The Department of Medicine’s RYSE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council hosted the 2nd annual Health Equity Day May 17, 2022. The department-wide event aimed to raise awareness and encourage action around the systemic health disparities that exist across racial, ethnic, cultural, and social groups. The event also recognized interventions and research across the department centered on health equity.
The virtual conference included poster presentations, a case competition, a keynote address, and a narrative session. More than 230 members of the DOM and Emory community attended to share compelling new findings, facilitate scientific exchange, and identify opportunities for collaboration.
This year’s keynote address was titled, “Understanding and Effectively Addressing Racial Inequities in Health” and was delivered by David R. Williams, PhD, MPH, Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health and chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Williams is also a Professor of African and African American Studies and Sociology at Harvard University.
A total of 116 members of the Emory community submitted abstracts for consideration.
Congratulations to this year’s Health Equity poster presentation and award winners!
Case Competition Winners
- Isabel Lopez and Hannah Chiou: “¿Tiene Preguntas?”
RYSE Outstanding Scientific Citation Award
- Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH: “Race, Ethnicity, Hypertension, and Heart Disease” published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Clinical Quality Poster Category
- Kalantri, P., Amarapurkar, P., Ajiboye, O., Mclemore, M., El Rasssi, F., Navarrete, J.: “Dedicated Kidney Clinic for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Initial Observations”
Community, Policy, and Advocacy Poster Category
- Mooney, K., Schmidt, S., Taylor, Kl, Owens, C.: “Launching and Sustaining a Comprehensive Food Prescription Program”
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Professional Development Poster Category
- Hall, M.A., Hanna, J., Akwe, J., Crichlow, V., Hunt, D.: “You Can Write It, We Can Help: A Review of Strategies to Support the Partiicipation of BIPOC, URiM, Junior, and Women Hospital Medicine Faculty in Scholarly Writing”
Education Poster Category
- Cobb, J., Elder, M, Sands, J.: “Efforts to Diversify the Nephrology Workforce – Data from the Summer Undergraduate Program in Emory Renal Research (SUPERR)”
Research Poster Category
- Lee, E., Labatut, A., Utz, A., Knauss, M., Akbashev, M.: “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Direct Oral Anticoagulant Persistence”
Special thanks to Keia Dodd and the RYSE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council for organizing this event! The RYSE leadership team would also like to thank all faculty, staff, and trainee volunteers for their assistance in both the planning and execution of this new departmental initiative.
“Dr. Williams’ incredible presentation and science conveyed the important issues and successful programs that exist to address inequities, while Dr. Manning’s storytelling brought humanity and emotion to this topic,” said Jada Bussey-Jones, MD, vice chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. “Importantly, the day showcased health equity innovation, action, and transformation across the department. I am so proud of the work we have done individually and collectively to advance equity and inclusion.”
Click here to watch the poster presentations on the DOM YouTube channel. The keynote address and narrative pre-event recordings will also be available soon.
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