Friday, November 19th
6:00 PM EST: POSTER SESSION
Saturday, November 20th
9:00-9:30 AM EST: OPENING REMARKS
SPEAKERS: DONNA KERN, MD; SUSANNAH SIRKIN, MEd, MICHELE HEISLER MD, MPA
Location: Main Stage
9:30-10:15 AM EST: THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
SPEAKER: SUSANNAH SIRKIN, MEd
Location: Main Stage
Description: An opportunity for students to engage in discourse regarding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and what it stands for.
10:30-11:30 AM EST: CIVIL LIBERTIES IN THE TIMES OF CRISIS
SPEAKERS: MARCELLA ALSAN, MD MPH PhD; MAX HADLER, MPH, MA
Location: Main Stage
Description: A discussion on Civil Liberties and Human Rights concerns during the COVID era by MacArthur genius recipient, Dr. Alsan and Max Hadler.
11:40 AM-12:40 PM EST: WHY HUMAN RIGHTS MATTER: EXAMPLES OF HUMAN RIGHTS INCORPORATED ACROSS VARIOUS FIELDS
SPEAKERS: ELENA JIMENEZ-GUTIERREZ, MD; KATHRYN HAMPTON, MSt, MA; MONIKA LANGARICA, JD
Location: Main Stage
Description: A look into how individuals from the fields of healthcare, law, and the nonprofit sector aim to tackle human rights violations in their daily careers.
12:40-1:15 PM EST: LUNCH BREAK/ SOCIAL HOUR
Description: An opportunity for students to interact with individuals from other chapters.
1:15-2:00 PM EST: INCORPORATING HUMAN RIGHTS INTO YOUR MEDICAL CAREER: A SPECIALTY BASED DISCUSSION
SPEAKERS:
ELIZABETH GENOVESE, MD, MS; Surgery
LAMA AL-ASWAD, MD, MPH; Ophthalmology
Jeanne Hill, MD; A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Image-based Discussion
VEENA MEHTA and JESSICA ZIELINSKI, Medical Students
Location: Main Stage and Breakout Rooms
Description: Students will have a space to engage in discourse regarding human rights violations based on specific healthcare specialties.
2:15-3:00 PM EST: ADDRESSING DISPARITIES IN THE TRANSGENDER POPULATION
SPEAKER: CHASE GLENN, MA
Location: Main Stage
Description: How to address healthcare disparities in the transgender population through the perspective of Chase Glenn, the first-ever MUSC director of LGBTQ+ Health Services and a transgender male.
3:15-4:45 PM EST: THE JOURNEY OF AN ASYLUM SEEKER: FROM GUERRERO TO IMMIGRATION COURT
Location: Main Stage and Breakout Rooms
Description: Students will have the opportunity to understand the asylum-seeking process from the point an asylum seeker leaves their home country to the point where they are either granted or denied asylum.
4:45-6:15 PM EST: PHR NATIONAL HOSTS FROM IDEATION TO ACTION, THE 8 STEPS TO ADVOCACY
SPEAKERS: SUSANNAH SIRKIN, MEd; MICHAEL PAYNE, BA in International Relations; MAX HADLER, MPH, MA; KEVIN SHORT, BSJ
Location: Main Stage and Breakout Rooms
Description: A hands on approach to advocating for global equity and access with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic and national legislation.
Sunday, November 21st
9:00-9:45 AM EST: HOW TO BECOME A CULTURALLY CONSCIOUS PHYSICIAN RESEARCHER
SPEAKER: DIANE KAMEN, MD MSCR
Location: Main Stage
Description: An example of how students can become culturally conscious researchers through the lens of Dr. Kamen’s work with the Gullah Geechee population.
10:00 -10:45 AM EST: HUMAN TRAFFICKING: A CRIME OF EXPLOITATION
SPEAKER: AURELIA SANDS BELLE, MEd
Location: Main Stage
Description: Exploring how to advocate for victims of human trafficking as healthcare workers by Aurelia Sands Belle, the Vice-President of End Violence Against Women, International (EVAWI).
11:00-11:45 AM EST: PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE INCARCERATED POPULATION
SPEAKER: EMILY GOTTFRIED, PhD
Location: Main Stage
Description: A look into how to care for the incarcerated population and how to tackle their lack of access to healthcare.