Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit at Brown University

Dr. Dale, as most like to call him, is an award winning clinician and mentor.  Among his accolades, he has been named to EBONY’s Power 100 List, honored with the Mentoring King Award, and multiple leadership awards.  

Dr. Carla C. Moreira is a vascular and endovascular surgeon who specializes in treating all forms of vascular conditions including cerebrovascular diseases, peripheral arterial disease, abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, hemodialysis access, venous insufficiency, and chronic wounds. Her research interests include developing methods for addressing health disparities through Quality Improvement (QI) interventions and characterizing the impact of social determinants of health (SDoH) on the care and outcome of patients with atherosclerotic disease.

Dr. Poitevien has spent nearly a decade in graduate medical education, serving as a Pediatric Residency Program Director first at NYU Langone Health and then at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. She is currently President of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors.  

Dr. Poitevien’ s scholarship focuses on inclusion and mentorship of underrepresented learners in academic medicine and the impact of racism on medical education. She has lectured nationally on disparities in medical education and in healthcare and has led numerous workshops on building diverse and inclusive environments within academic medicine.

A graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana, Dr. Sabina Holland received her medical degree Louisiana State University Health Science Center at Shreveport School of Medicine. She completed her residency in pediatrics at the University of Florida at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies where she was selected to serve as the Chief Resident. She completed her fellowship training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at The Warren Alpert Medical School, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. Following fellowship, Dr. Holland joined the faculty at the Alpert School of Medicine where she is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Charity received her Medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Xavier University of Louisiana. She is a member of the Brown University Minority Housestaff Association. Her career interests include women’s health as it relates to primary care as well as Rheumatology with a special interest in the racial and ethnic disparity that exists as it relates to diagnosis, disease progression, and access to treatment for rheumatologic diseases. She is passionate about mentorship and outreach at all educational levels with a focus in increasing diversity in medicine. 

Kristopher Britton is a second-year MPH student in Maternal & Child Health concentration at Brown University School of Public Health. I attended Morehouse College as an undergrad where I received my bachelor’s in Chemistry. My research is focused on children’s environmental health, where I examine pediatric asthma and childhood lead poisoning in underserved communities. Also, I currently work at the Women & Infants Center where I study under Dr. Adam Lewkowitz (OBGYN) to examine the access to LARC removal services among postpartum women. After the MPH program, I plan to pursue my journey of becoming a physician with a passion to reduce social determinants and issues amongst mothers and children in underrepresented communities. 

Elijah Persad-Paisley is a third-year medical student at Brown University. He graduated from New York University (NYU; ’19) with a degree in biochemistry and mathematics. Prior to matriculating to medical school in Fall 2020, Elijah worked as a high school instructor through NYU’s supplemental education programs for low-income and racial minority students. In addition to his medical school studies, Elijah has pursued a number of research projects that bring light to the lack of representation of racial and gender minorities—particularly Black men—across various fields in medicine; one of his papers highlighting the racial disparities in the neurosurgical pipeline has been recently accepted.

John Johnson is a 4th year medical student from Greenville, MS.  He graduated from Tougaloo College and currently attends Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.  He is pursuing a career in anesthesiology and has a passion for art as well as advocacy and service.  His long terms goals include mentorship for minority students pursuing a career in medicine and increasing diversity in the field of medicine through implementation of pipeline programs for underrepresented populations.

Mario Ojadi was born in Nigeria but also lived a significant portion of his life in the U.K. Ojadi settled in Fall River MA with my family but currently calls Providence home. He studied Psychology at the University of Notre Dame where he developed a an interest in trying to figure out the motives behind people’s actions. Ojadi enjoys creative writing and music and composes his own musical lyrics and short stories. Ojadi also enjoys traveling, reading fiction, watching movies and TV shows, and experiencing new cultures. My medical interests are varied and include psychiatry, emergency medicine and advocacy in social determinants of health. He’s currently a volunteer at Mary’s House soup Kitchen and Food pantry, co-president of SNMA, a tutor, and a case coordinator for the Brown Human Rights Asylum Clinic (BHRAC). He hopes to be a role model and mentor to the next generation of black men in medicine.

Dr. Akilah Dulin is is a faculty member in the Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity. Her work focuses on how resilience and policies can improve health of Black and Southeast Asian people.

Dr. Cedric M. Bright served as President of the National Medical Association from 2011 to 2012, advocating in the White House for health equity, increased diversity in clinical trials, and increasing the pipeline of students of color into health careers. He serves on the roundtable of Black Men and Women in STEM for the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine and has presented numerous grand rounds on the impact of Covid 19 on the black community.  He is a member of AOA and The Order of the Golden Fleece while serving on the AMA Foundation, National Fellowships Inc, and Episcopal High School boards. He is a Brown alum from 1985.

