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Event ProgramCo-hosted by the Northwestern University

Feinberg School of Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Event Location: Simpson-Querrey Institute and Lurie Research Building

303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IllinoisSATURDAYOCTOBER 5

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Atrium

6:30 – 7:30AM Exhibitor Booth Registration Set-up

7:00AM General Registration Opens Poster/Exhibit Booth viewing available

Baldwin Auditorium

Please pick up breakfast at Atrium and Proceed to Baldwin Auditorium.

7:30 – 8:30AM MOLA Mentorship Breakfast

7:30 - 7:50AM “How to be an Effective Mentor and Successful Mentee” Moderator: Luis Rivera, MD – Mentorship Chair, MOLA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Speakers: • Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Northeastern University • Margarita Mankus, MD – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Riverside Medical Group Pediatrics • Héctor Rasgado-Flores, MD, PhD – Director Diversity, Outreach and Success, Professor of Physiology/Biophysics, Master Teacher/Chair INSPIRE Program, Lead Global Health Partnership with Mexico, Chicago Medical

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Vice Chair for Diversity, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine

Objectives: • Understand how personal experiences and heritage can impact career decisions and can facilitate community advancement and health • Explore how to implement culturally targeted educational initiatives to improve healthcare in Hispanics • Define next steps in diversification of the physician and health workforce through medical education

9:30 – 10:30AM National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Midwest Policy Forum

9:40 – 10:00AM Moving Forward Through Leadership Keynote Speaker: Elena Ríos, MD President and CEO of NHMA Objectives: • Discuss healthcare and health disparities that impact Latinos and the need for Latino leaders • Understand strategies to develop physician leadership careers

10:00 -10:15AM Public Charge Final Rule: Invisible Wall Luvia Quiñones – Health Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights Objective: • Understand the public charge rule Outline availa ble local resources for referrals

10:15 -10:30AM Chicago HEAL Initiative Clarisol Duque – Chicago Director, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

Objectives:

• To highlight critical knowledge and best practices in caring for the LGBTQ community and diversity and inclusion in the healthcare community • To discuss special considerations for transgender/gender-nonconforming Latinx community

1:30 – 2:45PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:45PM Iris Romero, MD, MS - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for the Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago “LGBTQ Research and Academics”

1:45 – 2:00PM Javier Guevara, Jr. MD - Prime Care Health Community Health Centers “LGBTQ Physician formation and leadership in LGBTQ Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Development”

Oral Presentations:

2:00 – 2:10PM Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:15PM David Munar - President and CEO of Howard Brown Health “Latinx LGBTQ leadership in health care

1:30 – 2:45PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:50PM Denise Martínez, MD - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa; Medical Director, Iowa Mobile Health Clinics; Primary Investigator, Summer Health Professions Education Program Oral Presentations:

1:50 – 2:00PM Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine”

2:00 – 2:10PM Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Mark Kuczewski, PhD - Professor of Medical Ethics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

3:20 – 3:35PM Yessenia Castro-Caballero, MD - Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

1:30 – 1:50PM Marina Del Ríos, MD, MS - Director of Social Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Advocacy Ambassador, 3CPR Council of the American Heart Association.

1:50 – 2:10PM Rosalinda Alvarado, MD – Assistant professor, Section of Surgical Oncology, Rush University Medical Center. Oral Presentations:

2:10 – 2:20PM Andrea Cruz - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors”.

2:20 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Katherine Tossas-Milligan, PhD, MS - Director, Office of Global Cancer Health Equity, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Oral Presentations:

3:20 – 3:30PM Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists”.

Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care”.

1:40 – 1:50PM Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?”.

1:50 – 2:00PM Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University. Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men”.

2:00 – 2:10PM Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?”.

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #2 Oral Presentations:

3:00 – 3:10PM Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advocates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model”.

3:10 – 3:20PM Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.

Medicine. • Richard Gómez - Medical Student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; MOLA Medical Student Committee Co-Chair.

4:50 - 5:00PM MOLA Board Election Results Presentation • Joaquín Estrada, MD - Vice President, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. • Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH - Treasurer, MOLA; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Atrium

5:00 - 5:30PM Poster and Exhibit Booth Take-down.

Poster Presentations

Poster titles and presenting authors are listed in the order in which they will appear in the academic poster sessions. The posters have been organized by topic to promote collaborative ideas and networking.

Clinical Research

1. Hospital Based Analysis of Prostate Cancer Disparities in Hispan-ics within the United States and Puerto Rico Using the NCDB, Matthew S. del Pino

2. Prospective trial evaluating the long-term outcomes associated with the use of Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation allograft cartilage in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty procedures, Dr. Miguel Carabaño

3. Top Dermatologic Conditions Examined at a Federally Qualified Health Center Specialized in LGBTQ and Latinx population health, Virginia Alvarado Jones

4. Value of Candida Score in patients with invasive candidiasis. Central Hospital of Maracay 2014 – 2015, Dr. Patrizia Chavero

5. Is the HEART Score an Effective Clinical Tool to Reduce Admis-sions and Costs in the Public Hospital Setting?, Diana Morales.

Basic Sciences or Translational Research

6. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanic Patients: Searching for gremlin genetic variants to explain health disparity, María Aceve-do

7. Local immune responses in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, Adriana Córdova

8. Role of the gut mycobiota in the pathogenesis of ileal Crohn’s disease, David Velásquez, Jr.

9. The Ability of Acoustic Signals to Predict Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease, Jonathan Alcántar

Case Reports

10. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein presentation in 2 Latina women, Dr. Zulma Hernández-Peraza

11. Peripartum-Discovered Congenital Complete Heart Block in Honduras, Dr. Dorys Arlene Chávez Meléndez

12. Rare Neutrophil Mediated Disease in an Elderly Latino Woman, Dr. Ghayas Zaheer

Systematic or Narrative Reviews

13. Influence of language and culture in the psychiatric care of Spanish-speaking adult patients, Nelly González-Lepage

14. A Novel Approach to Reducing Smoking Disparities in LGBT Youth and Young Adults in Chicago, Estefanía Pérez-Luna

15. An examination of the disproportionate impact of well-being for underrepresented minority medical community, does perceived

institutional diversity climate play a role?, Gabriela Fuentes

Education

16. A Study of Text Simplification on Breast Cancer Information Targeting a Low Health Literacy Population, Ginger Dragon

17. Anesthesia Blocks Ultrasound Library with Spanish Subtitles, Dr. Gunar Subieta-Benito

18. Hidden Lessons in Puerto Escondido: A Method to Expand Medical Students' Cultural Humility, Morgan Nguyen

Public Health and Policy

19. Why Should We Care About Cancer Registry Legislation and How Should We Advocate?, Kryztal Peña.

20. Patient-Provider Relationships in Breast Cancer Care: Implica-tions for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Mental Health, Kryztal Peña

21. Language and health risk behaviors among US-based Latinas, Joanna Olazar

22. Cartillas de Salud: Mexico's Quest to Increase Patients' Health Literacy, Slaton Case

23. Bridging the Gap: Creation of The Spanish Ambassador Program (SAP), Erika Becerra-Ashby

24. Obesity and obesity-related health conditions among US-based Latinas, Jeanette Olazar

25. Development and Piloting of a Palliative Care Assessment Tool in Bolivia, Jonathan Alhalel

26. Scholarship at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Social Determinants of Gun Violence, Nayeli Langarica

27. Assessing Access to Organ Transplant Among Chicago's Undocumented Community: A Local Needs Assessment, Jacque-

line Bellefontaine

28. Sanctuary Hospitals: The development of policy that aims to protect and treat undocumented immigrant patients, Yanina Guevara

Oral Presentations

LGBTQ Track (Track #1)

Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs,” Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals

Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care,” María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chica-go Pritzker School of Medicine

Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students,” Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chica-go College of Medicine

Education Track (Track#2)

Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine,” Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Oral 5. “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum,” Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to

Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program,” Elizabeth García - Med-ical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Women in Medicine Track (Track#3)

Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer-Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors,” Andrea Cruz - Under-graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists,” Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergrad-uate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropolo-gy College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urba-na-Champaign

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers,” Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine; Erie Family Health Centers

Cutting Edge Research Track (Track#4)

Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA

Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?” Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Fein-berg School of Medicine

Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men,” Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?” Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advo-cates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model,” Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California,” Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth,” Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health,” Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Prime-Care Community Health

Acknowledgements

MOLA’s 3rd Annual Latino Health Symposium would not be possible without the help, dedication, time, skills, and generosity of many individuals and organizations.

MOLA’s Education & Research Committee

• Pilar Ortega, MD, Committee Chair• Matías Pollevick, Symposium Co-chair• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Symposium Academic Program Co-chair• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Erika Arias• Senta Berggruen, MD• Miguel Carabaño, MD• Joseph Cooper, MD• Emmanuel Eguía, MD• Joaquín Estrada, MD• Karina Reyes, MOLA Intern• Mariam Riad, MD• Gabriela Saldaña, Volunteer Coordinator• Sara Shapiro, MSSW, Volunteer Coordinator

Poster and Oral Presentation Judges

• Ángel A. Álvarez, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Senta Berggruen, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center• Diana Andrea Chirinos Medina, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Joseph Cooper, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc, Northeastern University• Roberto López-Rosado, PT, DPT, MA, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, University of Illinois College of Medi-cine• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Patricia Ingrid Moreno, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Pilar Ortega, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Feyce Mabel Peralta, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Juan Schmukler, MD, Mt Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

MOLA’s Board of Directors

• Pilar Ortega, MD, President• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Vice President• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, Treasurer• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Secretary• Ángel Bermúdez, MD• Fidel Castillo, MD• Katya Cruz-Madrid, MD, Public Health Committee Co-chair• Richard Gómez,Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Pilar Guerrero, MD• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc• Itzel López-Hinojosa, Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Juan Morado, Jr., JD• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Alicia Olave-Pichón, MD• Luis Rivera, MD, Mentorship Committee Chair• Toni Riveros, MD• Gabriela Saldaña• Sara Shapiro, MSSW

School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science • Kathryn Ospino - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Mentorship Committee, MOLA

7:50 - 8:00AM Q&A

8:00 - 8:30AM Mentee-Mentor Meet and Greet

Atrium

8:30 – 9:00AM Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

Hughes Auditorium

9:00 – 10:15AM Opening Plenary “Moving Forward / Hacia Adelante” Welcome & Keynote Remarks Moderator and Speaker Introductions: Matías Pollevick - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

9:00 – 9:10AM Welcome Remarks • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center • Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA – Vice Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Office of Diversity & Inclusion

9:10 – 9:30AM Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: The role of institutions of medical education in Latino health and advancement Keynote Speaker: Mónica Vela, MD – Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Associate

Objective: • Understand the Chicago HEAL Initiative and its specific objectives

10:30 -11:00AM Q&A (All Plenary Speakers) Q&A Moderator: Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Atrium

11:00 - 11:30AM Coffee Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

11:30-11:45AM Lunch Available for Pick-up for all Symposium Attendees

Please pick up lunch at Atrium and Proceed to Hughes Auditiorium

11:45 -12:45PM Leadership Lunch Moderator: Miguel Carabaño, MD – International Medical Graduate Committee Co-Chair, MOLA; Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Speakers: • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association • Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA Latina Researchers Network; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chief Research Officer for Mile Square Health Center • Pilar Guerrero, MD – Board of Directors, MOLA;

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California”.

3:20 – 3:30PM Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth”.

3:30 – 3:40PM Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; PrimeCare Community Health. Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Atrium

4:15 – 4:30PM Coffee break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing.

Atrium

4:30 – 5:00PM Closing Ceremony: Awards and Board Election Presentation

4:30 - 4:40PM MOLA Scholar Awards Presentation • Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. • William Clark, PhD – Executive Director, Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation. • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

4:40 - 4:50PM Poster and Oral Awards Presentation • Joseph Cooper, MD - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of

Board of Directors, NHMA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County • Adriana Semprum-Clavier, DDS – Hispanic Dental Association; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Objectives: • Discuss strategies to develop leadership skills as students, physicians, and health professionals and identify leadership opportunities as part of MOLA or linked organizations • Describe methods of and potential barriers to achieving balance in leadership career advancement and academic or clinical success in medical practice • Understand the perspective of MOLA members through an open forum where they can voice their opinions, ideas, and suggestions for MOLA’s strategic planning

Atrium

12:45 – 1:30PM Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

1:30 – 4:15PM Afternoon Breakout Tracks

These interactive workshops and discussions will feature leaders in each of the topics as well as cutting edge precepted scholarly projects and research in those areas by MOLA students.

G.D. Searle Foundation Seminar Room

Track #1: LGBTQ Latino Health Moderator: Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA - Secretary, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

management”

3:15 – 3:30PM Patrick Ennis, MD - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County “Serving Latinx LGBTQ population at risk”

Oral Presentations:

3:30 – 3:40PM María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care”

3:40 – 3:50PM Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students”

3:50 – 4:15PM Q&A

Simpson-Querrey Auditorium Track #2: Latino-focused Medical Education

Moderator: Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Objectives: • To discuss strategies for including Latino health topics in Medical Education such as cultural competency, Medical Spanish, service-focused electives • To understand examples of success in diversifying medical school admissions and propose strategies for improvement

Oral Presentations:

3:35 – 3:45PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee.

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program”.

3:45 – 3:55PM Elizabeth García - Medical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program”.

3:55 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Baldwin Auditorium

Track #3: Women in Medicine: Clinical Practice, Research, and Beyond Moderator: Senta Berggruen, MD - Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Objectives: • To understand the unique challenges and contributions of Latina women who are leaders, physicians, and investigators. • To discuss balance and/or dissonance between personal well-being, family, and career obligations.

1:30 – 2:45PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:

3:30 – 3:40PM Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Erie Family Health Centers.

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

J. Douglas Gray Family Seminar Room

Track #4: Cutting Edge Research: Featuring Latino Health and Latino Investigators

Moderators: • Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical Researcher, Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center at Chicago; Education and Research Committee, MOLA. • Juan Schmukler, MD - Mt. Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. Objective: • To highlight cutting edge research that advances Latino health and/or is conducted by Latino investigators. This is an open-topic session with the top abstract submissions having been selected as oral presenters.

1:30 – 2:45PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #1 Oral Presentations:

1:30 – 1:40PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA. Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between

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Atrium

6:30 – 7:30AM Exhibitor Booth Registration Set-up

7:00AM General Registration Opens Poster/Exhibit Booth viewing available

Baldwin Auditorium

Please pick up breakfast at Atrium and Proceed to Baldwin Auditorium.

7:30 – 8:30AM MOLA Mentorship Breakfast

7:30 - 7:50AM “How to be an Effective Mentor and Successful Mentee” Moderator: Luis Rivera, MD – Mentorship Chair, MOLA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Speakers: • Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Northeastern University • Margarita Mankus, MD – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Riverside Medical Group Pediatrics • Héctor Rasgado-Flores, MD, PhD – Director Diversity, Outreach and Success, Professor of Physiology/Biophysics, Master Teacher/Chair INSPIRE Program, Lead Global Health Partnership with Mexico, Chicago Medical

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Vice Chair for Diversity, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine

Objectives: • Understand how personal experiences and heritage can impact career decisions and can facilitate community advancement and health • Explore how to implement culturally targeted educational initiatives to improve healthcare in Hispanics • Define next steps in diversification of the physician and health workforce through medical education

9:30 – 10:30AM National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Midwest Policy Forum

9:40 – 10:00AM Moving Forward Through Leadership Keynote Speaker: Elena Ríos, MD President and CEO of NHMA Objectives: • Discuss healthcare and health disparities that impact Latinos and the need for Latino leaders • Understand strategies to develop physician leadership careers

10:00 -10:15AM Public Charge Final Rule: Invisible Wall Luvia Quiñones – Health Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights Objective: • Understand the public charge rule Outline availa ble local resources for referrals

10:15 -10:30AM Chicago HEAL Initiative Clarisol Duque – Chicago Director, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

Objectives:

• To highlight critical knowledge and best practices in caring for the LGBTQ community and diversity and inclusion in the healthcare community • To discuss special considerations for transgender/gender-nonconforming Latinx community

1:30 – 2:45PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:45PM Iris Romero, MD, MS - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for the Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago “LGBTQ Research and Academics”

1:45 – 2:00PM Javier Guevara, Jr. MD - Prime Care Health Community Health Centers “LGBTQ Physician formation and leadership in LGBTQ Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Development”

Oral Presentations:

2:00 – 2:10PM Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:15PM David Munar - President and CEO of Howard Brown Health “Latinx LGBTQ leadership in health care

1:30 – 2:45PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:50PM Denise Martínez, MD - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa; Medical Director, Iowa Mobile Health Clinics; Primary Investigator, Summer Health Professions Education Program Oral Presentations:

1:50 – 2:00PM Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine”

2:00 – 2:10PM Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Mark Kuczewski, PhD - Professor of Medical Ethics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

3:20 – 3:35PM Yessenia Castro-Caballero, MD - Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

1:30 – 1:50PM Marina Del Ríos, MD, MS - Director of Social Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Advocacy Ambassador, 3CPR Council of the American Heart Association.

1:50 – 2:10PM Rosalinda Alvarado, MD – Assistant professor, Section of Surgical Oncology, Rush University Medical Center. Oral Presentations:

2:10 – 2:20PM Andrea Cruz - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors”.

2:20 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Katherine Tossas-Milligan, PhD, MS - Director, Office of Global Cancer Health Equity, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Oral Presentations:

3:20 – 3:30PM Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists”.

Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care”.

1:40 – 1:50PM Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?”.

1:50 – 2:00PM Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University. Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men”.

2:00 – 2:10PM Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?”.

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #2 Oral Presentations:

3:00 – 3:10PM Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advocates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model”.

3:10 – 3:20PM Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.

Medicine. • Richard Gómez - Medical Student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; MOLA Medical Student Committee Co-Chair.

4:50 - 5:00PM MOLA Board Election Results Presentation • Joaquín Estrada, MD - Vice President, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. • Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH - Treasurer, MOLA; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Atrium

5:00 - 5:30PM Poster and Exhibit Booth Take-down.

Poster Presentations

Poster titles and presenting authors are listed in the order in which they will appear in the academic poster sessions. The posters have been organized by topic to promote collaborative ideas and networking.

Clinical Research

1. Hospital Based Analysis of Prostate Cancer Disparities in Hispan-ics within the United States and Puerto Rico Using the NCDB, Matthew S. del Pino

2. Prospective trial evaluating the long-term outcomes associated with the use of Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation allograft cartilage in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty procedures, Dr. Miguel Carabaño

3. Top Dermatologic Conditions Examined at a Federally Qualified Health Center Specialized in LGBTQ and Latinx population health, Virginia Alvarado Jones

4. Value of Candida Score in patients with invasive candidiasis. Central Hospital of Maracay 2014 – 2015, Dr. Patrizia Chavero

5. Is the HEART Score an Effective Clinical Tool to Reduce Admis-sions and Costs in the Public Hospital Setting?, Diana Morales.

