A Primer in Racial Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare and Outcomes
LeRoi S. Hicks, M.D., MPH is a doctor, researcher, and educator at Christiana Care Health System and serves at the vice chair of the Department of Medicine.
Dr. Hicks graduated cum laude from Howard University in Washington D.C. with a B.S. in medical technology and obtained his medical degree at Indiana University. His postdoctoral training includes fellowships in internal medicine at the Harvard Medical School, and the Women’s Hospital in Boston, as well as a research fellowship at the Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Hicks has served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School as an instructor in medicine, and after returning to Harvard as a student to earn his master’s in public health in 2001, continued there as a lecturer in health policy.
In addition to his clinical and professorial work, Dr. Hicks is also an active editor and reviewer of several medical publications. He is the deputy editor of Medical Care, and a reviewer of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the American Journal of Managed Care and the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. His scholarly work is extensive and has been published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the American Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Urban Health.
Before joining Christiana Care, Dr. Hicks served as the chief of the division of hospital medicine at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass.
The Innovative Discoveries Series, sponsored by the Delaware Clinical & Translational Science ACCEL program and the Christiana Care Value Institute, features informal presentations on topics relevant to current research and healthcare practice, led by knowledgeable and experienced presenters. There are offerings for researchers, healthcare providers, and community members of varying levels of experience.
These free talks are held Fridays at noon at Christiana Hospital but can be viewed from your home or office computer. Earn CMEs by participating in-person or online. Lunch is served and all are welcome to attend.
To see the full calendar of events, visit the Value Institute Events page or the ACCEL website, or subscribe to the ID Series mailing list.
Contact Sarahfaye Dolman at sarahfaye.f.dolman@christianacare.org with any questions.