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2021 Black His/Herstory Month Events

Tuesday, Feb. 2, Noon – 1:15 p.m. ET

“Creating Inclusive Communities in Healthcare & Beyond”

Skyller Walkes, PhD | University of Texas at Austin School of Pharmacy

Sponsored by Geisinger’s Black Outreach Leadership Development (BOLD) 

Moderator: Pricilla Cabral | BOLD Education Subcommittee Co-Chair
Opening remarks: Arthur Breese, MS, MEd | BOLD Advisor
Welcoming remarks: Richard Sofoluke, MBS | MD Class of 2023 and President, Association of Multicultural Students in Medicine (AMSM)
Introduction of speaker: Oluwaseyi Olulana, MBS | MD Class of 2024 and President, Student National Medical Association (SNMA)
Closing remarks: Faith Bansa | BOLD Education Subcommittee Co-Chair

Friday, Feb. 5, 6 p.m. ET

“Black Health Matters: Disproportionate Impact of COVID by Race and Combating Vaccine Misinformation in Black and Latinx Communities”

Swathi Gowtham, MD | Geisinger

Sponsored by Black Scranton Project 

Saturday, Feb. 6, Noon ET

Black Scranton Project Pan-African Flag Rising at Scranton City Hall

Sponsored by Black Scranton Project and the City of Scranton

Glynis Johns | President & CEO, Black Scranton Project
Vicki T. Sapp, PhD | BOLD Co-Chair and Board Member - Director for Community Health Initiatives, Black Scranton Project

Remarks: Arthur Breese, MS, MEd | BLOD Advisor; Richard Sofoluke, MBS | MD Class of 2023 and President of AMSM; Oluwaseyi Olulana, MBS | MD Class of 2024 and President of SNMA

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Tuesday, Feb. 9, Noon – 1:15 p.m. ET

"Black Infrastructure, Black Security and the Maintenance of Community Integrity''

Glynis Johns | President & CEO, Black Scranton Project

Sponsored by BOLD 

Moderator: Richard Sofoluke, MBS | MD Class of 2023 and President of AMSM
Opening/welcome remarks: Arthur Breese, MS, MEd | BOLD Advisor
Introduction of speaker: Pricilla Cabral | BOLD Education Subcommittee Co-Chair
Closing remarks: Faith Bansa | BOLD Education Subcommittee Co-Chair

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Wednesday, Feb. 10, Noon – 1:15 p.m. ET

“Race, Culture, and Generational Trauma in Medicine”

Darrell McBride, DO | Geisinger
Rhonda Dailey, MD | Wayne State University School of Medicine

Sponsored by BOLD 

Moderator: Vicki T. Sapp, PhD | BOLD Co-Chair
Opening/welcome remarks: Faith Bansa | BOLD Education Subcommittee Co-Chair
Introduction of speakers: Pricilla Cabral | BOLD Education Subcommittee Co-Chair
Closing remarks: Richard Sofoluke, MBS | MD Class of 2023 and President of AMSM

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Friday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m. ET

“Black Health Matters: Hypertension is More Than a Number”

Earlexia Norwood, MD | Henry Ford Medical Group

Sponsored by Black Scranton Project  

Feb. 18 – 20

Black Men in White Coats Documentary
By Dale Okorodudu, MD

Sponsored by BOLD 

Tickets codes available on a first-come, first-serve basis for 300 viewers. Ticket codes cannot be shared.

For information about the documentary, click here.

Thursday, Feb. 18, 4 – 6 p.m. ET

4 – 5:20 p.m. ET: Screening of documentary via Indie Screening

5:20 – 6 p.m. ET: Q&A dialogue via Zoom

Sponsored by BOLD 

Moderator: Richard Sofoluke, MBS | MD Class of 2023 and President of AMSM
Opening/welcome remarks: Pricilla Cabral | BOLD Education Subcommittee Co-Chair
Introduction of film: Faith Bansa | BOLD Education Subcommittee Co-Chair
Closing remarks: Ebuwa Ighodaro, MBS | MD Class of 2023 and Medical Student Council Diversity and Inclusion (MSC D&I) Chair

Friday, Feb. 19, 4 – 6 p.m. ET

4 – 5:20 p.m. ET: Screening of documentary via Indie Screening

5:20 – 6 p.m. ET: Q&A dialogue via Zoom

Sponsored by BOLD 

Moderator: Mrs. Dawn Fisher, MBA | BOLD Advisor
Opening/welcome remarks: Oluwaseyi Olulana, MBS | MD Class of 2024 and President of SNMA
Introduction of film: Arthur Breese, MS, MEd | BOLD Advisor
Closing remarks: Faith Bansa | BOLD Education Subcommittee Co-Chair

Saturday, Feb. 20, 4 – 6 p.m. ET

4 – 5:20 p.m. ET: Screening of documentary via Indie Screening

5:20 – 6 p.m. ET: Q&A dialogue via Zoom

Sponsored by SNMA/MAPS, AMSM and MSC D&I Chair

Moderator: Oluwaseyi Olulana, MBS | MD Class of 2024 and President of SNMA
Opening/welcome remarks: Dawn Fisher, MBA | BOLD Advisor
Introduction of film: Ebuwa Ighodaro, MBS | MD Class of 2023 and MSC D&I Chair
Closing remarks: Pricilla Cabral | BOLD Education Subcommittee Co-Chair

Friday, Feb. 19, 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. ET

Center for Student Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion (CSED&I) Africans in the Diaspora Cultural Bazaar

Featuring “Physician Activism in the Era of COVID” by Ijeoma Opara, MD | Wayne State University School of Medicine

Sponsored by BOLD, CSED&I, SNMA/MAPS, AMSM and MSC D&I Chair

Monday, Feb. 22, 6 p.m. ET

Black His/Herstory Month Game Night

Sponsored by AMSM and SNMA

Hosts: Oluwaseyi Olulana, MBS | MD Class of 2024 and President of SNMA; Richard Sofoluke, MBS | MD Class of 2023 and President of AMSM

Thursday, Feb. 25, 6 p.m. ET

“Black Health Matters: Overview of Breast and Colon Cancer”

Diana Callender, MBBS, DM | Former Associate Dean, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Sponsored by Black Scranton Project 

BOLD Employee Resource Group Executive Board

  • Vicki T. Sapp, PhD | BOLD Co-Chair
  • Darrell McBride, DO | BOLD Co-Chair
  • Arthur Breese, MA, MEd | BOLD Advisor
  • Dawn Fisher, MBA | BOLD Advisor
  • Brion Lieberman, Vice President of Human Resources and BOLD Sponsor
  • Michele Antal | BOLD Administrative Support
2021 Black His/Herstory Month Events

 

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