Upcoming events.
Women's Health and Wellness Conference
Resilient. Empowered. Unstoppable
Speakers:
Dr. Sonal Patel, MD
Dr. Terri Richardson, MD
Kara Hart, MSN, AOCNP
Jasmine Crane, MS, MA, NC, LPC
Dr. Johnny Johnson, MD, Retired Top OBGYN in Denver-Metro Area
Online Registration Required
(720) 722-3852
myrna-nahisha.sthilaire@co.rvu.edu
ID# EW20250029
Breakfast & Lunch provided
Beyond the Numbers: Tackling Obesity and Embracing Holistic Health in the Black Community
Meet the Panelists:
Moderator: Terri Richardson, MD, Community Doctor
Johnny Johnson, MD OB/GYN
Hilda Bi Ndikum, PhamD
Kweku Hazel, MD Metabolic Surgeon
Gabrielle Mykoniatis, MD Internal Medicine
Thai Woods, Sports Performance Director
Jessica Torro, MS, RDN, Lecturer and POHA Grant Program Manager, Nutrition Department
New Hope Baptist Church | Family Life Center
3701 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205
Light food will be provided
Black Family Wellness Expo
The Links, Incorporated is excited to launch nationwide our third annual Black Family Wellness Expo, to share information to help everyone — from infants to seniors — live healthier, happier lives.
Location: Shorter Community AME Church
3100 Richard Allen Court, Denver, CO 80205
Pathways in Health Lectures Series
We have another great speaker this month for our Pathways in Health Series (formerly Health Equity Lecture Series).
Please see the attached flyer for the upcoming lecture from Dr. Dowin Boatright Tuesday, March 18th, 2025 at noon.
Don't forget to scan the QR code at the bottom of the flyer to register, whether you plan to be there in person or on-line. Please try to register at few days ahead of time. We know not everyone can make it in person, but for those who plan to attend in person we try to have a lunch available for you.
WHEN:
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025, 12:00-1:00 MST
WHERE:
IN PERSON: RITA BASS AUDITORIUM
VIRTUALLY: LINK WILL BE SENT OUT WITH SESSION REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION
University of Colorado School of Medicine Presents: Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit
The University of Colorado School of Medicine will be hosting the second annual Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit on May 4th. Please share this exciting event with your networks. This event is free and open to everyone but is specifically targeted for elementary – college age students and their families of all races, ethnicities, and nationalities. Please share the flyer below to spread the word!
Additionally, we will be hosting a community fair that will allow the event attendees to connect and learn more about the organizations near their homes. The community fair will take place from 12:30pm to 1:30pm and you are more than welcome to stay for the remainder of the speaker sessions. If you are interested in hosting a table during the community fair, please complete the signup form here.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Karina Goodwin, MA (She/Her/Hers), Admissions and DEI Manager.
Anschutz Medical Campus | 13001 E. 17th Place, C292 | Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-6407 | Karina.Goodwin@cuanschutz.edu
Dinner with Docs
Colleagues,
I know times are challenging, but I’d like to invite you to help to share your light and inspiration with some future docs who are alumni of the Children’s Hospital Colorado MC2 (Medical Career Collaborative Program). Please see details below and feel free to direct any questions to me.
Children’s Hospital Colorado is excited to partner once again with the University of Colorado Department of Pediatrics for the Celebration of Difference Week to host Dinner with Docs for physicians and alumni of the Medical Career Collaborative (MC2) program (a program that supports youth from underrepresented backgrounds in their pursuit of a healthcare career). This event offers a wonderful opportunity for both MC2 alumni and healthcare providers to connect. Alumni will have the chance to meet with physicians and providers, hear about their career journeys, and network, while providers can engage with a remarkable group of aspiring healthcare professionals who are eager to learn and build connections and learn from those who do the work they hope to do someday.
Date: March 5, 2025
Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Location: Children's Hospital Colorado Health Pavilion, 4th Floor , 860 N Potomac Circle, Aurora, CO 80011
Yours in the Struggle,
Brandi
Please sign up here by February 26th, 2025, so we can make sure we have adequate space and food prepared for the evening!
Heart Health Month
The New Hope Health & Wellness Ministry Presents…
HEART HEALTH MONTH -- Cardiovascular Disease and Black Health
Join the discussion to learn…
Heart disease risk factors in the black community
Consequences of heart disease
Lifestyle modifications to reduce your risk and much more!
Presented by Kamal Henderson, MD - Cardiologist
Be sure to Wear Red Sunday!
MHMS TOPGOLF
Members and students are invited to our MHMS event at Topgolf, which provides outdoor bays for friendly competition! If you responded to the email yesterday, I have you down as attending.
