Health Equity

Kevin Churchwell, MD, center, with his brothers, Robert Churchwell Jr., left, and André Churchwell, MD.
April 27, 2023

Churchwell discusses DEI’s role in medical education

Kevin Churchwell, a former CEO of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, recently spoke on the importance of equity, diversity and inclusivity for medical education in the hospital setting.

By Bill Snyder
April 19, 2023

Kevin Churchwell to speak April 24 on diversity, equity, inclusion

Kevin Churchwell, MD, a former CEO of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, will speak April 24 on the importance of equity, diversity and inclusivity for medical education in the hospital setting.

By Bill Snyder
Creators of the diabetes toolkit included, from left, Charis Health Center’s Carolyn Moore and Lauren Smith and VUMC’s Lindsay Miller, Lucy Leon, Bianca Sarr, Hannah Beddoe, Autumn Montgomery and Kimberly Burkeen.
April 6, 2023

Nurses collaborate to create Diabetes Education Toolkit

Vanderbilt recently collaborated with Charis Health Center in Wilson County to create a Diabetes Education Toolkit to better serve Charis’ patient population.

By Matt Batcheldor
April 5, 2023

Churchwell named to national list of top Black health care leaders

Vanderbilt’s André Churchwell, MD, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2023 edition of the “Black health care leaders to know” list.

By Kathy Whitney
March 2, 2023

Global study tracks brain infection in people with HIV

A Vanderbilt study is shedding new light on the incidence and mortality of cryptococcal meningitis among people with HIV

By Paul Govern
February 16, 2023

Wilkins appointed to National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee for Unequal Treatment Revisited

Vanderbilt’s Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, has been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) committee for Unequal Treatment Revisited.

By Danny Bonvissuto
February 7, 2023

Health Equity Innovation Awards Call for Ideas announced; deadline is March 3

By VUMC News and Communications
February 2, 2023

Were named to lead DBMI’s diversity initiatives

Martin Were, MD, MS, has been named as the inaugural vice chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt. 
By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
January 24, 2023

Pilot Projects RFA: Southeast Collaborative for Innovative and Equitable Solutions to Chronic Disease Disparities

By VUMC News and Communications
January 20, 2023

Pilot Projects RFA: Southeast Collaborative for Innovative and Equitable Solutions to Chronic Disease Disparities

By Kylie Avery
January 19, 2023

Estrada to lead VUSM health equity education

Lourdes Estrada, PhD, has been named assistant dean for Health Equity Education, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
By Kathy Whitney
January 13, 2023

Refreshed Antiracism Online Resource Guide now available

By VUMC News and Communications
January 13, 2023

Federally funded studies into treatment for chronic conditions overlook efficacy in adults with autism, analysis finds

Physical health disparity conditions in autistic adults have not been the focus of any research funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the last four decades, an analysis of a federal database found.
By Holly Fletcher
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