“Conquistando el Futuro: Clinicians Leading into Latino Health Care”
Gaylord National Resort, Washington, DC
March 21-25, 2018
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
8:00 am – 5:00 pm National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF)
Hispanic Patient-Centered Research Mentorship Development Program Day 1 – 7.0 CME
Magnolia 2 – This program is funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
(PCORI) Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award
Ruth Zambrana, PhD, Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP, Jose Pagan, PhD, Diana Torres-
Burgos, MD, MPH and faculty
Thursday, March 22, 2018
7:00 am – 9:30 pm Breakfast
9:00 am – 4:30 pm NHMA Board of Directors Meeting – (closed) – Azalea 1
8:00 am – 5:00 pm NHHF Hispanic Patient-Centered Research Faculty Development Program – 7.0 CME Magnolia 2
8:00 am – 4:30 pm NHMA Residents/Jr. Faculty Research Training Program (closed) – Magnolia 3
Supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Moderator: Salina Waddy, MD, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
8:00 am – 5:00 pm National Hispanic Health Foundation Medical Spanish Summit – 7.0 CME – Camellia 2
Supported by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Moderator: Pilar Ortega, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago School of Medicine
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch (Board, PCORI, NIDDK, Summit) – (closed) – Camellia 3-4
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Registration Opens – Cherry Blossom Lobby
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Opening Reception – non CME – Cherry Blossom Lobby
Welcoming Remarks: Judith Flores, MD, FAAP, CHCQM, Chairwoman, NHMA Board
Mark Diaz, MD, Chairman, National Hispanic Health Foundation Board
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP, President & CEO, NHMA and NHHF
Vanessa Salcedo, MD, MPH, FAAP, Outgoing Chairwoman & Ricardo Correa, MD, EsD,
FACP, FACR, Chairman, NHMA Council of Young Physicians, Sonia Morales, MD, Outgoing
Chairwoman & Jeffrey Uribe, MD, Chairman, NHMA Council of Residents, Eric Molina,
President, Latino Medical Student Association
Friday, March 23, 2018
7:30 am – 7:30 pm Registration – Cherry Blossom Lobby
7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Symposium: NHMA Capitol Hill Day – RSVP required at Registration
NHMA Cardiovascular Disease Policy Recommendations to Improve Latino Health and
Advocacy Prep for Congress Visits – 1.0 CME – Cherry Blossom Ballroom
How to have a Successful Meeting with Congress
NHMA Advocacy Priorities and Recommendations from the CVD Report
Cardiovascular Disease and Hispanics: Access, Prevention, Medical Education;
Medicaid Priorities
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP
8:45 am – 11:00 am Capitol Hill Visits – Transportation to be provided— Woodrow Wilson Exit
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Luncheon – Exhibit Hall C
11:00 am – 6:00 pm Health Career Advancement Exhibits/Hispanic Health Research & Community Service
Posters – Exhibit Hall C
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Opening Plenary: Federal Leadership for Healthcare – 2.5 CME – Cherry Blossom Ballroom
Welcoming Remarks & NHMA Priorities: Introducing the Minority Physicians’ Alliance
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP
President & CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association – Washington, DC
Doris Browne, MD, MPH
President, National Medical Association – Silver Spring, MD
Ho Luong Tran, MD, MPH
President & CEO, National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians – Chicago, IL
Federal Initiatives Impacting Hispanic Health
Matthew Y.C Lin, MD
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Minority Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Rockville, MD
Presentation
Eliseo Pérez-Stable, MD
Director, National Insitutue on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services–Bethesda, MD
Luis Padilla, MD, FAAFP
Associate Administrator, Health Workforce, Director, National Health Service Corps
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services– Rockville, MD
CEO Roundtable on Strategic Developments for Future Healthcare
Chester Burrell
CEO, Care First Blue Cross Blue Shield – Baltimore, MD
Allyson Y. Schwartz
President & Chief Executive Officer, Better Medicare Alliance – Washington, DC
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Workshops A – 1.5 CME
A1. Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease & Hispanics – CME – Magnolia 2
Moderator: Claudia Alejandra Alvarez, DO, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, University
