This annual public health lecture series is named in honor of the historic Homer G. Phillips Hospital in St. Louis, the premier training ground for African American medical professionals.
Although this historic hospital closed its doors on August 17, 1979, we can learn much from its history, presented by the very people who worked diligently to provide culturally sensitive care to the patients who so deeply trusted and loved them.
Bridging the Gap – The Insiders Guide to Resolving Health Disparities
Friday, October 21, 2005 | 5:30 PM
Washington University School of Medicine, Eric P. Newman Center (EPNEC) | 320 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
Guest Speaker
Kristy Woods, MD, MPH
Professor, Internal Medicine and General Medicine, Director, Maya Angelou Research Center on Minority Health, Wake Forest University
Honoree
Walter Washington, MD
Surgeon, Private Practice
Surgeon, Homer G. Phillips Hospital
After Walter Washington, MD retired in 2001, many residents of St. Louis city’s northside wondered out aloud how any one person could provide the extensive, high quality medical care to which they had grown accustomed. When Dr. Washington joined Dr. Leslie Bond in the surgical practice both men recognized that the community desired and demanded more than just their surgical expertise. Dr. Washington responded by expanding his practice to include general medicine, in order to attend to the needs of his patients. That quality of selflessness and service is reflected and is immediately evident upon review of his life’s work.
2005 Lecture Photo Gallery
Photo by Lois Ingrum
