Insights and Strategies for Impactful Community-Based Scholarship
Join us for, "Advancing Health Equity through Education: Insights and Strategies for Impactful Community-Based Scholarship," an engaging panel discussion featuring Maranda Ward, EdD, MPH, and Patrick Corr, EdD. They will dive into topics such as preparing for your first academic position, fostering community and mentoring for early career faculty, and offering invaluable advice for graduate students, postdocs, and new faculty. Gain insights into navigating the unique challenges faculty face in academic medical centers, early career experiences, and lessons learned. Additionally, they will explore the dynamics of collaborative research and its benefits for early career faculty.
This engaging panel discussion, co-sponsored by the MGH Institute of Health Professions and the Peter L. Slavin, MD Academy for Applied Learning in Health Care, will take place on August 13, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at 2 Constitution Wharf, Charlestown, MA.
Event Highlights:
- Panel Discussion: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- Lunch: 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
- Breakout Sessions: 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
We understand that schedules can be busy, so please feel free to stay for as little or as much of the event as your time allows. We would appreciate any amount of time you could spend with us.
Breakout Sessions:
Following the panel discussion, we will have breakout sessions to delve deeper into topics such as:
- Strategies for integrating community work with scholarly agendas and sustaining momentum for justice and equity
- Transition from administrative roles to faculty positions and the impact of student perspectives on academic work
Panelists:
Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH
Dr. Maranda Ward is a distinguished educator and health equity expert. She is a 2024 finalist for AMEE's Patil Teaching Innovation Award and is listed among the nation's 2024 Health Innovators to Watch by the Boston Congress of Public Health. Dr. Ward has made significant contributions in designing and teaching health equity curricula. Her work relies on an anti-racist and DEIJ lens within health professions education. Her expertise on disparities is sought out by NPR, The Washington Post, Black Enterprise Magazine, Ebony.com, and MedPage Today, to name a few. Dr. Ward's research includes HIV disparities, Black women's health, and youth identity. She is the PI on the "Two in One: HIV and COVID Screening & Testing Model" project as a researcher in the DC Center for AIDS Research.
Patrick Corr, EdD
Dr. Patrick Corr is a dedicated educator and researcher focusing on health equity, subjective well-being, and addressing academic and social inequities. He teaches qualitative research methods, academic writing, and health equity. Dr. Corr directs the Governor's Health Sciences Academy, fostering a dual enrollment partnership with Alexandria City Public Schools. He earned his doctorate in education at George Washington University and has a rich background in education and gender studies.
Please contact Ellen Foley at efoley2 [at] mghihp.edu (efoley2[at]mghihp[dot]edu) with any questions.