Molalla, Wasco, and the many Indigenous nations of the Willamette Valley and the Columbia River Plateau.
Stories from the Medicine Wheel | One mbeethone ãachmowãakanan
Latest Episodes
Indigenous Language Revitalization & Culture as Healing with Kanaysa Heath (Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican, Menominee)
On today’s episode, I interview Noox, aka my dad, aka Kanaysa Heath! We discuss his journey learning the Mohican and Menominee languages and how that journey has helped him heal. Kanaysa believes that learning your Indigenous language and recon...
Tips for Writing the Medical School Personal Statement
On today’s episode, Farouk and I share tips that worked for us when it comes to writing the medical school personal statement (PS). We’re not experts, but these are strategies that helped us, and we hope you find them useful in some way....
Ep 1 - Farouk Al-Ajam (Choctaw)
SO excited to release my first episode and so glad Farouk was able to just tell his story. He has quite an inspiring journey as a non-traditional medical student from working in the pharmaceutical industry to moving across the country in hopes ...