The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) defines health disparities as preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health. Resulting from multiple factors, including poverty, environmental threats, among others, health disparities are related to unequal distribution of social, political, economic, and environmental resources. UofL News talked with fourth-year UofL medical student Sierra Shockley about her commitment to addressing health di...
SNMA's College Cup Food Drive : Date: July 22nd -July 24th 9-12pm and 1-4pm ; SNMA Interest Meeting: Date: August 5th, 2020 from 12-1pm ; Virtual Panel: Achieving Academic Success During M1/M2 Years: Date: September 9th, 2020 from 12-1pm
High rates of violence have plagued Louisville in recent years, escalating sharply in 2020. Students in the UofL School of Medicine are working to combat patterns of violence with action. Students in the UofL Student National Medical Association (SNMA) are working with Christopher 2X Game Changers and UofL faculty in creating the Future Healers Program to help Louisville youth affected by violence in their neighborhoods navigate the trauma of violence and inspire them to build a better future fo...
By Jill Scoggins - April 18, 2018 ; Students, faculty, staff, patients and visitors to facilities within the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center now have a marked one-mile path to foster wellness through walking. The event will be held at the Medical Mile’s starting point, on the sidewalk next to the Health Sciences Center Plaza near Kornhauser Library, 500 S. Preston St. The Medical Mile follows a 1-mile path from the HSC Plaza north to East Muhammad Ali Boulevard, east to South H...
The Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities (established in 2007, with Dr. Doukas serving as Co-Director, with Philosophy Department Associate Professor Stephen Hanson, PhD · Years 1-2 of UofL Medical School, in Introduction to Clinical Medicine I and II, Interdisciplinary Case Conferences · Year 3 Ethics Rounds in Family Medicine, Pediatrics, and OB/GYN clerkships · Medical Humanities Selectives and Electives in History and Medicine, and Medical Narrative, Spi...
By uoflnews - October 30, 2023Zoha Mian, a third-year medical student at the UofL School of Medicine, has a passion for helping diverse populations achieve equal health care. “Social...
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APPLY ; Student Affairs ; Curriculum ; The Distinction Track program mentors MD program students with exceptional interest in Global Health, Business and Leadership, Medical Education, or Research through a three-year curriculum and scholarly project in their area of focus · Healthcare disparities-focused curriculum assists students in developing the tools needed to improve healthcare for underserved patients · Team-based learning and Problem-based learning that emphasize teamwork, collabora...
The University of Louisville has selected a 30-plus-year medical and higher education veteran to transform its health enterprise and lead its School of Medicine, one of the oldest and most celebrat...