Thriving Together: Advancing Health, Cultivating Leaders and Collaborating on Community Solutions | April 25, 2025
Thriving Together: Advancing Health, Cultivating Leaders and Collaborating on Community Solutions
Friday, April 25, 2025
On April 25, 2025, the inaugural “Thriving Together: Advancing Health, Cultivating Leaders and Collaborating on Community Solutions,” will bring together a group of deeply committed community partners and emerging health professional leaders. We will share best practices and cement our collaborations for the future of improving community health and health care access in the Greater Boston Area.
The Summit is being hosted by the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, and People Power Health.
Summit Goals:
- Create a shared platform for trainees and early-career professionals across disciplines (including but not limited to medicine, nursing, public health), and community-based organizations (CBOs) in the Greater Boston Area to share best practices for closing health gaps in the community (advocacy, education, research, health care innovation) through talks, poster presentations and relationship building.
- Foster sustainable and enduring connection and collaboration between future health professionals and CBOs who wish to work together to advance health for the Greater Boston Area.
- Support the work of future health professionals and CBOs by providing networking and funding opportunities.
When: Friday, April 25, 2025 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.
8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Morning workshops, community power activities and analysis, relationship building, and lunch.
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Afternoon networking activities, panel discussions, topical breakout sessions, and emerging leaders and community partners spotlights.
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
A culminating poster session highlighting completed projects and works in progress that demonstrate successful activities in promotion of health in the Greater Boston Area.
Where: Hiebert Lounge, at Boston University Medical Campus, 72 E Concord St, Boston, MA
Who: Attendees include trainees and early-career professionals across disciplines (including but not limited to medicine, nursing, public health, social work, pharmacy, etc), community partners, public and private sector collaborators, with a shared commitment to improving health for communities in the Greater Boston Area.