Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, December 1, 2017

“Race, Medicine, & Ethics: The Start of a Conversation”

Stephanie White, MD, FAAP

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Geisel Diversity Liaison for Student/Resident Advising

Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement

The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Auditorium E, Rubin Building, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Co-sponsored by the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Clinical Ethics Committee and the Department of Medicine

The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Objectives – Participants will be able to:

1. Describe examples of the ways race intersects medicine and contributes to health disparities
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the medical culture of accommodation
3. Identify ethical dilemmas related to racial preference, patient bias, and provider bias             

Dr. Stephanie White is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She received an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Health System. Dr. White left her academic position at the University of Miami to join the Geisel faculty in 2015. During her time here, she has been increasingly involved in diversity and inclusion related issues and is currently the Geisel Diversity Liaison for Student/Resident Advising and the Geisel representative to the AAMC on diversity related issues. She has published articles on staff diversity in Inside Higher Education and recently published an OpEd on the pediatrician’s role in discussing the impact of race. In addition to her clinical and administrative responsibilities, Dr. White is passionate about medical education and is currently pursuing her Masters of Science in Health Professions Education at Rutgers University.

Dr. White has reported no conflicts of interest.

If you are unable to attend and wish to view Grand Rounds live on your computer please use this link:

http://med.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/education/dept_medicine_grand_rounds_live.html

Please note: in order to receive credit for attending this conference you must complete the mobile sign-in within 48 hours of the presentation. Use the text-in number 603-346-4334 from your phone or enter the activity code from a computer http://www.d-h.org/clpd-account

Activity Codes will not be provided until the time of the presentation. Please email Jessica Kinzie with questions Jessica.d.kinzie@hitchcock.org

Dartmouth-Hitchcock is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education programs for physicians.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.