of California, Riverside – Riverside, CA
Gladys Velarde, MD, FACC
Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine –
Jacksonville, FL
Presentation
Mario De La Rosa, PhD
Professor, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work,
Herbert Werheim College of Medicine
Director, Center for US Latino Research on HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse (CRUSADA)
Florida International University – Miami, FL
Presentation
Martha C. Sanchez, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Immunology Center Adherence and Retention
Team (ICARE), Division of Infectious Diseases, Alpert Medical School of Brown University –
Providence, RI
Presentation
A2. Clinical: Prevention and Treatment for Latino Elderly – non-CME – Magnolia 3 –
supported by Abbott Nutrition
Moderator: Maria Mora Pinzon, MD, MS, University of Wisconsin-School of Medicine &
Public Health – Madison, WI
Alzheimer’s Disease – Prevention & Treatment
Samuel Gandy, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai – New York, NY
Presentation
Developing Quality Measures for Malnutrition and Latino Elderly
Albert Barrocas, MD, FACS, FASPEN
Vice Presdent, Medical, WellStar Atlanta Medical Center – Atlanta, GA
Presentation
Medicare, Medication Adherence and Continuity of Care
Robert A. Bracey
Co-Founder, Managed Senior Services – Glen Allen, VA
Presentation
A3. Medical Education: Physician Burnout and Resilience – CME – Azalea 1
Co-Hosted by the Council of Young Physicians
Moderator/Speaker: Ana Maria Lopez, MD, MPH, FACP, Associate Vice President, Health
Equity & Inclusion, University of Utah Health Sciences Center – Salt Lake City, UT
Presentation
Christiane Corriveau, MD & Hemant Sharma, MD, MHS
Provider Wellness Committee, Children’s National Health System – Washington, DC
Wellness for the GME Community: New ACGME Program Requirements
Ricardo Correa, MD, EsD, FACP, FACR, CMQ
Endocrinology Fellowship Program Director, Assistant Professor of Medicine,
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, AZ
Presentation
A4. Policy: Value Based Care Reimbursement – CME –Azalea 2
Moderator: Vanessa Salcedo, MD, MPH, FAAP, Union Community Health Center-Bronx, NY
Advancing Payment Innovation within Federally Qualified Health Centers: Lessons from
California
Tricia McGinnis, MPP, MPH
Senior Vice President, Center for Health Care Strategies – Trenton, NJ
Presentation
Quality Payment Program Update
Magda Barini-Garcia, MD, MPH, CAPT US PHS
Senior Medical Officer, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation – Baltimore, MD
Presentation
Transition to Value Based Payments
Carlos Cuevas, MPH, MPA
Vice-President, SOMOS IPA – New York, NY
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm NHMA Stakeholder Meetings: Strengthening NHMA at City & State Levels –
Non-CME
Premier Members of NHMA – Azalea 2
Facilitator: Flavia Mercado, MD, MPH, NHMA Board – Atlanta, GA
Physicians and Professionals, NHMA Council of Young Physicians, NHMA Council of
Residents, NHMA Council of Medical Societies
NHMA Region Leaders
NHMA International Medical Graduates Meeting – Magnolia 3
Facilitator: Daniel I. Hernandez, NHMA IMG Co-Chair; Medical Advocacy Liaison, Global
Healthy Living Foundation – Houston, TX
Visa(s), Green Card and Other Immigration Concerns of IMGs
Maria Mora Pinzon, MD, MS
Assistant Researcher, University of Wisconsin-School of Medicine & Public Health – Madison, WI
How to Have a Successful Interview and The Importance of IMGs in Research and Academics
Ricardo Correa, MD, EsD, FACP, FACR, CMQ
Endocrinology Fellowship Program Director, Assistant Professor of Medicine, The University
of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, AZ
Professional Development for CV and Personal Statement
Sarah Ines Ramirez, MD
Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine –
Hershey, PA
The Crossroads of Medicine, Research, and Public Health Practice
Armando De Alba Rosales, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor; Director, Community Oriented Primary Care, Department of Health
Promotion, Social & Behavioral Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of
Public Health – Omaha, NE
Latino Medical Student Association Meeting – Magnolia 2
Facilitator: Eric Molina, LMSA President and Medical Student, Baylor College of Medicine
Hispanic Employee Organization, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services –
Azalea 1
Facilitator: Glorimar Maldonado, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Reception: Puerto Rico Relief Fundraiser – Exhibit Hall C – supported by Centene
Corporation, Inc.
