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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Lecture
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Lecture
1996 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Lecture
1997 “The King-Drew Legacy: Implications for the 21st Century”
1998 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Lecture
1999 “China’s Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow”
2000 “Race Ahead: Prospects for a New Equality in the Next Century”
2001 “Achieving Healthcare for All Americans: The Struggle Continues”
2002 “National Health Policy and Minority Collaboration”
2003 “Politics and Race: Exploring the Changing Face of America”
2004 “Race and Globalization: Empowering People in a Multicultural World”
2005 “Reflections on America’s Academic Achievement Gap”
2006 “Civil Rights and the 21st Century: Building on King’s Legacy”
2007 “The Civil Rights Emergency”
2008 “The Opportunities and Challenges that Diversity Presents”
2009 “Framing the Issue: Political Discourse and Race Relations in the Barack Obama Era”
2010 “Quality Matters: The Compelling Case for Diversity in the Academic Workforce”
2011 “From Campaigning to Governing: New Challenges Facing President Barack Obama”
2012 “Race, Politics and Community”
2013 “Beyond Health Care Reform: Building a Healthier America for All”
2014 “Living Dr. King’s Dream: Addressing America’s Hard Truths”
2015 “From Selma to Ferguson: On Being Faithful to the Moment”
2016 “The Black Image in the White Mind: Implications for Achieving Racial Equity in America”
2017 “Environmental Justice: A Path to Ensuring Healthier Communities for All”
2018 “Bending the Arc: Harnessing Research and Engagement for Health Equity”
2019 “Racism and Health: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?”
2020 “Raise the Conscience of the Nation: Promoting Health Equity in a Polarized Era”
2021″Dr. King’s Message on Race, Science and Justice”
Annual Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture
Annual Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture
2025 “Why Health?: What We Need to Think About When We Think About Health.”
2026 “The History of Public Hospitals and the Advent of Homer G. Phillips Hospital”
2026 Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture Series – Registration
2024 “Towards Systemic Health Equity: The Unfinished Work of Reconstruction in St. Louis”
2023 “Anchoring Communities: A Roadmap to Equity and Transformation in Marginalized Communities”
2022 Homer G. Phillips 26th Public Health Lecture with Special Dedication of Nash Way
2021 “Climbing the Ladder, Chasing the Dream: The History of Homer G. Phillips Hospital”
2020: A Selection of Past Speakers, Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture
2019 “Moving from Charity Care to Partnering with Communities to Improve Health”
2018 “The Color of Medicine: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital”
2017 “Marshalling a Public Health Response to Trauma and Traumatic Stress”
2016 “Research, Scholarship and Social Responsibility: Imperatives for a Truly Democratic Society”
2015 “Homer G. Phillips and the Ville: Celebrating the Legacy”
2014 “A Legacy of Excellence: The Washington University and Homer G. Phillips Story”
2013 “Improving Public Health through Academic Medicine-Community Partnerships”
2012 “Homer G. Phillips Hospital: One Man’s Long Road Home”
2011 “Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Violence, Trauma and Health Equity”
2010 “Healing Communities – A Local and International Perspective”
2009 “American Apartheid: Ethical Notes on History and Medicine”
2008 “Enriching the Legacy: Sustaining the Promise”
2007 “Youth Violence from a Public Health Perspective”
2006 “Diversity and Cultural Competence: Accelerating the Pace of Change”
2005 “Bridging the Gap – The Insiders Guide to Resolving Health Disparities”
2004 “A Tale of Two Professions: Medicine and Business”
2003 “The History of Black Hospitals”
2002 “An Anatomy Lesson: Healthcare Disparities from the Inside Out”
2001 “Current Challenges Facing Public Health: Lessons from History”
2000 “Training Minority Physicians: The Charles Drew Model”
1999 “The Evolution of Dialysis and Transplantation at Howard University – Four Decades of Excellence”
1998 “America and Social Justice: A Medical Perspective”
1997 “Dreams, Struggles, Community and the Pursuit of Excellence”
1996 “Medicine – Today’s Challenge”
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Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture Series
Oct 09, 2026
5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Eric P. Newman Center
15
Oct
Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month Campus Celebration
Oct 15, 2026
4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
17
Oct
First-Generation Low-Income Medical Conference
Oct 17, 2026
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
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