Attend Health Care Equity Symposium at Annual Meeting

Inclusion is the reason the AAN was founded. To be an organization that is the home for all neurologists. It is what makes us stronger. To support our goal of being a fully inclusive, deliberately diverse, and anti-racist organization and our core values of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism, and Social Justice (IDEAS), we are excited to share progress and updates with you.

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In today’s world, the reality is that access to quality health care varies greatly depending on race, gender, socioeconomic status, and many other factors. Join us at the Health Care Equity Symposium at the 2023 Annual Meeting as we explore ways we can eliminate the disparity gap. This event, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 24, includes the Cheryl A. Jay Keynote Lecture, panel discussions, recognition and presentations from the winners of the Health Care Equity Research Award, and opportunities to engage with peers on topics relating to health care equity. This session will feature the third annual Cheryl A. Jay Keynote Lecture, honoring the gifted clinical neurologist who was passionate about social justice in health care and serving the underprivileged. This year, the Cheryl A. Jay Keynote

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Lecture will be presented by Olajide A. Williams, MD, MS, a professor and chief of staff of the department of neurology at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. A specialist in the treatment of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases, Williams is also an attending physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and a clinical neurologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He attained his medical degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and completed his neurology residency and neuromuscular fellowship training at The Neurological Institute of New York. He also holds a Master of Science degree from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Williams is a worldrenowned leader in stroke disparities and community-based behavioral intervention research. He is founder and chair of Hip Hop Public Health, an internationally recognized organization that creates and implements multimedia public health interventions that target and engage young people in the health of their families and communities. He is a principal investigator of multiple NIH investigator-initiated awards, including a Center for Stroke Disparities Solutions in New York. An influential clinicianeducator, in addition to teaching courses on clinical practice and neuroscience to VP&S medical students Williams is actively engaged in addressing health care disparities and promoting greater diversity and inclusion in academic medicine. 