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ICABA Hosts Global Health Summit on Jan. 26

BY DANIEL CASCIATO in creating aligned actions and measurable results. This
includes his work with the California Endowment, Boys
On Friday, January 26, the International Career and Business Alliance (ICABA) is of Men and Color Initiative that became the foundation
sponsoring its first-ever, Global Health Summit at Florida Memorial University. of President Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative.
Leading professionals and experts will address critical issues facing healthcare for His other successes include the “Babies Born Healthy”
communities of color worldwide. Leadership action program for Baltimore City in 2007
“If you are a healthcare professional or entrepreneur, this is a wonderful opportu- (supported by the Robert Wood Johnson and Annie E.
nity for you to access and network with thought leaders in healthcare worldwide,” Casey Foundations) and “Step Up Savannah” (2008), a
says Jerome “Hutch” Hutchinson, Jr., founder and chief servant officer of ICABA. poverty eradication initiative in Georgia.
The summit will focus on these five objectives: Dr. King is currently leading the “Liberty City
• Enhance effective and efficient delivery of healthcare to communities of color Community Collaborative for Change,” one of 18
• Enhance and grow participation in the business of healthcare American neighborhood projects selected by the BUILD
• Enhance healthcare career opportunities and advancement Health Challenge to develop innovative, upstream
• Address and advocate for relevant public policy, legislation and advocacy approaches to improve community health. Working col-
• Recognize exemplary professional accomplishment in healthcare laboratively with Liberty City neighborhood leaders, Dr.
“Our speakers throughout the day will discuss leading issues critical to the commu- King is leading a multi-sector initiative to address crime
nity such as the delivery of healthcare, the opioid epidemic, behavioral health prob- and violence in Liberty City as barriers to community health.
lems as well as looking at how we can better attract and sustain culturally competent Dr. King served from 2006-2009 as one of two Inaugural Institute of Medicine
healthcare professionals,” says Hutchinson. (IOM) Anniversary Fellows in the National Academy of Sciences where he served on
the Board on Global Health and on the study committee, "The U.S. Commitment to
Keynote Speakers Global Health." In 2011, he was selected for the new Fulbright Regional Network for
The two keynote speakers are: Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, president and chief execu- Applied Research (NEXUS) Program to engage in collaborative thinking, analysis,
tive officer of Meharry Medical College and Dr. Roderick K. King, chief executive offi- and problem-solving to improve the quality of life for communities in the Western
cer of Florida Institute of Health Innovation. Hemisphere.
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Dr. James E.K. Hildreth
Dr. Hildreth was born and raised in Camden, Hutchinson says that ICABA is excited about the summit and expects a great
Arkansas. In 1975, he began undergraduate studies at turnout.
Harvard University and was selected as the first African “It should be a fun day with a lot of great information,” he says.
American Rhodes Scholar from Arkansas in 1978. He The summit which begins at 8 a.m. on Friday, January 26, includes a keynote break-
graduated from Harvard magna cum laude in chemistry fast, recognition luncheon, career fair and a networking reception.
in 1979. In the fall of 1979, Dr. Hildreth enrolled at To register on the day of the summit, the cost is $150. However, if you register
Oxford University in England, graduating with a Ph.D. before January 10, the cost is $99. Register by January 26 and the cost is $125.
in Immunology in 1982.
At Oxford, he studied the biology of cytotoxic T cells For more information, visit https://icabaworld.com/global_health_summit/.
with Professor Andrew McMichael and became an
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Baltimore, taking a one-year leave of absence from med-
ical school for a postdoctoral fellowship in pharmacolo-
gy from 1983 to 1984.
In July, 2005, Dr. Hildreth became Director of the NIH-funded Center for AIDS
Health Disparities Research at Meharry Medical College. Dr. Hildreth has received
numerous awards over his career for mentoring, leadership and his efforts related to
diversity. In October 2008, he was honored for his contributions to medical science
by election to the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine),
part of the National Academy of Sciences, the most prestigious biomedical and health
policy advisory group in the U.S.
In May of 2015, he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the University
of Arkansas. In August of 2011, Dr. Hildreth became Dean of the College of Biological
Sciences at University of California, Davis. He was the first African American dean in
the university which was founded in 1905. He was also appointed as a tenured pro-
fessor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology as well as professor in the
Department of Internal Medicine in the UC Davis School of Medicine.
On July 1, 2015, Dr. Hildreth returned to Meharry Medical College to serve as the
12th President and Chief Executive Officer of the nation’s largest private, independent
historically black academic health sciences center.

Dr. Roderick K. King
As a pediatrician, Dr. King’s academic and health policy work focuses on improving
the health of underserved communities via leadership and human capital develop-
ment, and organizational/systems change. Dr. King has worked to improve the health
of communities nationally and internationally via health policy development and
training and facilitating collaborative leadership efforts to support leaders in creating
aligned actions and measurable results for underserved communities.
In particular, he has worked to improve the health of communities nationally
through community organizing and collaborative leadership efforts to support leaders

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