Parking on campus: Visitors are welcome to park at the East End Parking Garage\, located near Forsyth and Skinker boulevards (map). Follo w this link for details about public transporta tion options.
Doors open at 7:30 am. Please check in at t he registration table when you arrive.
On Saturday\, February 25\, 2 023 the Medical Humanities Program and t he Center for Race\, Ethnicity & Equity will co-host a Forum on Med icine\, Race\, and Ethnicity in St. Louis\, Past to Future. The ev ent is sponsored by the Office of the Provost as part of the Here a nd Next strategic initiative\, and enjoys support from the Center for t he History of Medicine at Washington University Medical School\, the Instit ute for Public Health\, and the WashU & Slavery Project.
This is a pu blic-facing event and all members of the university and broader St. Louis c ommunity are welcome. It is free of charge and we will offer lunch to atten dees. Detailed information and RSVP are forthcoming.
Along with a wel come by Gerald Early\, the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Let ters and director of the Center for Race\, Ethnicity and Equity\, and keyno te address by Will Ross\, MD\, associate dean of di versity at Washington University School of Medicine\, 22 speakers\, includi ng scholars\, public health leaders\, artists\, and citizens of St. Louis\, will take part in six moderated panels:
Follow this link for complete program a nd list of speakers.
The Forum on Medicine\, Race\, and Ethnicity in St. Louis\, Past to Future is supported by the Office of the Provost and Washington University’s ten-year strategic vision\, Here and Next\, design ed to mobilize research\, education\, and patient care to establish WashU a nd St. Louis as a global hub for transformative solutions to the deepest so cietal challenges. When we bring our community together around topics that expand our knowledge and our perspectives\, we stimulate the open\, vibrant environment that will make our strategic vision possible.