Past Projects
UHS EVENTS 2008:
01/15/08 - MLK Panel, "Think Globally, Act Locally."
01/16/08 - Manchester Central High School Outreach Planning Session
01/17/08 - MLK Speaker "The Font of Inequity: Some Notes on History, Race and American Medicine," Harriet Washington
01/30/08 - MLK Keynote "A Dream Deferred: Reflections on America's Path to Multiculturalism," Will Ross, MD
01/29/08 - Cancer in Rural and Urban New England, Samuel Finlayson MD
01/31/08 - Urban Health Scholars and the Physicians for Human Rights Breakfast.
02/26/08 - Dinner with third year scholars to discuss urban health clerkship experiences.
03/18/08 - Manchester Healthcare for the Homeless Presentation
03/28/08 - Breakfast meeting with Drs Tramar and Jennings.
04/09/08 - Population Health presentation by Dr. Matt Wray, Harvard Med School
04/15/08 - Urban and International Health in Asian Communities, Phuoc Le MD
04/16/08 - Cultural Factors in Health Literacy by Shani Dowd, HPHCF.
04/22/08 - Presentation, "Urban Issues: The Underserved and Childhood Obesity" Gautham Suresh MD
05/06/08 - Presentation, "Diversity in the Physician Workforce" Scott Shipman MD, MPH
08/15/08 - UHS Orientation meeting with incoming class
08/25/08 - UHS Interviews and selections
09/02/08 - UHS Opening meeting and academic year overview
09/04/08 - Trip to Lawrence Family Practice Center
09/05/08 - Cultural Tour of Dorchester, MA with HPHCF's Cultural and Linguistic Institute
09/06/08 - Volunteer at the Mattapan Healthcare Revival
09/30/08 - Visit to Manchester Central HS to meet with student cohort
10/01/08 - UHS Journal Article Review, "Interpreter Training," Katie Au
10/22/08 - "Healing Effectively with Medical Interpreters," Shani Dowd
10/22/08 - "Issues in Acculturation and Assimilation," Shani Dowd
10/29/08 - Scholars attended the 7th International Conference on Urban Health
10/31/08 - Manchester Central HS visit, Health Professions Panel
11/04/08 - UHS Journal Article Review, "Culture Gap" Kim Cartmill
12/01/08 - "Integrating Medical Volunteering into Community Practice," Peter Mason MD
12/02/08 - "Trends in International Urbanization," and "The Built Environment." Katie Au and Liz Killien, Urban Health Scholars