Primary Compassionate Care Hub

Today I get to say something I have dreamed of saying for years: we did it!

The Primary Compassionate Care Initiative now has a place to call home. Our Primary Compassionate Care Hub is real, it is built, and it is open. It is bright, welcoming, and intentionally designed for what matters most, people, learning, and community.

This Hub has been a long time coming. It grew out of Dr. Aisha Liman’s simple belief that keeps guiding everything we do at the Primary Compassionate Care Initiative: care is not only a clinical act, it is a culture we build together. We wanted a home for that culture, a place where learners, mentors, clinicians, and community members can gather, teach, and grow side by side.

A space designed for learning that feels human

When you walk in, you can feel the purpose immediately. The Hub includes a training and teaching room set up for workshops, small group sessions, and hands-on learning. There are flexible chairs and work tables, a presentation area, and a layout that supports real interaction, not passive sitting.

We also created comfortable tiered seating with bright cushions, a simple detail that quietly changes the energy of a room. It invites discussion. It invites listening. It invites people to stay.

In other words, this is not a room designed only to deliver content. It is a room designed to build confidence, conversation, and competence.

A “community begins with us” moment, made physical

One of my favorite elements is the message at the entrance: “Community begins with us.” It captures what we are trying to do, not just teach skills, but create a place where belonging and responsibility are visible, shared, and practiced.

This Hub is meant to be a meeting point for learners and the communities they serve. It is a space where we can run mentorship sessions, leadership development, health education programming, team-building activities, and practical skill-building workshops grounded in compassion.

Yes, we even built the warmth into the walls

There is another sign in the space that made me smile because it is exactly right: “Compassion is Brewing.” It sits above a warm, welcoming café-style area that feels like a natural gathering place. Because sometimes the most meaningful learning happens before the session starts, during the conversations, the laughter, the quiet questions, and the “Can I ask you something?” moments.

We wanted the Hub to feel energizing and calm at the same time. The lighting, the wood tones, the bright colors, and the clean design all contribute to that balance. It feels professional, but not sterile. It feels modern, but still personal.

What this Hub will be used for

This Hub is a working space, and we have big plans for it, including:

• mentorship and academic support for health practitioner learners
• workshops on communication, teamwork, and patient-centered care
• community health education sessions
• faculty and preceptor development
• collaborative project meetings and design sessions
• leadership and professional identity development

Most importantly, it will be a place where learners can practice building trust, showing up with humility, and delivering care that is both competent and kind.

Gratitude, and what comes next

I am deeply grateful to everyone who helped make this possible. A space like this is never built by one person. It is built by shared values, steady work, and people who refuse to let good ideas stay only in the imagination.

This Hub is a milestone, and it is also a beginning.

Because now we get to do what we came here to do: grow a new generation of compassionate, community-grounded health professionals, and support them with the structure, mentorship, and environment they deserve.

Thank you for believing in this dream with us.

More soon, and if you are nearby and want to visit, collaborate, or support a workshop, I would love to hear from you.

With gratitude,
Jacqueline