Hi Folks, Geisel School of Medicine, invites you all, in honor of this week’s MLK celebration, to hear from several amazing MD speakers in the next few days. We encourage you to participate in this unique chance to hear from 4 physicians (and one medical chaplain), each bringing a unique lens from their own medical path and highlighting issues of Health Equity/Inequity, and pathways to greater equity, especially in light of disparities Covid-19 has made all the more evident. The schedule of speakers is here. <https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/dice/mlk/> Here is the ZOOM link to participate<https://dartgo.org/geisel-mlk>. These are both timely and essential topics, as well as enriching opportunity to continue to gain greater understanding of the world of medicine even during these remote times. Best wishes, Sarah, Alicia, Rae, and Dr. Mike Zegans [cid:image001.png@01D6EB45.DE807680] EVERYONE IS WELCOME to our virtual celebration at https://dartgo.org/geisel-mlk<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdartgo.org%2Fgeisel-mlk&data=04%7C01%7CDiana.Wu%40dartmouth.edu%7C6397045f82544a30edcc08d8b88f02ef%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637462271768420957%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=JmANSW%2BQ32u89hw17aCbpThROVxBMlpnbaH8XewQQdM%3D&reserved=0> For additional information about our events, please visit https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/dice/mlk/<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgeiselmed.dartmouth.edu%2Fdice%2Fmlk%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDiana.Wu%40dartmouth.edu%7C6397045f82544a30edcc08d8b88f02ef%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637462271768430956%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=vOin0xUKQtguSpxYGQ3C8LtGmjlKOKeXpfEQXM7w%2Bs4%3D&reserved=0> Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth 15th Annual MLK Health Equity Celebration COVID19: Envisioning Sustainable Healing in Light of Systemic Inequities "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman." -Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Statement of Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the inequities that have long existed within health and society. Across the years, many have pointed to the current system and pushed for a more inclusive future. A future that is made more urgent by the current health crisis. As aspiring medical professionals, we the students of the Geisel School of Medicine, would like to ask, where do we go from here? What does healing look like for those most marginalized in healthcare? What can we do so that all of our communities can begin to heal? How can we remain vigilant as the effects of the pandemic continue? Saturday, January 16th 1:00 PM A Tale of Two Americas: HIV, COVID-19, and the “Pandemic” of Healthcare Disparities As the HIV pandemic has shown, chronic healthcare disparities have inflicted immense suffering in marginalized communities of color, and the current COVID-19 crisis has further compounded these inequities, which challenge us in our everyday clinical interactions with our patients. Presenter: Daniel Baxter MD: Dr. Baxter is an Internal Medicine Specialist in New York, NY and has over 45 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1975. He is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside. 2:15 PM The COVID-19 Pandemic & Health Inequalities: An Opportunity for a Radical Revolution in Healthcare Racial and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 diagnosis are superimposed upon and have the potential to worsen historical inequities in the United States. Lessons learned from the current COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity for healing and reshaping of our current healthcare system to better serve historically marginalized populations. Presenter: Roy Wade Jr. MD, PhD, MPH, MSHP: Dr. Wade is an instructor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania and a general pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Cobbs Creek Primary Care. He has a PhD in Microbiology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School, completing his pediatric residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. After residency, Dr. Wade completed a Commonwealth Fund Harvard Minority Health Policy Fellowship at the Harvard School of Medicine and Harvard School of Public Health earning a MPH in Health Policy and Management. He completed a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Fellowship at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. 7:00 PM UNMUTED COVID-19 has impacted every aspect of our day-to-day lives–physically, economically, socially, and educationally. As part of the Geisel School of Medicine 2021 MLK Day Celebration, we created UNMUTED, a platform for community members to share their stories and reflect on the myriad ways the pandemic has impacted them. This includes stories of illness, financial struggles, mental health, and silver linings. We hope that this time will help to eliminate the anonymity of the COVID-19 crisis in our community and bring us closer together. To that end, we invite you to submit proposals for a 3-5 minute performance in any creative format --story, essay, spoken word, song, video, or dance -- to be shared in a live stream with the community at large. Performances can be submitted anonymously and shared live, read by the event’s Emcees, or pre-recorded. Sunday, January 17th 1:00–3:00 pm Abenaki Food Pantry Fundraiser with Medicine in Motion Pledge to walk, run, snowshoe, or participate in an activity of your choice around Occom Pond in support of the Abenaki food pantry in Swanton, VT. More details and sign-up information