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2024 May 15

The Historical Roots of Injustice in Medicine

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, 25 Shattuck Street

The Historical Roots of Injustice in Medicine
Symposium 1: Racism, Medicine, and NEJM since 1812

The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Partnership (DICP) at Harvard Medical School and the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) present the first of three symposia, in conjunction with the ongoing NEJM series “Recognizing Historical Injustices in Medicine and the Journal.”

Featuring authors of the NEJM series: Merlin Chowkwanyun, Joseph Gone, Evelynn Hammonds, David S. Jones, Meghan Bannon Kerr, and Scott H. Podolsky. Also featuring...

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