Galen Henderson is a 1993 graduate of Brown’s medical school. He is a neurologist and a faculty member at Harvard Medical School, where he teaches and trains researchers, medical students, residents, fellows and other physicians. He is also the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the more than 5, 000 faculty, trainees and students with a focus on the recruitment, retention, and promotion within Harvard.  His research focuses on clinical trials regarding treatments for stroke and cerebral hemorrhage. Henderson is a founding deputy editor of Journal Watch Neurology and is a charter member of the Academy at Harvard Medical School, which comprises the school’s elite medical educators. The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has recognized Henderson with an award for national leadership in hospital quality improvement in the areas of organ donation and transplantation. He is the former president of the Brown Alumni Association, former president of the Brown Medical Alumni Association and former member of the Corporation’s Emeriti Executive Committee. Henderson is active on advisory councils for the Brown-Tougaloo Partnership and the Science Center. He earned a Brown Bear Award for notable alumni service in 2014. He currently participates on the Board of Editors of the Brown Alumni Magazine.

Joi-Danelle is a student and people-centered leader and champion for college access and success. She oversees local community-based, national and international partnerships that center the access, experiences, support and success of marginalized students – including students from low-income backgrounds, students from historically underrepresented/excluded groups and students who will be the first in their families to attend college. Born and raised in Rhode Island, Joi-Danelle holds a B.A. in History from Tufts University,  a M.S. in Urban Education from Mercy College as well as certifications in leadership and diversity and inclusion from Brown University and Cornell University, respectively. She serves as Chair of the Division’s Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan Committee, is a 2019 Brown University Institutional Equity and Diversity Administrative Fellow and a 2021 RI Business News 40 Under Forty award recipient.  Her 20+ years of work experience span a number of areas including secondary education, curriculum development, DEI, college access, program management, partnership development, and community engagement.

Luckson Omoaregba received his Master’s in College Student Personnel at the University of Rhode Island (Go Rhody). Luckson is an Educator who is devoted to ensuring equity, access, and inclusion within education. In his role here at AMS, he is responsible for the day-to-day functioning of the pathway programs that seek to increase the representation of individuals from historically underrepresented groups and communities in medicine and other health-related professions. 

Joshua Corria focuses on creating a link between Brown and the Providence/Rhode Island urban core communities. Prior to joining the Annenberg Institute Joshua served as the Director of High School Success at the College Crusade of Rhode Island, the largest college access program in the state, where he helped create, develop and implement all of the high school programming for the organization.

Joshua graduated from Utica College with a BS in Business Management and holds a Master’s in Urban Education Policy from Brown University.

Matthew N. Anderson is a neurosurgery resident interested in cerebrovascular neurosurgery. He has a specific interest in interventional treatment of ischemic stroke and pediatric vascular malformations. Matthew is originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. He then went to Stanford University to complete his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences. At Stanford, Matthew was president of the Stanford Black Pre-Medical Organization, an organization dedicated to increasing the number of African American doctors in medicine. After Stanford, he attended University of Connecticut for medical school where he was co-president of the Student National Medical Association for two years. Throughout his academic career, Matthew has been interested in learning ways to increase diversity in medicine through various mentoring and pipeline programs. Matthew is previous president of Brown Minority Housestaff Association and current treasurer. He also sits on the Graduate Medical Education Council, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Council and is the resident supervisor of the Neurosurgery Interest Group.

Stephen Bozier (he/his) is a 4th year medical student from New Rochelle, NY, who is applying into General Surgery this #Match2023 cycle. A former student in the PLME, Stephen concentrated in Health & Human Biology and Africana Studies and has long been interested in the intersections between the structural determinants of health, trauma, healing, and the performing arts. At AMS, he served as Brown SNMA chapter treasurer and then chapter President, during which time he also co-founded the AMS Affinity Groups United. Stephen also previously served on the University search committee for current Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Dr. Mukesh Jain.

Ross Clark received a BA from Cornell University, majoring in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Neurobiology and Behavior. While at Cornell, Clark was a part of the Cornell Men’s Varsity Track and Field and Cross Country teams. Following undergrad he went to Brown University for a Masters in Medical Sciences before working in a neuroscience Lab at Yale and Johns Hopkins University that focused on neuroeconomics that impacts decision making. While at Warren Alpert Medical School, Clark is currently involved in research in the Department of Neurosurgery that examines the etiology of brain tumor metastasis.