IEHC students' open forum on racial justice
14 December 2022, 3:00 pm–4:30 pm
UCL IEHC invites you to join this online open forum on racial justice, hosted by the IEHC anti-racist action group.
Event Information
Open to
- UCL students
Availability
- Yes
Organiser
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IEHC Anti-racist Action Group – Epidemiology and Public Health
Agenda
15:00-15:20: Keynote speaker: Aaron Koay (PhD Student, UCL-Birkbeck MRC DTP - Health of the Public)
"Racial Justice in Healthcare Education"
Aaron will present key findings from a project he co-led entitled ‘Stand Up, Speak Out! Racial Justice in Healthcare Education: Experiences of Minoritised Ethnic Students'. The report articulates the lived experiences of racism in minoritised ethnic healthcare students and recommends strategies to embed racial justice in healthcare education.
Please read the report before attending if you can.
15:20-16:30: Open discussion forum
We will host an open discussion with the group & break out rooms for students to share their views on racial justice, experiences within IEHC and suggestions for action.
Participants
Undergraduate, M-level and PhD students are invited.
This meeting is organised by the Anti-Racist Action Group, a subset of the Equality Action Group which is the team that facilitates equality, diversity and inclusion within IEHC and beyond.
About the Speakers
Dr Cini Bhanu
Doctoral fellow, at UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care
Dr Cini Bhanu is the Anti-racist Action Group lead, Equality Action Group.
Aaron Koay
PhD Student at UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care
Aaron Koay is a PhD Student, UCL-Birkbeck MRC Doctoral Training Programme; Anti-racist Action Group.