In accordance with its vision and mission, the Brock Institute invites scholars from all over the country who are doing work that inspires new and innovative ways to decrease health disparities and increase cultural competency. Initially, the Brock Scholar series was targeted to engage as many individual EVMS departments and offices to support department-defined educational needs integrating additional elements of education, clinical care, and research. The Brock Scholars Program provided a venue to invite experts from across the world and country to educate our EVMS community regarding better strategies to care for populations around our region. Moving forward the restructured Brock Institute Educational Sessions will continue to provide a venue for experts to educate our EVMS community regarding better strategies on health disparities, equity, and policy, but with greater emphasis on Maternal/Infant Health and Mental Health/Addiction. Brock Lecturers will continue to educate and engage Faculty, Staff, Students and Community Stakeholders of our collaborative strategies to improve the health of Hampton Roads.
Brock Educational Sessions
October 31, 2019
Alta Deroo, MD
Department of OB/GYN
VCU Health System and School of Medicine
Joint Grand Rounds: EVMS Department of OBGYN and EVMS Pediatrics
Dr. Deroo's full lecture: "Smack, Dope, Percopops, and Chiclets: Cute Names, Serious Disease"
September 13, 2019
Faustine Williams, PhD, MPH, MS
Stadtman Tenure - Track Investigator and National Institutes of Health Distinguished Scholar
Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion and EVMS Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Download the powerpoint of Dr. Williams' lecture, Transdisciplinary Approach to Understand Cancer Disparities.
September 13, 2019
Anna Maria Napoles, PhD, MPH
Scientific Director, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion and EVMS Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Download the powerpoint of Dr. Napoles' lecture, Transcreation: Developing a Translational Research Program to Improve Quality of Life among Latina Breast Cancer Survivors
May 22, 2019
Regine Mugeni, MD
Visiting Fellow, National Institutes of Health
Download a PDF of Dr. Mugeni's presentation, Medical Care in Rwanda.
March 13, 2019
Barbara Allison-Bryan, MD
Chief Deputy Director, Virginia Department of Health Professions
In collaboration with EVMS Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Opioid Regulation in Virginia: Cause and Effect
Dr. Allison-Bryan's full presentation can be viewed here.
April 25, 2018
J. Damascene Kabakambira, MD
Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health
Practicing Medicine in Rwanda: Health Care Challenges
April 25, 2018
Anne Sumner, MD
Senior Investigator, Chief, Section of Ethnicity and Health, National Institutes of Health
In collaboration with EVMS Internal Medicine and EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
The Waist Circumference which Predicts Insulin Resistance is Higher in African Women than Men: A Population-Specific Study
April 16, 2018
Daniel Carey, MD
Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Services
April 10, 2018
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP
President and CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association
President, National Hispanic Health Foundation
In collaboration with EVMS Family and Community Medicine and EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Leadership to Improve Hispanic Health: A Role for Health Professionals
Jerry Moe
National Director, The Children's Program
Betty Ford Center
In collaboration with EVMS Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
March 19-20, 2018
Joseph Skrajewski, MA, MFTI
Executive Director, Medical and Professional Education,
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
March 15, 2018
Brian H. Williams, MD
Medical Director, Parkland Community Health Institute
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Bridging Cultural Gaps in America: the Intersection of Race, Violence, and Medicine
February 15, 2018
Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH
President, Empire State Medical Association
Deputy Commissioner/Founding Director, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
A Commitment to Advance Racial Equity and Social Justice in Health
May 10, 2017
Jean Nepo Utumatwishima, MD, MPH
Visiting Physician, Section of Ethnicity and Health, DEOB, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
In collaboration with EVMS Internal Medicine and EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Rebuilding the Rwandan healthcare system: The role of community health workers, community health insurance and the struggle of medical training and retention
May 10, 2017
Anne Sumner, MD
Senior Investigator, Chief, Section of Ethnicity and Health, National Institutes of Health
In collaboration with EVMS Internal Medicine and EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Effects of stress on the cardiometabolic health of immigrants
April 26, 2017
Said Ibrahim, MD, MPH, MBA
Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Director, Philadelphia Center of Innovation for Health Equity and Research
In collaboration with EVMS Internal Medicine and EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Racial variation in healthcare: The case of joint replacement utilization
April 19, 2017
Marcus Martin, MD
University Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity, University of Virginia
In collaboration with EVMS Internal Medicine and EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion in quality patient care
April 12, 2017
Kevin Gardner, MD, PhD
Senior Investigator, National Institutes of Health
In collaboration with EVMS Internal Medicine and EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Exploring molecular linkages to modifiable risk in breast cancer
April 11, 2017
Jeannette South-Paul, MD
Andrew W. Mathieson Chair, Professor of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
In collaboration with EVMS Family and Community Medicine
Comprehensive care for our community and ourselves
April 5, 2017
David Acosta, MD
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
In collaboration with EVMS Internal Medicine and EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Latino health and healthcare Disparities
March 23, 2017
Jaya Dantas, PhD, FPHAA
Director of Graduate Studies and Professor of International Health, Curtin University, Western Australia
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Gender, health inequities and the social determinants: Using rights-based participatory research to study resiliency and empowerment among refugee women
February 28, 2017
Mark Winne
Senior Advisor, Center for a Livable Future
In collaboration with the American Heart/Stroke Association
Public health at the food system crossroad: Where do we go from here?
