MLK 2018

Monday

,

January

15th

at

4:00PM

RSVPs Closed

About

The Celebration lecture will take place at 4:00 p.m. with a reception to follow. The event is free of charge and will be held in the Eric P. Newman Center at Washington University School of Medicine, 320 S. Euclid Ave. To RSVP, please call the Office of Diversity Programs 314-362-6854 or email us at medschooldiversity@wusm.wustl.edu.

Guest Speaker

Brian D. Smedley is co-founder and Executive Director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity, a project that connects research, policy analysis, and communications with on-the-ground activism to advance health equity. In this role, Dr. Smedley oversees several initiatives designed to improve opportunities for good health for people of color and undo the health consequences of racism.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

— Martin Luther King, JR.

Guest Speaker

Brian Smedley

Executive Director, National Collaborative for Health Equity

The Schedule

10am - 11AM

Welcome

11am - 12pm

Speaker

12pm - 1pm

Lunch

1pm - 3pm

Workshops

3pm - 4pm

Closing Remarks

5pm - 7pm

Happy Hour

the venue

The 2018 MLK Celebration Lecture will take place at the EPNEC conference center. Offering the largest auditorium for meetings in the St. Louis metropolitan area, EPNEC is conveniently located in the heart of the Central West End at the Washington University Medical Center.

The rundown

4:00 - 4:10 pM

Welcome/Introduction

Dr. Will Ross, M.D., M.P.H. – Associate Dean for Diversity, Office of Diversity Programs

4:10 - 4:20 pm

Remarks

Mark S. Wrighton, Ph.D. – Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis

4:20 - 4:30 pm

Comments

David Perlmutter, M.D – Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean for Medical Affairs,
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

4:30 - 4:35 pm

Introduction of Brian Smedley, Ph.D.

Vetta L. Sanders-Thompson, Ph.D. - Professor of Public Health, Brown School of Social Work

4:35 - 4:55 PM

Bending the Arc: Harnessing Research and Engagement for Health Equity

Brian Smedley, Ph.D. – Executive Director, National Collaborative for Health Equity

4:55 - 5:00 PM

Question & Answer Session

Audience

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Reception

About the Office of Diversity Programs

Our mission is to enhance the educational environment through recruitment of a culturally diverse academic workforce while preparing a diverse student body to become leaders in a vibrant, global society.

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Schedule

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a visionary in the world of social justice. Bringing his skill for persuasive oration together with his belief in the human moral conscience, he was able to unite the people in a passionate pursuit of social equity. In this year's MLK lecture, given by Dr. Brian Smedley, the audience will be asked to ponder how environmental justice can be enacted as a path to that same goal.

10:00AM-12:00PM

Data Visualization

12:00PM-2:00pm

Working lunch

2:00pm-5:00PM

Interactive Workshop

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