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2021 Apr 05

Fabric 2021: Njikota

7:00pm

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Virtual by invitation

Fabric is an annual event put on by the first-year HMS/HSDM class during Revisit Weekend for incoming students. It originally began as a cultural showcase to celebrate the African diaspora and highlight the experiences of black students. Over time it has evolved into a school-wide-event in which everyone is invited to share a piece of themselves and come together to embrace the diversity of our community.

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William Augustus Hinton. Image: Stephen Coit

From Portraits to Role Models - Why We Need Black Physicians in Academic Medicine

December 3, 2020
Early in my medical school career, before I became accustomed to the marble buildings and grandiose paintings of physicians on the walls, I attended the unveiling of a new portrait. Depicting William Hinton, a Black physician known for groundbreaking work in syphilis treatment, the addition garnered attention from faculty and students alike. We stood in the large room, surrounded by portraits of mostly White physicians, as Hinton’s image was revealed.
2020 Dec 15

Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals with Disabilities

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

Zoom sent on registration
As part of HMS DICP ongoing Equity and Social Justice Lectures series (ESJ), this webinar will discuss impacts of COVID on individuals with disabilities.  Panelists: Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc, HMS Professor of Medicine, Health Policy Research Center, Mongan Institute, MGH; Sharon King, Community Outreach and Advocacy Specialist, Boston Center for Independent Living;  Taciana Ribeiro Saab, Dorchester Program Manager Boston Center for Independent Living;  Moderator: Alden Landry, MD, MPH.... Read more about Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals with Disabilities
A memorial dedicated to Brianna Taylor in Louisville

In the quest for social justice, symbolic changes go only so far

November 7, 2020
I exist in parallel universes. In one, I am a medical student and campus leader. In the other, I am a member of a systemically oppressive society and steward of my ancestors’ sacrifices. In both, I exist as a Black woman — and sometimes that identity makes these two universes clash.
2020 Nov 20

Revisiting the Highs and Lows of Public Health Practice,” by Dr. David Satcher

12:30pm to 1:30pm

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Zoom sent on registration

The Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School is hosting the 2020 Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture featuring the keynote presentation, “Revisiting the Highs and Lows of Public Health Practice,” by Dr. David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General of the United States.

William Augustus Hinton. Image: Stephen Coit

Winds of Change

September 23, 2020
Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley has approved a recommendation from a Faculty Council Subcommittee on Artwork and Cultural Representations task force to rename the Oliver Wendell Holmes academic society in honor of the late William Augustus Hinton, MD 1912, an HMS clinical professor of bacteriology and immunology. Read the full article by M.R.F. Buckley.  Read more about Winds of Change
2020 Sep 17

Medical Education Grand Round: The COVID Moment: A Call for an Innovation System to Address the Disruption in Medical Education 

5:00pm to 6:30pm

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Via Zoom

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Rajesh S. Mangrulkar, MD
Associate Dean, Medical Student Education, University of Michigan Medical School
Marguerite S. Roll Professor of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School


Overview: The pressures on higher education have reached a...

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