Health Policy Symposium

Baylor Health Policy Symposium 2026

April 29, 2026, 1 - 4:30 p.m.

Theme: Who Owns ��Ƶ? Private Equity, Consolidation, and the Corporate Transformation of Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges for ��Ƶ Providers

Overview: Join us for a timely and thought-provoking symposium exploring the evolving ownership landscape of healthcare in the United States. As private equity investment, health system consolidation, and corporate influence continue to reshape the practice of medicine, this event will bring together leading experts, policymakers, and scholars to examine the opportunities and challenges these transformations present for healthcare providers.

Agenda:

Time	Topic	Speaker(s)
1 - 1:05 p.m.	Opening Remarks	Amy L. McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine
1:05 - 2 p.m.	Follow the Money: How Reimbursement Is Reshaping Who Owns ��Ƶ (Keynote)	Rujul Desai, J.D., Senior Counselor to the Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Rebekah Armstrong, Director, Office of Legislative Affairs Moderator: Jean Raphael, M.D., M.P.H., founding Director of the Center for Child Health Policy and Advocacy at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the ��Ƶ of Medicine
2 - 2:45 p.m.	Private Equity in Medicine: Investment, Impact and the Future of Care	Peter Ubel, M.D., Madge and Dennis T. McLawhorn University Professor at Duke University Yashaswini Singh, Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University Neil Parikh, M.D., Principal at HealthQuest Capital Moderators: Mary Majumder, J.D., Ph.D., Dalton Tomlin Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine; Danny Diab, Medical Student, ��Ƶ of Medicine
2:45 - 3 p.m.	BREAK
3 - 3:45 p.m.	The Consolidation Wave: Hospitals, Health Systems and Market Power	Vivian Ho, Ph.D., Health Economics Chair, Rice University and Professor, ��Ƶ of Medicine Ken Janda, J.D., Professor of Community Accountable Health, Fertitta College of Medicine Moderator: Laura Petersen, M.D., M.P.H., Center Director of IQuESt, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center; Professor in the Department of Medicine and Chief of Health Services Research, ��Ƶ of Medicine
3:45 - 4:25 p.m.	Legal Tensions and the Impact on ��Ƶ Providers: Financial Pressures vs. Medical Judgment	Bradford E. Adatto, J.D., Partner/President ByrdAdatto; Jessica Nunn, CPA, Founder & CEO, Maven Financial Partners Moderator: Christi Guerrini, J.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor, Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine
4:25 - 4:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks	Amy L. McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine

Previous Health and Science Policy Day Events

April 24, 2025

Theme: Legislating Health: The Appropriate Role of the State in Health Policy

Overview: Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking symposium that delves into the critical role of the state in shaping health policy. This event will bring together leading experts, policymakers, and scholars to explore the complexities and ethical considerations of state intervention in public health. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a vital conversation on the future of health policy! We will also have a poster session from Baylor students.

