MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE CELEBRATES 20TH ANNUAL
W. F. B. JAMES SYMPOSIUM
Meharry Medical College Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology will celebrate the 20th Annual W.F. B. James Symposium on April 3 – 5, 2008. For the past 20 years the department has sponsored this educational event that focuses on healthcare issues for the female patient.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, April 3, 2008 – 8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Hysteroscopic lab sponsored by Hologic and Healthmark Medical
Friday, April 4, 2008 - 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
5th Annual Research Symposium “Healthcare for the Woman over 40” featuring lectures from specialists in the area of obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry and internal medicine.
S.S. Kresge Learning Resources Center
Compton-Nelson Auditorium
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd.
Friday, April 4, 2008 – 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Edward R. Hills, MD Recognition Dinner
Cumberland Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel
315 4th Avenue North
The keynote speaker is Dr. Kenneth Edelin, renowned author of Broken Justice: A True Story of Race, Sex and Revenge in a Boston Courtroom. Proceeds from this event will support the educational needs of the Residency Training Program at Meharry via the Henry W. Foster, MD Educational Initiative.
Saturday, April 5, 2008 – 7:30 a.m. breakfast; 8:00 a.m. shotgun start
Henry Foster, M.D. Golf Tournament
Hermitage Golf Course: General Retreat
State Farm Insurance and the Meharry Medical College Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology present the first Henry W. Foster, MD Golf Tournament. Dr. Foster is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Meharry Medical College, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and past Chair of the U.S. Committee for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). From 1996-2001, he served as Senior Advisor to President Clinton on Teen Pregnancy Reduction and Youth Issues.
Proceeds from both the dinner and golf tournament will support the Henry W. Foster, MD Educational Initiative that supports resident education. The Ob/Gyn Residency Program was reestablished in 2004 under the direction of then chair, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, now Dean of the School of Medicine and Senior Vice President of Health Affairs for Meharry Medical College. The program will graduate its first three residents in June 2008.
About Meharry Medical College
Meharry Medical College is the nation’s largest private, independent, historically black academic health center dedicated solely to educating minority and other health professionals. The College is particularly well known for its uniquely nurturing, highly effective educational programs; emerging preeminence in health disparities research; culturally sensitive, evidence-based health services; and significant contribution to the diversity of the nation’s health professions workforce. Diverse Issues in Higher Education’s ranking of institutions annually lists Meharry as a leading national educator of African Americans with M.D. and D.D.S. degrees, and Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical sciences.
For more information or to register visit: http://www.mmc.edu/education/medical/james_symposium.html or contact Sandra Williams at 615-327-6836.
Media contact: Janet M. Caldwell, 615.327.6851
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