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The UNMC Department of Pediatrics and the Child Health Research Institute will welcome Arthur James, MD, at 9 a.m. on April 11 for his presentation, “Why don’t we have equity?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presentation will be held in the LL3 conference room in the Hubbard Center for Children at Children\u2019s Hospital & Medical Center. The event also will be available through Zoom. Register online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. James is an obstetrician, gynecologist and pediatrician who has been involved in the care of underserved populations for his entire medical career. He has been the medical director of two different neighborhood health centers, medical director of Bronson Methodist Hospital\u2019s Women\u2019s Care Clinic and founding\/medical director of Borgess Medical Center\u2019s Women\u2019s Health office. In each of these efforts, he has been instrumental in expanding services to indigent patients, patients using drugs, HIV-positive pregnant patients and to teens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. James has received numerous local and national awards for his advocacy to achieve equity in birth outcomes. He also is a frequent national speaker on infant mortality, especially regarding the national racial disparity in birth outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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