Patch Testing, Prayer Dermatoses, Passion for Education | Aamir Hussain, MD, MAPP

Episode 028 | Aamir Hussain, MD, MAPP is a board-certified dermatologist who is currently practicing in Northern Virginia.

He is an internationally-recognized speaker, writer and educator on health policy, medical education and interfaith dialogue. He speaks five languages and enjoys teaching and working with diverse patient populations.

Dr. Hussain has won multiple teaching awards from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, authored several book chapters and written for prestigious media outlets, such as The New York Times.

Dr. Hussain completed his medical degree and master’s degree in public policy at the University of Chicago, and his dermatology residency at Georgetown University. He is known as the Pun-isher due to his penchant for bad puns.
In this episode:🔥 Shout out to friend of the pod Dr. Adam Swigost
🔥 Interfaith dynamics -- a Muslim walks into a Catholic Jesuit institution
🔥 Dermatology's affluence and acccess problem
🔥 What it means when your dermatologist looks like you
🔥 Vibe shift -- the value of speaking the same language
🔥 A Derm who speaks 5 languages
🔥 Cultural competency and religious literacy in dermatology
🔥 Building rapport through curiosity
🔥 What you should know about prayer-related dermatoses
🔥 A dermatologist's experience on the COVID-19 front lines (not a joke)
🔥 The residency to "job" transition
🔥 The value of mentorship
🔥 Alignment and the Jesuit model of discernment
🔥 Misalignment burnout (credit to Dr. Ali Abdaal)
🔥 Shout out to Heroic Leadership by Chrois Lowney
🔥 The economics of offering patch testing
🔥 The Jesuits as an exercise in branding: education first, religion second
🔥 Complement your deep learning with broad learning
🔥 Spiky ideas get pushed away until a crisis arrives
🔥 Patch testing in dermatology: show me the incentive and I'll show you the results 
🔥 Shout out to all the Allergic Contact Dermatitis phenoms
🔥 Medical staff and clinic culture
🔥 A medical practice as a pillar of the community   
🔥 Shout out to the incomparable Tim Callahan and Chantilly, VA
🔥 Physician, have your own web page!
🔥 Sometimes it's as simple as Expertise + Circumstance = Opportunity
🔥 Shout out to Interfaith America
🔥 Setting yourself up for opportunity to knock
Connect with and learn from Dr. Hussain
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🐦 Twitter/Xℹ️ Dr. Hussain's publication on allergic contact dermatitis associated with religious practices
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