Past Events Archive
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2026
Race Matters in Medical Education, Research, and Practice
- Jennifer Tsai, MD, M.Ed
Race is widely used across clinical medicine, research, and education, yet its meaning and application often remain poorly defined and insufficiently interrogated. This Grand Rounds examines the historical and sociopolitical construction…
Creating a Healthcare Experience for All: Caring for LGBTQ People as They Age
- Carey Candrian, PhD
This talk will describe the challenges LGBTQ people face when navigating healthcare as they age or approach end-of-life, and opportunities for creating an experience where more people can thrive. The talk will focus on the role of…
The Ethics of Access and Outcomes: Maternity Care in Rural US Communities
- Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA
This presentation will tackle core concepts related to safety during childbirth: access to and outcomes of care, with a focus on rural U.S. communities. It will present research findings on declining access to obstetric care in rural…
Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States
- Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD
A basic demographic fact about the United States is that, on average, White people live longer than Black people. But what, concretely, does this fact mean? Drawing from a diverse set of social science, health, and literary sources, this…
2025
Moral Distress and Burnout Among OB-GYNs After Dobbs
- Mara Buchbinder, PhD
Since the US Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, 17 U.S. states have functionally banned abortion, creating clinical and ethical challenges for physicians practicing in these jurisdictions. In this presentation, Dr.…
Oaths and Expertise: The Bioethical Consequences of Health Policy as Medical Decision-Making
- Meredithe McNamara, MD, MS, FAAP
Public Perceptions of Health Equity and How Communication Can Shape Understanding and Action
- Sarah Gollust, PhD
Health equity is a particularly politically-charged construct in the U.S. in 2025. However, public understanding of concepts related to health equity and health disparities has been polarized along political party lines for many years. Dr…
Whose Job Is It, Anyway? The Ethics and Management of Hospital Efforts on Social Determinants of Health
- Kelsey N. Berry, PhD
Hospitals and other health care organizations face myriad opportunities to advance their ethical commitments to health equity, including through activities that fall outside the bounds of their traditional role of caring for the sick. In…
Where Do We Go From Here? Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Pediatric Health Disparities in 2025 and Beyond
- Monique Jindal, MD, MPH
- Nathan T. Chomilo, MD, FAAP, FACP
This webinar will explore how structural policies shape pediatric health disparities and what is possible in 2025 to advance health equity. Reflecting on parallels between our current climate and discourse with what Dr. Martin Luther King…
Environmental Injustice: The Clinical and Ethical Implications of Our Unhealthy Environments
- Keisha Ray, PhD
Our health is largely determined by our social environments and that includes our physical environments. Our health is directly impacted by the location of oil and gas facilities, the amount of plastics and carcinogens in our drinking…