Uzma is the child of immigrants from Pakistan and India, from a “traditional” Muslim subcontinental family. Her full-time occupation is being a soccer/ballet/any activities-to-wear-‘em-out mom to her 4 kids, ages 10, 9, 7, and 3. In her spare time, she is a part-time physician running her own practice, medical director of an assisted living and hospice agency, Director of Clinical Affairs of a free clinic, certified speaker for the Islamic Speaker’s Bureau of Arizona, and volunteers with multiple non-profits and grassroots organizations to support refugees stateside and overseas. Her husband of 12 years is her rock and they live in Phoenix with their family.