Moderator: Judith Flores, MD, Chair, Chairwoman, NHMA Board of Directors – Brooklyn, NY
Oxiris Barbot, MD
First Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – New York, NY
Edgar Colón Negrón, MD, FACR
Professor, Diagnostic Radiology, Dean, School of Medicine, UPR Medical Sciences Campus –
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Presentation
Olga Rodríguez de Arzola, MD, FAAP
Dean of Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University – Ponce, Puerto Rico
José Ginel Rodríguez, MD, FAAP
Dean of Medicine, Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
Diplomate of American Board of Pediatrics – Boyamon, Puerto Rico
Irvin Maldonado, PhD
Academic Dean, San Juan Bautista Medical School – Caguas, Puerto Rico
Presentation
Saturday, March 24, 2018
7:30 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast – Exhibit Hall C
7:30 am – 4:30 pm Health Career Advancement Exhibits; Community Health Fair; Hispanic Health
Research & Community Service Posters – Exhibit Hall C
7:30 am – 9:00 am Breakfast Symposium: Strategies to Increase the Diversity of Medical Education at
Federal and State Governments & Medical Schools – 1.5 CME – Cherry Blossom Ballroom
Moderator: Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP, President & CEO, NHMA
The Honorable Raul Ruiz, MD, MPH, MPP
Member of Congress, CA-36
9:00 am – 10:30 am Plenary: Health Impacts of Natural Disasters: What Healthcare Providers Should Know
and Can Do – 1.5 CME – Cherry Blossom Ballroom
Moderator: Diana Torres Burgos, MD, MPH, Hispanic Health Advisor, National Hispanic
Health Foundation – Staten Island, NY
Acute Injuries in Natural Disasters
Juan Sanabria, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS, FASSLD
Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair & Scientific Director, Marshall University – Huntington, WV
Presentation
Mental Health Impact: Acute & Chronic Phases
Francisco Fernandez, MD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosciences, Founding Dean
University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine – McAllen, TX
Presentation
Child Mental Health, PTSD in Puerto Rico post Hurricane Maria
Oxiris Barbot, MD
First Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – New York, NY
Maternal/Child Health
Diana Ramos, MD, MPH, FACOG
Adjunct, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine,
Public Health Medical Officer, Maternal Child & Adolescent Health, California Department of
Public Health – Los Angeles, CA
Health Impacts in Puerto Rico post Hurricane Maria
Susana Morales, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine, Vice Chair, Diversity, Department of Medicine,
Weill Cornell Medicine – New York, NY
10:30 am – 12:30 pm Health Career Advancement Exhibits/Posters – Exhibit Hall C
11:00 am – 11:30 am Special Session: Fiscal Management for Retirement Planning – Exhibit Hall C –
Supported by Paychex
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Luncheon Plenary: The Joys and Woes of Tending to Vulnerable Families in the
Borderlands – 1.5 CME – Cherry Blossom Ballroom
Welcome: Conchita Paz, MD, NHHF Board of Directors – Las Cruces, NM
Moderator : Alan D. Ross, MD, PhD, Lecturer, Pediatric Emergency Medicine,
Columbia University, Founder, Illyria Clinic for Balkan Immigrants, Jacobi Hospital – New York, NY
Eva M. Moya, PhD, LMSW
Interim Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, The University of Texas, El Paso –
El Paso, TX
Bert Johansson, MD, PhD
Pediatric Critical Care, El Paso Children’s Hospital – El Paso, TX
Presentation
Alicia Rivera
Consultant on Cross Boarder Health – El Paso, TX
Presentation
Alan Shapiro, MD
Co-Founder & Medical Director, Terra Mia: Healthcare and Justice for Immigrant Children –
New York, NY
Fernando Mendoza, MD
Professor, Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine – Stanford, CA
Presentation
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Workshops B – 1.5 CME
