Events put on by the Kennedy-Hopkins Program are open to anyone from the Wake Forest community.
Upcoming Meeting (Virtual)
TBA
Past Quarterly Meetings
March 31, 2022 - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Kennedy-Hopkins Scholars Mentor Program 4th Anniversary
June 26, 2020 – Panel discussion
WFBH Resources Available to Underrepresented Minority Residents and Fellows
Panelists
- Goldie Byrd, PhD, Professor and Director, Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
- Jerri Irby, MBA, Vice President, People Team
- Dave McIntosh, PhD, Vice President and Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer
- Wayne Meredith, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Chief of Clinical Chairs
March 19, 2020 – Second Anniversary
* Second anniversary lectures were cancelled due to the impact of COVID-19. *
January 29, 2020
Maximizing Mentorship: Strategies to More Effective Personal & Career Development
Guest speaker: Allison McWilliams, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Mentoring and Alumni Personal and Career Development, Wake Forest University
September 25, 2019 – Panel discussion
Strategies for Success: Avoiding Pitfalls During Residency
Panelists:
- Brittany Anderson, MD, Anesthesiology
- Cynthia Emory, MD, MBA, Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Jimmy Ruiz, MD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Hematology-Oncology
- Rashad Sullivan, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery
June 26, 2019 – Panel discussion
Resources Available to You as a Resident at Wake Forest Baptist
Panelists:
- Goldie Byrd, PhD, Professor and Director, Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
- Jerri Irby, MBA, Vice President, People Team
- Dave McIntosh, PhD, Vice President and Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer
- Wayne Meredith, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Chief of Clinical Chairs
- Mitch Sokolosky, MD, DIO and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine.
March 27, 2019 – 1st Anniversary
Building a Strategy for Success: A Necessity for 21st Century Physicians
Speaker: Bonnie Simpson-Mason, MD, Founder and Executive Director, Nth Dimensions.
January 9, 2019
A Local Perspective on NC Health & Quality of Life Initiatives
Speakers:
- Maurice ‘Mo’ Green, JD, Executive Director, Z Smith Reynolds Foundation
- Laura Gerald, MD, President, Kate B Reynolds Foundation
December 5, 2018
Health Equity in Context
Speaker: Cornell Wright, MPA, Executive Director, NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities.
June 27, 2018
The Value of Mentorship
Speaker: Michael Clements, Former director of the Downtown Health Plaza.