A fajita dinner will be served.
Wednesday, June 5th
6 pm - 8 pm @
Topgolf Centennial
10601 East Easter Ave
Centennial, CO 80112
https://topgolf.com/us/centennial/
Pricing: $50 each for full members (practicing physicians and providers). Students and residents are invited to be our guests.
RSVP by Wednesday, May 22nd
PAID externship for medical students from underrepresented backgrounds - Robert A. Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program
The Robert A. Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program (Winn CIPP) is part of a $114 million initiative funded by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, Gilead Sciences, and Amgen. This national program aims to increase diversity in clinical trials and transform the clinical research landscape.
Winn CIPP is a 6-week summer externship offering medical students from underrepresented backgrounds in medicine and disadvantaged circumstances the chance to experience and engage in clinical research conducted in community-based settings. The program's goal is to expose students to career pathways in clinical research, particularly emphasizing community-oriented research focused on inclusion, equity, and diversity in clinical and translational research.
Key details:
Program Periods: June 3rd - July 12th, 2024 (Group 1) and June 10th - July 19th, 2024 (Group 2)
Locations: Various cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and others (subject to change)
Stipend: $7,500 for participants
Students will receive training in clinical research, community engagement, and leadership development during the program.
I encourage you to share this opportunity widely with medical students who fit the eligibility criteria. The application deadline is January 8, 2024. Interested students can apply through this link: https://winnawards.smapply.io/prog/winn_cipp. More details can be found on the Winn Awards website at diversityinclinicaltrials.org.
For further inquiries, please contact Desiree Vasquez at vasquezd4@vcu.edu or email general questions to WinnCIPP@vcu.edu.
Film to facilitate donations to the CJB scholarship fund
Dr. Nia Mitchell has worked with Jacko Sims to coordinate a Seriesfest filming to support the Charles Blackwood Scholarship.
The SIE theater is at 2510 E. Colfax. (Across from East High School).
NMA Region VI Conference
Here is the official link for registration and hotel reservations at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek!
https://nma.mcievents.com/lMewqN?locale=en
We need great attendance from the Mile High Medical Society!!
Dates: April 26-26, 2024
Location: Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, Beaver Creek, CO
Registration Rates
Physician/APP NMA Member: 100
Physician/APP Non-Member : 200
Resident/Fellow NMA Member: 50
Resident/Fellow Non-Member; 75
Industry Professional: 300
Mentors needed for MC2 Dinner
Dear Mile High Medical Society Members:
On the evening of April 3, the Department of Pediatrics and Children's Hospital Colorado Department of Diversity, Health Equity, and Inclusion in collaboration with the MC2 (Medical Career Collaborative) Program will be hosting an evening of conversation and mentorship for alumni of the MC2 program. These students are either high school seniors or college students with an interest in health careers. We are in need of additional mentors to interact with the students! All MHMS members are welcome! Further details are below. Please email me at Brandi.Freeman@childrenscolorado.org if you are interested and available in participating in this event!
Rescheduled: Opening Reception, "Raw Material" & "7,000 Babies"
Due to the impending snowstorm, the opening reception & artist discussion scheduled for this Thursday has been RESCHEDULED to Thursday, March 28th!
Event: Opening reception for Raw Material: Quilts by NedRa Bonds and 7,000 Babies: The Legacy of Justina Ford, MD
NEW Date: Thursday, March 28th from 4:00 PM - 7:00pm / Artist discussion at 5:15pm
Where: CU Anschutz Medical Campus: Fulginiti Pavilion 13080 East 19th Ave., Aurora, CO
Raw Material, showcases selections from over 25 years of NedRa Bonds’ narrative quilts, providing an autobiographical declaration of Black Womanhood coupled with reflections on racial and social injustice, intimate encounters with the medical establishment, and her family legacy.
7,000 Babies, highlights the legacy of Justina Ford, MD (1871-1952), the first licensed Black female physician in Colorado and her extraordinary efforts to care for Denver’s communities over the span of 50 years. Both exhibits provide inspiring messages of determinedness and resilience in the face of race and gender inequities.
Both exhibits are now open for viewing and will be on display until October 31st.
Kathryn A. Rhine, PhD
Director of Arts & Humanities in Healthcare
Center for Bioethics and Humanities
Associate Professor | Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
CU-Anschutz Medical Campus
E: kathryn.rhine@cuanschutz.edu | C: 401.688.6565
Overview of Obesity as a Chronic Disease
The Mile High Medical Society invites you to attend a conversation on the Overview of Obesity as a Chronic Disease - Sponsored by Novo Nordisk
Speaker: Alannah Yoder, PharmD, BCACP (Medical Liaison - Obesity, Novo Nordisk)
Q&A Led by: Dr. Terry Richardson, MD (Outreach Coordinator - Internal Medicine, Mile High Medical Society)
RSVP @ https://forms.office.com/e/9yP5MuGN1n by March 1st OR scan the QR code to register (see flyer)
Our Story, Our Struggle, Our Solutions: Addressing Obesity in the Black Community
Join us for a discussion on the impact of obesity on our community, strategies to address obesity - medication, metabolic surgery, & lifestyle modifications!
