The National Health Equity Grand Rounds “Advancing Health Equity Through Resistance: A State of the Union on Threats and Opportunities” featured an exceptional lineup of speakers who are at the forefront of advocating for health equity and social justice.
Our esteemed speakers brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. Speakers included:
- Michelle Morse, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Commissioner for the Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Ian Haney López, MA, MPA, JD, Distinguished Professor and Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Public Law, UC Berkeley
- Khalil Gibran Muhammad, PhD, Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School
- Deena Hayes-Greene, Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Racial Equity Institute
- Denisse Rojas Marquez, MD, MPP, Co-Founder, Pre-Health Dreamers and Emergency Medicine Resident, Boston Medical Center
- Andre M. Perry, PhD, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, Scholar-in-Residence, American University and Professor of Practice of Economics, Washington University
- Alastair Bell, MD, MBA, President and CEO of Boston Medical Center Health System
- Shelby Chestnut, MS, Executive Director of Transgender Law Center
The National Health Equity Grand Rounds series is developed by the American Medical Association, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education and RespectAbility with support from the ABIM Foundation, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, American Medical Association Ed Hub, American Society of Addiction Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Council of Medical Specialty Societies, Health Begins, Kaiser Permanente, Rush Medical Center, Sinai Chicago, Social Mission Alliance, The Hastings Center and The Joint Commission.
