Health equity leader to address systemic disparities in health and medicine
Esther Choo, MD, MPH, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, will deliver the keynote address for WashU Medicine’s 2027 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week on Thursday, Jan. 21.
Dr. Choo will present “Advancing Health Equity and Addressing Systemic Disparities.” Bruce D. Levy, MD, Dean of WashU Medicine, will provide opening remarks, and Opeolu Adeoye, MD, MS, Chair of Emergency Medicine, will moderate the keynote Q&A.
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2027
Reception: 3:15 p.m.
Keynote: 4–6 p.m.
Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC)
Registration is required. Additional programming for the 2027 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week will be announced as plans are finalized.