B1. ¿Qué Viene Ahora? Uncovering What’s Next for Digital Health Innovation in The Latino/a
Population – Magnolia 2
Moderator: Daniel Turner-Lloveras, MD, Assistant Professor, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center –
Torrance, CA
Ikenna Okezie, MD, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, Somatus – Vienna, VA
Felipe De Los Santos, ESQ
Chief of Staff, HITLAB Healthcare Innovation Lab – New York, NY
Healthcare Innovations: IBM
Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP
Vice President & Chief Health Officer, IBM Corporation – New York, NY
B2. Clinical – Opioid Epidemic, Pain Management & Addiction – Azalea 1
Moderator: Pilar Guerrero, MD, Attending Physician, Cook Country Health & Hospitals
System – Chicago, IL
Maria Milagros Garcia, MD, MPH, FACP
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs & Diversity, Associate Professor of Medicine,
University of Massachusetts School of Medicine – Boston, MA
Presentation
Michelle Soto, MD
Chief of Medical Unit, START Treatment & Recovery Centers – Brooklyn, NY
Presentation
Matilde Castiel, MD
Commissioner of Health and Human Services, City of Worcester – Worcester, MA
Presentation
Lupe Govea, PharmD
Sr. Manager, Quality Improvement, Walmart – Bentonville, AK
Presentation
B3. Medical Education: Teaching Culturally Competent Latino Family Health –
Azalea 2 – Supported by Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Moderator: Francisco Fernandez, MD, NHMA Board, Founding Dean, University of Texas,
Rio Grande Valley – McAllen, TX
Prevention of Cancer for Latino Patients and their Families
Ricardo H. Alvarez, MD, M.Sc.
Director, Cancer Research, Cancer Treatment Centers of America – Atlanta, GA
Presentation
Childhood Obesity & Family Strategies that Work
Amelie Ramirez, DrPH
Director & Professor, Institute for Health Promotion Research, UT Health San Antonio –
San Antonio, TX
Empowering Students through Experiential Learning in the US-Mexico Border
Norma A. Perez, MD, DrPH
Executive Director, Hispanic Center of Excellence and Special Programs, UT Medical Branch –
Galveston, TX
Presentation
Life is Precious ™: Suicide Prevention Program
Rosa M. Gil, DSW
Founder, President & CEO, Comunilife – Bronx, NY
B4. Policy & Research: Opportunities to Improve our Communities – Magnolia 3
Moderator: Claudia Zamora, MPA, NHMA Board, Founder & CEO, Zamora Consulting
Group, LLC – Washington, DC
Climate Change Policies and Respiratory Health
Nicole Hernandez Hammer, MBA, MS
Climate & Community Advocate, Union of Concerned Scientists – Jupiter, Florida
Policies that Impact Workforce
Wilma Alvarado-Little, MA, MSW
Associate Commissioner, New York State Department of Health, Director, Office of Minority
Health and Health Disparities Prevention – Albany, NY
Presentation
Health Policy and Advocacy Training
Ronald L.Fong, MD, MPH
Director, Family Practice Residency Network, UC Davis – Sacramento, CA
Presentation
Connecting the Digital Dots: Social Networks that Build and Reach Communities
Yasmin Kloth, MS
Senior Digital Communications Strategies, All of Us Research Program – Bethesda, MD
Presentation
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Health Career Advancement Exhibit Hall and Poster Sessions Awards –
Exhibit Hall C
4:15 pm – 5:45 pm Workshops C – 1.5 CME
C1. Research and Clinical Trials in Clinical Practice – Magnolia 2
Moderator: Marla Matal, MD, MPH, Promedica Physicians, Anesthesiology and Critical
Medicine – Toledo, OH
Integration of Clinical Research into the Clinical Practice
Fabian Sandoval, MD
CEO & Research Director, Emerson Clinical Research Institute – Washington, DC
Presentation
Jim Kremidas
Executive Director, Association of Clinical Research Professionals – Arlington, VA
Presentation
Setting Up a Hispanic Clinical Research Trial on Innovative Drug Development
Sergio Guerrero, MD
Director, FastTack Clinical Research – Phoenix, AZ
Presentation
C2. Medical Education: Diabetes Management in the Underserved Population – Azalea 1