Basic Sciences or Translational Research

6. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanic Patients: Searching for gremlin genetic variants to explain health disparity, María Aceve-do

7. Local immune responses in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, Adriana Córdova

8. Role of the gut mycobiota in the pathogenesis of ileal Crohn’s disease, David Velásquez, Jr.

9. The Ability of Acoustic Signals to Predict Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease, Jonathan Alcántar

Case Reports

10. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein presentation in 2 Latina women, Dr. Zulma Hernández-Peraza

11. Peripartum-Discovered Congenital Complete Heart Block in Honduras, Dr. Dorys Arlene Chávez Meléndez

12. Rare Neutrophil Mediated Disease in an Elderly Latino Woman, Dr. Ghayas Zaheer

Systematic or Narrative Reviews

13. Influence of language and culture in the psychiatric care of Spanish-speaking adult patients, Nelly González-Lepage

14. A Novel Approach to Reducing Smoking Disparities in LGBT Youth and Young Adults in Chicago, Estefanía Pérez-Luna

15. An examination of the disproportionate impact of well-being for underrepresented minority medical community, does perceived

institutional diversity climate play a role?, Gabriela Fuentes

Education

16. A Study of Text Simplification on Breast Cancer Information Targeting a Low Health Literacy Population, Ginger Dragon

17. Anesthesia Blocks Ultrasound Library with Spanish Subtitles, Dr. Gunar Subieta-Benito

18. Hidden Lessons in Puerto Escondido: A Method to Expand Medical Students' Cultural Humility, Morgan Nguyen

Public Health and Policy

19. Why Should We Care About Cancer Registry Legislation and How Should We Advocate?, Kryztal Peña.

20. Patient-Provider Relationships in Breast Cancer Care: Implica-tions for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Mental Health, Kryztal Peña

21. Language and health risk behaviors among US-based Latinas, Joanna Olazar

22. Cartillas de Salud: Mexico's Quest to Increase Patients' Health Literacy, Slaton Case

23. Bridging the Gap: Creation of The Spanish Ambassador Program (SAP), Erika Becerra-Ashby

24. Obesity and obesity-related health conditions among US-based Latinas, Jeanette Olazar

25. Development and Piloting of a Palliative Care Assessment Tool in Bolivia, Jonathan Alhalel

26. Scholarship at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Social Determinants of Gun Violence, Nayeli Langarica

27. Assessing Access to Organ Transplant Among Chicago's Undocumented Community: A Local Needs Assessment, Jacque-

line Bellefontaine

28. Sanctuary Hospitals: The development of policy that aims to protect and treat undocumented immigrant patients, Yanina Guevara

Oral Presentations

LGBTQ Track (Track #1)

Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs,” Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals

Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care,” María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chica-go Pritzker School of Medicine

Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students,” Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chica-go College of Medicine

Education Track (Track#2)

Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine,” Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Oral 5. “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum,” Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to

Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program,” Elizabeth García - Med-ical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Women in Medicine Track (Track#3)

Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer-Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors,” Andrea Cruz - Under-graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists,” Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergrad-uate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropolo-gy College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urba-na-Champaign

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers,” Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine; Erie Family Health Centers

Cutting Edge Research Track (Track#4)

Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA

Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?” Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Fein-berg School of Medicine

Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men,” Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?” Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advo-cates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model,” Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California,” Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth,” Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health,” Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Prime-Care Community Health

Acknowledgements

MOLA’s 3rd Annual Latino Health Symposium would not be possible without the help, dedication, time, skills, and generosity of many individuals and organizations.

MOLA’s Education & Research Committee

• Pilar Ortega, MD, Committee Chair• Matías Pollevick, Symposium Co-chair• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Symposium Academic Program Co-chair• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Erika Arias• Senta Berggruen, MD• Miguel Carabaño, MD• Joseph Cooper, MD• Emmanuel Eguía, MD• Joaquín Estrada, MD• Karina Reyes, MOLA Intern• Mariam Riad, MD• Gabriela Saldaña, Volunteer Coordinator• Sara Shapiro, MSSW, Volunteer Coordinator

Poster and Oral Presentation Judges

• Ángel A. Álvarez, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Senta Berggruen, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center• Diana Andrea Chirinos Medina, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Joseph Cooper, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc, Northeastern University• Roberto López-Rosado, PT, DPT, MA, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, University of Illinois College of Medi-cine• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Patricia Ingrid Moreno, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Pilar Ortega, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Feyce Mabel Peralta, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Juan Schmukler, MD, Mt Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

MOLA’s Board of Directors

• Pilar Ortega, MD, President• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Vice President• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, Treasurer• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Secretary• Ángel Bermúdez, MD• Fidel Castillo, MD• Katya Cruz-Madrid, MD, Public Health Committee Co-chair• Richard Gómez,Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Pilar Guerrero, MD• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc• Itzel López-Hinojosa, Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Juan Morado, Jr., JD• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Alicia Olave-Pichón, MD• Luis Rivera, MD, Mentorship Committee Chair• Toni Riveros, MD• Gabriela Saldaña• Sara Shapiro, MSSW

School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science • Kathryn Ospino - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Mentorship Committee, MOLA

7:50 - 8:00AM Q&A

8:00 - 8:30AM Mentee-Mentor Meet and Greet

Atrium

8:30 – 9:00AM Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

Hughes Auditorium

9:00 – 10:15AM Opening Plenary “Moving Forward / Hacia Adelante” Welcome & Keynote Remarks Moderator and Speaker Introductions: Matías Pollevick - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

9:00 – 9:10AM Welcome Remarks • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center • Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA – Vice Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Office of Diversity & Inclusion

9:10 – 9:30AM Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: The role of institutions of medical education in Latino health and advancement Keynote Speaker: Mónica Vela, MD – Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Associate

Objective: • Understand the Chicago HEAL Initiative and its specific objectives

10:30 -11:00AM Q&A (All Plenary Speakers) Q&A Moderator: Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Atrium

11:00 - 11:30AM Coffee Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

11:30-11:45AM Lunch Available for Pick-up for all Symposium Attendees

Please pick up lunch at Atrium and Proceed to Hughes Auditiorium

11:45 -12:45PM Leadership Lunch Moderator: Miguel Carabaño, MD – International Medical Graduate Committee Co-Chair, MOLA; Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Speakers: • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association • Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA Latina Researchers Network; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chief Research Officer for Mile Square Health Center • Pilar Guerrero, MD – Board of Directors, MOLA;

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California”.

3:20 – 3:30PM Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth”.

3:30 – 3:40PM Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; PrimeCare Community Health. Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Atrium

4:15 – 4:30PM Coffee break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing.

Atrium

4:30 – 5:00PM Closing Ceremony: Awards and Board Election Presentation

4:30 - 4:40PM MOLA Scholar Awards Presentation • Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. • William Clark, PhD – Executive Director, Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation. • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

4:40 - 4:50PM Poster and Oral Awards Presentation • Joseph Cooper, MD - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of

Board of Directors, NHMA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County • Adriana Semprum-Clavier, DDS – Hispanic Dental Association; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Objectives: • Discuss strategies to develop leadership skills as students, physicians, and health professionals and identify leadership opportunities as part of MOLA or linked organizations • Describe methods of and potential barriers to achieving balance in leadership career advancement and academic or clinical success in medical practice • Understand the perspective of MOLA members through an open forum where they can voice their opinions, ideas, and suggestions for MOLA’s strategic planning

Atrium

12:45 – 1:30PM Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

1:30 – 4:15PM Afternoon Breakout Tracks

These interactive workshops and discussions will feature leaders in each of the topics as well as cutting edge precepted scholarly projects and research in those areas by MOLA students.

G.D. Searle Foundation Seminar Room

Track #1: LGBTQ Latino Health Moderator: Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA - Secretary, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

management”

3:15 – 3:30PM Patrick Ennis, MD - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County “Serving Latinx LGBTQ population at risk”

Oral Presentations:

3:30 – 3:40PM María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care”

3:40 – 3:50PM Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students”

3:50 – 4:15PM Q&A

Simpson-Querrey Auditorium Track #2: Latino-focused Medical Education

Moderator: Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Objectives: • To discuss strategies for including Latino health topics in Medical Education such as cultural competency, Medical Spanish, service-focused electives • To understand examples of success in diversifying medical school admissions and propose strategies for improvement

Oral Presentations:

3:35 – 3:45PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee.

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program”.

3:45 – 3:55PM Elizabeth García - Medical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program”.

3:55 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Baldwin Auditorium

Track #3: Women in Medicine: Clinical Practice, Research, and Beyond Moderator: Senta Berggruen, MD - Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Objectives: • To understand the unique challenges and contributions of Latina women who are leaders, physicians, and investigators. • To discuss balance and/or dissonance between personal well-being, family, and career obligations.

1:30 – 2:45PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:

3:30 – 3:40PM Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Erie Family Health Centers.

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

J. Douglas Gray Family Seminar Room

Track #4: Cutting Edge Research: Featuring Latino Health and Latino Investigators

Moderators: • Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical Researcher, Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center at Chicago; Education and Research Committee, MOLA. • Juan Schmukler, MD - Mt. Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. Objective: • To highlight cutting edge research that advances Latino health and/or is conducted by Latino investigators. This is an open-topic session with the top abstract submissions having been selected as oral presenters.

1:30 – 2:45PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #1 Oral Presentations:

1:30 – 1:40PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA. Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between

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Atrium

6:30 – 7:30AM Exhibitor Booth Registration Set-up

7:00AM General Registration Opens Poster/Exhibit Booth viewing available

Baldwin Auditorium

Please pick up breakfast at Atrium and Proceed to Baldwin Auditorium.

7:30 – 8:30AM MOLA Mentorship Breakfast

7:30 - 7:50AM “How to be an Effective Mentor and Successful Mentee” Moderator: Luis Rivera, MD – Mentorship Chair, MOLA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Speakers: • Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Northeastern University • Margarita Mankus, MD – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Riverside Medical Group Pediatrics • Héctor Rasgado-Flores, MD, PhD – Director Diversity, Outreach and Success, Professor of Physiology/Biophysics, Master Teacher/Chair INSPIRE Program, Lead Global Health Partnership with Mexico, Chicago Medical

Vice Chair for Diversity, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine

Objectives: • Understand how personal experiences and heritage can impact career decisions and can facilitate community advancement and health • Explore how to implement culturally targeted educational initiatives to improve healthcare in Hispanics • Define next steps in diversification of the physician and health workforce through medical education

9:30 – 10:30AM National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Midwest Policy Forum

9:40 – 10:00AM Moving Forward Through Leadership Keynote Speaker: Elena Ríos, MD President and CEO of NHMA Objectives: • Discuss healthcare and health disparities that impact Latinos and the need for Latino leaders • Understand strategies to develop physician leadership careers

10:00 -10:15AM Public Charge Final Rule: Invisible Wall Luvia Quiñones – Health Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights Objective: • Understand the public charge rule Outline availa ble local resources for referrals

10:15 -10:30AM Chicago HEAL Initiative Clarisol Duque – Chicago Director, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Objectives:

• To highlight critical knowledge and best practices in caring for the LGBTQ community and diversity and inclusion in the healthcare community • To discuss special considerations for transgender/gender-nonconforming Latinx community

1:30 – 2:45PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:45PM Iris Romero, MD, MS - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for the Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago “LGBTQ Research and Academics”

1:45 – 2:00PM Javier Guevara, Jr. MD - Prime Care Health Community Health Centers “LGBTQ Physician formation and leadership in LGBTQ Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Development”

Oral Presentations:

2:00 – 2:10PM Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:15PM David Munar - President and CEO of Howard Brown Health “Latinx LGBTQ leadership in health care

1:30 – 2:45PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:50PM Denise Martínez, MD - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa; Medical Director, Iowa Mobile Health Clinics; Primary Investigator, Summer Health Professions Education Program Oral Presentations:

1:50 – 2:00PM Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine”

2:00 – 2:10PM Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Mark Kuczewski, PhD - Professor of Medical Ethics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

3:20 – 3:35PM Yessenia Castro-Caballero, MD - Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

1:30 – 1:50PM Marina Del Ríos, MD, MS - Director of Social Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Advocacy Ambassador, 3CPR Council of the American Heart Association.

1:50 – 2:10PM Rosalinda Alvarado, MD – Assistant professor, Section of Surgical Oncology, Rush University Medical Center. Oral Presentations:

2:10 – 2:20PM Andrea Cruz - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors”.

2:20 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Katherine Tossas-Milligan, PhD, MS - Director, Office of Global Cancer Health Equity, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Oral Presentations:

3:20 – 3:30PM Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists”.

Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care”.

1:40 – 1:50PM Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?”.

1:50 – 2:00PM Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University. Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men”.

2:00 – 2:10PM Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?”.

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #2 Oral Presentations:

3:00 – 3:10PM Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advocates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model”.

3:10 – 3:20PM Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.

Medicine. • Richard Gómez - Medical Student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; MOLA Medical Student Committee Co-Chair.

4:50 - 5:00PM MOLA Board Election Results Presentation • Joaquín Estrada, MD - Vice President, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. • Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH - Treasurer, MOLA; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Atrium

5:00 - 5:30PM Poster and Exhibit Booth Take-down.

Poster Presentations

Poster titles and presenting authors are listed in the order in which they will appear in the academic poster sessions. The posters have been organized by topic to promote collaborative ideas and networking.

Clinical Research

1. Hospital Based Analysis of Prostate Cancer Disparities in Hispan-ics within the United States and Puerto Rico Using the NCDB, Matthew S. del Pino

2. Prospective trial evaluating the long-term outcomes associated with the use of Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation allograft cartilage in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty procedures, Dr. Miguel Carabaño

3. Top Dermatologic Conditions Examined at a Federally Qualified Health Center Specialized in LGBTQ and Latinx population health, Virginia Alvarado Jones

4. Value of Candida Score in patients with invasive candidiasis. Central Hospital of Maracay 2014 – 2015, Dr. Patrizia Chavero

5. Is the HEART Score an Effective Clinical Tool to Reduce Admis-sions and Costs in the Public Hospital Setting?, Diana Morales.

Basic Sciences or Translational Research

6. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanic Patients: Searching for gremlin genetic variants to explain health disparity, María Aceve-do

7. Local immune responses in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, Adriana Córdova

8. Role of the gut mycobiota in the pathogenesis of ileal Crohn’s disease, David Velásquez, Jr.

9. The Ability of Acoustic Signals to Predict Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease, Jonathan Alcántar

Case Reports

10. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein presentation in 2 Latina women, Dr. Zulma Hernández-Peraza

11. Peripartum-Discovered Congenital Complete Heart Block in Honduras, Dr. Dorys Arlene Chávez Meléndez

12. Rare Neutrophil Mediated Disease in an Elderly Latino Woman, Dr. Ghayas Zaheer

Systematic or Narrative Reviews

13. Influence of language and culture in the psychiatric care of Spanish-speaking adult patients, Nelly González-Lepage

14. A Novel Approach to Reducing Smoking Disparities in LGBT Youth and Young Adults in Chicago, Estefanía Pérez-Luna

15. An examination of the disproportionate impact of well-being for underrepresented minority medical community, does perceived

institutional diversity climate play a role?, Gabriela Fuentes

Education

16. A Study of Text Simplification on Breast Cancer Information Targeting a Low Health Literacy Population, Ginger Dragon

17. Anesthesia Blocks Ultrasound Library with Spanish Subtitles, Dr. Gunar Subieta-Benito

18. Hidden Lessons in Puerto Escondido: A Method to Expand Medical Students' Cultural Humility, Morgan Nguyen

Public Health and Policy

19. Why Should We Care About Cancer Registry Legislation and How Should We Advocate?, Kryztal Peña.

20. Patient-Provider Relationships in Breast Cancer Care: Implica-tions for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Mental Health, Kryztal Peña

21. Language and health risk behaviors among US-based Latinas, Joanna Olazar

22. Cartillas de Salud: Mexico's Quest to Increase Patients' Health Literacy, Slaton Case

23. Bridging the Gap: Creation of The Spanish Ambassador Program (SAP), Erika Becerra-Ashby

24. Obesity and obesity-related health conditions among US-based Latinas, Jeanette Olazar

25. Development and Piloting of a Palliative Care Assessment Tool in Bolivia, Jonathan Alhalel

26. Scholarship at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Social Determinants of Gun Violence, Nayeli Langarica

27. Assessing Access to Organ Transplant Among Chicago's Undocumented Community: A Local Needs Assessment, Jacque-

line Bellefontaine

28. Sanctuary Hospitals: The development of policy that aims to protect and treat undocumented immigrant patients, Yanina Guevara

Oral Presentations

LGBTQ Track (Track #1)

Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs,” Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals

Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care,” María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chica-go Pritzker School of Medicine

Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students,” Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chica-go College of Medicine

Education Track (Track#2)

Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine,” Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Oral 5. “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum,” Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to

Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program,” Elizabeth García - Med-ical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Women in Medicine Track (Track#3)

Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer-Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors,” Andrea Cruz - Under-graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists,” Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergrad-uate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropolo-gy College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urba-na-Champaign

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers,” Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine; Erie Family Health Centers

Cutting Edge Research Track (Track#4)

Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA

Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?” Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Fein-berg School of Medicine

Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men,” Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?” Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advo-cates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model,” Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California,” Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth,” Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health,” Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Prime-Care Community Health

Acknowledgements

MOLA’s 3rd Annual Latino Health Symposium would not be possible without the help, dedication, time, skills, and generosity of many individuals and organizations.

MOLA’s Education & Research Committee

• Pilar Ortega, MD, Committee Chair• Matías Pollevick, Symposium Co-chair• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Symposium Academic Program Co-chair• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Erika Arias• Senta Berggruen, MD• Miguel Carabaño, MD• Joseph Cooper, MD• Emmanuel Eguía, MD• Joaquín Estrada, MD• Karina Reyes, MOLA Intern• Mariam Riad, MD• Gabriela Saldaña, Volunteer Coordinator• Sara Shapiro, MSSW, Volunteer Coordinator

Poster and Oral Presentation Judges

• Ángel A. Álvarez, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Senta Berggruen, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center• Diana Andrea Chirinos Medina, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Joseph Cooper, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc, Northeastern University• Roberto López-Rosado, PT, DPT, MA, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, University of Illinois College of Medi-cine• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Patricia Ingrid Moreno, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Pilar Ortega, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Feyce Mabel Peralta, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Juan Schmukler, MD, Mt Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

MOLA’s Board of Directors

• Pilar Ortega, MD, President• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Vice President• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, Treasurer• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Secretary• Ángel Bermúdez, MD• Fidel Castillo, MD• Katya Cruz-Madrid, MD, Public Health Committee Co-chair• Richard Gómez,Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Pilar Guerrero, MD• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc• Itzel López-Hinojosa, Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Juan Morado, Jr., JD• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Alicia Olave-Pichón, MD• Luis Rivera, MD, Mentorship Committee Chair• Toni Riveros, MD• Gabriela Saldaña• Sara Shapiro, MSSW

School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science • Kathryn Ospino - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Mentorship Committee, MOLA

7:50 - 8:00AM Q&A

8:00 - 8:30AM Mentee-Mentor Meet and Greet

Atrium

8:30 – 9:00AM Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

Hughes Auditorium

9:00 – 10:15AM Opening Plenary “Moving Forward / Hacia Adelante” Welcome & Keynote Remarks Moderator and Speaker Introductions: Matías Pollevick - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

9:00 – 9:10AM Welcome Remarks • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center • Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA – Vice Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Office of Diversity & Inclusion

9:10 – 9:30AM Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: The role of institutions of medical education in Latino health and advancement Keynote Speaker: Mónica Vela, MD – Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Associate

Objective: • Understand the Chicago HEAL Initiative and its specific objectives

10:30 -11:00AM Q&A (All Plenary Speakers) Q&A Moderator: Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Atrium

11:00 - 11:30AM Coffee Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

11:30-11:45AM Lunch Available for Pick-up for all Symposium Attendees

Please pick up lunch at Atrium and Proceed to Hughes Auditiorium

11:45 -12:45PM Leadership Lunch Moderator: Miguel Carabaño, MD – International Medical Graduate Committee Co-Chair, MOLA; Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Speakers: • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association • Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA Latina Researchers Network; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chief Research Officer for Mile Square Health Center • Pilar Guerrero, MD – Board of Directors, MOLA;

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California”.

3:20 – 3:30PM Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth”.

3:30 – 3:40PM Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; PrimeCare Community Health. Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Atrium

4:15 – 4:30PM Coffee break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing.

