Sunday, April 14th, 2019 Student Center Building 9 AM - 5 PM

Overview:

Medical Equity is founded on the principle that health inequity disproportionately affects disadvantaged populations. The effects of health disparities are well documented. Unfortunately, however, there are gaps in our understanding of the scope of these issues. This limits the potential for community initiatives to have their intended effects. Because of this, our Health Equity Research Conference is dedicated to promoting health equity through discussion. Towards that end, this year's conference focuses on the social determinants of health. 

Both graduate and undergraduate students alike are welcomed to present their research in all related fields. This symposium celebrates student achievement in research. We will educate students about the different career paths they can take to address health inequity in their respective communities.  Moreover, it will serve to educate the public about health disparities and connect interested students to researchers and professors so that they can conduct research themselves. 

Meet the Keynote

Dr. Kameron Matthews

Kameron Matthews MD, JD, FAAFP

Dr. Kameron Matthews is a board certified family physician and currently serves as the Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Community Care at the Veterans Health Administration in Washington, DC. She is responsible for the community-based provider network and services that increases access to care for veterans nationwide, as well as the business processes on how care is purchased including claims processing and revenue collection, and quality oversight. Dr. Matthews earned her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and her law degree at the University of Chicago… (CONTINUE)

Meet the Social Determinants Panelists: 

Social Determinant Panel
Malik Yakini
Malik Yakini

Food Access

Malik Kenyatta Yakini is co-founder and the Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN).

Dr. Shooshan Danagoulian
Dr. Shooshan Danagoulian

Economics

Dr. Shooshan Danagoulian is an assistant professor of economics at Wayne State University with a breadth of research specializing in health economics.

Myra Tetteh
Myra Tetteh

Environment

Currently, Ms. Tetteh is a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan School of Public Health with years of community and research experience on the intersection of health and the built environment.

Nina Abubakari MPH, MBA, JD, FACHE
Nina Abubakari MPH, MBA, JD, FACHE

Health Care

With over 16 years of experience in the health care industry, Nina Abubakari is a veteran professor and researcher who now sits as the executive director for Advantage Health Centers,

Dr. Elliott Attisha DO, FAAP
Dr. Elliott Attisha DO, FAAP

Education

Dr. Attisha serves on local, state and national committees advocating on behalf of some of the countries most underserved children and currently works as the inaugural Chief Health Officer for Detroit Public Schools Community District.

Special Guests

Featured
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed holds a Doctorate in Public Health from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, as well as a Medical degree from Columbia University. He graduated with Highest Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Michigan, where he earned the Williams Jennings Bryan Prize for Political Science. He was selected to deliver the Student Commencement Address in 2007 alongside President Clinton, who said of Abdul “I just wish every person in the world could have heard you speak today.” In 2017, he was selected as one of 20 recipients of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial Alumni Awards commemorating alumni “whose achievements carry on Michigan’s traditions of intellectual creativity and academic endeavor, of civic engagement, and of national and international service” for “his leadership and contributions to public health and passion for public service.” He is also the recipient of numerous civic and service awards, including Crain’s Detroit Business 40 under 40, and Public Official of the Year per the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.

Phillip Levy M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.H.A., F.A.C.C
Phillip Levy M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.H.A., F.A.C.C

Dr. Phillip Levy is a professor at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Levy is a recognized expert in cardiovascular research and is a standing member of the NIH’s Cancer, Heart and Sleep Epidemiology study section. He is also Chair of the American College of Cardiology’s Accreditation Management Board, Chair of the American College of Emergency Physician’s Research Committee, and an at-large member of the Emergency Medicine Foundation Board of Trustees. Over the past 10 years, Dr. Levy has published more than 120 manuscripts, authored 18 textbook chapters and has been an invited lecturer on cardiovascular disease related topics more than 200 times.


Leseliey Welch, MPH, MBA
Leseliey Welch, MPH, MBA

Leseliey Welch is on faculty in Public Health at Wayne State University and lectures in Women’s Studies and Public Health at University of Michigan. A common thread in her teaching endeavors is helping students apply what they are learning to creating a more humane world. Leseliey has over a decade of progressive leadership experience in public health; and has served as a leader, administrator, strategist, and consultant in city, state and national nonprofit health organizations. Locally, she served as Deputy Director of Public Health for the City of Detroit and started SisterFriends Detroit; and provided concept development and community engagement consulting in the development of Corktown Health Center, southeast Michigan’s first comprehensive LGBT health center. She is currently leading the development team planning a neighborhood-based birth center in Detroit. Leseliey earned her undergraduate degree in Women’s Studies, Masters in Public Health with a certificate in Women’s and Reproductive Health, and Masters in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

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Previous Meetings:

MedEq's 1st Annual Health Disparities Research Conference

 

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