It was KCU's honor to host Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee on Oct. 9, 2020 as she presented "HIGH GROUND: Medical Education and Health Care Disparities" to staff and faculty.

Dr. Ross-Lee' presentation addressed:
• Public expectations of the role of medical education in producing physicians who will actively work toward the elimination of health disparities in our communities;
• Academic medicine’s professional responsibility to be a part of the solution and not a part of the problem; and
• The obligation to make the necessary changes in internal systems and policies that create barriers to establishing an anti-racist culture designed to produce a ‘more’ competent workforce capable of effectively addressing population health issues in the future.

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About Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee

Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee is an American physician, academic, and the first African-American woman to serve as dean of a U.S. medical school – Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine from 1993 to 2001 – and is the first osteopathic physician to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship. Dr. Ross-Lee is a nationally-recognized expert on health policy issues and serves as an advisor for state and federal governments on primary care, medical education, and health care issues affecting minorities, women, and rural populations. Learn more about Dr. Ross-Lee here: https://www.aacom.org/become-a-doctor...

Dr. Ross-Lee honored KCU in 2014 when she delivered the Commencement Ceremony keynote address.