Announcing the MSK Fall 2017 Student Seminar Series!



MSK offers seminars for students at all levels (medical school, graduate school, post-bac, college, and high school).  We aim to share the expertise of MSK faculty with students in the NYC area, communicate the excitement of cancer research, and create a learning community for students at MSK.  You can attend one or both talks.  Talks will be internally webcast/recorded.  We welcome MSK staff.



Tuesday October 17, 2017

Introduction to Immigrant Heath Disparities

Location: Zuckerman Auditorium, entrance 417 East 68th Street (between 1st and York)

Time: 5-6 pm (pizza 4:30-5 pm Zuckerman lobby, talk 5-6 pm Z Auditorium)



Speaker: Abraham Aragones, MD, MSc, Assistant Attending Physician, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Department of Psychiatry, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center



Health and health care disparities are differences in health care access and outcomes between population groups.  Immigrants have a disproportionately higher incidence and mortality from many diseases, including some cancers. In this talk, Dr. Aragones will talk about the causes of health disparities among underserved immigrant populations and his research on solutions to alleviate these disparities.



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Tuesday November 28, 2017

Language Barriers to Health Care

Location: Zuckerman Auditorium, entrance 417 East 68th Street (between 1st and York)

Time: 5-6 pm (pizza 4:30-5 pm Zuckerman lobby, talk 5-6 pm Z Auditorium)



Speaker: Lisa Diamond, MD, MPH, Assistant Attending Physician, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Department of Psychiatry, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center



Many individuals in the US have limited English proficiency (LEP), and a doctor may not be fluent in their patient's primary language.   In this talk, Dr. Diamond will talk about language barriers to health care for LEP patients and address available interpreting methods, evidence supporting these methods, and legal issues.  She will also discuss her research on how to improve cancer care for LEP patients.



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