Agenda
Time	Topic	People
11 - 11:05 a.m.	Opening Remarks	Amy L. McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski, Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine
11:05 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Innovative Medicaid: State-Backed Strategies for Better Health	Charlene Wong, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Duke University Ryan Van Ramshorst, M.D., chief medical director for Medicaid and CHIP Services at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Moderated by Peter Ubel, M.D., Madge and Dennis T. McLawhorn University Professor of Business, Public Policy and Medicine at Duke
12 - 1:15 p.m.	The Price of Health: Solutions for Medical Debt and Affordability	Peter Ubel, M.D., Madge and Dennis T. McLawhorn University Professor of Business, Public Policy and Medicine at Duke Fumiko Chino, M.D., a cancer researcher and Assistant Professor in Breast Radiation Oncology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and was a founding lead of the Affordability Working Group at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Director, at the Costs of Care group, an NGO working to improve affordability in healthcare. Vivian Ho, Ph.D., Professor, Medicine-Health Serves Research, ��Ƶ of Medicine, James A. Baker III Chair in Health Economics, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Ken Janda, J.D., Professor of Practice of Community Accountable Health in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences for the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Moderated by Laura Petersen, Ph.D., Professor, Medicine-Health Serves Research, ��Ƶ of Medicine, Associate Chief of Staff for Research, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Director, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt)
1:15 - 1:30 p.m.	BREAK
1:30 - 2:15 p.m.	Policy in Action: Collaborating with State Legislators for Change	Brian Jammer, Vice President, State Government Relations, ��Ƶ of Medicine Susan Patricia Raine, M.D., J.D., M.Ed., LL.M., Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, ��Ƶ of Medicine Jimmy Widmer, M.D., internal medicine Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Doug Abel, Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications at Harris County Medical Society (HCMS) Moderated by Christi Guerrini, J.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.	Pioneering Psychedelics: Insights from the Texas Ibogaine Initiative	Bryan Hubbard, former Chairman and Executive Director of the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, who is leading the ibogaine revolution across the United States, including a big and bold new campaign in Texas Logan Davidson, Executive Director of Texans for Greater Mental Health, and an experienced legislative advocate Lynnette Averill, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Clinical Research Psychologist at ��Ƶ of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center; Co-Director of Ethical Legal Implications of PSychedelics In Society (ELIPSIS) program at Baylor’s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy; and an adjunct Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine and the Clinical Neuroscience Division of the VA National Center for PTSD Moderated by Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks	Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D. Leon Jaworski, Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine
Virtual Poster Session Call for Abstracts

May 14, 2024

Theme: When Medicine Becomes Political

Overview: Our annual event where we highlight health policy work at ��Ƶ of Medicine and discuss contemporary challenges in health policy that impact our community. This year, we hope to have candid conversations about how to engage in productive discussion around controversial topics and promote respectful discourse in the face of disagreement. We will also have a poster session from Baylor students.

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Agenda
Time	Topic	People
8:45	Opening	Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine Ellen M Friedman, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P, Senior Associate Dean of Professionalism, Director, Center for Professionalism and Professor, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at ��Ƶ of Medicine
9 - 9:40	Keynote: The Political Doctor	Bret Giroir, M.D., CEO, Altesa BioSciences, Inc.; Former Assistant Secretary for Health and Admiral, US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Moderator: Vaso Nataly Rahimzadeh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine
9:40 - 10:25	The Political Patient	Susan Patricia Raine, MD, JD, MEd, LLM, Professor Obstetrics & Gynecology at ��Ƶ of Medicine April Dione Adams, MD MS, FACOG, FACMG Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Molecular and Human Genetics at ��Ƶ of Medicine Joseph Shimon Kass, M.D., J.D., FAAN, Professor, Neurology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, and Medical Ethics & Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine Moderator: Jean Raphael, MD, MPH, Professor, Pediatrics-Academic General at ��Ƶ of Medicine
10:25 - 10:35	BREAK
10:35 - 11:15	Keynote: The Political Academic	Peter Jay Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine, Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at ��Ƶ of Medicine, Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics Texas Children's Hospital, Co-Director, Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development Moderator: Laura A. Petersen, M.D., M.P.H., Professor Medicine-Health Srvcs Research at ��Ƶ of Medicine, Associate Chief of Staff for Research, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Director, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt) at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
11:15 - Noon	Transcending Politics	Mary Brandt, MD, FACS, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Surgery and Medical Ethics at ��Ƶ of Medicine J. Wesley “Wes” Boyd, MD, PhD, Professor of psychiatry and medical ethics at ��Ƶ of Medicine, Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School Ricardo Nuila, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine-General Med/Ben Taub at ��Ƶ of Medicine Moderator: Stacey Rubin Rose, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.I.D.S.A., Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Huffington Department of Education, Innovation and Technology, Associate Director, Center for Professionalism at ��Ƶ of Medicine
Noon - 12:20	LUNCH BREAK
12:20 - 1:20	Keynote: Where do we go from here?	Robert J. Blendon, Sc.D., Richard L. Menschel Professor of Public Health and Professor of Health Policy, Emeritus Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Moderator: Ellen M Friedman, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P, Senior Associate Dean of Professionalism, Director, Center for Professionalism and Professor, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at ��Ƶ of Medicine
1:20 - 1:25	Closing	Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine
Virtual Poster Session

May 16, 2023

Theme: Future of Medicine

Agenda: See full agenda below.