Atrium

4:30 – 5:00PM Closing Ceremony: Awards and Board Election Presentation

4:30 - 4:40PM MOLA Scholar Awards Presentation • Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. • William Clark, PhD – Executive Director, Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation. • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

4:40 - 4:50PM Poster and Oral Awards Presentation • Joseph Cooper, MD - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of

Board of Directors, NHMA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County • Adriana Semprum-Clavier, DDS – Hispanic Dental Association; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Objectives: • Discuss strategies to develop leadership skills as students, physicians, and health professionals and identify leadership opportunities as part of MOLA or linked organizations • Describe methods of and potential barriers to achieving balance in leadership career advancement and academic or clinical success in medical practice • Understand the perspective of MOLA members through an open forum where they can voice their opinions, ideas, and suggestions for MOLA’s strategic planning

Atrium

12:45 – 1:30PM Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

1:30 – 4:15PM Afternoon Breakout Tracks

These interactive workshops and discussions will feature leaders in each of the topics as well as cutting edge precepted scholarly projects and research in those areas by MOLA students.

G.D. Searle Foundation Seminar Room

Track #1: LGBTQ Latino Health Moderator: Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA - Secretary, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

management”

3:15 – 3:30PM Patrick Ennis, MD - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County “Serving Latinx LGBTQ population at risk”

Oral Presentations:

3:30 – 3:40PM María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care”

3:40 – 3:50PM Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students”

3:50 – 4:15PM Q&A

Simpson-Querrey Auditorium Track #2: Latino-focused Medical Education

Moderator: Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Objectives: • To discuss strategies for including Latino health topics in Medical Education such as cultural competency, Medical Spanish, service-focused electives • To understand examples of success in diversifying medical school admissions and propose strategies for improvement

Oral Presentations:

3:35 – 3:45PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee.

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program”.

3:45 – 3:55PM Elizabeth García - Medical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program”.

3:55 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Baldwin Auditorium

Track #3: Women in Medicine: Clinical Practice, Research, and Beyond Moderator: Senta Berggruen, MD - Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Objectives: • To understand the unique challenges and contributions of Latina women who are leaders, physicians, and investigators. • To discuss balance and/or dissonance between personal well-being, family, and career obligations.

1:30 – 2:45PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:

3:30 – 3:40PM Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Erie Family Health Centers.

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

J. Douglas Gray Family Seminar Room

Track #4: Cutting Edge Research: Featuring Latino Health and Latino Investigators

Moderators: • Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical Researcher, Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center at Chicago; Education and Research Committee, MOLA. • Juan Schmukler, MD - Mt. Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. Objective: • To highlight cutting edge research that advances Latino health and/or is conducted by Latino investigators. This is an open-topic session with the top abstract submissions having been selected as oral presenters.

1:30 – 2:45PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #1 Oral Presentations:

1:30 – 1:40PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA. Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between

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Atrium

6:30 – 7:30AM Exhibitor Booth Registration Set-up

7:00AM General Registration Opens Poster/Exhibit Booth viewing available

Baldwin Auditorium

Please pick up breakfast at Atrium and Proceed to Baldwin Auditorium.

7:30 – 8:30AM MOLA Mentorship Breakfast

7:30 - 7:50AM “How to be an Effective Mentor and Successful Mentee” Moderator: Luis Rivera, MD – Mentorship Chair, MOLA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Speakers: • Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Northeastern University • Margarita Mankus, MD – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Riverside Medical Group Pediatrics • Héctor Rasgado-Flores, MD, PhD – Director Diversity, Outreach and Success, Professor of Physiology/Biophysics, Master Teacher/Chair INSPIRE Program, Lead Global Health Partnership with Mexico, Chicago Medical

Vice Chair for Diversity, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine

Objectives: • Understand how personal experiences and heritage can impact career decisions and can facilitate community advancement and health • Explore how to implement culturally targeted educational initiatives to improve healthcare in Hispanics • Define next steps in diversification of the physician and health workforce through medical education

9:30 – 10:30AM National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Midwest Policy Forum

9:40 – 10:00AM Moving Forward Through Leadership Keynote Speaker: Elena Ríos, MD President and CEO of NHMA Objectives: • Discuss healthcare and health disparities that impact Latinos and the need for Latino leaders • Understand strategies to develop physician leadership careers

10:00 -10:15AM Public Charge Final Rule: Invisible Wall Luvia Quiñones – Health Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights Objective: • Understand the public charge rule Outline availa ble local resources for referrals

10:15 -10:30AM Chicago HEAL Initiative Clarisol Duque – Chicago Director, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

Objectives:

• To highlight critical knowledge and best practices in caring for the LGBTQ community and diversity and inclusion in the healthcare community • To discuss special considerations for transgender/gender-nonconforming Latinx community

1:30 – 2:45PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:45PM Iris Romero, MD, MS - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for the Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago “LGBTQ Research and Academics”

1:45 – 2:00PM Javier Guevara, Jr. MD - Prime Care Health Community Health Centers “LGBTQ Physician formation and leadership in LGBTQ Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Development”

Oral Presentations:

2:00 – 2:10PM Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:15PM David Munar - President and CEO of Howard Brown Health “Latinx LGBTQ leadership in health care

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

1:30 – 2:45PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:50PM Denise Martínez, MD - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa; Medical Director, Iowa Mobile Health Clinics; Primary Investigator, Summer Health Professions Education Program Oral Presentations:

1:50 – 2:00PM Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine”

2:00 – 2:10PM Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Mark Kuczewski, PhD - Professor of Medical Ethics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

3:20 – 3:35PM Yessenia Castro-Caballero, MD - Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

1:30 – 1:50PM Marina Del Ríos, MD, MS - Director of Social Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Advocacy Ambassador, 3CPR Council of the American Heart Association.

1:50 – 2:10PM Rosalinda Alvarado, MD – Assistant professor, Section of Surgical Oncology, Rush University Medical Center. Oral Presentations:

2:10 – 2:20PM Andrea Cruz - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors”.

2:20 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Katherine Tossas-Milligan, PhD, MS - Director, Office of Global Cancer Health Equity, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Oral Presentations:

3:20 – 3:30PM Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists”.

Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care”.

1:40 – 1:50PM Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?”.

1:50 – 2:00PM Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University. Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men”.

2:00 – 2:10PM Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?”.

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #2 Oral Presentations:

3:00 – 3:10PM Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advocates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model”.

3:10 – 3:20PM Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.

Medicine. • Richard Gómez - Medical Student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; MOLA Medical Student Committee Co-Chair.

4:50 - 5:00PM MOLA Board Election Results Presentation • Joaquín Estrada, MD - Vice President, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. • Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH - Treasurer, MOLA; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Atrium

5:00 - 5:30PM Poster and Exhibit Booth Take-down.

Poster Presentations

Poster titles and presenting authors are listed in the order in which they will appear in the academic poster sessions. The posters have been organized by topic to promote collaborative ideas and networking.

Clinical Research

1. Hospital Based Analysis of Prostate Cancer Disparities in Hispan-ics within the United States and Puerto Rico Using the NCDB, Matthew S. del Pino

2. Prospective trial evaluating the long-term outcomes associated with the use of Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation allograft cartilage in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty procedures, Dr. Miguel Carabaño

3. Top Dermatologic Conditions Examined at a Federally Qualified Health Center Specialized in LGBTQ and Latinx population health, Virginia Alvarado Jones

4. Value of Candida Score in patients with invasive candidiasis. Central Hospital of Maracay 2014 – 2015, Dr. Patrizia Chavero

5. Is the HEART Score an Effective Clinical Tool to Reduce Admis-sions and Costs in the Public Hospital Setting?, Diana Morales.

Basic Sciences or Translational Research

6. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanic Patients: Searching for gremlin genetic variants to explain health disparity, María Aceve-do

7. Local immune responses in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, Adriana Córdova

8. Role of the gut mycobiota in the pathogenesis of ileal Crohn’s disease, David Velásquez, Jr.

9. The Ability of Acoustic Signals to Predict Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease, Jonathan Alcántar

Case Reports

10. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein presentation in 2 Latina women, Dr. Zulma Hernández-Peraza

11. Peripartum-Discovered Congenital Complete Heart Block in Honduras, Dr. Dorys Arlene Chávez Meléndez

12. Rare Neutrophil Mediated Disease in an Elderly Latino Woman, Dr. Ghayas Zaheer

Systematic or Narrative Reviews

13. Influence of language and culture in the psychiatric care of Spanish-speaking adult patients, Nelly González-Lepage

14. A Novel Approach to Reducing Smoking Disparities in LGBT Youth and Young Adults in Chicago, Estefanía Pérez-Luna

15. An examination of the disproportionate impact of well-being for underrepresented minority medical community, does perceived

institutional diversity climate play a role?, Gabriela Fuentes

Education

16. A Study of Text Simplification on Breast Cancer Information Targeting a Low Health Literacy Population, Ginger Dragon

17. Anesthesia Blocks Ultrasound Library with Spanish Subtitles, Dr. Gunar Subieta-Benito

18. Hidden Lessons in Puerto Escondido: A Method to Expand Medical Students' Cultural Humility, Morgan Nguyen

Public Health and Policy

19. Why Should We Care About Cancer Registry Legislation and How Should We Advocate?, Kryztal Peña.

20. Patient-Provider Relationships in Breast Cancer Care: Implica-tions for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Mental Health, Kryztal Peña

21. Language and health risk behaviors among US-based Latinas, Joanna Olazar

22. Cartillas de Salud: Mexico's Quest to Increase Patients' Health Literacy, Slaton Case

23. Bridging the Gap: Creation of The Spanish Ambassador Program (SAP), Erika Becerra-Ashby

24. Obesity and obesity-related health conditions among US-based Latinas, Jeanette Olazar

25. Development and Piloting of a Palliative Care Assessment Tool in Bolivia, Jonathan Alhalel

26. Scholarship at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Social Determinants of Gun Violence, Nayeli Langarica

27. Assessing Access to Organ Transplant Among Chicago's Undocumented Community: A Local Needs Assessment, Jacque-

line Bellefontaine

28. Sanctuary Hospitals: The development of policy that aims to protect and treat undocumented immigrant patients, Yanina Guevara

Oral Presentations

LGBTQ Track (Track #1)

Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs,” Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals

Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care,” María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chica-go Pritzker School of Medicine

Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students,” Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chica-go College of Medicine

Education Track (Track#2)

Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine,” Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Oral 5. “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum,” Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to

Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program,” Elizabeth García - Med-ical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Women in Medicine Track (Track#3)

Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer-Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors,” Andrea Cruz - Under-graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists,” Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergrad-uate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropolo-gy College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urba-na-Champaign

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers,” Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine; Erie Family Health Centers

Cutting Edge Research Track (Track#4)

Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA

Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?” Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Fein-berg School of Medicine

Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men,” Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?” Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advo-cates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model,” Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California,” Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth,” Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health,” Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Prime-Care Community Health

Acknowledgements

MOLA’s 3rd Annual Latino Health Symposium would not be possible without the help, dedication, time, skills, and generosity of many individuals and organizations.

MOLA’s Education & Research Committee

• Pilar Ortega, MD, Committee Chair• Matías Pollevick, Symposium Co-chair• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Symposium Academic Program Co-chair• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Erika Arias• Senta Berggruen, MD• Miguel Carabaño, MD• Joseph Cooper, MD• Emmanuel Eguía, MD• Joaquín Estrada, MD• Karina Reyes, MOLA Intern• Mariam Riad, MD• Gabriela Saldaña, Volunteer Coordinator• Sara Shapiro, MSSW, Volunteer Coordinator

Poster and Oral Presentation Judges

• Ángel A. Álvarez, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Senta Berggruen, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center• Diana Andrea Chirinos Medina, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Joseph Cooper, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc, Northeastern University• Roberto López-Rosado, PT, DPT, MA, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, University of Illinois College of Medi-cine• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Patricia Ingrid Moreno, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Pilar Ortega, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Feyce Mabel Peralta, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Juan Schmukler, MD, Mt Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

MOLA’s Board of Directors

• Pilar Ortega, MD, President• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Vice President• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, Treasurer• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Secretary• Ángel Bermúdez, MD• Fidel Castillo, MD• Katya Cruz-Madrid, MD, Public Health Committee Co-chair• Richard Gómez,Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Pilar Guerrero, MD• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc• Itzel López-Hinojosa, Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Juan Morado, Jr., JD• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Alicia Olave-Pichón, MD• Luis Rivera, MD, Mentorship Committee Chair• Toni Riveros, MD• Gabriela Saldaña• Sara Shapiro, MSSW

School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science • Kathryn Ospino - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Mentorship Committee, MOLA

7:50 - 8:00AM Q&A

8:00 - 8:30AM Mentee-Mentor Meet and Greet

Atrium

8:30 – 9:00AM Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

Hughes Auditorium

9:00 – 10:15AM Opening Plenary “Moving Forward / Hacia Adelante” Welcome & Keynote Remarks Moderator and Speaker Introductions: Matías Pollevick - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

9:00 – 9:10AM Welcome Remarks • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center • Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA – Vice Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Office of Diversity & Inclusion

9:10 – 9:30AM Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: The role of institutions of medical education in Latino health and advancement Keynote Speaker: Mónica Vela, MD – Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Associate

Objective: • Understand the Chicago HEAL Initiative and its specific objectives

10:30 -11:00AM Q&A (All Plenary Speakers) Q&A Moderator: Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Atrium

11:00 - 11:30AM Coffee Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

11:30-11:45AM Lunch Available for Pick-up for all Symposium Attendees

Please pick up lunch at Atrium and Proceed to Hughes Auditiorium

11:45 -12:45PM Leadership Lunch Moderator: Miguel Carabaño, MD – International Medical Graduate Committee Co-Chair, MOLA; Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Speakers: • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association • Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA Latina Researchers Network; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chief Research Officer for Mile Square Health Center • Pilar Guerrero, MD – Board of Directors, MOLA;

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California”.

3:20 – 3:30PM Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth”.

3:30 – 3:40PM Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; PrimeCare Community Health. Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Atrium

4:15 – 4:30PM Coffee break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing.

Atrium

4:30 – 5:00PM Closing Ceremony: Awards and Board Election Presentation

4:30 - 4:40PM MOLA Scholar Awards Presentation • Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. • William Clark, PhD – Executive Director, Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation. • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

4:40 - 4:50PM Poster and Oral Awards Presentation • Joseph Cooper, MD - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of

Board of Directors, NHMA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County • Adriana Semprum-Clavier, DDS – Hispanic Dental Association; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Objectives: • Discuss strategies to develop leadership skills as students, physicians, and health professionals and identify leadership opportunities as part of MOLA or linked organizations • Describe methods of and potential barriers to achieving balance in leadership career advancement and academic or clinical success in medical practice • Understand the perspective of MOLA members through an open forum where they can voice their opinions, ideas, and suggestions for MOLA’s strategic planning

Atrium

12:45 – 1:30PM Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

1:30 – 4:15PM Afternoon Breakout Tracks

These interactive workshops and discussions will feature leaders in each of the topics as well as cutting edge precepted scholarly projects and research in those areas by MOLA students.

G.D. Searle Foundation Seminar Room

Track #1: LGBTQ Latino Health Moderator: Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA - Secretary, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

management”

3:15 – 3:30PM Patrick Ennis, MD - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County “Serving Latinx LGBTQ population at risk”

Oral Presentations:

3:30 – 3:40PM María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care”

3:40 – 3:50PM Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students”

3:50 – 4:15PM Q&A

Simpson-Querrey Auditorium Track #2: Latino-focused Medical Education

Moderator: Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Objectives: • To discuss strategies for including Latino health topics in Medical Education such as cultural competency, Medical Spanish, service-focused electives • To understand examples of success in diversifying medical school admissions and propose strategies for improvement

Oral Presentations:

3:35 – 3:45PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee.

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program”.

3:45 – 3:55PM Elizabeth García - Medical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program”.

3:55 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Baldwin Auditorium

Track #3: Women in Medicine: Clinical Practice, Research, and Beyond Moderator: Senta Berggruen, MD - Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Objectives: • To understand the unique challenges and contributions of Latina women who are leaders, physicians, and investigators. • To discuss balance and/or dissonance between personal well-being, family, and career obligations.

1:30 – 2:45PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:

3:30 – 3:40PM Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Erie Family Health Centers.

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

J. Douglas Gray Family Seminar Room

Track #4: Cutting Edge Research: Featuring Latino Health and Latino Investigators

Moderators: • Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical Researcher, Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center at Chicago; Education and Research Committee, MOLA. • Juan Schmukler, MD - Mt. Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. Objective: • To highlight cutting edge research that advances Latino health and/or is conducted by Latino investigators. This is an open-topic session with the top abstract submissions having been selected as oral presenters.

1:30 – 2:45PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #1 Oral Presentations:

1:30 – 1:40PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA. Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between

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Atrium

6:30 – 7:30AM Exhibitor Booth Registration Set-up

7:00AM General Registration Opens Poster/Exhibit Booth viewing available

Baldwin Auditorium

Please pick up breakfast at Atrium and Proceed to Baldwin Auditorium.

7:30 – 8:30AM MOLA Mentorship Breakfast

7:30 - 7:50AM “How to be an Effective Mentor and Successful Mentee” Moderator: Luis Rivera, MD – Mentorship Chair, MOLA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Speakers: • Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Northeastern University • Margarita Mankus, MD – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Riverside Medical Group Pediatrics • Héctor Rasgado-Flores, MD, PhD – Director Diversity, Outreach and Success, Professor of Physiology/Biophysics, Master Teacher/Chair INSPIRE Program, Lead Global Health Partnership with Mexico, Chicago Medical

Vice Chair for Diversity, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine

Objectives: • Understand how personal experiences and heritage can impact career decisions and can facilitate community advancement and health • Explore how to implement culturally targeted educational initiatives to improve healthcare in Hispanics • Define next steps in diversification of the physician and health workforce through medical education

9:30 – 10:30AM National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Midwest Policy Forum

9:40 – 10:00AM Moving Forward Through Leadership Keynote Speaker: Elena Ríos, MD President and CEO of NHMA Objectives: • Discuss healthcare and health disparities that impact Latinos and the need for Latino leaders • Understand strategies to develop physician leadership careers

10:00 -10:15AM Public Charge Final Rule: Invisible Wall Luvia Quiñones – Health Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights Objective: • Understand the public charge rule Outline availa ble local resources for referrals

10:15 -10:30AM Chicago HEAL Initiative Clarisol Duque – Chicago Director, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

Objectives:

• To highlight critical knowledge and best practices in caring for the LGBTQ community and diversity and inclusion in the healthcare community • To discuss special considerations for transgender/gender-nonconforming Latinx community

1:30 – 2:45PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:45PM Iris Romero, MD, MS - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for the Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago “LGBTQ Research and Academics”

1:45 – 2:00PM Javier Guevara, Jr. MD - Prime Care Health Community Health Centers “LGBTQ Physician formation and leadership in LGBTQ Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Development”

Oral Presentations:

2:00 – 2:10PM Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:15PM David Munar - President and CEO of Howard Brown Health “Latinx LGBTQ leadership in health care

1:30 – 2:45PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:50PM Denise Martínez, MD - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa; Medical Director, Iowa Mobile Health Clinics; Primary Investigator, Summer Health Professions Education Program Oral Presentations:

1:50 – 2:00PM Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine”

2:00 – 2:10PM Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Mark Kuczewski, PhD - Professor of Medical Ethics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

3:20 – 3:35PM Yessenia Castro-Caballero, MD - Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

1:30 – 1:50PM Marina Del Ríos, MD, MS - Director of Social Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Advocacy Ambassador, 3CPR Council of the American Heart Association.

1:50 – 2:10PM Rosalinda Alvarado, MD – Assistant professor, Section of Surgical Oncology, Rush University Medical Center. Oral Presentations:

2:10 – 2:20PM Andrea Cruz - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors”.

