Patient Care Consultant

Fatema Shipchandler

Fatema Shipchandler is a third-year medical student at McGovern Medical School, part of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

While completing her BS in Nutrition at the University of Houston, Fatema was involved in health disparities research, migrant health service projects, and medical curriculum development.

As an Albert Schweitzer Junior Fellow and Certified Community Health Worker, she developed a passion for health equity. Through the Archer Graduate Fellowship, Fatema gained firsthand experience in policymaking.

Fatema strives to channel her skills in community health and advocacy to promote a patient-centered, value-based healthcare system.

Fatema holds a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from the University of Houston.

Public Health Consultant

Zainab Shipchandler, MPH, MCHES 

Zainab Shipchandler, MPH, MCHES is a public health promotion consultant based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.Promoting effective health education, evidence-based practice, and collaboration have been connecting themes throughout her varied experiences in the healthcare field.

She is an advocate for the importance of the patient’s perspective in the development and dissemination of health education. Her work is informed by her own experiences as a patient and recognizing the importance of communication in the therapeutic relationship firsthand.

Her past experience includes health literacy promotion at Children’s Health in Dallas, clinical practice guideline development at the American Heart Association, and maintenance of certification assessment development at the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Zainab is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies with a minor in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from Rice University.

She is a member of the Academy of Communication in Healthcare, the Society of Health Communication, and is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Patient Experience.