here<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSd5X2dRDkysY5ntBQfS5bHfdsIKV0Cz_JXBHnmUknFqev15wg%2Fviewform&data=04%7C01%7CDiana.Wu%40dartmouth.edu%7C6397045f82544a30edcc08d8b88f02ef%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637462271768430956%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=mxfXeCyKt3AWXV7FoQQI%2BOu2z5Pq7AI%2BtH73HAygFXE%3D&reserved=0>. Monday, January 18th 11:00 AM More than ever: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” – Dr. Martin Luther King COVID-19 did not create the inequalities and the social, structural violence that prevents individuals from practicing their rights to health but has rather significantly exacerbated them. Similarly, COVID-19 did not create preconditions but has killed hundreds of thousands of people based on these preconditions. While the elderly are the most vulnerable, we cannot forget the increased vulnerability and the damages faced by minorities due to preexisting socioeconomic injustices as well as the bad leadership that is responsible for all of this. If we are to bring an end to injustice in healthcare for this crisis and prepare for any future global health threat, we need governance structures centered on wellness and inclusiveness. Presenter: Agnes Binagwaho MD, M(Ped), PhD: Professor Binagwaho is a Rwandan pediatrician and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity. She worked for 20 years in the public health sector in Rwanda, serving in high-level government positions from 2002-2016 as the Executive Secretary of Rwanda's National AIDS Control Commission, then as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, and then for five years as Minister of Health. She is currently the Senior Advisor to the Director General of the World Health Organization, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Global Health Equity, a member of US National Academy of Medicine and a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. 12:15 PM Keynote Address: Mobilizing for Health Equity In this talk, Dr. Uché Blackstock, founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, will touch upon topics ranging from the historical aspects of racism in the American medical system to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial health disparities to motivate that audience to mobilize for health equity. Presenter- Dr. Uché Blackstock is a thought leader and sought-after speaker on bias and racism in health care. She is the Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, which partners with healthcare organizations to eradicate racial health inequities, through keynote talks, trainings and consulting services. In 2019, Dr. Blackstock was recognized by Forbes magazine as one of “10 Diversity and Inclusion Trailblazers You Need to Get Familiar With”. In 2020, she was one of thirty-one inaugural leaders awarded an unrestricted grant for her advocacy work from the Black Voices for Black Justice Fund. Dr. Blackstock’s writing has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Scientific American, the Washington Post and STAT News for the Boston Globe. Since June 2020, she has been a Yahoo News Medical Contributor and appears regularly on cable and broadcast news programming to amplify the message around racial health inequities. She is a former Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the former Faculty Director for Recruitment, Retention and Inclusion in the Office of Diversity Affairs at NYU School of Medicine. She left her faculty position at NYU School of Medicine in December 2019 after almost 10 years to focus on Advancing Health Equity. Dr. Blackstock received both her undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University. 1:30 PM Healing Systemic Inequities One Relationship at a Time Systemic inequities surely need to be addressed in many ways and on many levels. However, at the core of any approach are our own microethical decisions. In the words of Arthur Frank, we face “a sequence of choices…Who will I realize myself to be in response to the other?” Presenter- Rabbi Susan Harris: As hospital chaplain, Rabbi Susan Harris has worked to make Boston Children’s Hospital more sensitive to the needs of LGBTQ patients and families. Harris graduated from Brandeis in 1978 and was ordained by Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in 1984. n 2001, Harris became a chaplain at Boston Children’s Hospital, where she works with patients, serves on the Ethics Advisory Committee, and educates staff on the treatment of LGBTQ patients and families. For additional information about our events, please visit https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/dice/mlk/<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgeiselmed.dartmouth.edu%2Fdice%2Fmlk%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDiana.Wu%40dartmouth.edu%7C6397045f82544a30edcc08d8b88f02ef%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C637462271768440945%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=pM%2BnsVR01q6SZeHptfU3M9WpnpzJKL1anDwQybh7Y7o%3D&reserved=0> Sincerely, The Geisel MLK Celebration Committee- Marilyn Ndukwe, Second Year Student National Medical Association Representative Jada English, First Year Student National Medical Association Representative Amal Cheema, Second Year Global Health Scholar Haider Ghiasuddin, Second Year Urban Health Scholar Chad Markey, Second Year Rural Health Scholar Irene Vargas, Second Year Urban Health Scholar Katherine Heflin, Second Year Rural Health Scholar Aya Bashi, Second Year AHEC Scholar Adam Fasman, First Year Urban Health Scholar Lily Greene, First Year Urban Health Scholar Carly Ratekin, First Year Global Health Scholar Feranmi Bello, First Year Global Health Scholar Grace Crossland, First Year Rural Health Scholar Adina Harri, First Year Rural Health Scholar Shawn O’Leary, Director of DICE ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the MEDSCHOOLAPP2020-21 list, click the following link: https://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=MEDSCHOOLAPP2020-21