Moderator: Minerva Romero-Arenas, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Surgery,
UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine – Edinburg, TX
Diabetes Management for Hispanic Populations
Joel Zonszein, MD, CDE, FACE, FACP
Professor, Department of Medicine-Endocrinology, Albert Einstein School of Medicine –
New York, NY
Presentation
Siemens Populations Healthcare- Diabetes Care
Ramona Ramadas, RN
Clincal Consultant, Population Health, Siemens Healthineers – Cary, NC
Presentation
Cultural Congruence in Diabetic Patient Management
Rose Cano
Bilingual Diabetes Navigator, Harborview Medical Center – Seattle, WA
Presentation
C3. Leadership Development for Young Professionals in Non-Traditional Roles – Azalea 2
Co-Hosted by the Council of Young Physicians
Moderator: John Paul Sanchez, MD, MPH
Assistant Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School – New York, NY
The Role of Academic Medical Centers in Improving Health Equity
Jehan El-Bayoumi, MD, FACP
Executive Director, Rodham Institute – Washington, DC
Aisha T. Liferidge, MD, MPH
Director, Health Policy Fellowship, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, George Washington University School of
Medicine & Health Sciences – Washigton, DC
Eddie A. Ramirez, MD
Assistant Professor and Surgeon, Head and Neck
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA – Los Angeles, CA
Ilan Shapiro, MD, FAAP
Medical Director, Health Education & Wellness, AltaMed Health Services – Los Angeles, CA
C4. Latino Medical Societies & Health Professional Associations Leadership & Future Growth
Strategies –Magnolia 3
Moderator: Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP
President & CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association – Washington, DC
The First Year of a New Hispanic Medical Society (Case Study)
Óscar Zambrano, MPH
Director, Physician Engagement, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center – Chicago, IL
Presentation
National Partnership for Action (NPA): Latino Leaders Participation in the States
Shavon Arline-Bradley
Senior Technical Advisor, Office of Minority Health Resource Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Rockville, MD
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Gala Reception – Cherry Blossom Ballroom Lobby
7:30 pm – 11:30 pm Leadership Awards Gala & Dance – Cherry Blossom Ballroom – 1.0 CME
Mistress of Ceremonies: Chef LaLa, Celebrity Chef
Keynote Speaker: Aranthan Jones, II
Chief Communications & Policy Officer
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
NHMA Hispanic Health Leadership Awards
• Government – Jose Montero, MD, MHCDS, Director, Office of State, Territories and
Tribes, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Academic – David Acosta, MD, FAAFP, Chief Diversity Officer, AAMC
• Physician – J. Antonio G. López, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP, FASE, FASA, FNLA
• Corporate Humanitarian Award – Centene Corporation
• NHMA Fellow of the Year – Diana Ramos, MD, MPH, FACOG, Los Angeles, CA
• NHMA Residents & Young Physicians of the Year
• NHMA Council of Medical Societies and Hispanic Health Professional Associations
• Outgoing Board of Directors
Entertainment : DJ Ricardo
Sunday, March 25, 2018
8:30 am – 10:00am Breakfast Symposium– NHMA 2018 Leadership Symposium – National Harbor 10
Moderator: Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP
President & CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association – Washington, DC
Innovation and Access to Medicines—non-CME –Supported by PhRMA, Pfizer Inc, and Lilly
Robert Popovian, Pharm.D., MS
Vice-President, U.S. Government Relations, Pfizer, Inc – New York, NY
Saumil Pandya, MHS
Senior Director, Policy & Research, PhRMA – Washington, DC
Suzette Figueroa Diaz
Director, Insulin Access and Afforability-US Diabetes, Lilly – Indianapolis, IN
10:00 am – 11:30am Policy Discussion on Social Determinants of Health and Medicaid – 1.5 CME –
Supported by Centene Corporation, Inc.
