Sonia C. Flores, PhD
Two popular forums gave attendees the opportunity to recognize and support diversity and women in the fields of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
Sonia C. Flores, PhD, professor of medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, spoke about the challenges she faced as a minority in medicine during Sunday’s Diversity Forum.
Irina Petrache, MD, (left) and Elizabeth A. Rich, MD
Irina Petrache, MD, professor of medicine and chief of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, accepts the 2016 Elizabeth A. Rich, MD, Award, from Yolanda Mageto, MD, MPH, ATS Membership Committee chair, during the Women’s Forum on Monday.
Catherine R. Lucey, MD
Catherine R. Lucey, MD, the Faustino and Martha Molina Bernadett Presidential Chair for Medical Education, professor of medicine, and vice dean for education at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, spoke about the leadership skills needed by today’s health care leaders during the Women’s Forum.
Recipients of Minority Trainee Development Scholarships
Recipients of Minority Trainee Development Scholarships, selected for the quality of science in their submitted abstracts, were recognized at the Diversity Forum.