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nia Mitchell - Medical Weight Management Specialist
Experts:
Dr. Kweku Hazel - Metabolic Surgeon
Dr. Johnny Johnson - Women’s Health
Dr. Tony Jones - Pharmacist
Moderator: Dr Terri Richardson - Community Doctor
Light food will be provided
MHMS MLK Marade Participation
The leadership has promised that MHMS will increase our visibility in the community in 2024. To that end we would like to have members participate in the MLK Marade, January 15, 2024. It generally starts around 9:00 and ends at noon.
We want to have as many members as possible participate.
Attached is a survey to assess your 1) interest in participating, 2) interest in getting a MHMS MLK inspired tee-shirt.
The cost would be $20.00.
Please complete the survey by December 22nd.
MLK Parade
Tee-shirts - buy. Walk with banner. Let the community know who we are. We care! Details TBD.
Sponsored Dinner - Del Frisco's
Ethan A. Nkana, JD, MBA, Financial Health, Q&A Terri Richardson, Self CARE
Doctors: Get a Salary Raise + Plan For Your Ideal Retirement
Join your doctor friends and colleagues for dinner. Discover the path to get a salary raise and plan for your ideal retirement.
At this dinner we will cover:
The challenges facing doctors in the business of medicine
The power of locking arms with your fellow doctors
How doctors can make more money while paying off 6-figure student loan debt
What doctors say they wish they knew “then” about personal finances that they know “now”
Creating an expedited path towards financial independence
Making good decisions with your increase in income while avoiding costly mistakes
And more
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Hosted Cocktail Hour
Visit with your your doctor friends and colleagues from around town. Get to know the presenters for the evening.
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Hosted Dinner + Presentation
Del Frisco's Grille
100 Saint Paul Street #Suite 140 Denver, CO 80206
4th Annual CSTAHR Greg White Lecture Presents: Data, Algorithms and Racial Health Equity
My name is Jordan Nelson, and I am a 3rd year medical student that is a part of the CSTAHR organization (Community and Students Together Against Healthcare Racism). We are getting ready to host our annual Greg White Lecture on November 15th. The Greg White Lecture was created in partnership with the Department of Family Medicine with a goal of finding topics that relate to the black community and health disparities, guided by our CSTAHR community members.
Our speaker this year is Dr. Elaine Nsoesie, professor of public health at Boston University.
In this engaging presentation, Dr. Nsoesie will:
Discuss health data and algorithmic bias
Highlight how data and AI can be used to advance racial health equity
Hear the audience’s perspective on data, algorithms, and racial health equity
Levitt Presentation
The presentation begins at 12:15 PM
Q20-N8200 Bushnell Auditorium
8th Floor, Fitzsimons Building
Anschutz Medical Campus
*Seating limited to 100
Elaine O. Nsoesie
PhD, MS (She/Her)
Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Boston University
Research currently focused on the use of data science methods to study the impact of policy on racial health inequities
Holds a PhD in computational epidemiology and a master’s degree in statistics from Virginia Tech, and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Maryland, College Park
Levitt contact: FMNews@cuanschutz.edu
Region VI 2023 Annual Conference
Health Care Intersectionality: Clinical Care, Social and Environmental Justice
Wild Horse Pass Resort and Casino - Chandler, AZ
On-Site amenities: Smoke-Free Hotel Tower/Meeting Rooms
5 Star Restaurant - Spa and Pools - Golf Course - Casino
Outlet Shopping only 5 min away with shuttle provided!
2023 Region VI Annual Conference
Health Care Intersectionality:
Clinical Care, Social and Environmental Justice
Co-Sponsored by the Arizona Society of Black Physicians
Featured Sessions include:
Michele Y. Halyard, MD, FASTRO
Breast and Prostate Cancer Treatment Update
Randy W. Hawkins, MD
Physician Advocacy
Victor Waters, MD, JD, FCLM
APOL-1 Mediated Kidney Disease
Alfred Glover, DPM, FACFAS
Climate and Health Equity
In-Person Viewing Option:
Wild Horse Pass Resort & Casino - Chandler, AZ
Conference Room Rate - $135/Night
Rate available through April 5th
MHMS TopGolf Event
Members and students are invited to our MHMS event at TopGolf, which provides outdoor bays for friendly competition!