Roundtable Participants:
Gloria A. Wilder, MD, MPH
Vice-President, Innovation & Preventive Health, Centene Corporation – Washington, DC
Gary A. Puckerein, PhD
President & Chief Executive Officer, National Minority Quality Forum – Washington, DC
Jose Montero, MD, MHCDS
Director, Office of State, Territories and Tribes, CDC – Atlanta, GA
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP
President & CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association – Washington, DC
Anabell Castro-Thompson, MSN, RN, ANP-C, FAAN
President, National Association of Hispanic Nurses – Phoenix, AZ
Eric Molina, MD/PhD Candidate, Baylor College of Medicine
President, Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) – Waco, TX
Additional Events
Friday, March 23, 2018
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm National Hispanic Health Foundation Board of Directors Meeting (closed)
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm NHHF/NHMA Corporate Advisory Board Meeting (closed)
11:00 am – 8:00 pm Exhibits on Health Career Advancement (for Physicians, Residents, Medical Students,
Health Professionals and others) – Exhibit Hall C
Saturday March 24, 2018
7:30 am – 4:30 pm Exhibits on Health Career Advancement (for Physicians, Residents, Medical Students and
Health Professionals and others) – Breakfast and Morning/Afternoon Breaks –
Exhibit Hall C
NHMA College Health Scholars Program – supported by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services Office of Minority Health 5 year Cooperative Agreement (2017- 22)
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Medical, Dental, Nursing, Public Health, Biomedical Science Schools Recruitment Fair –
Exhibit Hall C
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm College and High School Pre Health and Pre-Science Student Academic and Personal
Career Development Conference – Cherry Blossom Ballroom
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Student Registration
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Medical, Dental, Public Health, Nursing, and Science Schools Recruitment Fair
2:30 pm Welcome
Norma Poll-Hunter, PhD
Senior Director, Human Capital Initiatives
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Professional Panel
Moderator:
Jorge Girotti, PhD, MA
Associate Dean and Director, Special Curricular Programs
University of Illinois Chicago School of Medicine
Panelists:
J. Pietro Aparicio, MD, MPH
President, Latino Caucus for Public Health
American Public Health Association
Anabell Castro Thompson, MSN, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN
President
National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN)
Rosa Chaviano-Moran, DMD
Associate Dean for Admissions
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Irena Tartakovsky, MD, MS
Director, Constituent Engagement
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Student Panel
Moderator:
Eric Molina
President, Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)
Panelists:
Jazmin C. Garcia
DO Student, OMS2
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Isabel López-García
MD/PhD Student, MS2
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Kelly C. Sanchez
Master’s in Public Health Student, Year 2
Brown University School of Public Health
David F. Paladines-Gaibor
Dental Student, D4
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Gabriela Paniagua-Stolz, BSN, RN
DNP Student
University of Virginia School of Nursing
Health Professional and Science Graduate School Student Panel
Moderator: Eric Molina, MD/PhD Candidate, Baylor College of Medicine and President,
Latino Medical Students Association (LMSA)
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch Business Meeting for the National Hispanic Pharmacists Association, a project of the
National Hispanic Health Foundation – (closed) – supported by CVS Health, PhRMA, Walmart
