Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance

The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance is a bridge between two dynamic academic medical centers, each of whom brings rich histories and strengths to this unique collaboration. The Alliance is established as a means for both institutions to grow stronger and more diverse, and to increase capacity in fulfilling each institution’s own mission. The Alliance supports and facilitates joint programs in research, teaching, clinical care and community service with a special focus on promoting diversity within each institution, and in reducing health disparities through research, education and more effective patient care.

 

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) at Meharry Medical College is pleased to announce the 22nd Annual W.F.B. James, M.D. Symposium in Obstetrics and Gynecology which will feature the 7th Annual Research Symposium and 2nd Annual Nurse Education Program. These events are scheduled for April 15 - 16, 2010.

The symposium theme is Infertility and Health Disparities. Objectives of this event will be to increase the awareness of infertility in minority populations, address the impact of health disparities in reproductive services and to discuss fertility preservation options. The Research Symposium will begin on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. and will feature a keynote address by Dr. Michael Diamond, Kamran S. Moghissi Professor and Associate Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Assistant Dean for Clinical and Translational Research at Wayne State University School of Medicine.

The 22nd Annual James Symposium will begin on Friday, April 16, 2010 with registration at 7:30 a.m. The keynote address will be provided by Alan DeCherney, M.D., Chief, Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch (RBMB) and Director, Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology (PRAE) at The Eunice Kennedy Shriver at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

In addition to the above mentioned activities, we will host the 2nd Annual Nurse Education program. This program will begin immediately after lunch at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 16, 2010, and will feature three lectures that will provide current understanding of HPV infections and the process for treatment and the new ASCCP guidelines for cervical screenings. Our final presentation will involve case studies of cervical disease in high risk populations.

To register for the James Symposium visit here.

If you have any additional questions, please call 615-327-6836.

We look forward to seeing you at this event!!!

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