2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
A Cure for the Uncommon Cold? "Addressing Disparities in Primary Care"
Since 2006, the DMS Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee has worked to highlight the issues championed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and demonstrate how his ideals relate to the field of medicine and why they need to be addressed by the medical community. Here is a list of events planned for the 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
MOVIE:
Diabetes afflicts minority communities disproportionately and we look to explore the role of primary care providers in addressing this health inequity. Dr. Richard Comi will introduce the movie.
Title: Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
Description: This movie chronicles six Americans with diabetes who switch to a raw foods diet in order to reverse diabetes naturally.
Date: Thursday, January 12th; 6:00 PM
Location: Vail Chilcottt Auditorium; Dartmouth Medical School
SPEAKER:
Dr. Jennifer Madden
Title: "Gender Variance for the Primary Care Physician"
Description: Dr. Madden is a primary care physician who has a special interest in working with transgendered individuals.
Date: Tuesday, Jan 17th;12:15 PM
Location: Vail Chilcottt Auditorium; Dartmouth Medical School
KEYNOTE:
Drs. Irene Dankwa Mullan and Fitzhugh Mullan
Title: "Social Accountability and Health Care Equity"
Description: The Mullans will speak individually on "The Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity" and "Social Accountability and Medical Education."
Date: Tuesday, January 24th; Reception- 5:30 PM; Presentation- 6:00 PM
Location: Vail Chilcottt Auditorium; Dartmouth Medical School
INTERACTIVE SESSION:
Lawrence Family Health Center Team: Dr Valdini and Colleagues
Title: "Helping the Dream Come True: Freedom, Poverty and Health"
Description: The team will address the social and economic inequalities that lead to health disparities and contribute to a lack of freedom for persons in poverty.
Date: Thursday, January 26th; 5:30 PM
Location: Auditorium E; Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
To find out more about our events the past five years please visit the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee website.
For questions please contact Dartmouth Medical School's Office of Multicultural Affairs (603) 650-1553.
"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane."
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.