The Department of Medicine Chair's Office and Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee, School of Medicine Office for Diversity and Inclusion and School of Nursing invite you to a special event Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center for Health Education.

This event will highlight health disparities research at Duke University and will be held in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• The event will begin with Medicine Grand Rounds at 8 a.m. Kimberly Johnson, MD, associate professor of medicine (Geriatrics), will present "REACH Equity: Responding to the 'Fierce urgency of now'" to introduce a new health disparities research center at Duke focused on interventions to improve the quality of clinical encounters. 
• After the grand rounds presentation, brief presentation by disparities researchers will highlight opportunities for collaboration. 
• A reception follows with time for mingling and finding your future collaborator.
• In the afternoon, Dr. Johnson will be available for one-on-one meetings to discuss your ideas and opportunities for disparities research.

This event is open to Duke faculty, trainees and students and will be of interest to those who are actively involved in, or interested in, health disparities research.

Click here for an event agenda and more details.

Please register here to indicate your attendance at the presentation, research opportunities and reception and your interest in a one-on-one meeting with Dr. Johnson.