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Sept 2024
Navigating Careers and Mentorship in Neonatal & Pediatric Health Equity
Navigating Careers and Mentorship in Neonatal & Pediatric Health Equity
The NJC Med Education & Workforce Diversity Subcommittee is hosting our next subcommittee meeting and Mentorship Speaker Series, Friday, September 20th at 2pm EST, 1pm CST.
We will be hosting a panel on “Navigating Careers and Mentorship in Neonatal & Pediatric Health Equity” featuring three phenomenal health equity leaders in their fields:
Jennifer Joyner, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC
Elizabeth Bonachea, MD
Valencia Walker, MD, MPH
Please join us to learn more about from their lived experiences (both wins and challenges) on navigating a career and seeking mentorship in pediatric and neonatal health equity. I promise you will not want to miss it!
To join, please register below.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Conference corner
Conference corner
Saul's Light's 4th Annual NICU Health & Equity Summit, takes place Thursday, September 19 at 8 am at Children's Hospital and virtually! This year’s event promises to be a celebration of the power of human milk—it’s medicine after all! Hear from NICU families, in their own words, healthcare professionals, and community leaders about how we can improve breastfeeding rates throughout Louisiana and save babies' lives at the same time! Our esteemed speakers include Dr. Aunchalee Palmquist and Dr. Mark Kline, among others! Register today!
Destination Delphi
Destination Delphi
NJC’s fearless Chair Kayla Karvonen will be presenting at Delphi Conference this coming September with a talk entitled "Why We Must Get Comfortable Talking About Racism in Healthcare Settings.”
Health Equity Highlights - October
Health Equity Highlights - October
Find out about other non-NJC health equity focused events below
Get out the Vote! Consider hosting a NICU voter registration drive for your department and for your patients! Each election, make NICU voices matter. Vot-ER, a non-partisan organization dedicated to registering voters within healthcare spaces, has many helpful resources to start a voter registration drive in a hospital or community center setting.
Upcoming conference sponsored by the Institute of Equity and Justice in Health Sciences Education at the Icahn School of Medicine entitled, “Changing Norms: Uplifting Anti-Racist Work to Transform the Landscape of Medical Education.” It’s a free virtual conference scheduled from October 28-30th. Register here. Feel free to pass along to your friends and colleagues as well.
Committee Corner
Committee Corner
Advocacy + Policy
Advocacy + Policy
This committee is led by new junior leaders Drs. Kshama Shah and Sarah Swenson, new senior leader Dr. Levi Funches, and returning senior leader Dr. Valencia Walker. Stay tuned for their next event!
The next NJC Policy and Advocacy committee is meeting on October 9th 4:30-5:30pm EST. Join Dr. Levi Funches Jr., Dr. Valencia Walker, Dr Sarah Swenson, and Dr. Kshama Shah and the rest of the NJC Policy and Advocacy team to talk about their initiatives and goals for the year! Head to our calendar for the Zoom Link.
Get connected to their listserv with the interest button below.
Med Ed + Workforce Diversity
Med Ed + Workforce Diversity
This committee is led by new junior leaders Drs. Kaquanta Barlow and Shenell Reynolds, our previous junior leading serving new senior role Dr. Uche Anani, and returning senior leader Dr. Elizabeth Bonachea.
Sign-up to join the subcommittee with the link below.
Quality Improvement
Quality Improvement
This committee is led by junior leaders Drs. Gaby Cordova Ramos, Nick Heitkamp, and Michelle-Marie Pena (newly transitioned from the Med Ed & Workforce Diversity subcommittee), and lead by senior leaders Drs. Roopali Bapat and Susan Hwang.
If you're interested in joining this subcommittee, indicate your interest via the button below.
Research
Research
This committee is led by junior leaders Drs. Alejandra Barrero-Castillero and Ashlee Vance, and senior leaders Drs. Ashwini Lakshmanan and Henry Lee.
Sign up to present at the next Works In Project below.
Interested in joining the NJC general body or a committee? Connect here to join our listserv and upcoming events!
Contact us at neonataljustice@gmail.com or @NeonatalJustice
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