McGaw Health Equity Week 2025

Monday, February 24, 2025, 12:00 PM - Friday, February 28, 2025, 12:00 PM, virtual; location of 1 in-person session at Simpson Querrey Auditorium, Chicago, IL

Join us for this week-long event of sessions to facilitate expert-level discourse around health and health care disparities with the goal of generating solutions to advance health equity. Through a carefully curated series of moderated sessions on a variety of topics, thought leaders and scholars from within and outside Northwestern share insights into the roots of healthcare disparities and facilitate discussions that inform and inspire innovative solutions. The event will be open to all members of the Northwestern community.

More information can be found here.

Target Audience: Everyone including Northwestern faculty, staff, residents, fellows, students, and community members.

1. Describe the social determinants of health including disparities as they apply to various disease processes and recognize their impact on adverse health outcomes.
2. Identify the roots of mistrust, unconscious bias, and stereotyping and the ways that these attitudes affect clinical encounters.
3. Develop skills and demonstrate effective communication across cultures, languages, and socioeconomic groups.
4. Access existing health equity resources.
5. Describe innovative solutions to health inequities and healthcare disparities.

**This event is free to attend for everyone, including Northwestern faculty, staff, residents, fellows, students, and community members.**

Scheduled sessions below. All sessions will be held virtually with the exception of the keynote lecture on Monday, February 24.

Monday, February 24
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
IN-PERSON KEYNOTE EVENT
Simpson Querrey Auditorium (303 E. Superior Street)

Topic: Beyond the Death Gap: Scalable Solutions to Neighborhood Health Inequities 
Speaker: David Ansell MD, MPH
Moderators: Teni Brown, MD, and Linda Suleiman, MD

Tuesday, February 25
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
VIRTUAL

Topic: Health Equity for Asian American Communities
Speakers: Jennifer Young, PhD, Nilay Shah, MD, MPH, and Tsung Mou, MD
Moderators: Uchenna Pelzer, MD and Arjeme Cavens, MD

Thursday, February 27
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
VIRTUAL

Topic: A Practical Approach to EleVATE Reproductive Health Equity
Speaker: Ebony Carter, MD, MPH
Moderator: Monique Jindal, MD

Friday, February 28
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
VIRTUAL

Topic: Advancing Health Equity through Community-Driven Research Partnerships: Perspectives from the Alliance for Research with Chicagoland Communities (ARCC)
Speakers: Jen Brown, MPH, Lisa D. Daniels, Star August Ali, CPM, LM, ASM, CD
Moderators: Asantewaa Ture, MD
Session Sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (4.00 hours), ABS CC (4.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (4.00 hours)

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Feinberg School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control the content of a Continuing Education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.