Fireside Chat: How to Maximize Your Energy During Ramadan
Date: Sunday, February 15
Time: 2:00-3:00pm ET
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Join us for another inspiring session in our Webinars Guiding Healthcare Professionals series.
This live webinar features expert insights about nutrition and health you can implement during the holy month.
Moderated Q&A will follow – please submit your questions below.
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Shamila Malik is a Registered Dietitian working in the field of dialysis. She is also a certified Health and Wellness Coach. Her professional outlook is one of holistic care, where the individual is treated as an interconnected being rather than as an isolated part. She is passionate about using her background, experience, and education to enlighten communities that don’t get to meet Dietitians. She has achieved this by volunteering at health fairs, organizing a self-awareness pillar at her prior Islamic center, and participating in organizations that promote health improvement for all.
In her spare time, she loves to cook and bake for her children, family, and friends. She enjoys spending time in nature and attending various types of dance classes.
Dr. Sara Tariq is a board-certified general internist working at Northern Virginia Family Practice. She also serves as a Public Health Physician for the Fairfax County Community Detoxification Facility. She received her medical degree from UAMS and completed her residency in internal medicine at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She then served as chief resident before joining the faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Tariq was promoted to professor in 2018 and subsequently served as Associate Dean for Student Affairs until 2024, when she relocated to Northern Virginia for family reasons.
Dr. Tariq’s honors include the National Herbert S. Waxman Award for Outstanding Medical Student Educator, presented by the American College of Physicians in 2010. Tariq has earned numerous teaching awards, including multiple Golden Apple, Gold Sash, and Red Sash awards from her medical students. In 2013, she received the Outstanding Woman Faculty Award, followed by the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award in 2014 and the Master Teacher award in 2022.
She is nationally recognized as an advocate for patients and served on the National Collaborative for Education to Address the Social Determinants of Health until 2022. In the non-profit world, she has served on the boards of the Interfaith Center and Just Communities of Arkansas. She served as president of Harmony Health Clinic, providing free medical and dental care to the underserved in Little Rock. She was a member of the transition team for the first Black mayor of Little Rock, Mayor Frank Scott, leading the strategic plan to advance diversity in the city. She is a founding member and trustee of the Madina Institute of Arkansas, an inclusive mosque founded on the tenets of compassion, education, and illumination.
Dr. Tariq is passionate about reducing mental health stigma and advancing preventive health in minority communities, believing it is crucial to empower patients to achieve their healthiest lives with transparency and authenticity. She is currently expanding her practice as an executive leadership coach. She enjoys reading, Zumba, and spending time with her family.