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Agenda
Time	Panel	Speakers
9 - 9:05 a.m.	Opening Remarks	Amy L. McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine
9:05 - 10	Intelligent Medicine	Sharmila Anandasabapathy, M.D., FASGE, AGAF, Vice President of Baylor Global Health, Professor of Medicine – Gastroenterology Erez S Lieberman Aiden, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Molecular and Human Genetics, ��Ƶ of Medicine; Adjunct Professor, Computer Science, Rice University Kristin Kostick-Quenet Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ��Ƶ of Medicine Moderator: Laura Petersen, M.D., M.P.H., FACP, Center Director, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Associate Chief of Staff for Research (ACOS/R), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Professor, Department of Medicine, Chief, Section of Health Services Research, ��Ƶ of Medicine
10 - 10:45	Brain Computing	Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby Ph.D., Cullen Professor of Medical Ethics and Associate Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine Sameer Sheth M.D., Ph.D. –Professor, Vice-Chair of Research, Neurosurgery and Cullen Foundation Endowed Chair Neurosurgery, ��Ƶ of Medicine Wayne Goodman MD, Professor and Chair of the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at ��Ƶ of Medicine. Moderator: Eric Alan Storch, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair, Psychiatry & Behav Sciences, Vice Chair of Psychology, Head of Psychology, ��Ƶ of Medicine
10:45 - 11	Break
~11 - 11:45 a.m.	Medicine in the Metaverse	Teresia O'Connor M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P. – Associate Professor, CNRC Associate Director for Human Sciences, Pediatrics Nutrition; and Academic General Pediatrics, ��Ƶ of Medicine Deborah Thompson Ph.D., R.D., Professor, Pediatrics-Nutrition, ��Ƶ of Medicine; Research Nutritionist, USDA-ARS, Children's Nutrition Research Center Vaso Nataly Rahimzadeh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ��Ƶ of Medicine Moderator: Kristin Kostick-Quenet Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ��Ƶ of Medicine
11:45 – 12:30	Psychedelics	Lynnette A. Averill Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at ��Ƶ of Medicine and Clinical Research Psychologist at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Sanjay Mathew M.D. Vice Chair for Research, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Marjorie Bintliff Johnson and Raleigh White Johnson, Jr. Chair for Research in Psychiatry, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at ��Ƶ of Medicine; Staff Physician Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Amy McGuire J.D., Ph.D. Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine Moderator: Mary Anderlik Majumder, J.D., Ph.D. Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ��Ƶ of Medicine
12:30 - 12:45	Break
12:45 - 1:45	Keynote	, A contributing op-ed writer for the New York Times, a lecturer at The Wharton School, and a former Google data scientist. His work focuses on using big-data sources to uncover previously hidden behaviors and attitudes. His book, Everybody Lies, was a New York Times bestseller and an Economist Book of the Year.
1:45 - 1:50	Closing Remarks	Amy L. McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine
1:50 - 3	Virtual Poster Session	Call for Abstracts: Submissions are invited for a virtual poster session via Voice Thread. Submit your abstract and get further details on eligibility, evaluation criteria and instructions. Please submit only your abstract by May 3. If you are selected you will then receive further instructions on a rolling basis/no later than May 5 for finalizing and submitting your poster.

In partnership with the , we hosted our annual, virtual, free event on May 4, 2022 from 9 - 3 p.m. CT.

