William T. Branch Jr. Innovations in Primary Care Lectureship
About the Lecture Series
William T. Branch Jr., MD, is an innovator and pioneer in the medical education of trainees and practitioners with a focus on primary care. The William T. Branch Jr. Fund for Innovations in Primary Care supports education and research activities focused on primary care at Emory University. The purpose of the William T. Branch Innovation in Primary Care Series will be to offer innovative, interactive presentations that:
- Promote the life-long learning of humanism in medicine
- Support the development of professional identity and a bond to the primary care profession
- Foster collaborative, collegial relationships among health professional
Excellence to Eminence in Preventive, Primary, and Palliative Care Lecture Series
About the Lecture Series
The Excellence to Eminence in Preventive, Primary, and Palliative Care Seminar Series is an annual event that will host dynamic thought leaders to highlight innovations and future directions in the fields of preventive, primary, and/or palliative care research, teaching, and clinical practice.
Purpose:
- To support knowledge-sharing across SOM divisions and departments that are involved in preventive, primary, palliative care, and healthcare operations and quality
- To facilitate broad conversations in the Emory WHSC community around the future and equity and diversity in clinical medicine, research, and education
- To support Emory’s educational and advocacy activities related to primary care
- To bridge EUV and EHC practice, scholarship, and education activities
The lecture series is supported by the Primary Care Consortium (PCC) and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.
Previously Recorded Lectures
Date
April 20, 2022
Lecture Title
2022 Excellence to Eminence in Preventive, Primary, and Palliative Care Lecture
"Rethinking our approach to health after a pandemic: Lessons learned from COVID-19"
Speaker
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPh
Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, School of Public Health
Boston University
Date
October 5, 2021
Lecture Title
2021 William T. Branch Jr. Innovations in Primary Care Lecture
"Realizing our Potential as Healers: Professional Identity Formation"
Speaker
Dennis Novack, MD
Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean of Medical Education
Drexel University College of Medicine
Date
October 6, 2020
Lecture Title
2020 William T. Branch Jr. Innovations in Primary Care Lecture:
"What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear"
Speaker
Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
New York University School of Medicine