2:20 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Katherine Tossas-Milligan, PhD, MS - Director, Office of Global Cancer Health Equity, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Oral Presentations:

3:20 – 3:30PM Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists”.

Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care”.

1:40 – 1:50PM Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?”.

1:50 – 2:00PM Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University. Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men”.

2:00 – 2:10PM Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?”.

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #2 Oral Presentations:

3:00 – 3:10PM Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advocates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model”.

3:10 – 3:20PM Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.

Medicine. • Richard Gómez - Medical Student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; MOLA Medical Student Committee Co-Chair.

4:50 - 5:00PM MOLA Board Election Results Presentation • Joaquín Estrada, MD - Vice President, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. • Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH - Treasurer, MOLA; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Atrium

5:00 - 5:30PM Poster and Exhibit Booth Take-down.

Poster Presentations

Poster titles and presenting authors are listed in the order in which they will appear in the academic poster sessions. The posters have been organized by topic to promote collaborative ideas and networking.

Clinical Research

1. Hospital Based Analysis of Prostate Cancer Disparities in Hispan-ics within the United States and Puerto Rico Using the NCDB, Matthew S. del Pino

2. Prospective trial evaluating the long-term outcomes associated with the use of Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation allograft cartilage in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty procedures, Dr. Miguel Carabaño

3. Top Dermatologic Conditions Examined at a Federally Qualified Health Center Specialized in LGBTQ and Latinx population health, Virginia Alvarado Jones

4. Value of Candida Score in patients with invasive candidiasis. Central Hospital of Maracay 2014 – 2015, Dr. Patrizia Chavero

5. Is the HEART Score an Effective Clinical Tool to Reduce Admis-sions and Costs in the Public Hospital Setting?, Diana Morales.

Basic Sciences or Translational Research

6. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanic Patients: Searching for gremlin genetic variants to explain health disparity, María Aceve-do

7. Local immune responses in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, Adriana Córdova

8. Role of the gut mycobiota in the pathogenesis of ileal Crohn’s disease, David Velásquez, Jr.

9. The Ability of Acoustic Signals to Predict Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease, Jonathan Alcántar

Case Reports

10. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein presentation in 2 Latina women, Dr. Zulma Hernández-Peraza

11. Peripartum-Discovered Congenital Complete Heart Block in Honduras, Dr. Dorys Arlene Chávez Meléndez

12. Rare Neutrophil Mediated Disease in an Elderly Latino Woman, Dr. Ghayas Zaheer

Systematic or Narrative Reviews

13. Influence of language and culture in the psychiatric care of Spanish-speaking adult patients, Nelly González-Lepage

14. A Novel Approach to Reducing Smoking Disparities in LGBT Youth and Young Adults in Chicago, Estefanía Pérez-Luna

15. An examination of the disproportionate impact of well-being for underrepresented minority medical community, does perceived

institutional diversity climate play a role?, Gabriela Fuentes

Education

16. A Study of Text Simplification on Breast Cancer Information Targeting a Low Health Literacy Population, Ginger Dragon

17. Anesthesia Blocks Ultrasound Library with Spanish Subtitles, Dr. Gunar Subieta-Benito

18. Hidden Lessons in Puerto Escondido: A Method to Expand Medical Students' Cultural Humility, Morgan Nguyen

Public Health and Policy

19. Why Should We Care About Cancer Registry Legislation and How Should We Advocate?, Kryztal Peña.

20. Patient-Provider Relationships in Breast Cancer Care: Implica-tions for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Mental Health, Kryztal Peña

21. Language and health risk behaviors among US-based Latinas, Joanna Olazar

22. Cartillas de Salud: Mexico's Quest to Increase Patients' Health Literacy, Slaton Case

23. Bridging the Gap: Creation of The Spanish Ambassador Program (SAP), Erika Becerra-Ashby

24. Obesity and obesity-related health conditions among US-based Latinas, Jeanette Olazar

25. Development and Piloting of a Palliative Care Assessment Tool in Bolivia, Jonathan Alhalel

26. Scholarship at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Social Determinants of Gun Violence, Nayeli Langarica

27. Assessing Access to Organ Transplant Among Chicago's Undocumented Community: A Local Needs Assessment, Jacque-

line Bellefontaine

28. Sanctuary Hospitals: The development of policy that aims to protect and treat undocumented immigrant patients, Yanina Guevara

Oral Presentations

LGBTQ Track (Track #1)

Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs,” Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals

Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care,” María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chica-go Pritzker School of Medicine

Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students,” Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chica-go College of Medicine

Education Track (Track#2)

Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine,” Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Oral 5. “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum,” Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to

Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program,” Elizabeth García - Med-ical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Women in Medicine Track (Track#3)

Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer-Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors,” Andrea Cruz - Under-graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists,” Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergrad-uate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropolo-gy College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urba-na-Champaign

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers,” Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine; Erie Family Health Centers

Cutting Edge Research Track (Track#4)

Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA

Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?” Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Fein-berg School of Medicine

Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men,” Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?” Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advo-cates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model,” Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California,” Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth,” Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health,” Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Prime-Care Community Health

Acknowledgements

MOLA’s 3rd Annual Latino Health Symposium would not be possible without the help, dedication, time, skills, and generosity of many individuals and organizations.

MOLA’s Education & Research Committee

• Pilar Ortega, MD, Committee Chair• Matías Pollevick, Symposium Co-chair• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Symposium Academic Program Co-chair• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Erika Arias• Senta Berggruen, MD• Miguel Carabaño, MD• Joseph Cooper, MD• Emmanuel Eguía, MD• Joaquín Estrada, MD• Karina Reyes, MOLA Intern• Mariam Riad, MD• Gabriela Saldaña, Volunteer Coordinator• Sara Shapiro, MSSW, Volunteer Coordinator

Poster and Oral Presentation Judges

• Ángel A. Álvarez, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Senta Berggruen, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center• Diana Andrea Chirinos Medina, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Joseph Cooper, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc, Northeastern University• Roberto López-Rosado, PT, DPT, MA, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, University of Illinois College of Medi-cine• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Patricia Ingrid Moreno, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Pilar Ortega, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Feyce Mabel Peralta, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Juan Schmukler, MD, Mt Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

MOLA’s Board of Directors

• Pilar Ortega, MD, President• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Vice President• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, Treasurer• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Secretary• Ángel Bermúdez, MD• Fidel Castillo, MD• Katya Cruz-Madrid, MD, Public Health Committee Co-chair• Richard Gómez,Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Pilar Guerrero, MD• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc• Itzel López-Hinojosa, Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Juan Morado, Jr., JD• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Alicia Olave-Pichón, MD• Luis Rivera, MD, Mentorship Committee Chair• Toni Riveros, MD• Gabriela Saldaña• Sara Shapiro, MSSW

School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science • Kathryn Ospino - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Mentorship Committee, MOLA

7:50 - 8:00AM Q&A

8:00 - 8:30AM Mentee-Mentor Meet and Greet

Atrium

8:30 – 9:00AM Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

Hughes Auditorium

9:00 – 10:15AM Opening Plenary “Moving Forward / Hacia Adelante” Welcome & Keynote Remarks Moderator and Speaker Introductions: Matías Pollevick - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

9:00 – 9:10AM Welcome Remarks • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center • Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA – Vice Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Office of Diversity & Inclusion

9:10 – 9:30AM Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: The role of institutions of medical education in Latino health and advancement Keynote Speaker: Mónica Vela, MD – Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Associate

Objective: • Understand the Chicago HEAL Initiative and its specific objectives

10:30 -11:00AM Q&A (All Plenary Speakers) Q&A Moderator: Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Atrium

11:00 - 11:30AM Coffee Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

11:30-11:45AM Lunch Available for Pick-up for all Symposium Attendees

Please pick up lunch at Atrium and Proceed to Hughes Auditiorium

11:45 -12:45PM Leadership Lunch Moderator: Miguel Carabaño, MD – International Medical Graduate Committee Co-Chair, MOLA; Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Speakers: • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association • Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA Latina Researchers Network; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chief Research Officer for Mile Square Health Center • Pilar Guerrero, MD – Board of Directors, MOLA;

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California”.

3:20 – 3:30PM Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth”.

3:30 – 3:40PM Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; PrimeCare Community Health. Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Atrium

4:15 – 4:30PM Coffee break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing.

Atrium

4:30 – 5:00PM Closing Ceremony: Awards and Board Election Presentation

4:30 - 4:40PM MOLA Scholar Awards Presentation • Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. • William Clark, PhD – Executive Director, Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation. • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

4:40 - 4:50PM Poster and Oral Awards Presentation • Joseph Cooper, MD - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of

Board of Directors, NHMA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County • Adriana Semprum-Clavier, DDS – Hispanic Dental Association; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Objectives: • Discuss strategies to develop leadership skills as students, physicians, and health professionals and identify leadership opportunities as part of MOLA or linked organizations • Describe methods of and potential barriers to achieving balance in leadership career advancement and academic or clinical success in medical practice • Understand the perspective of MOLA members through an open forum where they can voice their opinions, ideas, and suggestions for MOLA’s strategic planning

Atrium

12:45 – 1:30PM Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

1:30 – 4:15PM Afternoon Breakout Tracks

These interactive workshops and discussions will feature leaders in each of the topics as well as cutting edge precepted scholarly projects and research in those areas by MOLA students.

G.D. Searle Foundation Seminar Room

Track #1: LGBTQ Latino Health Moderator: Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA - Secretary, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

management”

3:15 – 3:30PM Patrick Ennis, MD - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County “Serving Latinx LGBTQ population at risk”

Oral Presentations:

3:30 – 3:40PM María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care”

3:40 – 3:50PM Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students”

3:50 – 4:15PM Q&A

Simpson-Querrey Auditorium Track #2: Latino-focused Medical Education

Moderator: Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Objectives: • To discuss strategies for including Latino health topics in Medical Education such as cultural competency, Medical Spanish, service-focused electives • To understand examples of success in diversifying medical school admissions and propose strategies for improvement

Oral Presentations:

3:35 – 3:45PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee.

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program”.

3:45 – 3:55PM Elizabeth García - Medical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program”.

3:55 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Baldwin Auditorium

Track #3: Women in Medicine: Clinical Practice, Research, and Beyond Moderator: Senta Berggruen, MD - Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Objectives: • To understand the unique challenges and contributions of Latina women who are leaders, physicians, and investigators. • To discuss balance and/or dissonance between personal well-being, family, and career obligations.

1:30 – 2:45PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:

3:30 – 3:40PM Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Erie Family Health Centers.

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

J. Douglas Gray Family Seminar Room

Track #4: Cutting Edge Research: Featuring Latino Health and Latino Investigators

Moderators: • Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical Researcher, Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center at Chicago; Education and Research Committee, MOLA. • Juan Schmukler, MD - Mt. Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. Objective: • To highlight cutting edge research that advances Latino health and/or is conducted by Latino investigators. This is an open-topic session with the top abstract submissions having been selected as oral presenters.

1:30 – 2:45PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #1 Oral Presentations:

1:30 – 1:40PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA. Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between

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Atrium

6:30 – 7:30AM Exhibitor Booth Registration Set-up

7:00AM General Registration Opens Poster/Exhibit Booth viewing available

Baldwin Auditorium

Please pick up breakfast at Atrium and Proceed to Baldwin Auditorium.

7:30 – 8:30AM MOLA Mentorship Breakfast

7:30 - 7:50AM “How to be an Effective Mentor and Successful Mentee” Moderator: Luis Rivera, MD – Mentorship Chair, MOLA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Speakers: • Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Northeastern University • Margarita Mankus, MD – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Riverside Medical Group Pediatrics • Héctor Rasgado-Flores, MD, PhD – Director Diversity, Outreach and Success, Professor of Physiology/Biophysics, Master Teacher/Chair INSPIRE Program, Lead Global Health Partnership with Mexico, Chicago Medical

Vice Chair for Diversity, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine

Objectives: • Understand how personal experiences and heritage can impact career decisions and can facilitate community advancement and health • Explore how to implement culturally targeted educational initiatives to improve healthcare in Hispanics • Define next steps in diversification of the physician and health workforce through medical education

9:30 – 10:30AM National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Midwest Policy Forum

9:40 – 10:00AM Moving Forward Through Leadership Keynote Speaker: Elena Ríos, MD President and CEO of NHMA Objectives: • Discuss healthcare and health disparities that impact Latinos and the need for Latino leaders • Understand strategies to develop physician leadership careers

10:00 -10:15AM Public Charge Final Rule: Invisible Wall Luvia Quiñones – Health Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights Objective: • Understand the public charge rule Outline availa ble local resources for referrals

10:15 -10:30AM Chicago HEAL Initiative Clarisol Duque – Chicago Director, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

Objectives:

• To highlight critical knowledge and best practices in caring for the LGBTQ community and diversity and inclusion in the healthcare community • To discuss special considerations for transgender/gender-nonconforming Latinx community

1:30 – 2:45PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:45PM Iris Romero, MD, MS - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for the Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago “LGBTQ Research and Academics”

1:45 – 2:00PM Javier Guevara, Jr. MD - Prime Care Health Community Health Centers “LGBTQ Physician formation and leadership in LGBTQ Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Development”

Oral Presentations:

2:00 – 2:10PM Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:15PM David Munar - President and CEO of Howard Brown Health “Latinx LGBTQ leadership in health care

1:30 – 2:45PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:50PM Denise Martínez, MD - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa; Medical Director, Iowa Mobile Health Clinics; Primary Investigator, Summer Health Professions Education Program Oral Presentations:

1:50 – 2:00PM Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine”

2:00 – 2:10PM Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Mark Kuczewski, PhD - Professor of Medical Ethics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

3:20 – 3:35PM Yessenia Castro-Caballero, MD - Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

1:30 – 1:50PM Marina Del Ríos, MD, MS - Director of Social Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Advocacy Ambassador, 3CPR Council of the American Heart Association.

1:50 – 2:10PM Rosalinda Alvarado, MD – Assistant professor, Section of Surgical Oncology, Rush University Medical Center. Oral Presentations:

2:10 – 2:20PM Andrea Cruz - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors”.

2:20 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Katherine Tossas-Milligan, PhD, MS - Director, Office of Global Cancer Health Equity, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Oral Presentations:

3:20 – 3:30PM Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists”.

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care”.

1:40 – 1:50PM Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?”.

1:50 – 2:00PM Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University. Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men”.

2:00 – 2:10PM Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?”.

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #2 Oral Presentations:

3:00 – 3:10PM Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advocates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model”.

3:10 – 3:20PM Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.

Medicine. • Richard Gómez - Medical Student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; MOLA Medical Student Committee Co-Chair.

4:50 - 5:00PM MOLA Board Election Results Presentation • Joaquín Estrada, MD - Vice President, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. • Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH - Treasurer, MOLA; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Atrium

5:00 - 5:30PM Poster and Exhibit Booth Take-down.

Poster Presentations

Poster titles and presenting authors are listed in the order in which they will appear in the academic poster sessions. The posters have been organized by topic to promote collaborative ideas and networking.

Clinical Research

1. Hospital Based Analysis of Prostate Cancer Disparities in Hispan-ics within the United States and Puerto Rico Using the NCDB, Matthew S. del Pino

2. Prospective trial evaluating the long-term outcomes associated with the use of Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation allograft cartilage in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty procedures, Dr. Miguel Carabaño

3. Top Dermatologic Conditions Examined at a Federally Qualified Health Center Specialized in LGBTQ and Latinx population health, Virginia Alvarado Jones

4. Value of Candida Score in patients with invasive candidiasis. Central Hospital of Maracay 2014 – 2015, Dr. Patrizia Chavero

5. Is the HEART Score an Effective Clinical Tool to Reduce Admis-sions and Costs in the Public Hospital Setting?, Diana Morales.

Basic Sciences or Translational Research

6. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanic Patients: Searching for gremlin genetic variants to explain health disparity, María Aceve-do

7. Local immune responses in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, Adriana Córdova

8. Role of the gut mycobiota in the pathogenesis of ileal Crohn’s disease, David Velásquez, Jr.

9. The Ability of Acoustic Signals to Predict Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease, Jonathan Alcántar

Case Reports

10. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein presentation in 2 Latina women, Dr. Zulma Hernández-Peraza

11. Peripartum-Discovered Congenital Complete Heart Block in Honduras, Dr. Dorys Arlene Chávez Meléndez

12. Rare Neutrophil Mediated Disease in an Elderly Latino Woman, Dr. Ghayas Zaheer

Systematic or Narrative Reviews

13. Influence of language and culture in the psychiatric care of Spanish-speaking adult patients, Nelly González-Lepage

14. A Novel Approach to Reducing Smoking Disparities in LGBT Youth and Young Adults in Chicago, Estefanía Pérez-Luna

15. An examination of the disproportionate impact of well-being for underrepresented minority medical community, does perceived

institutional diversity climate play a role?, Gabriela Fuentes

Education

16. A Study of Text Simplification on Breast Cancer Information Targeting a Low Health Literacy Population, Ginger Dragon

17. Anesthesia Blocks Ultrasound Library with Spanish Subtitles, Dr. Gunar Subieta-Benito

18. Hidden Lessons in Puerto Escondido: A Method to Expand Medical Students' Cultural Humility, Morgan Nguyen

Public Health and Policy

19. Why Should We Care About Cancer Registry Legislation and How Should We Advocate?, Kryztal Peña.

20. Patient-Provider Relationships in Breast Cancer Care: Implica-tions for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Mental Health, Kryztal Peña

21. Language and health risk behaviors among US-based Latinas, Joanna Olazar

22. Cartillas de Salud: Mexico's Quest to Increase Patients' Health Literacy, Slaton Case

23. Bridging the Gap: Creation of The Spanish Ambassador Program (SAP), Erika Becerra-Ashby

24. Obesity and obesity-related health conditions among US-based Latinas, Jeanette Olazar

25. Development and Piloting of a Palliative Care Assessment Tool in Bolivia, Jonathan Alhalel

26. Scholarship at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Social Determinants of Gun Violence, Nayeli Langarica

27. Assessing Access to Organ Transplant Among Chicago's Undocumented Community: A Local Needs Assessment, Jacque-

line Bellefontaine

28. Sanctuary Hospitals: The development of policy that aims to protect and treat undocumented immigrant patients, Yanina Guevara

Oral Presentations

LGBTQ Track (Track #1)

Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs,” Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals

Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care,” María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chica-go Pritzker School of Medicine

Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students,” Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chica-go College of Medicine

Education Track (Track#2)

Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine,” Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Oral 5. “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum,” Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to

Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program,” Elizabeth García - Med-ical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Women in Medicine Track (Track#3)

Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer-Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors,” Andrea Cruz - Under-graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists,” Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergrad-uate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropolo-gy College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urba-na-Champaign

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers,” Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine; Erie Family Health Centers

Cutting Edge Research Track (Track#4)

Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA

Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?” Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Fein-berg School of Medicine

Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men,” Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?” Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advo-cates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model,” Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California,” Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth,” Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health,” Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Prime-Care Community Health

Acknowledgements

MOLA’s 3rd Annual Latino Health Symposium would not be possible without the help, dedication, time, skills, and generosity of many individuals and organizations.