November 1, 2016
Joseph Ouslander, MD, MPH
Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Geriatric Programs, Chair, Department of Integrated Medical Science, Florida Atlantic University
In collaboration with EVMS Internal Medicine
September 7, 2016
Bruce Waldholtz, MD
American Cancer Society, Board of Directors, South Atlantic Division; Immediate Past Chair
In collaboration with EVMS Internal Medicine
Saving lives: What medical schools and communities can do to increase colon cancer screening rates
July 25, 2016
Nehal Mehta, MD, MSCE, FAHA
Section Chief, Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Disease; Lasker Clinical Research Scholar; National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute (NIH)
In collaboration with EVMS Dermatology
Translational studies of human psoriasis and cardiometabolic disease
Dr. Mehta's full lecture can be found on the EVMS Brock Institute's Ustream page.
April 27, 2016
Ahmed Reja, MD (Hons), CSIM, MPhil
President, Ethiopian Diabetes Association; Chair, International Diabetes Federation, Africa Region
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Burden and challenges of diabetes in Africa with emphasis on Ethiopia
April 13, 2016
Simona C. Kwon, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Professor, Population Health and Medicine; Director, Center for the Study of Asian American Health, New York University School of Medicine
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Advancing health equity for Asian immigrant communities in New York City
April 5, 2016
Olugbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH
Professor of Population Health and Medicine; Director, Division of Health and Behavior, New York University School of Medicine
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Current trends in health disparities research
February 17, 2016
Anne Sumner, MD
Senior Investigator at the National Institute of Health
In collaboration with EVMS Family and Community Medicine and EVMS Internal Medicine
Moving beyond A1C to detect glycemia in African descent populations
January 13, 2016
Lisa Dixon, MD, MPH
Director, Division of Mental Health Services and Policy Research, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center
Mental Health Summit, held in collaboration with EVMS Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The promise of transforming services for individuals experiencing early psychosis
January 13, 2016
Courtenay M. Harding, PhD
Vice Chair of the Board, Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care
Mental Health Summit, held in collaboration with EVMS Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
From stabilization and maintenance to rehabilitation and recovery: Hope for people who stay long in the system
November 10, 2015
Rexford Anson-Dwamena, MPH
Epidemiologist, GIS Spatial Analyst, Virginia Department of Health
In collaboration with the EVMS Master of Public Health program
Place matters -- Addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH) in Virginia
September 29 - October 1, 2015
Thomas Gill, MD
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
In collaboration with EVMS Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Our grandparents, our parents, our future selves: Optimizing function in old age
May 5, 2015
Louis Sullivan, MD
President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine and Former Secretary of Health and Human Services
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion and EVMS Internal Medicine
The long journey to health equity
February 19, 2015
Robert Fullilove, EdD
Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs at Columbia University
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
From freedom ride to Ferguson: Law, order and community health
February 12, 2015
Karen Hendricks-Munoz, MD
Professor and Chief, Inaugural William Tate Graham Professor of Neonatal Medicine
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Transfer of microbiomes from mother to child in delivery and care
January 28, 2015
Harriet Washington, MS
Award-winning Medical Ethicist and Writer
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Ethics, Ebola and history
December 4, 2014
Sister Rita Thomas
Former CEO of Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center
In collaboration with EVMS Diversity and Inclusion
Leadership and social justice
September 20, 2014
Michael Stevens, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases, Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
In collaboration with Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters and Physicians for Peace
Global health outreach, education and research in rural Honduras: The GH2DP model
September 11, 2014
Catherine deVries, MD, MS
Professor of Surgery and Public Health, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Director, University of Utah Center for Global Surgery
In collaboration with EVMS Urology
Innovations in global surgery
July 23, 2014
Robert Rosenheck, MD
Director of the Division of Mental Health Services and Outcomes Research, Professor of Psychiatry, Public Health
Mental Health Summit, held in collaboration with EVMS Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Measuring mental health care performance: Promises and pitfalls
July 23, 2014
Heyward Donigan, MD
Adviser, Donigan Consulting; EVMS Board Member
Mental Health Summit, held in collaboration with EVMS Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The future of healthcare: Without mental health, there will be no physical wellbeing
May 22, 2014
Serigne Gueye, MD
Professor of Urology, University of Cheikh Anta Diop; Head of Urology, Grand Yoff General Hospital in Dakar in Senegal
In collaboration with EVMS Urology
International collaboration: Developing meaningful partnerships that build capacity
January 15, 2014
Anne Sumner, MD
Senior Investigator at the National Institute of Health
In collaboration with EVMS Family and Community Medicine and EVMS Internal Medicine
Health disparities in diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Increasing diversity – Decreases disparity
November 18, 2013
Louis F. Rossiter, PhD
Research Professor, Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy, College of William & Mary
Medicaid expansion: Yes or no?
November 18, 2013
Sheldon M. Retchin, MD, MSPH
Ruth and Seymour Perlin Professor of Medicine and Health Administration, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, VCU; CEO, VCU Health System
Medicaid expansion: Yes or no?
