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From Selma to Montgomery and Beyond: Health Disparity and Health Inequity
Geisel Keynote Speaker Wayne Riley MD, MPH, MBA, MACP Dr. Riley will challenge us to understand health disparities and take responsibility for promoting health equity in America!
GEISEL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT DARTMOUTH
2015 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Statement of Purpose - Over half a century after the start of the Civil Rights movement, racial and ethnic disparities in quality and access persist in the ever-changing landscape of American healthcare. With the passage of the ACA, there was a promise of healthcare for all; and it is important to pause and reflect on how far we’ve come, and where we can go from here. This year’s MLK celebration at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth will explore current limitations barring universal access to healthcare, and the underlying problems in order to contemplate opportunities for meaningful progress.
THEME: Poverty, Healthcare and Access: Where do WE go from Here?
DOCUMENTARY:
Title: Unnatural Causes “In Sickness and in Wealth” Screening and Discussion
What are the connections between healthy bodies, healthy bank accounts and skin color? Our opening session will explore why we get sick in the first place, and why patterns of health and illness reflect underlying patterns of class and racial inequities.
Facilitator: Bianca Williams MS II
Date: 6:00 PM; Thursday, January 15th
Place: Chilcott Auditorium
KEYNOTE:
Title: From Selma to Montgomery and Beyond: Health Disparity and Health Inequity in America
Speaker: Wayne Riley MD, MPH, MBA, MACP
Date: 6:00 PM: Thursday, January 22nd
Place: LSC 100
PANEL:
Title: Understanding Access with Disadvantaged Patients
Panelists Drs. Bowie and Winkfield and others will present patient case studies around healthcare access in an interactive, small group format.
Facilitator: Temi Fregene MS I
Date: 6:00 PM; Wednesday, January 28th
Place: LSC 200
Wayne J. Riley, M.D., MPH, MBA, MACP
President-Elect American College of Physicians
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Healthcare Management Owen Graduate School of Management Vanderbilt University
Former 10th President & Chief Executive Officer Professor of Internal Medicine & Senior Health Policy Associate Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy Meharry Medical College
Member, Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences
Vice Chair Administration of Health Services, Education & Research Section Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences
Member, Board of Regents American College of Physicians
Secretary Society of Medical Administrators
Immediate Past Chair, National Advisory Council on Minority Health & Health Disparities National Institutes of Health U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Director, HCA Holdings, Inc.
Director, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.