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On the Frontline of Medical Discovery
 
Health Disparities in America
8:30 - 8:45
Introduction: Ruth Kirschstein, M.D.
8:45 - 10:15
“The Nature of Health Care Disparities”
Introduction of Panel: John Ruffin, M.D.
Panel Members:
Arnold Epstein, MD, MA, Harvard School of Public Health
Harold Freeman, MD, North General Hospital, New York City
10:15 - 10:30
Break
10:30 - 11:45
“Explaining and Changing Health Disparities”
Introduction of Panel: Yvonne Maddox, M.D.
Panel Members:
James House, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Norman Anderson, Ph.D., Harvard School of Public Health
11:45 - 12:00
Break
12:00 - 1:00
Introduction of Keynote Speaker: John Gallin, M.D.
Keynote Address: “Understanding Health Disparities: The Whitehall Studies”
Sir Michael Marmot, M.D., University College, London
1:00
Adjourn
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