Medicine Grand Rounds & SPARK Lecture with NYC Health CMO Michelle Morse, MD, MPH

Due to a scheduling conflict, this Medicine Grand Rounds and SPARK Lecture will be hosted VIRTUALLY ONLY by the Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and Banner – University Medicine Tucson. NO LUNCH WILL BE SERVED.

Topic

“Moving from Indifference to Reparative Action: A Public Health Approach to Racial Equity”

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Presenter

Michelle E. Morse, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Co-founder, EqualHealth

This lecture also will be archived at this link for future viewing.

Flyer to post & share: DOM Grand Rounds-SPARK Lecture_2026.04.22_MORSE, Michelle_flyer_FINAL-3.pdf

About the Speaker

Dr. Morse is the chief medical officer of the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, where she leads efforts to bridge public health and health care to advance health equity across New York City. She previously served as deputy commissioner for the New York Center for Health Equity & Community Wellness.

Dr. Morse, an internal medicine and public health physician, continues to practice as a part-time hospitalist at Kings County Hospital, is a co-founder of EqualHealth and its Social Medicine Consortium, and is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. Her work is grounded in social medicine, global solidarity and anti-racism. Her leadership roles also include serving as deputy chief medical officer of Partners In Health, as a Soros Equality Fellow launching a global Campaign Against Racism, and as a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy fellow with the Ways and Means Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.

In 2024, she was named a TIME100 Next list honoree, which highlights emerging leaders shaping the future in business, entertainment, sports and other fields.

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds & SPARK Lecture

Accreditation Statement

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. It designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. The college also designates this live activity for 1 Spark Learning & Development (L&D) credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement

All faculty, CME Planning Committee members, and the CME Office reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives

1. Intentionally listening to and learning the needs of the community we serve through a community assessment survey
2. Creating trust and building partnerships by sharing goal-oriented solutions through community engagement events
3. Planning the next strategic actions to produce measurable outcomes through community partnership 

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