Third Annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Week
The Department of Radiology's third annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Week was held October 23-27, 2023.
A joint effort of the department's Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Vanderbilt Radiology Health Equity initiatives, the week was comprised of five presentations.
Monday, October 23, 2023
"The Biology of Discrimination: Social Genomics and Health Equity"
Ruth C. Carlos, MD, MS
Professor and Assistant Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan
Visiting Scientist, Harvard Medical School & Mass General Brigham
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American College of Radiology
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
"Microaggressions in the Medical Setting"
Co-presented by Walter Clair, MD, and Kristy J. Sinkfield, M.Ed.
Walter Clair, MD, MPH, FACC, FHRS, FAHA
Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine & Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Kristy J. Sinkfield, MEd
Associate Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion,
Office of Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine & Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
"The Social Medicine Program: Reflections and Implementation of a Health Equity Based Curriculum on the Social Determinants of Health"
Nasir Malim, DO, MPH
Academic Hospitalist, Division of Hospital Medicine, Mount Sinai Morningside
Thursday, October 26, 2023
"Pixels to People: Mapping the Equity Gaps in Radiology Artificial Intelligence"
Florence X. Doo, MD, MA
Director of Innovation, University of Maryland, Medical Intelligent Imaging Center (UM2ii)
Assistant Professor, Abdominal Division, Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Friday, October 27, 2023
"Addressing Health Disparities in Academic Medical Centers: The Duke Health Experience"
Erica Taylor, MD, MBA, FAAOS, FAOA
CMO of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Duke Health
