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Over the weekend, the Duke and UNC Chapel Hill chapters of the Latino Medical Student Association hosted the 6th annual LMSA Southeast Regional Conference, which brought together high school students, pre-medical students, medical students, residents and more for a weekend of professional and career development, exam preparation, clinical skills, and workshops addressing Latinos health and higher education.
The theme of the conference was "Hablamos Espanol: Understanding the Diversity Behind One Language." The weekend included a dinner gala on Saturday night hosted by Duke School of Medicine and featured a keynote address by Dean Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD.
Leonor Corsino, MD, MHS, FACE, assistant professor of medicine (Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition) and associate chair of the Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee, serves as the Duke LMSA chapter's faculty advisor, and she received an award Saturday for her contribution and support of Duke LMSA. The Department of Medicine sponsored a table at the dinner.
"This conference is a great way to engage Latinos in the Department and attract Latino students into the field of medicine," Dr. Corsino said. "It was a good way for Duke to show our commitment to increase the presence of Latinos in medicine and to train the next generation of physicians to take care of the growing Latino population in our country."
Corsino said that leaders from Duke and UNC schools of medicine attended the dinner on Saturday and gave student attendees an opportunity to network and discuss careers in medicine. Students traveled from all over the southeast U.S. and Puerto Rico to attend the conference.
In her speech, Dean Andrews highlighted the importance of diversity within the School of Medicine and her commitment to this cause. Topics discussed during the conference included overcoming obstacles to receiving higher education, Latino women in medicine, caring for the mental health of Latinos in the U.S., and much more.
Photo courtesy of www.ericpickersgill.com.[/caption]
Over the weekend, the Duke and UNC Chapel Hill chapters of the Latino Medical Student Association hosted the 6th annual LMSA Southeast Regional Conference, which brought together high school students, pre-medical students, medical students, residents and more for a weekend of professional and career development, exam preparation, clinical skills, and workshops addressing Latinos health and higher education.
The theme of the conference was "Hablamos Espanol: Understanding the Diversity Behind One Language." The weekend included a dinner gala on Saturday night hosted by Duke School of Medicine and featured a keynote address by Dean Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD.
Leonor Corsino, MD, MHS, FACE, assistant professor of medicine (Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition) and associate chair of the Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee, serves as the Duke LMSA chapter's faculty advisor, and she received an award Saturday for her contribution and support of Duke LMSA. The Department of Medicine sponsored a table at the dinner.
"This conference is a great way to engage Latinos in the Department and attract Latino students into the field of medicine," Dr. Corsino said. "It was a good way for Duke to show our commitment to increase the presence of Latinos in medicine and to train the next generation of physicians to take care of the growing Latino population in our country."
Corsino said that leaders from Duke and UNC schools of medicine attended the dinner on Saturday and gave student attendees an opportunity to network and discuss careers in medicine. Students traveled from all over the southeast U.S. and Puerto Rico to attend the conference.
In her speech, Dean Andrews highlighted the importance of diversity within the School of Medicine and her commitment to this cause. Topics discussed during the conference included overcoming obstacles to receiving higher education, Latino women in medicine, caring for the mental health of Latinos in the U.S., and much more.