MOLA’s Education & Research Committee

• Pilar Ortega, MD, Committee Chair• Matías Pollevick, Symposium Co-chair• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Symposium Academic Program Co-chair• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Erika Arias• Senta Berggruen, MD• Miguel Carabaño, MD• Joseph Cooper, MD• Emmanuel Eguía, MD• Joaquín Estrada, MD• Karina Reyes, MOLA Intern• Mariam Riad, MD• Gabriela Saldaña, Volunteer Coordinator• Sara Shapiro, MSSW, Volunteer Coordinator

Poster and Oral Presentation Judges

• Ángel A. Álvarez, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Senta Berggruen, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center• Diana Andrea Chirinos Medina, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Joseph Cooper, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc, Northeastern University• Roberto López-Rosado, PT, DPT, MA, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, University of Illinois College of Medi-cine• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Patricia Ingrid Moreno, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Pilar Ortega, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Feyce Mabel Peralta, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Juan Schmukler, MD, Mt Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

MOLA’s Board of Directors

• Pilar Ortega, MD, President• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Vice President• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, Treasurer• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Secretary• Ángel Bermúdez, MD• Fidel Castillo, MD• Katya Cruz-Madrid, MD, Public Health Committee Co-chair• Richard Gómez,Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Pilar Guerrero, MD• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc• Itzel López-Hinojosa, Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Juan Morado, Jr., JD• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Alicia Olave-Pichón, MD• Luis Rivera, MD, Mentorship Committee Chair• Toni Riveros, MD• Gabriela Saldaña• Sara Shapiro, MSSW

School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science • Kathryn Ospino - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Mentorship Committee, MOLA

7:50 - 8:00AM Q&A

8:00 - 8:30AM Mentee-Mentor Meet and Greet

Atrium

8:30 – 9:00AM Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

Hughes Auditorium

9:00 – 10:15AM Opening Plenary “Moving Forward / Hacia Adelante” Welcome & Keynote Remarks Moderator and Speaker Introductions: Matías Pollevick - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

9:00 – 9:10AM Welcome Remarks • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center • Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA – Vice Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Office of Diversity & Inclusion

9:10 – 9:30AM Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: The role of institutions of medical education in Latino health and advancement Keynote Speaker: Mónica Vela, MD – Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Associate

Objective: • Understand the Chicago HEAL Initiative and its specific objectives

10:30 -11:00AM Q&A (All Plenary Speakers) Q&A Moderator: Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Atrium

11:00 - 11:30AM Coffee Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

11:30-11:45AM Lunch Available for Pick-up for all Symposium Attendees

Please pick up lunch at Atrium and Proceed to Hughes Auditiorium

11:45 -12:45PM Leadership Lunch Moderator: Miguel Carabaño, MD – International Medical Graduate Committee Co-Chair, MOLA; Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Speakers: • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association • Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA Latina Researchers Network; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chief Research Officer for Mile Square Health Center • Pilar Guerrero, MD – Board of Directors, MOLA;

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California”.

3:20 – 3:30PM Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth”.

3:30 – 3:40PM Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; PrimeCare Community Health. Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Atrium

4:15 – 4:30PM Coffee break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing.

Atrium

4:30 – 5:00PM Closing Ceremony: Awards and Board Election Presentation

4:30 - 4:40PM MOLA Scholar Awards Presentation • Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. • William Clark, PhD – Executive Director, Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation. • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

4:40 - 4:50PM Poster and Oral Awards Presentation • Joseph Cooper, MD - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of

Board of Directors, NHMA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County • Adriana Semprum-Clavier, DDS – Hispanic Dental Association; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Objectives: • Discuss strategies to develop leadership skills as students, physicians, and health professionals and identify leadership opportunities as part of MOLA or linked organizations • Describe methods of and potential barriers to achieving balance in leadership career advancement and academic or clinical success in medical practice • Understand the perspective of MOLA members through an open forum where they can voice their opinions, ideas, and suggestions for MOLA’s strategic planning

Atrium

12:45 – 1:30PM Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

1:30 – 4:15PM Afternoon Breakout Tracks

These interactive workshops and discussions will feature leaders in each of the topics as well as cutting edge precepted scholarly projects and research in those areas by MOLA students.

G.D. Searle Foundation Seminar Room

Track #1: LGBTQ Latino Health Moderator: Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA - Secretary, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

management”

3:15 – 3:30PM Patrick Ennis, MD - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County “Serving Latinx LGBTQ population at risk”

Oral Presentations:

3:30 – 3:40PM María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care”

3:40 – 3:50PM Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students”

3:50 – 4:15PM Q&A

Simpson-Querrey Auditorium Track #2: Latino-focused Medical Education

Moderator: Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Objectives: • To discuss strategies for including Latino health topics in Medical Education such as cultural competency, Medical Spanish, service-focused electives • To understand examples of success in diversifying medical school admissions and propose strategies for improvement

Oral Presentations:

3:35 – 3:45PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee.

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program”.

3:45 – 3:55PM Elizabeth García - Medical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program”.

3:55 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Baldwin Auditorium

Track #3: Women in Medicine: Clinical Practice, Research, and Beyond Moderator: Senta Berggruen, MD - Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Objectives: • To understand the unique challenges and contributions of Latina women who are leaders, physicians, and investigators. • To discuss balance and/or dissonance between personal well-being, family, and career obligations.

1:30 – 2:45PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:

3:30 – 3:40PM Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Erie Family Health Centers.

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

J. Douglas Gray Family Seminar Room

Track #4: Cutting Edge Research: Featuring Latino Health and Latino Investigators

Moderators: • Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical Researcher, Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center at Chicago; Education and Research Committee, MOLA. • Juan Schmukler, MD - Mt. Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. Objective: • To highlight cutting edge research that advances Latino health and/or is conducted by Latino investigators. This is an open-topic session with the top abstract submissions having been selected as oral presenters.

1:30 – 2:45PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #1 Oral Presentations:

1:30 – 1:40PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA. Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between

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Atrium

6:30 – 7:30AM Exhibitor Booth Registration Set-up

7:00AM General Registration Opens Poster/Exhibit Booth viewing available

Baldwin Auditorium

Please pick up breakfast at Atrium and Proceed to Baldwin Auditorium.

7:30 – 8:30AM MOLA Mentorship Breakfast

7:30 - 7:50AM “How to be an Effective Mentor and Successful Mentee” Moderator: Luis Rivera, MD – Mentorship Chair, MOLA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Speakers: • Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Northeastern University • Margarita Mankus, MD – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Riverside Medical Group Pediatrics • Héctor Rasgado-Flores, MD, PhD – Director Diversity, Outreach and Success, Professor of Physiology/Biophysics, Master Teacher/Chair INSPIRE Program, Lead Global Health Partnership with Mexico, Chicago Medical

Vice Chair for Diversity, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine

Objectives: • Understand how personal experiences and heritage can impact career decisions and can facilitate community advancement and health • Explore how to implement culturally targeted educational initiatives to improve healthcare in Hispanics • Define next steps in diversification of the physician and health workforce through medical education

9:30 – 10:30AM National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Midwest Policy Forum

9:40 – 10:00AM Moving Forward Through Leadership Keynote Speaker: Elena Ríos, MD President and CEO of NHMA Objectives: • Discuss healthcare and health disparities that impact Latinos and the need for Latino leaders • Understand strategies to develop physician leadership careers

10:00 -10:15AM Public Charge Final Rule: Invisible Wall Luvia Quiñones – Health Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights Objective: • Understand the public charge rule Outline availa ble local resources for referrals

10:15 -10:30AM Chicago HEAL Initiative Clarisol Duque – Chicago Director, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

Objectives:

• To highlight critical knowledge and best practices in caring for the LGBTQ community and diversity and inclusion in the healthcare community • To discuss special considerations for transgender/gender-nonconforming Latinx community

1:30 – 2:45PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:45PM Iris Romero, MD, MS - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for the Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago “LGBTQ Research and Academics”

1:45 – 2:00PM Javier Guevara, Jr. MD - Prime Care Health Community Health Centers “LGBTQ Physician formation and leadership in LGBTQ Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Development”

Oral Presentations:

2:00 – 2:10PM Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:15PM David Munar - President and CEO of Howard Brown Health “Latinx LGBTQ leadership in health care

1:30 – 2:45PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:50PM Denise Martínez, MD - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa; Medical Director, Iowa Mobile Health Clinics; Primary Investigator, Summer Health Professions Education Program Oral Presentations:

1:50 – 2:00PM Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine”

2:00 – 2:10PM Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Mark Kuczewski, PhD - Professor of Medical Ethics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

3:20 – 3:35PM Yessenia Castro-Caballero, MD - Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

1:30 – 1:50PM Marina Del Ríos, MD, MS - Director of Social Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Advocacy Ambassador, 3CPR Council of the American Heart Association.

1:50 – 2:10PM Rosalinda Alvarado, MD – Assistant professor, Section of Surgical Oncology, Rush University Medical Center. Oral Presentations:

2:10 – 2:20PM Andrea Cruz - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors”.

2:20 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Katherine Tossas-Milligan, PhD, MS - Director, Office of Global Cancer Health Equity, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Oral Presentations:

3:20 – 3:30PM Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists”.

Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care”.

1:40 – 1:50PM Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?”.

1:50 – 2:00PM Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University. Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men”.

2:00 – 2:10PM Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?”.

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #2 Oral Presentations:

3:00 – 3:10PM Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advocates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model”.

3:10 – 3:20PM Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Medicine. • Richard Gómez - Medical Student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; MOLA Medical Student Committee Co-Chair.

4:50 - 5:00PM MOLA Board Election Results Presentation • Joaquín Estrada, MD - Vice President, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. • Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH - Treasurer, MOLA; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Atrium

5:00 - 5:30PM Poster and Exhibit Booth Take-down.

Poster Presentations

Poster titles and presenting authors are listed in the order in which they will appear in the academic poster sessions. The posters have been organized by topic to promote collaborative ideas and networking.

Clinical Research

1. Hospital Based Analysis of Prostate Cancer Disparities in Hispan-ics within the United States and Puerto Rico Using the NCDB, Matthew S. del Pino

2. Prospective trial evaluating the long-term outcomes associated with the use of Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation allograft cartilage in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty procedures, Dr. Miguel Carabaño

3. Top Dermatologic Conditions Examined at a Federally Qualified Health Center Specialized in LGBTQ and Latinx population health, Virginia Alvarado Jones

4. Value of Candida Score in patients with invasive candidiasis. Central Hospital of Maracay 2014 – 2015, Dr. Patrizia Chavero

5. Is the HEART Score an Effective Clinical Tool to Reduce Admis-sions and Costs in the Public Hospital Setting?, Diana Morales.

Basic Sciences or Translational Research

6. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanic Patients: Searching for gremlin genetic variants to explain health disparity, María Aceve-do

7. Local immune responses in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, Adriana Córdova

8. Role of the gut mycobiota in the pathogenesis of ileal Crohn’s disease, David Velásquez, Jr.

9. The Ability of Acoustic Signals to Predict Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease, Jonathan Alcántar

Case Reports

10. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein presentation in 2 Latina women, Dr. Zulma Hernández-Peraza

11. Peripartum-Discovered Congenital Complete Heart Block in Honduras, Dr. Dorys Arlene Chávez Meléndez

12. Rare Neutrophil Mediated Disease in an Elderly Latino Woman, Dr. Ghayas Zaheer

Systematic or Narrative Reviews

13. Influence of language and culture in the psychiatric care of Spanish-speaking adult patients, Nelly González-Lepage

14. A Novel Approach to Reducing Smoking Disparities in LGBT Youth and Young Adults in Chicago, Estefanía Pérez-Luna

15. An examination of the disproportionate impact of well-being for underrepresented minority medical community, does perceived

institutional diversity climate play a role?, Gabriela Fuentes

Education

16. A Study of Text Simplification on Breast Cancer Information Targeting a Low Health Literacy Population, Ginger Dragon

17. Anesthesia Blocks Ultrasound Library with Spanish Subtitles, Dr. Gunar Subieta-Benito

18. Hidden Lessons in Puerto Escondido: A Method to Expand Medical Students' Cultural Humility, Morgan Nguyen

Public Health and Policy

19. Why Should We Care About Cancer Registry Legislation and How Should We Advocate?, Kryztal Peña.

20. Patient-Provider Relationships in Breast Cancer Care: Implica-tions for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Mental Health, Kryztal Peña

21. Language and health risk behaviors among US-based Latinas, Joanna Olazar

22. Cartillas de Salud: Mexico's Quest to Increase Patients' Health Literacy, Slaton Case

23. Bridging the Gap: Creation of The Spanish Ambassador Program (SAP), Erika Becerra-Ashby

24. Obesity and obesity-related health conditions among US-based Latinas, Jeanette Olazar

25. Development and Piloting of a Palliative Care Assessment Tool in Bolivia, Jonathan Alhalel

26. Scholarship at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Social Determinants of Gun Violence, Nayeli Langarica

27. Assessing Access to Organ Transplant Among Chicago's Undocumented Community: A Local Needs Assessment, Jacque-

line Bellefontaine

28. Sanctuary Hospitals: The development of policy that aims to protect and treat undocumented immigrant patients, Yanina Guevara

Oral Presentations

LGBTQ Track (Track #1)

Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs,” Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals

Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care,” María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chica-go Pritzker School of Medicine

Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students,” Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chica-go College of Medicine

Education Track (Track#2)

Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine,” Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Oral 5. “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum,” Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to

Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program,” Elizabeth García - Med-ical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Women in Medicine Track (Track#3)

Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer-Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors,” Andrea Cruz - Under-graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists,” Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergrad-uate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropolo-gy College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urba-na-Champaign

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers,” Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine; Erie Family Health Centers

Cutting Edge Research Track (Track#4)

Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA

Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?” Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Fein-berg School of Medicine

Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men,” Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?” Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advo-cates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model,” Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California,” Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth,” Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health,” Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Prime-Care Community Health

Acknowledgements

MOLA’s 3rd Annual Latino Health Symposium would not be possible without the help, dedication, time, skills, and generosity of many individuals and organizations.

MOLA’s Education & Research Committee

• Pilar Ortega, MD, Committee Chair• Matías Pollevick, Symposium Co-chair• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Symposium Academic Program Co-chair• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Erika Arias• Senta Berggruen, MD• Miguel Carabaño, MD• Joseph Cooper, MD• Emmanuel Eguía, MD• Joaquín Estrada, MD• Karina Reyes, MOLA Intern• Mariam Riad, MD• Gabriela Saldaña, Volunteer Coordinator• Sara Shapiro, MSSW, Volunteer Coordinator

Poster and Oral Presentation Judges

• Ángel A. Álvarez, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Senta Berggruen, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center• Diana Andrea Chirinos Medina, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Joseph Cooper, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc, Northeastern University• Roberto López-Rosado, PT, DPT, MA, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, University of Illinois College of Medi-cine• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Patricia Ingrid Moreno, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Pilar Ortega, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Feyce Mabel Peralta, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Juan Schmukler, MD, Mt Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

MOLA’s Board of Directors

• Pilar Ortega, MD, President• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Vice President• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, Treasurer• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Secretary• Ángel Bermúdez, MD• Fidel Castillo, MD• Katya Cruz-Madrid, MD, Public Health Committee Co-chair• Richard Gómez,Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Pilar Guerrero, MD• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc• Itzel López-Hinojosa, Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Juan Morado, Jr., JD• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Alicia Olave-Pichón, MD• Luis Rivera, MD, Mentorship Committee Chair• Toni Riveros, MD• Gabriela Saldaña• Sara Shapiro, MSSW

School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science • Kathryn Ospino - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Mentorship Committee, MOLA

7:50 - 8:00AM Q&A

8:00 - 8:30AM Mentee-Mentor Meet and Greet

Atrium

8:30 – 9:00AM Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

Hughes Auditorium

9:00 – 10:15AM Opening Plenary “Moving Forward / Hacia Adelante” Welcome & Keynote Remarks Moderator and Speaker Introductions: Matías Pollevick - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

9:00 – 9:10AM Welcome Remarks • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center • Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA – Vice Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Office of Diversity & Inclusion

9:10 – 9:30AM Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: The role of institutions of medical education in Latino health and advancement Keynote Speaker: Mónica Vela, MD – Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Associate

Objective: • Understand the Chicago HEAL Initiative and its specific objectives

10:30 -11:00AM Q&A (All Plenary Speakers) Q&A Moderator: Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Atrium

11:00 - 11:30AM Coffee Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

11:30-11:45AM Lunch Available for Pick-up for all Symposium Attendees

Please pick up lunch at Atrium and Proceed to Hughes Auditiorium

11:45 -12:45PM Leadership Lunch Moderator: Miguel Carabaño, MD – International Medical Graduate Committee Co-Chair, MOLA; Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Speakers: • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association • Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA Latina Researchers Network; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chief Research Officer for Mile Square Health Center • Pilar Guerrero, MD – Board of Directors, MOLA;

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California”.

3:20 – 3:30PM Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth”.

3:30 – 3:40PM Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; PrimeCare Community Health. Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Atrium

4:15 – 4:30PM Coffee break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing.

Atrium

4:30 – 5:00PM Closing Ceremony: Awards and Board Election Presentation

4:30 - 4:40PM MOLA Scholar Awards Presentation • Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. • William Clark, PhD – Executive Director, Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation. • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

4:40 - 4:50PM Poster and Oral Awards Presentation • Joseph Cooper, MD - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of

Board of Directors, NHMA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County • Adriana Semprum-Clavier, DDS – Hispanic Dental Association; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Objectives: • Discuss strategies to develop leadership skills as students, physicians, and health professionals and identify leadership opportunities as part of MOLA or linked organizations • Describe methods of and potential barriers to achieving balance in leadership career advancement and academic or clinical success in medical practice • Understand the perspective of MOLA members through an open forum where they can voice their opinions, ideas, and suggestions for MOLA’s strategic planning

Atrium

12:45 – 1:30PM Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

1:30 – 4:15PM Afternoon Breakout Tracks

These interactive workshops and discussions will feature leaders in each of the topics as well as cutting edge precepted scholarly projects and research in those areas by MOLA students.

G.D. Searle Foundation Seminar Room

Track #1: LGBTQ Latino Health Moderator: Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA - Secretary, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

management”

3:15 – 3:30PM Patrick Ennis, MD - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County “Serving Latinx LGBTQ population at risk”

Oral Presentations:

3:30 – 3:40PM María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care”

3:40 – 3:50PM Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students”

3:50 – 4:15PM Q&A

Simpson-Querrey Auditorium Track #2: Latino-focused Medical Education

Moderator: Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Objectives: • To discuss strategies for including Latino health topics in Medical Education such as cultural competency, Medical Spanish, service-focused electives • To understand examples of success in diversifying medical school admissions and propose strategies for improvement

Oral Presentations:

3:35 – 3:45PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee.

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program”.

3:45 – 3:55PM Elizabeth García - Medical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program”.

3:55 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Baldwin Auditorium

Track #3: Women in Medicine: Clinical Practice, Research, and Beyond Moderator: Senta Berggruen, MD - Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Objectives: • To understand the unique challenges and contributions of Latina women who are leaders, physicians, and investigators. • To discuss balance and/or dissonance between personal well-being, family, and career obligations.

1:30 – 2:45PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:

3:30 – 3:40PM Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Erie Family Health Centers.

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

J. Douglas Gray Family Seminar Room

Track #4: Cutting Edge Research: Featuring Latino Health and Latino Investigators

Moderators: • Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical Researcher, Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center at Chicago; Education and Research Committee, MOLA. • Juan Schmukler, MD - Mt. Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. Objective: • To highlight cutting edge research that advances Latino health and/or is conducted by Latino investigators. This is an open-topic session with the top abstract submissions having been selected as oral presenters.

1:30 – 2:45PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #1 Oral Presentations:

1:30 – 1:40PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA. Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between

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Atrium

6:30 – 7:30AM Exhibitor Booth Registration Set-up

7:00AM General Registration Opens Poster/Exhibit Booth viewing available

Baldwin Auditorium

Please pick up breakfast at Atrium and Proceed to Baldwin Auditorium.

