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Diversity Equity Inclusion Speakership

Advancing Access and Engagement in Ophthalmology

 

Date Name, Title & Affiliation Presentation  
April 9, 2025

Chris Alabiad, MD
Professor of Clinical
Ophthalmology

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami

"Clear Vision, Stronger Teams:
Navigating Microaggressions"

 

April 17, 2024

Angela Elam, MDAssistant Professor of Ophthalmology

University of Michigan Medical School

"Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Getting to Equity in Ophthalmology”

 

October 25, 2023

Leslie Jones, MD

Chair, Department of Ophthalmology

Howard University College of Medicine

"Maintaining a Culture of Inclusion in Academia"

 

L. Jones, MD, Howard University head shot 

April 5, 2023

Fasika Ambachew Woreta, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute

Director of Ophthalmology Residency

Director of Eye Trauma Center

Addressing Health Inequities and Social Determinants of Health:  An Ophthalmologist's Perspective

 

November 6, 2022

O'Rese Knight, MD

Assistant Professor

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Glaucoma Specialist

Diversifying the Ophthalmology Workforce

 

April 6, 2022

Eve Higgenbotham, SM, MD, ML

Vice Dean of Inclusion and Diversity & Senior Fellow

Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

Glaucoma Specialist

Peering Beyond the Blind Spot, Seeking Authentic Risk Factors: A Case Study

 

 

November 10, 2021

William A. McDade, MD, PhD

ACGME Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Diversity in Graduate Medical Education

 

Advancing Access and Engagement in Ophthalmology

 

Date Name, Title & Affiliation Presentation  
April 9, 2025

Chris Alabiad, MD
Professor of Clinical
Ophthalmology

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami

"Clear Vision, Stronger Teams:
Navigating Microaggressions"

 

April 17, 2024

Angela Elam, MDAssistant Professor of Ophthalmology

University of Michigan Medical School

"Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Getting to Equity in Ophthalmology”

 

October 25, 2023

Leslie Jones, MD

Chair, Department of Ophthalmology

Howard University College of Medicine

"Maintaining a Culture of Inclusion in Academia"

 

L. Jones, MD, Howard University head shot 

April 5, 2023

Fasika Ambachew Woreta, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute

Director of Ophthalmology Residency

Director of Eye Trauma Center

Addressing Health Inequities and Social Determinants of Health:  An Ophthalmologist's Perspective

 

November 6, 2022

O'Rese Knight, MD

Assistant Professor

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Glaucoma Specialist

Diversifying the Ophthalmology Workforce

 

April 6, 2022

Eve Higgenbotham, SM, MD, ML

Vice Dean of Inclusion and Diversity & Senior Fellow

Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

Glaucoma Specialist

Peering Beyond the Blind Spot, Seeking Authentic Risk Factors: A Case Study

 

 

November 10, 2021

William A. McDade, MD, PhD

ACGME Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Diversity in Graduate Medical Education