Psychiatrist, Humanitarian Headlining Gladney Lecture Series
08/21/2020
The Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Saint Louis University’s School of Medicine will host Jeanne Dickens, M.D., a noted psychiatrist and humanitarian, as the keynote speaker for the 2020 John H. Gladney, M.D. Lecture Series on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 7:30 a.m. for an online talk and discussion, "Healthcare Disparities, Mental Health: Where Do We Go from Here?”
Dickens, currently with the Sandra Eskenazi Community Mental Health Center and Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, will be joined by co-panelists Daniel Blash, Ph.D., vice dean for diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer for the School of Medicine, and Rita McMillan, human resources consultant in the Division of Human Resources.
The John H. Gladney, M.D. Lectures and Recognition Dinner, along with the Gladney Student Awards, are named in honor of the late John H. Gladney, M.D. He was a well-known and respected member of the medical community, both locally and nationally.
Gladney was chair of the Department of Otolaryngology in the School of Medicine, the first African-American to hold the position of chair of a basic science or clinical department in the school’s history. Gladney was committed to improving diversity at the University and within the field of medicine.
Following Dickens’s talk, the panelists will discuss health care disparities and mental health, and their views of the future.
Those interested in submitting questions for the panelists can send them through the "Message to Coordinator" box on the event’s registration page.
Registrations are due Monday, Aug. 24.
All registrants will receive the webinar link during the week of Aug. 24.
Submitted by Tara Houston.