Grand Rounds

Celebrate LGBT History Month with an address by Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, MD. Among the nation's leading advocates for LGBTQ rights and health equity, she was recently elected President of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. A dynamic and passionate speaker, Secretary Levine will discuss the health disparities present in LGBTQ populations, the context of social stigma, as well as best practice standards of care and opportunities for progress. 

The Dawn Gideon Lecture is an annual educational event funded by the Dawn Gideon Foundation and conducted in cooperation with the HPM Alumni Association and made possible by the contributing sponsorship of the Healthcare Council of Western PA.

Hosted by SPHERE, the Gun Violence Prevention Panel will bring diverse public health perspectives to the issue of gun violence. Speakers include Dr. Lenny Weiss, an emergency medicine physician who responded to the Tree of Life shooting; Dr. Stephen Albert from BCHS, who works in trauma units to prevent retaliation in gun violence victims; and Richard Garland from BCHS, whose work focuses on helping troubled youths involved in gangs and gun violence.