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Art of Medicine Rounds

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THE ART OF MEDICINE ROUNDS

University Medical Center - Classrooms 1-3 - A light dinner will be served

Thursday, June 5th   5:30 – 6:30pm CST

 A Road Out

A NEW FILM BY KARIN SHAPIRO, PH.D

Black and white photo of Mobile clinic in a South African village

A Road Out tells the remarkable story of South African medical pioneers who transformed community health in the American South and helped us understand how race, poverty, and socioeconomic status affect people’s health.

Portrait photo of Dr. Karin Shapiro

Raised in South Africa, Dr. Karin Shapiro graduated from the University of Witwatersrand and received her doctorate in History from Yale University. She is an Associate Professor of the Practice at Duke University and serves as the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of African and African American Studies. She is also the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and numerous teaching awards. A Road Out is her fourth documentary film.

Hosted by Alan Blum, MD

Special thanks to Aron Bowers, Jacqueline Cochrane and Melani Harrell

Sponsored by the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences

 

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Most Recent Art of Medicine Rounds Recording

A Road Out - Karin Shapiro, PhD

June 5, 2025