(Renee McLeod-Sordjan, DNP, Vice Dean) It is increasingly recognized that to improve population health, health equity needs to become a priority and measures to reduce disparities must be integrated into health, academic services and training programs. Training public health providers, physicians, nurses and other allied health workers to address the social determinants of health is one of the key principles for promoting more equitable health outcomes for patients, families and communities. This moderated round table will describe how to create community equity locally and globally in premedical education and healthcare and sustain these initiatives.

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