Health Equity: A Dream or An Achievable Goal?

By Eve J. Higginbotham, SM, MD

On January 27, 2016 PSOM will welcome Dr. Richard Carmona to campus as our second MLK Health Equity Keynote Speaker.

As the 17^th Surgeon General, Dr. Carmona made significant contributions in the areas of prevention, health disparities, health literacy, global health, and health diplomacy during his tenure.  His keynote presentation will be augmented by our own Penn faculty: Dr. Jerry Johnson, Jaya Aysola MD, DTMH, MPH, Tiffani Johnson, MD, MSc, Shreya Kangovi, MD, MS and C. Neil Epperson, MD.  At the end of this two hour discussion of challenges and solutions associated with achieving health equity, each of us will be enriched in our understanding of the barriers associated with achieving health equity, and more importantly inspired to do…