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Navigating Medical School with IBD: Rohit’s Insights and Suggestions

by Rohit Aita, Team SAIA | Aug 21, 2025 | Blog

Did you know? As of 2019, only 4.6% of U.S. medical students have disclosed some kind of disability to their medical school, which compares to the 25% of adults in the U.S. who have some form of disability according to the CDC. As an IBD patient advocate, my goal has...

Pregnancy & Fertility in IBD & Ostomy/J-Pouch Surgery

by Team SAIA | Nov 19, 2024 | Patient Education Events

SAIA is honoured to present an important discussion on Fertility & Pregnancy in IBD & Ostomy / J-Pouch Surgery as part of our Patient Education...

SAIA is proud to announce Tina Aswani-Omprakash, MPH as our full-time CEO!

by Team SAIA | Nov 14, 2024 | Announcements

SAIA is honoured to announce that Tina Aswani-Omprakash, MPH is now our full-time Chief Executive Officer 🎉🎉 Tina is a patient advocate and thought leader par excellence, with several years of experience in spearheading international health advocacy efforts within and...

Cultural Considerations in Gastroenterology: Barriers to care and a call for humility and action

by Team SAIA | Oct 2, 2024 | Publications

Authors: Anjali U. Pandit, Kathryn N. Tomasino, Tina Aswani-Omprakash, Dawn E. Epstein Journal: Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology Link: https://tgh.amegroups.org/article/view/8963 Publication Date: October 2024 SAIA’s Tina...

Navigating Your Mental Health with IBD

by Team SAIA | Sep 19, 2024 | Patient Education Events

SAIA is proud to break the silence through our latest patient education program titled, Navigating Your Mental Health with...
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