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Annual Hamilton E. Holmes, MD Memorial Lecture

About Dr. Hamilton E. Holmes

A black and white portrait of Hamilton E. Holmes

The Office of the Dean and the Office of Multicultural Affairs for Emory University School of Medicine annually host a lecture in honor of Dr. Hamilton E. Holmes, the first African American to graduate from Emory School of Medicine.

A pioneer, physician, scholar, family man and friend! These words aptly describe Dr. Hamilton E. Holmes, known by many simply as “Hamp”. His life and career began in his hometown Atlanta, GA. Following a year of enrollment at Morehouse College, Dr. Holmes attended the University of Georgia. He and Charlayne Hunter-Gault were the first two African-American students to enroll and integrate the university amid taunts, threats, and police escorts. He endured in pursuit of becoming a physician.

Meanwhile, Emory University Faculty and Administration pursued their own path to desegregation through the Georgia Supreme Court. After winning the case Emory vs. Nash, 1962, the University was able to offer admission to Hamilton E. Holmes without incident.

Dr. Holmes received his medical degree from Emory in 1967. At the time of his death, Dr. Holmes was an orthopedic surgeon, Associate Dean at Emory University School of Medicine, and served as chairman of the orthopedic unit at Grady Memorial Hospital.

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21st Annual Hamilton E. Holmes Lecture

Our program, AI For Equity, focused on opportunities and obstacles for utilizing artificial intelligence to improve on equitable health outcomes. Online Date: February 19, 2025 at 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. EST 

Hosted by the Emory University School of Medicine’s:

Office of Multicultural Affairs | Office of Equity and Inclusion | Office of the Dean

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20th Annual Hamilton E. Holmes Lecture

Our program, I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams, reflected on the unique journeys of Black males in medicine working to foster health equity. Following the discussion, we had a special presentation and a reception in the School of Medicine Lobby. 

Program Date: February 21, 2024 at 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. EST 

Location: Emory University School of Medicine James B. Williams Medical Education Building, 100 Woodruff Circle NE Atlanta, GA  30322; Room 110

Hosted by the Emory University School of Medicine’s:

Office of Multicultural Affairs | Office of Equity and Inclusion | Office of the Dean

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19th Annual Hamilton E. Holmes Lecture

This year's program, “Patient History: Treating Trauma Across a Lifespan” was a timely discussion on ways we can address the multiple trauma we face in our lives. This virtual program took place Wednesday, February 22, at 6:00pm EST.  Click to view video

Panelists:

  • John Constantino - Chief of Behavioral and Mental Health at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
  • Antonio Graham - Chair of Clinical Medicine, Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine at Morgan State University
  • Veda Johnson - Marcus Professor in General Academics and Pediatrics, and Director at PARTNERS for Equity in Child and Adolescent Health

This year's program also included the announcement of the Hamilton E. Holmes Endowed Scholarship recipient. This year our Holmes lecture is made possible by generous support from Page/

 

Speaker Bios and Selected Resources

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18th Annual Dr. Hamilton E. Holmes, MD Memorial Lecture

In Our Hands: Improving Health Outcomes for Black Mothers and Infants

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST via Zoom

This year's program focused on what we as allies and health care providers can do to change the grim statistics facing Black mothers.

Dr. Cherie Hill, Assistant Professor Emory School of Medicine, moderated a panel of healthcare leaders and advocates including:

  • Angela D. Aina, MPH, Executive Director, Black Mamas Matter
  • Natalie Hernandez, PhD MPH, Interim Director, Center for Maternal Health Equity at Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Rose Horton, Executive Director of Women and Infant Services at Emory Decatur Hospital
  • Michael Lindsay, M, /MPH, Maternal Fetal Medicine Division Director, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Shalonda Pettis, DMSc, MMSc, PA-C, CHC, Clinical Director & COO Essential Screening and Supply Solutions, LLC

This year's program also included the announcement of the Hamilton E. Holmes Endowed Scholarship recipient. 

2022 HE Holmes Lecture Panel

Maternal Health Resource Guide

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HE Holmes 2022

17th Annual Dr. Hamilton E. Holmes, MD Memorial Lecture

Healing from our ‘Two Traumas’
Speakers: Dr. Kevin L. Gilliam II 09MR and Dr. Iesha Galloway-Gilliam 10MR
In conversation with Dr. Nancy DeSousa, Assistant Director, Learner Diversity Program-GME

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. EST via Zoom

During 2020, we weathered the effects of COVID-19 and heard "a cry for racial justice some 400 years in the making." Our guest lecturers, Dr. Kevin L. Gilliam II 09MR and Dr. Iesha Galloway-Gilliam 10MR joined us from Minneapolis where they stood together on the front lines of both. Their story was featured in the Fall 2020 Emory Magazine . 

This year's program also included the announcement of the inaugural Hamilton E. Holmes Endowed Scholarship as well as presenting the first recipient. 

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16th Annual Dr. Hamilton E Holmes Lecture

Speaker: Dr. Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsop 72M

Wednesday, February 19, 2020.  James B. Williams Medical Education Building

Dr. Yeargin-Allsop is a Developmental Pediatrician and Senior Medical Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA. She is also the first Black female to enroll and graduate from the Emory University School of Medicine in 1972. Her lecture discussed Dr. Holmes' ability to pave the way for future medical learners and physicians of color at Emory University. She also spoke on the effects of how implicit bias in the medical field impacts patient care and what the community can do to improve race relations in clinical settings.
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15th Annual Dr. Hamilton E Holmes Lecture

Racism Kills, What Role Do You Play?
Speaker: Dorothy Brown, JD
Wednesday, March 13, 2019. James B. Williams
Professor Brown is a nationally recognized scholar and Emory University Professor of Law. Her lecture discussed the various effects that racism has on social health and how the community at large can make impactful changes to improve race relations.

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15th Annual Dr. Hamilton E Holmes Lecture
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Previous HE Holmes Lecture Speakers
2005 Vivian Pinn, MD
2006 Earl Lewis, Ph.D.
2007 Rubens J. Pamies, MD, FACP
2008 Barbara Cross
2009 Arthur L Kellerman, MD, MPH
2010 James Gavin, MD, Ph.D.
2011 Andre’ L. Churchwell, MD
2012 Ambassador Andrew Young
2013 Marc Nivet, Ph.D.
2014 Sheryl L Heron, MD, MPH
2015 Doug Shipman
2016 Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock
2017 Rev. Dr. Betty Deas Clark
2018 Oluwaferanmi Okanlami MD, MS
2019 Dorothy Brown, JD
2020 Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, MD
2021 Kevin L. Gilliam II 09MR & Iesha Galloway-Gilliam 10MR
2022

Cherie Hill, MD

Angela D. Aina, MPH

Natalie Hernandez, PhD MPH,

Rose Horton, MSM, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Michael Lindsay, MD, MPH

2023

John Constantino, MD 

Antonio Graham, DO

Veda Johnson, MD

2024

John A. Johnson, MD

Colin V. Washington, MD

Tuzo Mwarumba

 

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