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Expressing Health Equity Through Art
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Local K-12 students showed the University of Rochester Medical Center what health equity – or the lack of it – looks like to them in a recent art contest held by UR CTSI's Office of Health Equity Research. The contest was a first step toward building a relationship with the community – a crucial part of the Office's mission.
Read more on the UR CTSI Stories Blog and in the URMC Newsroom.
Join the Office of Health Equity Research Team!
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
We are hiring project coordinators to assist with project development and management in Public Health Sciences. Use the link that best describes you (UR employee | outside candidate) and search for Job ID 241548 and 240983. We are also looking for current UR students to join our staff. Login to JobLink and search for Job ID 25440 and 25435 to learn more and apply.
Health Equity Art Contest for Local K-12 Students
Monday, November 14, 2022
We are hosting an art contest for local students in grades K-12! Show us what health equity means to you through your artwork (paintings, drawing, photographs, etc.). By hosting this contest, we hope to spark enthusiasm and engage in meaningful conversations with students, parents and teachers about specific areas of health inequity we can address through our research.
Learn more in the video below and submit your artwork by November 25, 2022.
View and download our flyer in English or Spanish and share with Rochester area K-12 students.
Join the Office of Health Equity Research Team!
Monday, October 17, 2022
Join Our Team! We are looking for current UR students to join our staff. Login to JobLink and search for Job ID 25440 and 25435 to learn more and apply. Researchers who would like to get involved in health equity research can email Edith_Williams@URMC.Rochester.edu.
Join the Office of Health Equity Research Team!
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Join Our Team! We’re hiring an administrative assistant! Interested? Follow the link that best describes you (UR employee, outside candidate) and search for Job ID 239129. Researchers who would like to get involved in health equity research, email Edith_Williams@URMC.Rochester.edu.
Edith Williams Named Founding Director of the New Office of Health Equity Research
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Edith M. Williams, Ph.D., associate professor of Public Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina, has been named the founding director of the Office of Health Equity Research, which is housed in the UR CTSI and is a crucial part of URMC’s Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan. Williams, a Rochester native with decades of experience in health equity research, will take up the role on September 1.
Read More: Edith Williams Named Founding Director of the New Office of Health Equity Research