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E18: Science, Health, and Antiracist Education and Activism with CCNY Prof. Kaliris Salas-Ramirez

April 16, 2021 CCNY Downtown
E18: Science, Health, and Antiracist Education and Activism with CCNY Prof. Kaliris Salas-Ramirez
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Rights Talk
E18: Science, Health, and Antiracist Education and Activism with CCNY Prof. Kaliris Salas-Ramirez
Apr 16, 2021
CCNY Downtown

This episode features Dr. Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, Assistant Medical Professor at the CUNY School of Medicine and faculty advisor for CCNY's White Coats for Black Lives chapter. Dr. Salas-Ramirez discusses her research on addiction and her efforts to counter systemic racism in education and health care. She elaborates on the antiracist community work that she undertakes with her CCNY medical students to address health care gaps in Harlem, NY, with particular concern regarding COVID-19 vaccination.

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This episode features Dr. Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, Assistant Medical Professor at the CUNY School of Medicine and faculty advisor for CCNY's White Coats for Black Lives chapter. Dr. Salas-Ramirez discusses her research on addiction and her efforts to counter systemic racism in education and health care. She elaborates on the antiracist community work that she undertakes with her CCNY medical students to address health care gaps in Harlem, NY, with particular concern regarding COVID-19 vaccination.