Category: News

National Academy of Medicine Annual Meeting 2023 – Women’s Health: From Cell to Society

National Academy of Medicine, Oct 9, 2023

The panel on addressing maternal and reproductive health with Laurie C. Zephyrin, @NOLAobgyn, @JackResneckMD, @a_salganicoff, @neel_shah, and @DrMelissaSimon is starting now! #NAMmtg

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Contribution of Health Care Practitioner and Maternity Services Factors to Racial Disparities in Alabama

Oct 9, 2023

A Qualitative Study

Toluhi, Angelina A. MD, MPH; Richardson, Molly R. MPH, PhD; Julian, Zoe I. MD, MPH; Sinkey, Rachel G. MD; Knight, Candace C. PhD; Budhwani, Henna MPH, PhD; Szychowski, Jeff M. PhD; Wingate, Martha S. DrPH, MPH; Tita, Alan T. MD, PhD; Baskin, Monica L. MS, PhD; Turan, Janet M. MPH, PhD

Obstetrics & Gynecology 142(4):p 873-885, October 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005326

The authors attempt to uncover the factors related to practitioners and health care services that lead to inequities in maternal health in Alabama.

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Honored to be formally inducted into National Academy of Medicine – Elizabeth Howell, MD MPP

Elizabeth Howell, MD MPP, Oct 8, 2023

Honored to be formally inducted into @theNAMedicine – an incredible experience I shared with my family and Regina Cunningham HUP CEO @PennMedicine

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    Congratulations to our MHIGH director Alan Tita, MD, PhD for his induction today into the National Academy of Medicine!

    UAB Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health, Oct 7, 2023

    Congratulations to our MHIGH director @atitapatterns for his induction today into the National Academy of Medicine!

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    Instagram LIVE interview with Dr. Ebony Carter about the Green Journal’s special issue!

    Oct 3, 2023

    Ebony B. Carter, MD, MPH

    Look forward to hanging out with @HighRiskStork tonight to chat about the @greenjrnl Special Issue addressing #racism in #ReproductiveHealth, the backstory, and valuable lessons we’ve learned through this journey! Hope you can join us on instagram LIVE at 8 pm EST!

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    Have you heard? The CATCH Pilot has expanded to 12 states!

    Birthing Cultural Rigor, Oct 3, 2023

    Have you heard? #TheCATCHPilot has expanded to 12 states!

    FL, GA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, SC, NJ, OH, TN & TX!

    Share your hospital birth experience with us today and let’s #EndObstetricRacism together!

    Start the process here: https://redcap.link/CATCHPilot

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    SHARC Research Seminar with Dr. Henna Budhwani, Oct 5, 2023

    FSU Nursing, Oct 2, 2023

    Join us for a SHARC Research Seminar with Dr. Henna Budhwani, @FSUNursing professor, discussing โ€œ๐‡๐ˆ๐• ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐ˆ๐• ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก.”#healthequity

    Research Seminars: https://sharc-research.org/training/seminars/

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    Maternal mortality is increasing in the U.S. for all races and ethnicities

    American Heart Association, Sep 29, 2023

    Learn more about pregnancy- and postpartum-related cardiovascular conditions, risk factors, and solutions to improving maternal health outcomes using an equity-first approach. Register for the free accredited learning module at
    https://professional.heart.org/en/education/role-of-cardiovascular-health-in-maternal-health

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    Fouad elected to exclusive NIH advisory committee

    Heersink School Medicine News, Mary Ashley Canevaro, September 26, 2023

    Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH

    Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH, senior associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the Heersink School of Medicine and director of the Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center, has been elected to the National Institutes of Healthโ€™s Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Working Group on Diversity.

    The ACD Working Group on Diversity seeks to develop effective diversity-related strategies for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on research. Some of their priorities include enhancing access and opportunities for the biomedical research workforce to nurture a diverse community, identifying strategies to address underfunding of minority health and health disparities research, and advancing programs that enhance recruitment and retention of individuals from wide-ranging backgrounds. The group also advises on policy and procedural changes relating to addressing disparities in research, training, and professional development.

    Fouad sits among a small, selected group of experts from nationally renowned institutions, including Yale University, Hopkins Medicine, University of Michigan, and New York University, among others.

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    Sadiya Khan invested as the Magerstadt Professor of CV Epidemiology

    Sep 19, 2023

    Sadiya S Khan, MD, MSc

    Overwhelmed by the honor and privilege to be invested with an unbelievable amount of gratitude to my village of mentors, sponsors, mentees, family, and friends like family who have lifted me. I am in awe and inspired by all who were also invested

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