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Intercultural Cancer Council 11th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, The medically Underserved & Cancer
Washington, DC
Omni Shoreham Hotel
April 3-6, 2008
Submitted by:
Tony Hartsfield
Assistant Dean for Advancement & Development
The College of Public Health participated in an educational and cultural trip to our nation’s capital for (7) seven University of Kentucky undergraduate students on April 3-6, 2008. Assistant Dean, Tony Hartsfield served as the mentor for the students while in DC. The Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC) provided full financial coverage for airfare, hotel accommodations, and meals for student and mentor participants.
Students were encouraged to network with professional attendees from universities and agencies from all over the United States, including Guam, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The purpose of the symposium is to create measurable change from the ground up, by accelerating collaboration, and combing and mobilizing our collective resources for action. The Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC) promotes policies, programs, partnerships, and research to eliminate the unequal burden of cancer among racial and ethnic minorities and medically underserved populations in the United States and its associated territories. Speakers included such dignitaries as, Lance Armstrong, Drs. Ben Carson, Dorothy Height, Harold Freeman, and Howard Koh .
More than 1,000 attendees consisting of undergraduate health sciences students, cancer survivors, health care professionals, governmental and health advocates, and public health officials were present. In addition to the daily conference sessions, four of our seven students were selected to tour the National Institute of Health (NIH) for four hours learning about the numerous opportunities and services which exist in medical and public health research. The students took time to tour many of the historic monuments and museums such as the Holocaust Museum, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Capitol Hill and numerous other sites.
