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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 18, 2001 #01-03 NIEHS CONTACT:
Lou Rozier (919) 541-1993 18 Apr 2001: 'Tuskegee' Revisited: Director of Nation's First African American Bioethics Center to Speak To Medical and Dental Students on Ethical Controversies in Medical ResearchTo many African Americans, "Tuskegee" is synonymous with a study (http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/medical_history/bad_blood/) But Tuskegee can also mean medical ethics. Marian G. Secundy, Ph.D. (http://www.primetimes.com/articles/9906art/bioethics.htm) Dr. Secundy will talk at 10:45 AM on May 4th in the NC Biotechnology Center, to area medical and dental students. She is part of a medical symposium that runs from 8:30 AM until lunch, co-sponsored by the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) (http://www.snma.org/) IN ADDITION, ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR INTERESTED REPORTERS TO INTERVIEW DR. SECUNDY. CALL 919-605-6783. The activities begin with a Thursday evening private reception at the John Hope Franklin Research Center (http://www.jhfc.duke.edu/) NIH's program of action on health disparities will focus on African Americans, Asians, Pacific Islanders, Hispanics and Latinos, Native Americans and Native Alaskans initially. |
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