So maybe the question for you is, how can you merely acknowledge this or add it to your differential diagnosis when you care for these patients? And if you're a leader with more power and resources, think about what entire healing communities look like. So as a clinician, you're just part of a system. Because they've experienced the same thing together. But I want to consider what it means for entire communities to heal. I know that is something we need to work towards, creating those systems for individual interventions like that. But good luck finding one that speaks Khmer and knows how to deal with massive trauma. And addressing it, yes, we can refer him to a therapist, if we're really lucky, a trauma therapist. But we never really address it or even acknowledge it. And we give the nod to maybe they've experienced something traumatic in their past. Through acute and chronic visits through 15-minute clinic visits to hospitalizations, we try to address their medical conditions. Well, not nothing we shuffled them through our healthcare system. But what we know is that often for these communities right now, what we do is nothing. And we're going to talk about the nuances of this throughout this series. Sometimes people don't want to share their trauma. Now, addressing trauma is not straightforward. One way it falls short for immigrant communities is by addressing trauma. So, we know that healthcare systems fall short in so many ways. And if you're just joining us in this podcast, pause it if you're able to, and listen to part 1, where we give more context to the Khmer community and what they've been through, and then come back to this episode.
This is part two of the series on the Khmer community. Welcome to Season 1, where we talk about the history and culture of immigrant communities.
Raj Sundar, a full-spectrum family physician and a community organizer. These are the things patients expect us to know, but we don't know yet. The podcast is dedicated to educating you on the aspects of humanity that make you a better healer for culturally diverse communities. Raj Sundar: Hi, you're listening to healthcare for humans. Speakers: 2 (Jennifer Huong & Raj Sundar).