January 2024
The 2024 National Aequitas Health Conference featured an expanded program of fellow presentations, distinguished speakers from academic medicine and health systems, and the launch of the competitive grant program.
Vice President of Vizient and Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina. Spoke on unconventional pathways in health equity—how physicians can leverage leadership roles across academic medicine, health systems, and industry to drive systemic change.
Assistant Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and surgeon at the VA. Shared perspectives on health equity from within the nation’s largest integrated healthcare system.
Partner at Menlo Ventures. Discussed the role of healthcare technology investment in advancing health equity at scale.
Theme: Unconventional clinical pathways to impact health equity. Conference held virtually for accessibility across all member chapters.
Aequitas Health is a national medical honor society recognizing medical students leading on health equity through action, research, and community partnership. Founded in 2021, Aequitas Health spans 11 chapters across 11 states with 250+ fellows inducted. Learn more at aequitashealth.org.