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      • 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
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      • 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”
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      • 2009 “American Apartheid: Ethical Notes on History and Medicine”
      • 2008 “Enriching the Legacy: Sustaining the Promise”
      • 2007 “Youth Violence from a Public Health Perspective”
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      • 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”

Events at Eric P. Newman Center

Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture Series

October 9, 2026 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Venue: Eric P. Newman Center

WashU Medicine Office of Diversity Programs

A division of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Office Location: North Building , 4580 Scott Ave., Suite 1800

Phone: 314-362-6854 | Fax: 314-747-3974

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