Theme: Environmental Justice: how physical, social, and structural surroundings impact health

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Agenda

Time	Panel	Speakers
9 - 9:05 a.m.	Opening Remarks	Paul Klotman, M.D., FACP, President, CEO and Executive Dean, ��Ƶ of Medicine
9:05 - 9:50 a.m.	How does criminal justice relate to environmental science?	, Vice President of Criminal Justice, Arnold Ventures Chris Greeley, M.D., Vice-Chair of Community Health at ��Ƶ of Medicine Marc Robinson, M.D., Assistant Professor, ��Ƶ of Medicine Moderator: Christi Guerrini, JD, Assistant Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ��Ƶ of Medicine
9:50 - 10:35 a.m.	The health effects of environmental exposure to contaminants	Cheryl Walker, Ph.D., Alkek Presidential Chair in Environmental Health, Director, Center for Precision Environmental Health, Professor, Departments of Molecular and Cell Biology and Medicine, ��Ƶ of Medicine Drew A. Helmer, M.D., MS,, Deputy Director, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Professor, Medicine, Health Services Research Rosie Torres, Co-founder of Burn Pits 360 Moderator: Mary Anderlik Majumder, JD, Ph.D., Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ��Ƶ of Medicine
10:35 - 11:35 a.m.	Keynote - Clean energy, equity and philanthropy	Danielle Deane-Ryan, Director, Equitable Climate Solutions - , former Senior Advisor for External Affairs and Acting Director for Stakeholder Engagement at the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy; in conversation with Jean Raphael, M.D., MPH, Division Chief, Academic General Pediatrics, Director, Center for Child Health Policy and Advocacy, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, ��Ƶ of Medicine
11:35 - 11:45 a.m.	Break
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Astro-ethics and policy: the ethics and justice issues surrounding space exploration and space governance	Dorit Donoviel, Ph.D., Director, Translational Research Institute for Space Health; Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology and the Center for Space Medicine Jennifer Fogarty, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer for the Translational Research Institute for Space Health at ��Ƶ of Medicine, Assistant Professor in the Center for Space Medicine ��Ƶ of Medicine , Professor, Director, Adult and Transitional Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders, Neurology and Neurological Surgery at UW Medicine Moderator: Kristin Kostick, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ��Ƶ of Medicine
12:30 - 1:15 p.m.	Maternal and infant health, mortality and the environment	Kjersti Aagaard, M.D., Ph.D., FACOG, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, ��Ƶ of Medicine, Henry and Emma Meyer Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor and Vice Chair of Research Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Professor, Molecular and Human Genetics, ��Ƶ of Medicine Denae King, Ph.D., Associate Director, in the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice housed in the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University. Carrey Eppes, M.D., Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, ��Ƶ of Medicine, Texas Children’s Fetal Center, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Chair of the Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies, Chief of Obstetrics for Ben Taub Hospital Moderator: Faith Fletcher, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ��Ƶ of Medicine
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.	Keynote: Communicating injustice through the powerful lens of documentary	, Visiting Associate Professor, Environmental Justice, Water, University of Michigan. Dr. Taylor is a public sociologist who employs documentary film, visual media, and storytelling to engage the wider community in conversations around inequality. He is the writer, director, and co-producer of Nor Any Drop to Drink: Flint’s Water Crisis; Laura Petersen, M.D., MPH, Director, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Professor, Medicine-Health Services Research at ��Ƶ of Medicine will introduce him
2:15 - 2:20 p.m.	Closing Remarks	Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor

This free, virtual half-day event was held on May 4, 2021. We focused on pioneering partnerships - taking a closer look at what's changed in health care partnerships with the pandemic, how industry, governments and communities are working together and what lies ahead. It included a keynote from Adm. Dr. Brett Giroir, M.D., 16th Asst. Sec. for Health at HHS, and panels featuring thought leaders from ��Ƶ of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, University of Houston, Rice University, Episcopal Health Foundation, Harris Health System and more! See the .

