Opening Remarks
Carole E. Allen, MD, MBA, FAAPPresident, Massachusetts Medical Society
Philomena Asante, MD, MPHLeader, Diva Docs Boston
Founder, Black Women Doctors Network
Staff Physician, Boston University Student Health Services
Simone Wildes, MD, FACP, FIDSA Chair, MMS Committee on Diversity in Medicine
The Power of the Sisterhood: Ways to Create Bonds between Black Women and other Women in Medicine and Health
Co-Moderators:
Philomena Asante, MD, MPHLeader, Diva Docs Boston
Founder, Black Women Doctors Network
Staff Physician, Boston University Student Health Services
Bettye Kearse, MD Original Founder, Diva Docs
Acclaimed Author
Panelists:
Shikha Jain, MD, FACP Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Illinois - Chicago
President & CEO, Women in Medicine® NFP
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH President & CEO, National Hispanic Association
Katherine Sharkey, MD, PhD, FAASM, FACPAssistant Dean for Women in Medicine, Brown School of Medicine
Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FACE Vice Chair & Professor, University of Nebraska
CEO, BraveEnough
Nancy D. Spector, MDProfessor of Pediatrics, Vice Dean for Faculty, Drexel University College of Medicine
Executive Director, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM)
Bias in the Health Care Setting: Practical Advice on Navigating Your Way
Co-Moderators:
Robin Reed, MD, MBACo-founder, The Wellness Collaborative
Ellana Stinson, MD, MPH President, New England Medical Association
Panelists:
Camille A. Clare, MD, MPH, CPE, FACOG Chair & Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SUNY-Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine and School of Public Health
Dani Monroe, MSOD President, CenterFocus International, Inc.
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer, Mass General Brigham
Ranna Parekh, MD, MPH Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, American College of Cardiology
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS Director of Equity, Department of Medicine - Endocrine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital
Call to Action: Supporting Trainees Underrepresented in Medicine
Co-Moderators:
LaShyra NolenStudent Council President '23, Harvard Medical School
Ryan Walker, MD, MPH Resident, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
Panelists:
Vanessa Britto, MD, MSc, FACPAssociate Vice President of Campus Life & Executive Director of Health and Wellness, Brown University School of Medicine
Adaira Landry, MD, MEdAssistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Joan Y. Reede, MD, MS, MPH, MBA Dean for Diversity & Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School
Simone Wildes, MD, FACP, FIDSA Chair, MMS Committee on Diversity in Medicine
Lunch and Learn: Working with the Media to Advance Health Equity
Speakers:
Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP Clinical Assistant Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Jennifer Miller Managing Editor, Corporate Communications, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Co-Moderators:
Sabrina Assoumou, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center
Sharma Joseph, MD Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Tufts University School of Medicine
Closing Remarks
Philomena Asante, MD, MPHLeader, Diva Docs Boston
Founder, Black Women Doctors Network
Staff Physician, Boston University Student Health Services
Rev. Gloria E. White-Hammond, MD Co-Pastor of Bethel AME Church, Boston
Swartz Resident Practitioner Ministry Studies, Harvard Divinity School
