grand rounds - health equity: at the nexus of science and social justice

Presented By:

Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH-Chief Health Equity Officer and Vice President for Equity Initiatives of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Professor and Chair of Pediatrics, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC

Objectives:

1. Recognize the role of organized pediatrics in dismantling race-based medicine.
2. Identify the origins of systemic and structural inequities responsible for disparate health outcomes.
3. Define the horizon for equity science opportunities in the domain of patient quality and safety.