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: Payers as key players
: The community opportunity: models of community health and frontline care
: New challenges, new opportunities: what’s next for academic medical centers? and closing remarks

Agenda

Panel	Speakers
Opening	Amy L. McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine
Keynote - What does "good" government look like?	, M.D., 16th Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with James T. McDeavitt, M.D., SVP and Dean of Clinical Affairs at ��Ƶ of Medicine
Payers as key players	, Chief Operating Officer and Division Senior Vice President, CHI Texas Division , Chief Medical Officer, Arcadia , M.D. MPH, CMO, Aetna Better Health of Texas, Regional CMO ABH Moderator: Stephanie Morain, Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine
Break
The community opportunity: models of community health and frontline care	LeChauncy D. Woodard, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute at the University of Houston and a University of Houston College of Medicine professor Elena Marks, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Episcopal Health Foundation , M.D., J.D., Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, Health Policy Scholar, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ��Ƶ of Medicine Moderator: Jean Raphael, M.D., M.P.H., founding Director of the Center for Child Health Policy and Advocacy at Texas Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at ��Ƶ of Medicine
Break
New challenges, new opportunities: what’s next for Academic Medical Centers?	Paul Klotman, M.D., President, CEO and Executive Dean of ��Ƶ of Medicine , Ph.D., CEO, St. Luke's Health and Senior VP of Operations, Texas Division, CommonSpirit Health , M.D., MBA, M.Ph., CCHP-A, President and CEO at Harris Health System Houston Moderator: Laura Petersen, M.D., M.P.H., FACP, Center Director, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Associate Chief of Staff for Research (ACOS/R), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Professor, Department of Medicine, Chief, Section of Health Services Research, ��Ƶ of Medicine
Closing Remarks	Amy L. McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at ��Ƶ of Medicine
Virtual Poster Session	Call for Abstracts: Submissions are invited for a virtual poster session via Voice Thread. Submit your abstract and get further details on eligibility, evaluation criteria and instructions. Please submit only your abstract by April 7. If you are selected you will then receive further instructions by April 13 for finalizing and submitting your poster, which is due April 28.

This free, virtual full-day event was held on May 27, 2020 which convened experts from multiple disciplines (health policy, general surgery, orthotics and prosthetics, global health, genetics, epidemiology, psychiatry, urology, pediatrics) to highlight current research and discuss some of society’s biggest questions about ethics, power, control, humanity, responsibility, privacy and prevention.

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Poster Presentations

Keynote
-, Ph.D., is the Henry Putnam University Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University where he teaches in the Department of History and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He is Chair of the Department of History and the former Vice Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School. He is an award-winning author on drugs and drug policy; race, science, and health; genetics and society; and history of medicine, health policy and medical affairs in the U.S.

Distinguished Guest Speakers

State Representative Sarah Davis, JD
State Senator Carol Alvarado, MBA
Tim Schauer, MS – Cornerstone Government Affairs

Participating Faculty

Chris Amos, Ph.D.
Sharmila Anandasabapathy, M.D.
Michael Coburn, M.D., F.A.C.S.
John Coverdale, M.D.
Cedric Dark, M.D., M.P.H., FACEP
Richard A Gibbs, Ph.D.
Christi Guerrini, J.D., M.P.H.
Jared Howell, M.S., C.P.O., L.P.O., F.A.A.O.P.
Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.
SreyRam Kuy, M.D., M.H.S, F.A.C.S.
Mary Majumder, J.D., Ph.D.
Amy Lynn McGuire, J.D., Ph.D.
Stephanie Morain, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Bindi Naik-Mathuria, M.D.
Laura A. Petersen, M.D., M.P.H.
Abbas Rana, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Jean Leclerc Raphael, M.D., M.P.H.
Heidi Voelker Russell, M.D., Ph.D.
Christopher Scott, Ph.D., M.A.
Peggy Smith, Ph.D.
Fernando Stein, M.D.
Hadley Stevens Smith, Ph.D., M.P.S.A.
Eric Storch, Ph.D.

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