Where Conversations Lead to Change
Health Community Dialogues is a series hosted monthly during the academic year by the Katz School of Medicine and Temple University Health System that invites open, courageous conversations about nuances of justice in health care and medical education.
Each session brings together students, faculty, staff, and practitioners to address barriers impacting our communities as well as opportunities for excellence—both inside and outside of clinical settings.
Join the Conversation
Whether you’re just starting your medical education journey or deeply engaged in advocacy, you belong here. Health Community Dialogues is your space to speak up, listen closely, and grow—together.
A Safe Space to Speak and Be Heard
These aren’t lectures. They’re dialogues—designed to foster empathy, encourage deep thinking, and inspire community action. Whether you're sharing lived experience, listening to others, exploring new perspectives, every voice matters.
Through storytelling, scholarship, and shared reflection, Health Community Dialogues creates space to:
- Uplift voices in medicine
- Examine health inequities through lived experience and research
- Empower our community toward transformative action
Topics We’ve Explored
- Hitting the Bamboo Ceiling in the Medical Field
- Things Are Not As They Seem: Braid, Twists, and Locs in Medical Imaging
- Reflections of Anti-Asian Racism in the Clinical Setting
- The Language of Health
- Creating a Welcoming Environment for your LGBTQ Patients
- Best Practices for treating Patients with Nebulous, Disabling, and Terminal Illness
When & Where
- Held on the 4th Monday of Each Month
- In-Person & Zoom Options Available
- Registration is Required
- All members of Katz School of Medicine and Temple University Health System are welcome