Honor Through Medicine and Service
Published on October 11, 2016“Providing these services for Syrian refugees at Al Salam was the dream of Deah, Yusor and Razan.”

“Providing these services for Syrian refugees at Al Salam was the dream of Deah, Yusor and Razan.”
“Providing these services for Syrian refugees at Al Salam was the dream of Deah, Yusor and Razan. They were so passionate about helping these children.”
UNC School of Medicine student Yousef Abu-Salha—brother of Yusor and Razan Abu-Salha and the best friend of Yusor’s husband, Deah Barakat, three young Muslim Americans murdered in 2015—strives every day to honor their memories in his studies to become a doctor and in his work to help others. In summer 2016, Yousef, joining two dozen dental and medical students and professionals, traveled to Turkey to provide care to child refugees from Syria—and to fulfill the dream of Deah, Yusor and Razan.
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This is story number 154 in the Carolina Stories 225th Anniversary Edition magazine.