7:30 – 8:30AM MOLA Mentorship Breakfast

7:30 - 7:50AM “How to be an Effective Mentor and Successful Mentee” Moderator: Luis Rivera, MD – Mentorship Chair, MOLA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Speakers: • Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Northeastern University • Margarita Mankus, MD – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Riverside Medical Group Pediatrics • Héctor Rasgado-Flores, MD, PhD – Director Diversity, Outreach and Success, Professor of Physiology/Biophysics, Master Teacher/Chair INSPIRE Program, Lead Global Health Partnership with Mexico, Chicago Medical

Vice Chair for Diversity, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine

Objectives: • Understand how personal experiences and heritage can impact career decisions and can facilitate community advancement and health • Explore how to implement culturally targeted educational initiatives to improve healthcare in Hispanics • Define next steps in diversification of the physician and health workforce through medical education

9:30 – 10:30AM National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Midwest Policy Forum

9:40 – 10:00AM Moving Forward Through Leadership Keynote Speaker: Elena Ríos, MD President and CEO of NHMA Objectives: • Discuss healthcare and health disparities that impact Latinos and the need for Latino leaders • Understand strategies to develop physician leadership careers

10:00 -10:15AM Public Charge Final Rule: Invisible Wall Luvia Quiñones – Health Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights Objective: • Understand the public charge rule Outline availa ble local resources for referrals

10:15 -10:30AM Chicago HEAL Initiative Clarisol Duque – Chicago Director, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

Objectives:

• To highlight critical knowledge and best practices in caring for the LGBTQ community and diversity and inclusion in the healthcare community • To discuss special considerations for transgender/gender-nonconforming Latinx community

1:30 – 2:45PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:45PM Iris Romero, MD, MS - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for the Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago “LGBTQ Research and Academics”

1:45 – 2:00PM Javier Guevara, Jr. MD - Prime Care Health Community Health Centers “LGBTQ Physician formation and leadership in LGBTQ Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Development”

Oral Presentations:

2:00 – 2:10PM Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:15PM David Munar - President and CEO of Howard Brown Health “Latinx LGBTQ leadership in health care

1:30 – 2:45PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:50PM Denise Martínez, MD - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa; Medical Director, Iowa Mobile Health Clinics; Primary Investigator, Summer Health Professions Education Program Oral Presentations:

1:50 – 2:00PM Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine”

2:00 – 2:10PM Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Mark Kuczewski, PhD - Professor of Medical Ethics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

3:20 – 3:35PM Yessenia Castro-Caballero, MD - Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

1:30 – 1:50PM Marina Del Ríos, MD, MS - Director of Social Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Advocacy Ambassador, 3CPR Council of the American Heart Association.

1:50 – 2:10PM Rosalinda Alvarado, MD – Assistant professor, Section of Surgical Oncology, Rush University Medical Center. Oral Presentations:

2:10 – 2:20PM Andrea Cruz - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors”.

2:20 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Katherine Tossas-Milligan, PhD, MS - Director, Office of Global Cancer Health Equity, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Oral Presentations:

3:20 – 3:30PM Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists”.

Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care”.

1:40 – 1:50PM Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?”.

1:50 – 2:00PM Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University. Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men”.

2:00 – 2:10PM Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?”.

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #2 Oral Presentations:

3:00 – 3:10PM Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advocates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model”.

3:10 – 3:20PM Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.

Medicine. • Richard Gómez - Medical Student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; MOLA Medical Student Committee Co-Chair.

4:50 - 5:00PM MOLA Board Election Results Presentation • Joaquín Estrada, MD - Vice President, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. • Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH - Treasurer, MOLA; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Atrium

5:00 - 5:30PM Poster and Exhibit Booth Take-down.

Poster Presentations

Poster titles and presenting authors are listed in the order in which they will appear in the academic poster sessions. The posters have been organized by topic to promote collaborative ideas and networking.

Clinical Research

1. Hospital Based Analysis of Prostate Cancer Disparities in Hispan-ics within the United States and Puerto Rico Using the NCDB, Matthew S. del Pino

2. Prospective trial evaluating the long-term outcomes associated with the use of Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation allograft cartilage in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty procedures, Dr. Miguel Carabaño

3. Top Dermatologic Conditions Examined at a Federally Qualified Health Center Specialized in LGBTQ and Latinx population health, Virginia Alvarado Jones

4. Value of Candida Score in patients with invasive candidiasis. Central Hospital of Maracay 2014 – 2015, Dr. Patrizia Chavero

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

5. Is the HEART Score an Effective Clinical Tool to Reduce Admis-sions and Costs in the Public Hospital Setting?, Diana Morales.

Basic Sciences or Translational Research

6. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanic Patients: Searching for gremlin genetic variants to explain health disparity, María Aceve-do

7. Local immune responses in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, Adriana Córdova

8. Role of the gut mycobiota in the pathogenesis of ileal Crohn’s disease, David Velásquez, Jr.

9. The Ability of Acoustic Signals to Predict Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease, Jonathan Alcántar

Case Reports

10. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein presentation in 2 Latina women, Dr. Zulma Hernández-Peraza

11. Peripartum-Discovered Congenital Complete Heart Block in Honduras, Dr. Dorys Arlene Chávez Meléndez

12. Rare Neutrophil Mediated Disease in an Elderly Latino Woman, Dr. Ghayas Zaheer

Systematic or Narrative Reviews

13. Influence of language and culture in the psychiatric care of Spanish-speaking adult patients, Nelly González-Lepage

14. A Novel Approach to Reducing Smoking Disparities in LGBT Youth and Young Adults in Chicago, Estefanía Pérez-Luna

15. An examination of the disproportionate impact of well-being for underrepresented minority medical community, does perceived

institutional diversity climate play a role?, Gabriela Fuentes

Education

16. A Study of Text Simplification on Breast Cancer Information Targeting a Low Health Literacy Population, Ginger Dragon

17. Anesthesia Blocks Ultrasound Library with Spanish Subtitles, Dr. Gunar Subieta-Benito

18. Hidden Lessons in Puerto Escondido: A Method to Expand Medical Students' Cultural Humility, Morgan Nguyen

Public Health and Policy

19. Why Should We Care About Cancer Registry Legislation and How Should We Advocate?, Kryztal Peña.

20. Patient-Provider Relationships in Breast Cancer Care: Implica-tions for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Mental Health, Kryztal Peña

21. Language and health risk behaviors among US-based Latinas, Joanna Olazar

22. Cartillas de Salud: Mexico's Quest to Increase Patients' Health Literacy, Slaton Case

23. Bridging the Gap: Creation of The Spanish Ambassador Program (SAP), Erika Becerra-Ashby

24. Obesity and obesity-related health conditions among US-based Latinas, Jeanette Olazar

25. Development and Piloting of a Palliative Care Assessment Tool in Bolivia, Jonathan Alhalel

26. Scholarship at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Social Determinants of Gun Violence, Nayeli Langarica

27. Assessing Access to Organ Transplant Among Chicago's Undocumented Community: A Local Needs Assessment, Jacque-

line Bellefontaine

28. Sanctuary Hospitals: The development of policy that aims to protect and treat undocumented immigrant patients, Yanina Guevara

Oral Presentations

LGBTQ Track (Track #1)

Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs,” Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals

Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care,” María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chica-go Pritzker School of Medicine

Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students,” Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chica-go College of Medicine

Education Track (Track#2)

Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine,” Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Oral 5. “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum,” Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to

Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program,” Elizabeth García - Med-ical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Women in Medicine Track (Track#3)

Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer-Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors,” Andrea Cruz - Under-graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists,” Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergrad-uate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropolo-gy College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urba-na-Champaign

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers,” Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine; Erie Family Health Centers

Cutting Edge Research Track (Track#4)

Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA

Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?” Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Fein-berg School of Medicine

Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men,” Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?” Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advo-cates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model,” Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California,” Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth,” Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health,” Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Prime-Care Community Health

Acknowledgements

MOLA’s 3rd Annual Latino Health Symposium would not be possible without the help, dedication, time, skills, and generosity of many individuals and organizations.

MOLA’s Education & Research Committee

• Pilar Ortega, MD, Committee Chair• Matías Pollevick, Symposium Co-chair• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Symposium Academic Program Co-chair• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Erika Arias• Senta Berggruen, MD• Miguel Carabaño, MD• Joseph Cooper, MD• Emmanuel Eguía, MD• Joaquín Estrada, MD• Karina Reyes, MOLA Intern• Mariam Riad, MD• Gabriela Saldaña, Volunteer Coordinator• Sara Shapiro, MSSW, Volunteer Coordinator

Poster and Oral Presentation Judges

• Ángel A. Álvarez, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Senta Berggruen, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center• Diana Andrea Chirinos Medina, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Joseph Cooper, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc, Northeastern University• Roberto López-Rosado, PT, DPT, MA, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, University of Illinois College of Medi-cine• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Patricia Ingrid Moreno, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Pilar Ortega, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Feyce Mabel Peralta, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Juan Schmukler, MD, Mt Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

MOLA’s Board of Directors

• Pilar Ortega, MD, President• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Vice President• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, Treasurer• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Secretary• Ángel Bermúdez, MD• Fidel Castillo, MD• Katya Cruz-Madrid, MD, Public Health Committee Co-chair• Richard Gómez,Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Pilar Guerrero, MD• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc• Itzel López-Hinojosa, Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Juan Morado, Jr., JD• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Alicia Olave-Pichón, MD• Luis Rivera, MD, Mentorship Committee Chair• Toni Riveros, MD• Gabriela Saldaña• Sara Shapiro, MSSW

School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science • Kathryn Ospino - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Mentorship Committee, MOLA

7:50 - 8:00AM Q&A

8:00 - 8:30AM Mentee-Mentor Meet and Greet

Atrium

8:30 – 9:00AM Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

Hughes Auditorium

9:00 – 10:15AM Opening Plenary “Moving Forward / Hacia Adelante” Welcome & Keynote Remarks Moderator and Speaker Introductions: Matías Pollevick - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

9:00 – 9:10AM Welcome Remarks • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center • Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA – Vice Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Office of Diversity & Inclusion

9:10 – 9:30AM Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: The role of institutions of medical education in Latino health and advancement Keynote Speaker: Mónica Vela, MD – Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Associate

Objective: • Understand the Chicago HEAL Initiative and its specific objectives

10:30 -11:00AM Q&A (All Plenary Speakers) Q&A Moderator: Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Atrium

11:00 - 11:30AM Coffee Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

11:30-11:45AM Lunch Available for Pick-up for all Symposium Attendees

Please pick up lunch at Atrium and Proceed to Hughes Auditiorium

11:45 -12:45PM Leadership Lunch Moderator: Miguel Carabaño, MD – International Medical Graduate Committee Co-Chair, MOLA; Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Speakers: • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association • Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA Latina Researchers Network; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chief Research Officer for Mile Square Health Center • Pilar Guerrero, MD – Board of Directors, MOLA;

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California”.

3:20 – 3:30PM Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth”.

3:30 – 3:40PM Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; PrimeCare Community Health. Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Atrium

4:15 – 4:30PM Coffee break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing.

Atrium

4:30 – 5:00PM Closing Ceremony: Awards and Board Election Presentation

4:30 - 4:40PM MOLA Scholar Awards Presentation • Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. • William Clark, PhD – Executive Director, Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation. • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

4:40 - 4:50PM Poster and Oral Awards Presentation • Joseph Cooper, MD - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of

Board of Directors, NHMA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County • Adriana Semprum-Clavier, DDS – Hispanic Dental Association; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Objectives: • Discuss strategies to develop leadership skills as students, physicians, and health professionals and identify leadership opportunities as part of MOLA or linked organizations • Describe methods of and potential barriers to achieving balance in leadership career advancement and academic or clinical success in medical practice • Understand the perspective of MOLA members through an open forum where they can voice their opinions, ideas, and suggestions for MOLA’s strategic planning

Atrium

12:45 – 1:30PM Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

1:30 – 4:15PM Afternoon Breakout Tracks

These interactive workshops and discussions will feature leaders in each of the topics as well as cutting edge precepted scholarly projects and research in those areas by MOLA students.

G.D. Searle Foundation Seminar Room

Track #1: LGBTQ Latino Health Moderator: Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA - Secretary, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

management”

3:15 – 3:30PM Patrick Ennis, MD - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County “Serving Latinx LGBTQ population at risk”

Oral Presentations:

3:30 – 3:40PM María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care”

3:40 – 3:50PM Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students”

3:50 – 4:15PM Q&A

Simpson-Querrey Auditorium Track #2: Latino-focused Medical Education

Moderator: Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Objectives: • To discuss strategies for including Latino health topics in Medical Education such as cultural competency, Medical Spanish, service-focused electives • To understand examples of success in diversifying medical school admissions and propose strategies for improvement

Oral Presentations:

3:35 – 3:45PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee.

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program”.

3:45 – 3:55PM Elizabeth García - Medical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program”.

3:55 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Baldwin Auditorium

Track #3: Women in Medicine: Clinical Practice, Research, and Beyond Moderator: Senta Berggruen, MD - Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Objectives: • To understand the unique challenges and contributions of Latina women who are leaders, physicians, and investigators. • To discuss balance and/or dissonance between personal well-being, family, and career obligations.

1:30 – 2:45PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:

3:30 – 3:40PM Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Erie Family Health Centers.

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

J. Douglas Gray Family Seminar Room

Track #4: Cutting Edge Research: Featuring Latino Health and Latino Investigators

Moderators: • Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical Researcher, Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center at Chicago; Education and Research Committee, MOLA. • Juan Schmukler, MD - Mt. Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. Objective: • To highlight cutting edge research that advances Latino health and/or is conducted by Latino investigators. This is an open-topic session with the top abstract submissions having been selected as oral presenters.

1:30 – 2:45PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #1 Oral Presentations:

1:30 – 1:40PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA. Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between

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Atrium

6:30 – 7:30AM Exhibitor Booth Registration Set-up

7:00AM General Registration Opens Poster/Exhibit Booth viewing available

Baldwin Auditorium

Please pick up breakfast at Atrium and Proceed to Baldwin Auditorium.

7:30 – 8:30AM MOLA Mentorship Breakfast

7:30 - 7:50AM “How to be an Effective Mentor and Successful Mentee” Moderator: Luis Rivera, MD – Mentorship Chair, MOLA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Speakers: • Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Northeastern University • Margarita Mankus, MD – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Riverside Medical Group Pediatrics • Héctor Rasgado-Flores, MD, PhD – Director Diversity, Outreach and Success, Professor of Physiology/Biophysics, Master Teacher/Chair INSPIRE Program, Lead Global Health Partnership with Mexico, Chicago Medical

Vice Chair for Diversity, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine

Objectives: • Understand how personal experiences and heritage can impact career decisions and can facilitate community advancement and health • Explore how to implement culturally targeted educational initiatives to improve healthcare in Hispanics • Define next steps in diversification of the physician and health workforce through medical education

9:30 – 10:30AM National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Midwest Policy Forum

9:40 – 10:00AM Moving Forward Through Leadership Keynote Speaker: Elena Ríos, MD President and CEO of NHMA Objectives: • Discuss healthcare and health disparities that impact Latinos and the need for Latino leaders • Understand strategies to develop physician leadership careers

10:00 -10:15AM Public Charge Final Rule: Invisible Wall Luvia Quiñones – Health Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights Objective: • Understand the public charge rule Outline availa ble local resources for referrals

10:15 -10:30AM Chicago HEAL Initiative Clarisol Duque – Chicago Director, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

Objectives:

• To highlight critical knowledge and best practices in caring for the LGBTQ community and diversity and inclusion in the healthcare community • To discuss special considerations for transgender/gender-nonconforming Latinx community

1:30 – 2:45PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:45PM Iris Romero, MD, MS - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for the Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago “LGBTQ Research and Academics”

1:45 – 2:00PM Javier Guevara, Jr. MD - Prime Care Health Community Health Centers “LGBTQ Physician formation and leadership in LGBTQ Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Development”

Oral Presentations:

2:00 – 2:10PM Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:15PM David Munar - President and CEO of Howard Brown Health “Latinx LGBTQ leadership in health care

1:30 – 2:45PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:50PM Denise Martínez, MD - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa; Medical Director, Iowa Mobile Health Clinics; Primary Investigator, Summer Health Professions Education Program Oral Presentations:

1:50 – 2:00PM Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine”

2:00 – 2:10PM Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Mark Kuczewski, PhD - Professor of Medical Ethics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

3:20 – 3:35PM Yessenia Castro-Caballero, MD - Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

1:30 – 1:50PM Marina Del Ríos, MD, MS - Director of Social Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Advocacy Ambassador, 3CPR Council of the American Heart Association.

1:50 – 2:10PM Rosalinda Alvarado, MD – Assistant professor, Section of Surgical Oncology, Rush University Medical Center. Oral Presentations:

2:10 – 2:20PM Andrea Cruz - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors”.

2:20 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Katherine Tossas-Milligan, PhD, MS - Director, Office of Global Cancer Health Equity, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Oral Presentations:

3:20 – 3:30PM Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists”.

Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care”.

1:40 – 1:50PM Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?”.

1:50 – 2:00PM Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University. Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men”.

2:00 – 2:10PM Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?”.

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #2 Oral Presentations:

3:00 – 3:10PM Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advocates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model”.

3:10 – 3:20PM Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.

Medicine. • Richard Gómez - Medical Student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; MOLA Medical Student Committee Co-Chair.

4:50 - 5:00PM MOLA Board Election Results Presentation • Joaquín Estrada, MD - Vice President, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. • Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH - Treasurer, MOLA; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Atrium

5:00 - 5:30PM Poster and Exhibit Booth Take-down.

Poster Presentations

Poster titles and presenting authors are listed in the order in which they will appear in the academic poster sessions. The posters have been organized by topic to promote collaborative ideas and networking.

Clinical Research

1. Hospital Based Analysis of Prostate Cancer Disparities in Hispan-ics within the United States and Puerto Rico Using the NCDB, Matthew S. del Pino

2. Prospective trial evaluating the long-term outcomes associated with the use of Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation allograft cartilage in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty procedures, Dr. Miguel Carabaño

3. Top Dermatologic Conditions Examined at a Federally Qualified Health Center Specialized in LGBTQ and Latinx population health, Virginia Alvarado Jones

4. Value of Candida Score in patients with invasive candidiasis. Central Hospital of Maracay 2014 – 2015, Dr. Patrizia Chavero

5. Is the HEART Score an Effective Clinical Tool to Reduce Admis-sions and Costs in the Public Hospital Setting?, Diana Morales.

