Community of Practice
Welcome to the Community of Practice!
“Communities of practice are a practical way to frame the task of managing knowledge. They provide a concrete organization infrastructure for realizing the dream of a learning organization.” – Dr. Etienne Wenger
We are excited to announce the inaugural Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP is co-hosted by the National Collaborative for Education to Address the Social Determinants of Health (NCEAS), Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine (KPSOM), and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Our community of practice is an interprofessional group of healthcare professionals who are passionate about teaching and learning about the social determinants of health. With the goal of fostering collaboration and discovery, community members contribute in a variety of ways to advance change in preparing the next generation of healthcare professionals to address social determinants of health.
Our group co-hosted a symposium called “Social and Structural Drivers of Health in Medical Education” in December, 2023 at KPSOM. Click here to learn more information.
The Community of Practice presents a monthly lecture series called “SDOH in Medical Education: Hot Topics and Work in Progress” The session is held the last Friday of the month at 12pm (PST). Recordings of previous sessions are posted below.
Inaugural members of the CoP are listed below. If you would like to join us, or would like more information about the CoP, you can reach us at sdoh.MedEd@gmail.com
Emma Anselin, MD
Dr. Emma Anselin is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine.
Luther Brewster, Jr., PhD
Dr. Luther Brewster is a Senior Executive Dean at Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Medicine.
Thuy D. Bui, MD
Dr. Thuy D. Bui is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.
Pablo Buitron de la Vega, MD, MSc
Dr. Pablo Buitron de la Vega is an Assistant Professor at Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
Emilia Demarchis, MD
Dr. Emilia Demarchis is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF.
Ashti A Doobay-Persaud, MD
Dr. Ashti Doobay-Persaud is an Associate Professor at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine.
Pedro “Joe” Greer, Jr., MD
Dr. Pedro “Joe” Greer, Jr. is the Founding Dean of Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Medicine.
Ronan Hallowell, EdD, MA
Dr. Ronan Hallowell is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medical Education at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Memoona Hasnain, MD, MHPE, PhD
Dr. Memoona Hasnain is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Iman Hassan, MD, MS
Dr. Iman Hassan is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Melissa Klein, MD, MEd
Dr. Melissa Klein is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati.
Rishi Manchanda, MD, MPH
Dr. Rishi Manchanda is the Founder and President of Health Begins.
Lea Marcotrigiano, MD, MPH
Dr. Lea Marcotrigiano is a family medicine physician at La Clinica de la Raza.
Robert Rock, MD
Dr. Robert Rock is Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University School of Medicine.
Malika Sharma, MD
Dr. Malika Sharma is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH
Dr. Karen Sheehan is a Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine.
Loel S. Solomon, PhD, MPP
Dr. Loel Solomon is a Professor of Health Systems Science at Kaiser Permanente, Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.
Integrating Structural Competency in Clinical Assessment
Friday, April 26th
12pm (PST), 1pm (MST), 2pm (CST), 3pm (EST)
Presented by: Drs. Thuy Bui and Iman Hassan
Dr. Thuy Bui is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine.
Dr. Iman Hassan is an Assistant Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
SDOH and MED-Tech: How do we keep students connected to communities during healthcare’s digital revolution?
Friday, May 31st
12pm (PST), 1pm (MST), 2pm (CST), 3pm (EST)
Presented by: Drs. Luther Brewster and Gregory Schneider and Kyle Carriedo
Dr. Luther Brewster is the Senior Executive Dean of Roseman College of Medicine.
Dr. Gregory Schneider is the Associate Dean for Clinical Education at Roseman College of Medicine.
Kyle Cariedo is the founder of Wellup.io
We Err When We Don’t “CAIRR”!
Friday, June 28th
12pm (PST), 1pm (MST), 2pm (CST), 3pm (EST)
Presented by: Dr. Ijeoma Nnodim Opara
Dr. Opara isan Associate Professor, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at Wayne State University School of Medicine & Wayne Health