McGovern Lecture: "Revisiting the Role of Family and Community Medicine"

3871 Holman St.,Houston TX 77204

24 April, 2023

Description

Over the past half-century, the healthcare industry has undergone significant transformations. While focus on medical intervention and life-saving measures has increased, so has understanding of the impact of social determinants, corporate interests, inequity and institutional barriers on healthcare outcomes. In this thought-provoking lecture, Dr. Ruth Enid Zambrana will reflect on historic actions taken in the 1960s to address unequal care in the U.S. and explore the current state of healthcare in the country. Deeply embedded in research, her presentation will explore the following: The influence of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status on healthcare access. The institutional barriers that cause physician burnout. How we can develop a workforce committed to child, family, and community health. Don't miss this opportunity to deeply understand the challenges facing healthcare today and learn how we can advance equitable healthcare centered on human values. Meet the SpeakerDr. Ruth Enid Zambrana is a distinguished university professor in the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is also the director of the Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity and an affiliate professor of family medicine at the UMB School of Medicine. Her scholarship applies a critical intersectional lens to structural inequality and racial, Hispanic ethnicity, gender and economic disparities in population health and higher education trajectories. Dr. Zambrana is a nationally recognized scholar and has published widely on health inequity in her major research concentrations: women’s health, maternal and child health, race, ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities and life course impacts on health and mental well-being of traditionally and historically underrepresented communities and professionals. Her latest book is "Toxic Ivory Tower: The Consequences of Work Stress on the Health of Underrepresented Minority Faculty" (Rutgers University Press, 2018). Her major awards include the American Public Health Association 2021 Lyndon Haviland Public Health Mentoring Award, 2013 American Public Health Association Latino Caucus, Founding Member Award for Vision and Leadership, 2013 University of Maryland Outstanding Woman of Color Award for her lifetime achievements, and the 2011 Julian Samora Distinguished Career Award by the American Sociological Association, Sociology of Latinos/as Section. For the 2021-22 academic year, she was selected as the Distinguished Research Fellow at the University of Texas Austin, Latino Research Institute. How to JoinThis lecture is open to the public and free to attend. A limited number of in-person tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. This event will also be live streamed for the public. Select the "Livestream" ticket option for information on how to join.