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“Health Disparities in Latinx and COVID-19”

The School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence will host the final installment of the 2021 Summer Virtual Inclusive Talks and Lecture Series (VITALS) in August. The series will examine health disparities and the effects of COVID-19. Each talk will last for 45 minutes with 15 minutes for a Q&A session.

Monica Vela, associate dean of multicultural affairs at the Pritzker School of Medicine and associate vice chair for diversity and inclusion in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago, will present “Health Disparities in Latinx and COVID-19.”

Vela’s talk will be Wednesday, Aug. 25, from noon to 12:45 p.m. 

Register to attend.