Fifth Annual Summer Research Summit on Health Equity Organized by the Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA on May 17, 2022
Authors: Arun Aaditya , Rao Abhijit , Hecht Abigail , Garcia Aaron , Oluyomi Abiodun , Lapidus Aaron , Morrow Achilia , Eze Adaeze , Adesina Adedoyin , Sunny Ajeesh , Booker Aleah , Duque Alejandra , Tichter Aleksandr , Alvarenga Alexandra , Fincher Alexandra , Regens Alexandra , Heinze Alexandria , Batiste Alexis , King Alice , Bao Alicia , Zill Alison , Wong Aliza , Teng Allison , Hakami Alqassem , Barczyk Amanda , Johnson Amari , Engler Amy , Stewart Analisia , Ahmed Anam , Wallace Andrea , Anderson Andrew , Wapner Andrew , Park Angela , Gadicherla Anirudh , Ramsetty Anita , Volerman Anna , Duruewuru Anthony , Levy Arkene , Chavez Arlette , Martinez Armando , Martinez Armando , Alford Ashley , Paul Ashly , Payne Asia , Huang Audrey , Allen Avery , Hernandez Ayleen , Meyer Beau , Downer Brian , Reed Brian , Wapples Brianna , Gomez Cara , O'Neal Carli , Pasadyn Cassandra , Campisi Cate , Hyman Charles , Guillory Charleta , O’Malley Chasity , Godfrey Chelsea , Rao Chethan , Amos Chris 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Published: September 2022

The fifth annual summer research summit organized by the Center of Excellence (COE) in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), was held on May 17, 2022. The theme of this year’s summit was ‘Academic-Community Partnerships: Change Agents for Advancing Health Equity.’ Given the ongoing pandemic, the summit was conducted virtually through digital platforms. This program was intended for both BCM and external audiences interested in advancing health equity, diversity, and inclusion in healthcare among healthcare providers and trainees, biomedical scientists, social workers, nurses, and individuals involved in talent acquisition and development, such as hiring managers (HR professionals), supervisors, college and hospital affiliate leadership and administrators, as well as diversity and inclusion excellence practitioners. We had attendees from all regions of the United States as well as from Saudi Arabia. The content in this Book of Abstracts encapsulates a summary of the research efforts by the BCM COE scholars (which includes post-baccalaureate students, medical students, clinical fellows, and junior faculty from BCM) as well as the external summit participants. The range of topics in this year’s summit was quite diverse, encompassing disparities in relation to maternal and child health (MCH), immigrant health, cancers, vaccination uptakes, and COVID-19 infections. Various solutions were ardently presented to address these disparities, including community engagement and partnerships, improvement in health literacy, and the development of novel technologies and therapeutics. With this summit, BCM continues to build on its long history of educational outreach initiatives to promote diversity in medicine by focusing on programs aimed at increasing the number of diverse and highly qualified medical professionals ready to introduce effective and innovative approaches to reduce or eliminate health disparities. These programs will improve information resources, clinical education, curricula, research, and cultural competence as they relate to minority health issues and social determinants of health. The year’s summit was a great success!

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