Basic Sciences or Translational Research

6. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanic Patients: Searching for gremlin genetic variants to explain health disparity, María Aceve-do

7. Local immune responses in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, Adriana Córdova

8. Role of the gut mycobiota in the pathogenesis of ileal Crohn’s disease, David Velásquez, Jr.

9. The Ability of Acoustic Signals to Predict Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease, Jonathan Alcántar

Case Reports

10. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein presentation in 2 Latina women, Dr. Zulma Hernández-Peraza

11. Peripartum-Discovered Congenital Complete Heart Block in Honduras, Dr. Dorys Arlene Chávez Meléndez

12. Rare Neutrophil Mediated Disease in an Elderly Latino Woman, Dr. Ghayas Zaheer

Systematic or Narrative Reviews

13. Influence of language and culture in the psychiatric care of Spanish-speaking adult patients, Nelly González-Lepage

14. A Novel Approach to Reducing Smoking Disparities in LGBT Youth and Young Adults in Chicago, Estefanía Pérez-Luna

15. An examination of the disproportionate impact of well-being for underrepresented minority medical community, does perceived

institutional diversity climate play a role?, Gabriela Fuentes

Education

16. A Study of Text Simplification on Breast Cancer Information Targeting a Low Health Literacy Population, Ginger Dragon

17. Anesthesia Blocks Ultrasound Library with Spanish Subtitles, Dr. Gunar Subieta-Benito

18. Hidden Lessons in Puerto Escondido: A Method to Expand Medical Students' Cultural Humility, Morgan Nguyen

Public Health and Policy

19. Why Should We Care About Cancer Registry Legislation and How Should We Advocate?, Kryztal Peña.

20. Patient-Provider Relationships in Breast Cancer Care: Implica-tions for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Mental Health, Kryztal Peña

21. Language and health risk behaviors among US-based Latinas, Joanna Olazar

22. Cartillas de Salud: Mexico's Quest to Increase Patients' Health Literacy, Slaton Case

23. Bridging the Gap: Creation of The Spanish Ambassador Program (SAP), Erika Becerra-Ashby

24. Obesity and obesity-related health conditions among US-based Latinas, Jeanette Olazar

25. Development and Piloting of a Palliative Care Assessment Tool in Bolivia, Jonathan Alhalel

26. Scholarship at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Social Determinants of Gun Violence, Nayeli Langarica

27. Assessing Access to Organ Transplant Among Chicago's Undocumented Community: A Local Needs Assessment, Jacque-

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28. Sanctuary Hospitals: The development of policy that aims to protect and treat undocumented immigrant patients, Yanina Guevara

Oral Presentations

LGBTQ Track (Track #1)

Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs,” Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals

Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care,” María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chica-go Pritzker School of Medicine

Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students,” Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chica-go College of Medicine

Education Track (Track#2)

Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine,” Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Oral 5. “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum,” Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to

Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program,” Elizabeth García - Med-ical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Women in Medicine Track (Track#3)

Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer-Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors,” Andrea Cruz - Under-graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists,” Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergrad-uate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropolo-gy College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urba-na-Champaign

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers,” Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine; Erie Family Health Centers

Cutting Edge Research Track (Track#4)

Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA

Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?” Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Fein-berg School of Medicine

Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men,” Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?” Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advo-cates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model,” Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California,” Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth,” Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health,” Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Prime-Care Community Health

Acknowledgements

MOLA’s 3rd Annual Latino Health Symposium would not be possible without the help, dedication, time, skills, and generosity of many individuals and organizations.

MOLA’s Education & Research Committee

• Pilar Ortega, MD, Committee Chair• Matías Pollevick, Symposium Co-chair• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Symposium Academic Program Co-chair• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Erika Arias• Senta Berggruen, MD• Miguel Carabaño, MD• Joseph Cooper, MD• Emmanuel Eguía, MD• Joaquín Estrada, MD• Karina Reyes, MOLA Intern• Mariam Riad, MD• Gabriela Saldaña, Volunteer Coordinator• Sara Shapiro, MSSW, Volunteer Coordinator

Poster and Oral Presentation Judges

• Ángel A. Álvarez, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Senta Berggruen, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center• Diana Andrea Chirinos Medina, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Joseph Cooper, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc, Northeastern University• Roberto López-Rosado, PT, DPT, MA, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, University of Illinois College of Medi-cine• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Patricia Ingrid Moreno, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Pilar Ortega, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Feyce Mabel Peralta, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Juan Schmukler, MD, Mt Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

MOLA’s Board of Directors

• Pilar Ortega, MD, President• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Vice President• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, Treasurer• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Secretary• Ángel Bermúdez, MD• Fidel Castillo, MD• Katya Cruz-Madrid, MD, Public Health Committee Co-chair• Richard Gómez,Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Pilar Guerrero, MD• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc• Itzel López-Hinojosa, Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Juan Morado, Jr., JD• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Alicia Olave-Pichón, MD• Luis Rivera, MD, Mentorship Committee Chair• Toni Riveros, MD• Gabriela Saldaña• Sara Shapiro, MSSW

School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science • Kathryn Ospino - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Mentorship Committee, MOLA

7:50 - 8:00AM Q&A

8:00 - 8:30AM Mentee-Mentor Meet and Greet

Atrium

8:30 – 9:00AM Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

Hughes Auditorium

9:00 – 10:15AM Opening Plenary “Moving Forward / Hacia Adelante” Welcome & Keynote Remarks Moderator and Speaker Introductions: Matías Pollevick - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

9:00 – 9:10AM Welcome Remarks • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center • Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA – Vice Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Office of Diversity & Inclusion

9:10 – 9:30AM Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: The role of institutions of medical education in Latino health and advancement Keynote Speaker: Mónica Vela, MD – Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Associate

Objective: • Understand the Chicago HEAL Initiative and its specific objectives

10:30 -11:00AM Q&A (All Plenary Speakers) Q&A Moderator: Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Atrium

11:00 - 11:30AM Coffee Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

11:30-11:45AM Lunch Available for Pick-up for all Symposium Attendees

Please pick up lunch at Atrium and Proceed to Hughes Auditiorium

11:45 -12:45PM Leadership Lunch Moderator: Miguel Carabaño, MD – International Medical Graduate Committee Co-Chair, MOLA; Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Speakers: • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association • Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA Latina Researchers Network; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chief Research Officer for Mile Square Health Center • Pilar Guerrero, MD – Board of Directors, MOLA;

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California”.

3:20 – 3:30PM Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth”.

3:30 – 3:40PM Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; PrimeCare Community Health. Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Atrium

4:15 – 4:30PM Coffee break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing.

Atrium

4:30 – 5:00PM Closing Ceremony: Awards and Board Election Presentation

4:30 - 4:40PM MOLA Scholar Awards Presentation • Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. • William Clark, PhD – Executive Director, Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation. • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

4:40 - 4:50PM Poster and Oral Awards Presentation • Joseph Cooper, MD - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of

Board of Directors, NHMA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County • Adriana Semprum-Clavier, DDS – Hispanic Dental Association; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Objectives: • Discuss strategies to develop leadership skills as students, physicians, and health professionals and identify leadership opportunities as part of MOLA or linked organizations • Describe methods of and potential barriers to achieving balance in leadership career advancement and academic or clinical success in medical practice • Understand the perspective of MOLA members through an open forum where they can voice their opinions, ideas, and suggestions for MOLA’s strategic planning

Atrium

12:45 – 1:30PM Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

1:30 – 4:15PM Afternoon Breakout Tracks

These interactive workshops and discussions will feature leaders in each of the topics as well as cutting edge precepted scholarly projects and research in those areas by MOLA students.

G.D. Searle Foundation Seminar Room

Track #1: LGBTQ Latino Health Moderator: Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA - Secretary, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

management”

3:15 – 3:30PM Patrick Ennis, MD - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County “Serving Latinx LGBTQ population at risk”

Oral Presentations:

3:30 – 3:40PM María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care”

3:40 – 3:50PM Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students”

3:50 – 4:15PM Q&A

Simpson-Querrey Auditorium Track #2: Latino-focused Medical Education

Moderator: Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Objectives: • To discuss strategies for including Latino health topics in Medical Education such as cultural competency, Medical Spanish, service-focused electives • To understand examples of success in diversifying medical school admissions and propose strategies for improvement

Oral Presentations:

3:35 – 3:45PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee.

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program”.

3:45 – 3:55PM Elizabeth García - Medical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program”.

3:55 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Baldwin Auditorium

Track #3: Women in Medicine: Clinical Practice, Research, and Beyond Moderator: Senta Berggruen, MD - Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Objectives: • To understand the unique challenges and contributions of Latina women who are leaders, physicians, and investigators. • To discuss balance and/or dissonance between personal well-being, family, and career obligations.

1:30 – 2:45PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:

3:30 – 3:40PM Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Erie Family Health Centers.

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

J. Douglas Gray Family Seminar Room

Track #4: Cutting Edge Research: Featuring Latino Health and Latino Investigators

Moderators: • Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical Researcher, Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center at Chicago; Education and Research Committee, MOLA. • Juan Schmukler, MD - Mt. Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. Objective: • To highlight cutting edge research that advances Latino health and/or is conducted by Latino investigators. This is an open-topic session with the top abstract submissions having been selected as oral presenters.

1:30 – 2:45PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #1 Oral Presentations:

1:30 – 1:40PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA. Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between

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Atrium

6:30 – 7:30AM Exhibitor Booth Registration Set-up

7:00AM General Registration Opens Poster/Exhibit Booth viewing available

Baldwin Auditorium

Please pick up breakfast at Atrium and Proceed to Baldwin Auditorium.

7:30 – 8:30AM MOLA Mentorship Breakfast

7:30 - 7:50AM “How to be an Effective Mentor and Successful Mentee” Moderator: Luis Rivera, MD – Mentorship Chair, MOLA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Speakers: • Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Northeastern University • Margarita Mankus, MD – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Riverside Medical Group Pediatrics • Héctor Rasgado-Flores, MD, PhD – Director Diversity, Outreach and Success, Professor of Physiology/Biophysics, Master Teacher/Chair INSPIRE Program, Lead Global Health Partnership with Mexico, Chicago Medical

Vice Chair for Diversity, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine

Objectives: • Understand how personal experiences and heritage can impact career decisions and can facilitate community advancement and health • Explore how to implement culturally targeted educational initiatives to improve healthcare in Hispanics • Define next steps in diversification of the physician and health workforce through medical education

9:30 – 10:30AM National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Midwest Policy Forum

9:40 – 10:00AM Moving Forward Through Leadership Keynote Speaker: Elena Ríos, MD President and CEO of NHMA Objectives: • Discuss healthcare and health disparities that impact Latinos and the need for Latino leaders • Understand strategies to develop physician leadership careers

10:00 -10:15AM Public Charge Final Rule: Invisible Wall Luvia Quiñones – Health Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights Objective: • Understand the public charge rule Outline availa ble local resources for referrals

10:15 -10:30AM Chicago HEAL Initiative Clarisol Duque – Chicago Director, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

Objectives:

• To highlight critical knowledge and best practices in caring for the LGBTQ community and diversity and inclusion in the healthcare community • To discuss special considerations for transgender/gender-nonconforming Latinx community

1:30 – 2:45PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:45PM Iris Romero, MD, MS - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for the Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago “LGBTQ Research and Academics”

1:45 – 2:00PM Javier Guevara, Jr. MD - Prime Care Health Community Health Centers “LGBTQ Physician formation and leadership in LGBTQ Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Development”

Oral Presentations:

2:00 – 2:10PM Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:15PM David Munar - President and CEO of Howard Brown Health “Latinx LGBTQ leadership in health care

1:30 – 2:45PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:50PM Denise Martínez, MD - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa; Medical Director, Iowa Mobile Health Clinics; Primary Investigator, Summer Health Professions Education Program Oral Presentations:

1:50 – 2:00PM Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine”

2:00 – 2:10PM Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Mark Kuczewski, PhD - Professor of Medical Ethics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

3:20 – 3:35PM Yessenia Castro-Caballero, MD - Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

1:30 – 1:50PM Marina Del Ríos, MD, MS - Director of Social Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Advocacy Ambassador, 3CPR Council of the American Heart Association.

1:50 – 2:10PM Rosalinda Alvarado, MD – Assistant professor, Section of Surgical Oncology, Rush University Medical Center. Oral Presentations:

2:10 – 2:20PM Andrea Cruz - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors”.

2:20 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Katherine Tossas-Milligan, PhD, MS - Director, Office of Global Cancer Health Equity, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Oral Presentations:

3:20 – 3:30PM Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists”.

Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care”.

1:40 – 1:50PM Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?”.

1:50 – 2:00PM Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University. Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men”.

2:00 – 2:10PM Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?”.

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #2 Oral Presentations:

3:00 – 3:10PM Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advocates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model”.

3:10 – 3:20PM Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.

Medicine. • Richard Gómez - Medical Student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; MOLA Medical Student Committee Co-Chair.

4:50 - 5:00PM MOLA Board Election Results Presentation • Joaquín Estrada, MD - Vice President, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. • Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH - Treasurer, MOLA; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Atrium

5:00 - 5:30PM Poster and Exhibit Booth Take-down.

Poster Presentations

Poster titles and presenting authors are listed in the order in which they will appear in the academic poster sessions. The posters have been organized by topic to promote collaborative ideas and networking.

Clinical Research

1. Hospital Based Analysis of Prostate Cancer Disparities in Hispan-ics within the United States and Puerto Rico Using the NCDB, Matthew S. del Pino

2. Prospective trial evaluating the long-term outcomes associated with the use of Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation allograft cartilage in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty procedures, Dr. Miguel Carabaño

3. Top Dermatologic Conditions Examined at a Federally Qualified Health Center Specialized in LGBTQ and Latinx population health, Virginia Alvarado Jones

4. Value of Candida Score in patients with invasive candidiasis. Central Hospital of Maracay 2014 – 2015, Dr. Patrizia Chavero

5. Is the HEART Score an Effective Clinical Tool to Reduce Admis-sions and Costs in the Public Hospital Setting?, Diana Morales.

Basic Sciences or Translational Research

6. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanic Patients: Searching for gremlin genetic variants to explain health disparity, María Aceve-do

7. Local immune responses in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, Adriana Córdova

8. Role of the gut mycobiota in the pathogenesis of ileal Crohn’s disease, David Velásquez, Jr.

9. The Ability of Acoustic Signals to Predict Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease, Jonathan Alcántar

Case Reports

10. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein presentation in 2 Latina women, Dr. Zulma Hernández-Peraza

11. Peripartum-Discovered Congenital Complete Heart Block in Honduras, Dr. Dorys Arlene Chávez Meléndez

12. Rare Neutrophil Mediated Disease in an Elderly Latino Woman, Dr. Ghayas Zaheer

Systematic or Narrative Reviews

13. Influence of language and culture in the psychiatric care of Spanish-speaking adult patients, Nelly González-Lepage

14. A Novel Approach to Reducing Smoking Disparities in LGBT Youth and Young Adults in Chicago, Estefanía Pérez-Luna

15. An examination of the disproportionate impact of well-being for underrepresented minority medical community, does perceived

institutional diversity climate play a role?, Gabriela Fuentes

Education

16. A Study of Text Simplification on Breast Cancer Information Targeting a Low Health Literacy Population, Ginger Dragon

17. Anesthesia Blocks Ultrasound Library with Spanish Subtitles, Dr. Gunar Subieta-Benito

18. Hidden Lessons in Puerto Escondido: A Method to Expand Medical Students' Cultural Humility, Morgan Nguyen

Public Health and Policy

19. Why Should We Care About Cancer Registry Legislation and How Should We Advocate?, Kryztal Peña.

20. Patient-Provider Relationships in Breast Cancer Care: Implica-tions for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Mental Health, Kryztal Peña

21. Language and health risk behaviors among US-based Latinas, Joanna Olazar

22. Cartillas de Salud: Mexico's Quest to Increase Patients' Health Literacy, Slaton Case

23. Bridging the Gap: Creation of The Spanish Ambassador Program (SAP), Erika Becerra-Ashby

24. Obesity and obesity-related health conditions among US-based Latinas, Jeanette Olazar

25. Development and Piloting of a Palliative Care Assessment Tool in Bolivia, Jonathan Alhalel

26. Scholarship at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Social Determinants of Gun Violence, Nayeli Langarica

27. Assessing Access to Organ Transplant Among Chicago's Undocumented Community: A Local Needs Assessment, Jacque-

line Bellefontaine

28. Sanctuary Hospitals: The development of policy that aims to protect and treat undocumented immigrant patients, Yanina Guevara

Oral Presentations

LGBTQ Track (Track #1)

Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs,” Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals

Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care,” María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chica-go Pritzker School of Medicine

Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students,” Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chica-go College of Medicine

Education Track (Track#2)

Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine,” Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Oral 5. “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum,” Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to

Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program,” Elizabeth García - Med-ical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Women in Medicine Track (Track#3)

Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer-Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors,” Andrea Cruz - Under-graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists,” Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergrad-uate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropolo-gy College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urba-na-Champaign

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers,” Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine; Erie Family Health Centers

Cutting Edge Research Track (Track#4)

Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA

Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?” Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Fein-berg School of Medicine

Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men,” Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?” Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advo-cates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model,” Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California,” Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth,” Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health,” Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Prime-Care Community Health

Acknowledgements

MOLA’s 3rd Annual Latino Health Symposium would not be possible without the help, dedication, time, skills, and generosity of many individuals and organizations.

MOLA’s Education & Research Committee

• Pilar Ortega, MD, Committee Chair• Matías Pollevick, Symposium Co-chair• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Symposium Academic Program Co-chair• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Erika Arias• Senta Berggruen, MD• Miguel Carabaño, MD• Joseph Cooper, MD• Emmanuel Eguía, MD• Joaquín Estrada, MD• Karina Reyes, MOLA Intern• Mariam Riad, MD• Gabriela Saldaña, Volunteer Coordinator• Sara Shapiro, MSSW, Volunteer Coordinator

Poster and Oral Presentation Judges

• Ángel A. Álvarez, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Senta Berggruen, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center• Diana Andrea Chirinos Medina, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Joseph Cooper, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc, Northeastern University• Roberto López-Rosado, PT, DPT, MA, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, University of Illinois College of Medi-cine• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Patricia Ingrid Moreno, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Pilar Ortega, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Feyce Mabel Peralta, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Juan Schmukler, MD, Mt Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

MOLA’s Board of Directors

• Pilar Ortega, MD, President• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Vice President• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, Treasurer• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Secretary• Ángel Bermúdez, MD• Fidel Castillo, MD• Katya Cruz-Madrid, MD, Public Health Committee Co-chair• Richard Gómez,Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Pilar Guerrero, MD• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc• Itzel López-Hinojosa, Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Juan Morado, Jr., JD• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Alicia Olave-Pichón, MD• Luis Rivera, MD, Mentorship Committee Chair• Toni Riveros, MD• Gabriela Saldaña• Sara Shapiro, MSSW

School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science • Kathryn Ospino - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Mentorship Committee, MOLA

7:50 - 8:00AM Q&A

8:00 - 8:30AM Mentee-Mentor Meet and Greet

Atrium

8:30 – 9:00AM Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

Hughes Auditorium

9:00 – 10:15AM Opening Plenary “Moving Forward / Hacia Adelante” Welcome & Keynote Remarks Moderator and Speaker Introductions: Matías Pollevick - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

9:00 – 9:10AM Welcome Remarks • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center • Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA – Vice Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Office of Diversity & Inclusion

9:10 – 9:30AM Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: The role of institutions of medical education in Latino health and advancement Keynote Speaker: Mónica Vela, MD – Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Associate

Objective: • Understand the Chicago HEAL Initiative and its specific objectives

10:30 -11:00AM Q&A (All Plenary Speakers) Q&A Moderator: Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Atrium

11:00 - 11:30AM Coffee Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

11:30-11:45AM Lunch Available for Pick-up for all Symposium Attendees

Please pick up lunch at Atrium and Proceed to Hughes Auditiorium

11:45 -12:45PM Leadership Lunch Moderator: Miguel Carabaño, MD – International Medical Graduate Committee Co-Chair, MOLA; Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Speakers: • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association • Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA Latina Researchers Network; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chief Research Officer for Mile Square Health Center • Pilar Guerrero, MD – Board of Directors, MOLA;

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California”.

3:20 – 3:30PM Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth”.

3:30 – 3:40PM Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; PrimeCare Community Health. Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Atrium

4:15 – 4:30PM Coffee break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing.

Atrium

4:30 – 5:00PM Closing Ceremony: Awards and Board Election Presentation

4:30 - 4:40PM MOLA Scholar Awards Presentation • Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. • William Clark, PhD – Executive Director, Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation. • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

4:40 - 4:50PM Poster and Oral Awards Presentation • Joseph Cooper, MD - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of

Board of Directors, NHMA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County • Adriana Semprum-Clavier, DDS – Hispanic Dental Association; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Objectives: • Discuss strategies to develop leadership skills as students, physicians, and health professionals and identify leadership opportunities as part of MOLA or linked organizations • Describe methods of and potential barriers to achieving balance in leadership career advancement and academic or clinical success in medical practice • Understand the perspective of MOLA members through an open forum where they can voice their opinions, ideas, and suggestions for MOLA’s strategic planning

Atrium

12:45 – 1:30PM Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

1:30 – 4:15PM Afternoon Breakout Tracks

These interactive workshops and discussions will feature leaders in each of the topics as well as cutting edge precepted scholarly projects and research in those areas by MOLA students.

