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This special virtual panel discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health equity in the United States. Our panel of experts discussed how COVID-19 reinforced longstanding inequities in our healthcare system, as well as how healthcare leaders can work together to protect the health and well-being of all Americans.
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health Bio
Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH Director, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University Bio
Thea James, MD Vice President of Mission and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Boston Medical Center Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Violence Intervention Advocacy Program, Boston Medical Center Bio
Christopher S. Lathan, MD, MS, MPH Faculty Director for Cancer Care Equity, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Medical Director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Associate Medical Director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Network Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Bio
Please find a recording of this event below: