This convening is designed to help advance the work that USM institutions are doing to empower students to be agents of change in promoting health equity. The event will also invite participants to explore the ways in which, as a system, we can enhance our impact in relation to that goal. Invited institutional teams will explore critical dimensions of health equity; examine where and how we’re educating students regarding health equity and healthcare disparities within our curricula/co-curricula/clinical experiences; identify institutional gaps and needs around this work; and share resources and promising practices related to empowering students to foster health equity.
This event is by invitation only. Please use the Registration Tab above to register.
Location
Towson University in the West Village Commons, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252
Date
Monday, May 9, 2022 | 9 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Cost
Free and by invitation only
Accomodations
The Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel is the closest hotel to Towson University.
Reservations: 410-321-7400
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Schedule
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. - Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30 - 10:15 a.m. - Keynote Talk with Q&A, Dr. Laura Magaña Valladares, President and CEO of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) - WATCH RECORDING
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. - Institutional Team Time
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. - Break and Transition to Concurrent Session Block 1
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Concurrent Session Block 1
- Authentic Engagement: Integrating Health Equity into Field and Clinical Experiences
- Anchoring Health Equity in Curricula
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch and Team Discussions
12:45 - 2:00 p.m. - Concurrent Session Block 2
- Addressing Health Equity Through an Interprofessional Model
- Helping Faculty to Support Students as Change Agents: Promising Approaches to Health Equity Education
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. - Break and Transition
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. - Institutional Team and Paired Team Discussion
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. - Debrief and Closing
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Laura Magaña
President & CEO, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)
Dr. Laura Magaña is the President and CEO of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH). Under Dr. Magaña’s leadership, ASPPH has continued to advance its mission to strengthen the capacity of members by advancing leadership, excellence, and collaboration for academic public health. During her tenure, ASPPH has strengthened academic public health research through the Data Center, launched the academic public health leadership institute, and enhanced the voice of academic public health through advocacy efforts. She expanded our global reach by welcoming international members and led ASPPH to join with other regional associations that represent schools and programs of public health around the world to found the Global Network for Academic Public Health, which enhances academic public health worldwide through mutual learning and collaborations between academic public health institutions globally. Dr. Magaña has also launched three strategic initiatives to address critical issues in public health as part of ASPPH’s Vision 2030: Dismantling Racism in Academic Public Health, Climate Change and Health Task Force, and Framing the Future 2030.
Prior to joining ASPPH, Dr. Magaña dedicated more than 35 years to successfully leading the transformation and advancements of public and private universities in Mexico; educational organizations in the United States; United Nations programs; and nongovernmental organizations in Central America and Europe. She was most recently the dean of the School of Public Health in Mexico at the ASPPH-member National Institute of Public Health (INSP). She has also been a faculty member and lecturer at universities around the world.
Dr. Magaña’s diverse portfolio features 90 academic publications and educational technological developments—many of which relate to learning environments, the use of technology in education, and public health education. She frequently speaks with universities, partners, national, and international conferences on issues such as social determinants of health and health equity, the future of education for public health and the public health workforce, and critical issues in global public health.