G.D. Searle Foundation Seminar Room

Track #1: LGBTQ Latino Health Moderator: Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA - Secretary, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

management”

3:15 – 3:30PM Patrick Ennis, MD - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County “Serving Latinx LGBTQ population at risk”

Oral Presentations:

3:30 – 3:40PM María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care”

3:40 – 3:50PM Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students”

3:50 – 4:15PM Q&A

Simpson-Querrey Auditorium Track #2: Latino-focused Medical Education

Moderator: Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Objectives: • To discuss strategies for including Latino health topics in Medical Education such as cultural competency, Medical Spanish, service-focused electives • To understand examples of success in diversifying medical school admissions and propose strategies for improvement

Oral Presentations:

3:35 – 3:45PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee.

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program”.

3:45 – 3:55PM Elizabeth García - Medical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program”.

3:55 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Baldwin Auditorium

Track #3: Women in Medicine: Clinical Practice, Research, and Beyond Moderator: Senta Berggruen, MD - Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Objectives: • To understand the unique challenges and contributions of Latina women who are leaders, physicians, and investigators. • To discuss balance and/or dissonance between personal well-being, family, and career obligations.

1:30 – 2:45PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:

3:30 – 3:40PM Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Erie Family Health Centers.

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

J. Douglas Gray Family Seminar Room

Track #4: Cutting Edge Research: Featuring Latino Health and Latino Investigators

Moderators: • Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical Researcher, Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center at Chicago; Education and Research Committee, MOLA. • Juan Schmukler, MD - Mt. Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. Objective: • To highlight cutting edge research that advances Latino health and/or is conducted by Latino investigators. This is an open-topic session with the top abstract submissions having been selected as oral presenters.

1:30 – 2:45PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #1 Oral Presentations:

1:30 – 1:40PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA. Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between

2019

Atrium

6:30 – 7:30AM Exhibitor Booth Registration Set-up

7:00AM General Registration Opens Poster/Exhibit Booth viewing available

Baldwin Auditorium

Please pick up breakfast at Atrium and Proceed to Baldwin Auditorium.

7:30 – 8:30AM MOLA Mentorship Breakfast

7:30 - 7:50AM “How to be an Effective Mentor and Successful Mentee” Moderator: Luis Rivera, MD – Mentorship Chair, MOLA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Speakers: • Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Northeastern University • Margarita Mankus, MD – Mentorship Committee, MOLA; Riverside Medical Group Pediatrics • Héctor Rasgado-Flores, MD, PhD – Director Diversity, Outreach and Success, Professor of Physiology/Biophysics, Master Teacher/Chair INSPIRE Program, Lead Global Health Partnership with Mexico, Chicago Medical

Vice Chair for Diversity, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine

Objectives: • Understand how personal experiences and heritage can impact career decisions and can facilitate community advancement and health • Explore how to implement culturally targeted educational initiatives to improve healthcare in Hispanics • Define next steps in diversification of the physician and health workforce through medical education

9:30 – 10:30AM National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Midwest Policy Forum

9:40 – 10:00AM Moving Forward Through Leadership Keynote Speaker: Elena Ríos, MD President and CEO of NHMA Objectives: • Discuss healthcare and health disparities that impact Latinos and the need for Latino leaders • Understand strategies to develop physician leadership careers

10:00 -10:15AM Public Charge Final Rule: Invisible Wall Luvia Quiñones – Health Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights Objective: • Understand the public charge rule Outline availa ble local resources for referrals

10:15 -10:30AM Chicago HEAL Initiative Clarisol Duque – Chicago Director, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

Objectives:

• To highlight critical knowledge and best practices in caring for the LGBTQ community and diversity and inclusion in the healthcare community • To discuss special considerations for transgender/gender-nonconforming Latinx community

1:30 – 2:45PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:45PM Iris Romero, MD, MS - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for the Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago “LGBTQ Research and Academics”

1:45 – 2:00PM Javier Guevara, Jr. MD - Prime Care Health Community Health Centers “LGBTQ Physician formation and leadership in LGBTQ Family Medicine Residency Curriculum Development”

Oral Presentations:

2:00 – 2:10PM Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM LGBTQ Latino Health - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:15PM David Munar - President and CEO of Howard Brown Health “Latinx LGBTQ leadership in health care

1:30 – 2:45PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #1 Speakers:1:30 – 1:50PM Denise Martínez, MD - Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa; Medical Director, Iowa Mobile Health Clinics; Primary Investigator, Summer Health Professions Education Program Oral Presentations:

1:50 – 2:00PM Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine”

2:00 – 2:10PM Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum”

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break

3:00 – 4:15PM Latino-focused Medical Education Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Mark Kuczewski, PhD - Professor of Medical Ethics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

3:20 – 3:35PM Yessenia Castro-Caballero, MD - Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

1:30 – 1:50PM Marina Del Ríos, MD, MS - Director of Social Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Advocacy Ambassador, 3CPR Council of the American Heart Association.

1:50 – 2:10PM Rosalinda Alvarado, MD – Assistant professor, Section of Surgical Oncology, Rush University Medical Center. Oral Presentations:

2:10 – 2:20PM Andrea Cruz - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors”.

2:20 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #2 Speakers:3:00 – 3:20PM Katherine Tossas-Milligan, PhD, MS - Director, Office of Global Cancer Health Equity, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Oral Presentations:

3:20 – 3:30PM Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergraduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists”.

Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care”.

1:40 – 1:50PM Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?”.

1:50 – 2:00PM Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University. Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men”.

2:00 – 2:10PM Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?”.

2:10 – 2:45PM Q&A.

2:45 – 3:00PM Coffee Break.

3:00 – 4:15PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #2 Oral Presentations:

3:00 – 3:10PM Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advocates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model”.

3:10 – 3:20PM Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University.

Medicine. • Richard Gómez - Medical Student, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; MOLA Medical Student Committee Co-Chair.

4:50 - 5:00PM MOLA Board Election Results Presentation • Joaquín Estrada, MD - Vice President, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. • Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH - Treasurer, MOLA; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Atrium

5:00 - 5:30PM Poster and Exhibit Booth Take-down.

Poster Presentations

Poster titles and presenting authors are listed in the order in which they will appear in the academic poster sessions. The posters have been organized by topic to promote collaborative ideas and networking.

Clinical Research

1. Hospital Based Analysis of Prostate Cancer Disparities in Hispan-ics within the United States and Puerto Rico Using the NCDB, Matthew S. del Pino

2. Prospective trial evaluating the long-term outcomes associated with the use of Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation allograft cartilage in cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty procedures, Dr. Miguel Carabaño

3. Top Dermatologic Conditions Examined at a Federally Qualified Health Center Specialized in LGBTQ and Latinx population health, Virginia Alvarado Jones

4. Value of Candida Score in patients with invasive candidiasis. Central Hospital of Maracay 2014 – 2015, Dr. Patrizia Chavero

5. Is the HEART Score an Effective Clinical Tool to Reduce Admis-sions and Costs in the Public Hospital Setting?, Diana Morales.

Basic Sciences or Translational Research

6. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanic Patients: Searching for gremlin genetic variants to explain health disparity, María Aceve-do

7. Local immune responses in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, Adriana Córdova

8. Role of the gut mycobiota in the pathogenesis of ileal Crohn’s disease, David Velásquez, Jr.

9. The Ability of Acoustic Signals to Predict Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease, Jonathan Alcántar

Case Reports

10. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein presentation in 2 Latina women, Dr. Zulma Hernández-Peraza

11. Peripartum-Discovered Congenital Complete Heart Block in Honduras, Dr. Dorys Arlene Chávez Meléndez

12. Rare Neutrophil Mediated Disease in an Elderly Latino Woman, Dr. Ghayas Zaheer

Systematic or Narrative Reviews

13. Influence of language and culture in the psychiatric care of Spanish-speaking adult patients, Nelly González-Lepage

14. A Novel Approach to Reducing Smoking Disparities in LGBT Youth and Young Adults in Chicago, Estefanía Pérez-Luna

15. An examination of the disproportionate impact of well-being for underrepresented minority medical community, does perceived

institutional diversity climate play a role?, Gabriela Fuentes

Education

16. A Study of Text Simplification on Breast Cancer Information Targeting a Low Health Literacy Population, Ginger Dragon

17. Anesthesia Blocks Ultrasound Library with Spanish Subtitles, Dr. Gunar Subieta-Benito

18. Hidden Lessons in Puerto Escondido: A Method to Expand Medical Students' Cultural Humility, Morgan Nguyen

Public Health and Policy

19. Why Should We Care About Cancer Registry Legislation and How Should We Advocate?, Kryztal Peña.

20. Patient-Provider Relationships in Breast Cancer Care: Implica-tions for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors’ Mental Health, Kryztal Peña

21. Language and health risk behaviors among US-based Latinas, Joanna Olazar

22. Cartillas de Salud: Mexico's Quest to Increase Patients' Health Literacy, Slaton Case

23. Bridging the Gap: Creation of The Spanish Ambassador Program (SAP), Erika Becerra-Ashby

24. Obesity and obesity-related health conditions among US-based Latinas, Jeanette Olazar

25. Development and Piloting of a Palliative Care Assessment Tool in Bolivia, Jonathan Alhalel

26. Scholarship at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Social Determinants of Gun Violence, Nayeli Langarica

27. Assessing Access to Organ Transplant Among Chicago's Undocumented Community: A Local Needs Assessment, Jacque-

line Bellefontaine

28. Sanctuary Hospitals: The development of policy that aims to protect and treat undocumented immigrant patients, Yanina Guevara

Oral Presentations

LGBTQ Track (Track #1)

Oral 1. “LGBTQ Healthcare Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Programs,” Karla Daniela Guerrero, MD - University of Chicago Hospitals

Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care,” María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chica-go Pritzker School of Medicine

Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students,” Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chica-go College of Medicine

Education Track (Track#2)

Oral 4. “Medical Student-led Quality Improvement of Linguistic Educational Opportunities at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine,” Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Oral 5. “Musculoskeletal Medical Spanish Curriculum,” Itzel López-Hinojosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Medical Student Committee Co-Chair, MOLA

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to

Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program,” Elizabeth García - Med-ical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Women in Medicine Track (Track#3)

Oral 8. “eHealth Interventions Reduce Cancer-Related Symptom Burden in Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors,” Andrea Cruz - Under-graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Research Intern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 9. “The impact of the imposter phenomenon on health and productivity in female scientists,” Mariel Juanita Galván - Undergrad-uate Student, University of Illinois Urbana; Department of Anthropolo-gy College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urba-na-Champaign

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers,” Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medi-cine; Erie Family Health Centers

Cutting Edge Research Track (Track#4)

Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between Patient and Physician Global Estimates than Other Ethnic Groups: A Cross-sectional Study from Routine Care,” Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA

Oral 12. “Minorities in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation: Where do we stand?” Samuel Carbunaru - Medical Student, Northwestern Fein-berg School of Medicine

Oral 13. “Colon Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Men,” Noé Vázquez - Graduate Student, Roosevelt University

Oral 14. “The association between maternal race and ethnicity and risk factors for primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women?” Elisabeth Stark - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Oral 15. “Empowering Youth to Become Community Health Advo-cates: The CHAMPIONS NETWork After-School Club Model,” Ravi Tyagi - Program Manager, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California,” Bryan Rangel-Álvarez - Medical Student, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University

Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth,” Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health,” Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; Prime-Care Community Health

Acknowledgements

MOLA’s 3rd Annual Latino Health Symposium would not be possible without the help, dedication, time, skills, and generosity of many individuals and organizations.

MOLA’s Education & Research Committee

• Pilar Ortega, MD, Committee Chair• Matías Pollevick, Symposium Co-chair• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Symposium Academic Program Co-chair• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Erika Arias• Senta Berggruen, MD• Miguel Carabaño, MD• Joseph Cooper, MD• Emmanuel Eguía, MD• Joaquín Estrada, MD• Karina Reyes, MOLA Intern• Mariam Riad, MD• Gabriela Saldaña, Volunteer Coordinator• Sara Shapiro, MSSW, Volunteer Coordinator

Poster and Oral Presentation Judges

• Ángel A. Álvarez, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Senta Berggruen, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD, Rush University Medical Center• Diana Andrea Chirinos Medina, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Joseph Cooper, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc, Northeastern University• Roberto López-Rosado, PT, DPT, MA, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Moving forward Hacia adelante

2019 3rd MOLA LATINO HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, University of Illinois College of Medi-cine• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Patricia Ingrid Moreno, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Pilar Ortega, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine• Feyce Mabel Peralta, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine• Juan Schmukler, MD, Mt Sinai Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

MOLA’s Board of Directors

• Pilar Ortega, MD, President• Joaquín Estrada, MD, Vice President• Geraldine Luna, MD, MPH, Treasurer• Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA, Secretary• Ángel Bermúdez, MD• Fidel Castillo, MD• Katya Cruz-Madrid, MD, Public Health Committee Co-chair• Richard Gómez,Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Pilar Guerrero, MD• Francisco Iacobelli, PhD, MSc• Itzel López-Hinojosa, Medical Student Committee Co-chair• Juan Morado, Jr., JD• Jonathan Moreira, MD, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair• Alicia Olave-Pichón, MD• Luis Rivera, MD, Mentorship Committee Chair• Toni Riveros, MD• Gabriela Saldaña• Sara Shapiro, MSSW

Symposium Sponsors

MOLA’s 3rd Annual Latino Health Symposium is proudly supported by our Event Sponsors:

Our Session Sponsors and Partners:

Our Exhibitors:

School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science • Kathryn Ospino - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; Mentorship Committee, MOLA

7:50 - 8:00AM Q&A

8:00 - 8:30AM Mentee-Mentor Meet and Greet

Atrium

8:30 – 9:00AM Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

Hughes Auditorium

9:00 – 10:15AM Opening Plenary “Moving Forward / Hacia Adelante” Welcome & Keynote Remarks Moderator and Speaker Introductions: Matías Pollevick - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

9:00 – 9:10AM Welcome Remarks • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center • Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA – Vice Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Office of Diversity & Inclusion

9:10 – 9:30AM Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity: The role of institutions of medical education in Latino health and advancement Keynote Speaker: Mónica Vela, MD – Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Associate

Objective: • Understand the Chicago HEAL Initiative and its specific objectives

10:30 -11:00AM Q&A (All Plenary Speakers) Q&A Moderator: Erika Arias - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Education and Research Committee, MOLA

Atrium

11:00 - 11:30AM Coffee Break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

11:30-11:45AM Lunch Available for Pick-up for all Symposium Attendees

Please pick up lunch at Atrium and Proceed to Hughes Auditiorium

11:45 -12:45PM Leadership Lunch Moderator: Miguel Carabaño, MD – International Medical Graduate Committee Co-Chair, MOLA; Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Speakers: • Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH – Chief Health Equity Officer, American Medical Association • Lisa Aponte-Soto, PhD, MHA Latina Researchers Network; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chief Research Officer for Mile Square Health Center • Pilar Guerrero, MD – Board of Directors, MOLA;

Oral 16. “MiMentor Medical School Ready: A Statewide Enrichment Program to Increase the Number of Latino Medical Students in California”.

3:20 – 3:30PM Sharon Alvarado - Lead Clinical Instructor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Oral 17. “The Impact of Discovering Health Careers on Urban Youth”.

3:30 – 3:40PM Angélica Cabrera - Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Chicago; PrimeCare Community Health. Oral 18. “Childhood Vaccinations: A Quality Improvement Project for Latino Populations at PrimeCare Community Health”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Atrium

4:15 – 4:30PM Coffee break and Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing.

Atrium

4:30 – 5:00PM Closing Ceremony: Awards and Board Election Presentation

4:30 - 4:40PM MOLA Scholar Awards Presentation • Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. • William Clark, PhD – Executive Director, Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation. • Pilar Ortega, MD – President, MOLA; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

4:40 - 4:50PM Poster and Oral Awards Presentation • Joseph Cooper, MD - Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Illinois College of

Board of Directors, NHMA; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County • Adriana Semprum-Clavier, DDS – Hispanic Dental Association; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Objectives: • Discuss strategies to develop leadership skills as students, physicians, and health professionals and identify leadership opportunities as part of MOLA or linked organizations • Describe methods of and potential barriers to achieving balance in leadership career advancement and academic or clinical success in medical practice • Understand the perspective of MOLA members through an open forum where they can voice their opinions, ideas, and suggestions for MOLA’s strategic planning

Atrium

12:45 – 1:30PM Poster/Exhibit Booth Viewing

1:30 – 4:15PM Afternoon Breakout Tracks

These interactive workshops and discussions will feature leaders in each of the topics as well as cutting edge precepted scholarly projects and research in those areas by MOLA students.

G.D. Searle Foundation Seminar Room

Track #1: LGBTQ Latino Health Moderator: Óscar Iván Zambrano, MPH, MBA - Secretary, MOLA; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

management”

3:15 – 3:30PM Patrick Ennis, MD - John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County “Serving Latinx LGBTQ population at risk”

Oral Presentations:

3:30 – 3:40PM María Lorena Espinosa - Medical Student, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Oral 2. “Dermatologic Disparities: Essential Considerations in Patient Care”

3:40 – 3:50PM Remy Lee - Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Oral 3. “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Amongst Latino Medical Students”

3:50 – 4:15PM Q&A

Simpson-Querrey Auditorium Track #2: Latino-focused Medical Education

Moderator: Jonathan Moreira, MD - Scholarship Subcommittee Chair, MOLA; Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Objectives: • To discuss strategies for including Latino health topics in Medical Education such as cultural competency, Medical Spanish, service-focused electives • To understand examples of success in diversifying medical school admissions and propose strategies for improvement

Oral Presentations:

3:35 – 3:45PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee.

Oral 6. “Educational Needs and Preferences Assessment of Latino Physicians and Medical Trainees: An Exploratory Survey Study to Complement the MOLA Mentorship Program”.

3:45 – 3:55PM Elizabeth García - Medical Student, University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Oral 7. “Building the Pipeline: Review of Best Practices Proven to Develop and Sustain a Mentorship Program”.

3:55 – 4:15PM Q&A.

Baldwin Auditorium

Track #3: Women in Medicine: Clinical Practice, Research, and Beyond Moderator: Senta Berggruen, MD - Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Objectives: • To understand the unique challenges and contributions of Latina women who are leaders, physicians, and investigators. • To discuss balance and/or dissonance between personal well-being, family, and career obligations.

1:30 – 2:45PM Women in Medicine - Breakout Session #1 Speakers:

3:30 – 3:40PM Ana Reyes - Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Erie Family Health Centers.

Oral 10. “Moving FQHCs toward value-based care: Risk stratification of patients receiving pregnancy care at Erie Family Health Centers”.

3:40 – 4:15PM Q&A.

J. Douglas Gray Family Seminar Room

Track #4: Cutting Edge Research: Featuring Latino Health and Latino Investigators

Moderators: • Isabel Castrejón, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical Researcher, Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center at Chicago; Education and Research Committee, MOLA. • Juan Schmukler, MD - Mt. Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. Objective: • To highlight cutting edge research that advances Latino health and/or is conducted by Latino investigators. This is an open-topic session with the top abstract submissions having been selected as oral presenters.

1:30 – 2:45PM Cutting Edge Research - Breakout Session #1 Oral Presentations:

1:30 – 1:40PM Shojanny Salazar, MD - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Co-chair, International Medical Graduate Committee, MOLA. Oral 11. “Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance between

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