Journal Club provides an opportunity for fellows to discuss major health policy and disparities issues currently in the literature. Each session is facilitated by an invited guest—leaders serving in various roles in the health fields are asked to contribute their personal knowledge and experience to Journal Club. Articles are at the discretion of the invited guest, but we encourage timely articles that focus on health policy, health care reform, health disparities, historically marginalized populations, or hospital leadership.
Recent Journal Club Leaders:
Samantha Rosman, MD, MPH, Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital; Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School.
- topics included: cannabis and mental health, stakeholder partnerships, global health
Stephen Keith, MD, MSPH, Chief Business Development and Medical Officer, Evanston Technology Partners.
- topics included: diversity in clinical trials, climate change and children’s health
Chloe Slocum, MD, MPH, Director of Health Policy, Associate Director of Quality, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, Cambridge, MA; Instructor in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School.
- topics included: wheelchair repairs, disability and immigration, spinal cord injury
Magdala Chery, DO, MPH, Health Equity Clinical Specialist, Google.
- topics included: racial equity in digital health, AI equity
Samantha Kaplan, MD, MPH, Assistant Dean, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs; Assistant Professor, General OB/GYN, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine.
- topics included: Covid-19 and health service usage
Denise De Las Nueces, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Boston Health Care for the Homeless; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine.
- topics included: drug overdose mortality and homelessness, opiod use and institutional discrimination
Brian Swann, DDS, MPH, Interim Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging and Assistant Professor of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
- topics included: oral health and pregnancy