A fajita dinner will be served.
Pricing: $50 each for full members (practicing physicians and providers). Students and residents are invited to be our guests.
RSVP by Thursday, April 6th.
Topgolf Centennial
10601 East Easter Ave
Centennial, CO 80112
https://topgolf.com/us/centennial/
Black Men in White Coats Black Youth Summit
My name is Noble Gough and I am the DEI Professional within the CU School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
As you may have heard, the Black Youth Summit scheduled to take place last Fall was postponed until this Spring and we are so excited to bring the state of Colorado's first Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit to CU Anschutz! As such, the School of Medicine's Office of Diversity and Inclusion would like to formally re-invite you to participate with a booth in our community fair.
The Summit will take place on the CU Anschutz Medical campus on Saturday, April 15th from 8 AM to 5 PM. We will host the community fair from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM, which will allow the event attendees to connect and learn more about the organizations near their homes. At the conclusion of the fair, you are more than welcome to stay for the remainder of the speaker sessions. To sign up for the fair, please use this link. Feel free to pass this link along to any other community partners you believe would be interested in participating! Once we receive your information, we will send you a calendar invite with further details for the day.
Lastly, if you or anyone else you know are interested in registering for the Summit, you may register using the attached flyer! I am happy to answer any questions you may have, so please reach out to me directly.
Heart Disease Prevention and Recognizing the Signs
Presented by:
Cardiologist Dr. Kamal Henderson, MD
Learn the signs and symptoms of heart disease, and the actions you can take to prevent it.
New Hope Baptist Church
3701 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205
Ragtime: The Mind and Music of Scott Joplin
The faculty and staff at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities wanted to be sure that you are aware of this opportunity for a live performance and lecture on November 17th. We’d love to increase our attendance and are excited that this year’s theme highlights diversity and resilience. It is free and open to the public. Feel free to share with your networks if you believe it would be of value to them!
Education 2 South Auditorium
13121 East 17th Ave., Aurora, CO 80045
Free and open to the public - Suggested donation of $20
Mini Medical University
The P/SL Mini Medical University is a one-of-a-kind learning experience for high school students interested in learning more about careers in medicine. This action-packed, hands-on educational program focuses on experiential activities as well as direct interaction with staff and physicians.
Come participate in these amazing hands-on simulation tours
Ambulance Simulations and Tour
Get the chance to see how EMTs respond to a scene and stabilize a patient. Get inside the
ambulance to learn about the equipment, methods, and supplies used by paramedics and
EMTs.
Pediatric Simulations
Tour our Mobile Training Center simulation vehicle and receive the hands-on
stabilizing techniques used to create better outcomes for our pediatric patients.
Casting Simulations
Learn about casts and when they are used. You and a partner will learn the step by step
process of putting a cast on and how to take it off.
Smart Operating Room Spine Surgery
Step directly inside the hospital's advanced hybrid OR. Students will learn from Dr.
Woosik Chung, Director of Spine Surgery, and his OR team about sterile procedures, the
tools used in surgery, and the technology guiding the team.
Operating Room Skills Lab
COST: $50.00 includes snacks and lunch
Cobb Institute Dinner
Join Us November 2nd, Wednesday @ Magnolia Hotel, Stout Room
818 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202
Learn how you can be included in shaping the future of health care for you, your family, your community, and generations to come by joining us for an All of Us Research Program Researcher Workbench education session.
Join the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute and the Mile High Medical Association to learn more about the "All of Us" Research Program's Researcher Workbench. You will hear from Dr. Randall Morgan, past president of the NMA & executive director of The Cobb Institute, and Dr. Brandi Freeman, MD, MS, assistant professor of general pediatrics and associate vice chair for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Black Youth Summit
On October 7th-8th, Black Men in White Coats is partnering with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to present the inaugural Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit, a 2-day event for elementary, middle, and high school students. The Summit will take place at the Anschutz Medical Campus and will feature movie screenings, panelists, question-and-answer sessions, presentations from CU School of Medicine faculty and staff, and hands-on learning opportunities.
Please share the attached flyer with your children’s schools, your department, and any pathway or community groups within your departments.
These events are open to participants from all backgrounds, elementary-college aged, and their families and there is no cost to register for either event.
Additionally: We are seeking volunteers to assist with facilitating and producing the Summit weekend. Areas in need of volunteer help: If interested in volunteering, please click the following link to SignUpGenius
Registration/Check-in
Facilitate and direct students in safely moving about the campus
Set-up and Tear-down
Cleaning during and after the Summit
Links for individuals to register: