Our Leadership Role in Health Disparity Research at UTEP
The College of Health Sciences hosts the annual Viva la Salud Health Disparities Conference to promote the college faculty's diverse research and service profile. Each year, nationally renowned health disparities researchers are invited as keynote speakers. The conference highlights its faculty and student research being conducted in the laboratory and in the community. The conference also initiates a conversation about regional health disparities with community leaders and stakeholders through its invited panel discussion. The Viva la Salud conference is open to community members, UTEP faculty, staff, and students.
Conference Keynote Speakers
2022
Dr. Larissa aviles santa, md, phd
Director of Clinical and Health Services Research,
National Institute of Health Minority Health and Health Disparities
2023
Dr. carmen R. Isasi
Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Co-PI, Bronx Center Hispanic Community Health Study
2024
Dr. robert copeland
Associate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Pharmacology
Howard ¹ú²ú͵ÅÄ College of Medicine
Dr. margarita alegria
Chief of Disparities Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor, Harvard Medical School
2025
Dr. marshall chin, md, mph
Richard Parillo Family Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine,
Associate Chief and Director, General Internal Medicine Research,
Director, Chicago Center for Diabetes and Translation Research,
Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Ethics,
UChicago Medicine
