Presentations, Performances & Exhibitions
Primary Health Care for Universal Health Coverage
- United Nations High Level Summit on Universal Health Coverage
· September 23, 2019
Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium
Governments of Kazakhstan & the USA,
United Nations
Primary Health Care Towards Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals
September 23 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm. Organized by Kazakhstan and the United States of America
UN Headquarters, Conference Room 1. 405 East 42nd Street, New York, New York
Primary Health Care is a cornerstone for universal health coverage and health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
Keynote Speakers: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO;
Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF
David Malpass, President, World Bank Group
Yelzhan Birtanov, Minister of Health, Kazakhstan
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary, HHS, USA
Panelists include Ministers of Health and global PHC leaders.
September 23 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm. Organized by Kazakhstan and the United States of America
UN Headquarters, Conference Room 1. 405 East 42nd Street, New York, New York
Primary Health Care is a cornerstone for universal health coverage and health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
Keynote Speakers: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO;
Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF
David Malpass, President, World Bank Group
Yelzhan Birtanov, Minister of Health, Kazakhstan
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary, HHS, USA
Panelists include Ministers of Health and global PHC leaders.
Leadership in Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare - 8 hour Workshop
- 5th WONCA Congreso Iberoamericano de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria
· August 2017
Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium
Invited by the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians- WONCA Iberoamericana Region,
Lima , Peru
Leadership in Family Medicine
- 5th WONCA Congreso Iberoamericano de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria
· August 2017
Keynote/Named Lecture
World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians- WONCA Iberoamerican Region,
Lima, Peru
Leadership in Family Medicine, Keynote address to close the 5th WONCA Congreso Iberoamericano de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria “Pasion por el Cuidado de las Personas” in Lima Peru, August 19 2017
The role of Family Physicians in improving Population Health
- KAFM Annual Meeting.
· May 2016
Invited Talk
Korean Academy of Family Medicine,
Geongju, South Korea
Invited by the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
The role of Family Physicians in improving Population Health, May 2016, KAFM Annual Meeting. Geongju, South Korea
The role of Family Physicians in improving Population Health, May 2016, KAFM Annual Meeting. Geongju, South Korea
Primary Care’s Role in Improving Population Health
- Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases Through Primary Care, SNUH Global Health Meeting
· May 2016
Invited Talk
Seoul National University Hospital,
Seoul, Korea
Invited by Seoul National University Hospital, Korea
7. Primary Care’s Role in Improving Population Health. At Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases Through Primary Care, SNUH, Seoul, South Korea, May 19th 2016.
7. Primary Care’s Role in Improving Population Health. At Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases Through Primary Care, SNUH, Seoul, South Korea, May 19th 2016.
Leadership in Family Medicine
- XVII Congreso Chileno de Medicina Familiar
· November 2015
Invited Talk
Sociedad Chilena de Medicina Familiar,
Puerto Varas, Chile
Invited by Sociedad Chilena de Medicina Familiar, Chile , 2015
Leadership in Family Medicine. XVII Congreso Chileno de Medicina Familiar, Puerto Varas, Chile. Nov 2015
Leadership in Family Medicine. XVII Congreso Chileno de Medicina Familiar, Puerto Varas, Chile. Nov 2015
Training a Family Medicine Workforce to Decrease Inequities in Health
- CIMF 4th Congress of Wonca Iberoamericana
· March 2015
Invited Talk
World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians- WONCA Iberoamericana Region,
Montevideo , Uruguay
"Training a Family Medicine Workforce to Decrease Inequities in Health” Panel Speaker with Panamerican Health Organization at the CIMF 4th Congress of Wonca Iberoamericana CIMF Quality and Equity in Health Care. Montevideo , Uruguay, March 2015
Leadership
- VI Congreso Peruano de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria
· December 2014
Invited Talk
Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria,
Lima, Peru
Invited by Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria. Lima, Peru, 2014
Leadership, Population Health. VI Congreso Peruano de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Lima, Perú, Dec 2014
Leadership, Population Health. VI Congreso Peruano de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Lima, Perú, Dec 2014
Family Medicine training in the United States and Iberoamerica
- Congreso Regional de Medicina Familiar/ CIMF X Seminario Internacional de Atención Primaria de salud
· March 2012
Invited Talk
WONCA Iberoamericana CIMF,
La Havana, Cuba
Family Medicine training in the United States and Iberoamerica. Congreso Regional de Medicina Familiar Wonca Iberoamericana –Panel speaker. CIMF X Seminario Internacional de Atención Primaria de salud; La Habana, Cuba, March 12-16, 2012
Service to the Profession
President- Elect
·
October 2023
- September 2025
Committee Service
World Organization of Family Doctors
Executive Board. Member-at-Large and Liaison to the World Health Organization
·
November 2016
- November 2021
Committee Service
World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA: World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of Family Physicians- WONCA
World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of Family Physicians- WONCA
• Executive Board. Member-at-Large, elected November 2016, re-elected 2018
• Liaison to the World Health Organization
• Organizational Equity Commitment. Appointed by Wonca World Council 2013-2016, representative from the North American Wonca region. Re appointed as Chair 2018-2021. Member since 2022
• Member of the Working Group on Education 2013-present,
• Member of the Special Interest Group on Migrant Health care, 2013 -present.
• Representative to the United Nations Follow Up Meeting on Non Communicable Diseases June 2014
• Representative to the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, 2011
• Executive Board. Member-at-Large, elected November 2016, re-elected 2018
• Liaison to the World Health Organization
• Organizational Equity Commitment. Appointed by Wonca World Council 2013-2016, representative from the North American Wonca region. Re appointed as Chair 2018-2021. Member since 2022
• Member of the Working Group on Education 2013-present,
• Member of the Special Interest Group on Migrant Health care, 2013 -present.
• Representative to the United Nations Follow Up Meeting on Non Communicable Diseases June 2014
• Representative to the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, 2011
Board of Directors Member
·
2016
- 2017
Committee Service
North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians
Health Equity Cross Tactic Team Chair
·
2015
- 2018
Committee Service
Family Medicine for America’s Health- FMAH
Family Medicine for America’s Health- FMAH
• Health Equity Cross Tactic Team Chair. Appointed in 2015-present.
• Summit Co-Chair Starfield II: Health Equity Summit- Primary Care's Role In Achieving Health Equity, Portland, Oregon. April 22-25, 2017-
• Health Equity Cross Tactic Team Chair. Appointed in 2015-present.
• Summit Co-Chair Starfield II: Health Equity Summit- Primary Care's Role In Achieving Health Equity, Portland, Oregon. April 22-25, 2017-
Service to Duke
North Carolina
Leadership & Clinical Positions
Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Agust 2006- March 2014
Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Department of Community and Family Medicine, March 2014- May 2020
Director for health Equity. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health - 2020- present