Thursday, October 21, 2021, 9-11:30 a.m.
Via Zoom; RSVP Online by October 18, 2020
Participation is free

Join the Bridging the Gaps (BTG) network and keynote speaker Ala Stanford, founder and CEO of the Black Doctors COVID Consortium, for an information-packed morning of discussion with individuals promoting health and well-being in urban communities.

Alarmed by the disproportionate number of African Americans becoming sick and dying from the novel coronavirus, Dr. Stanford identified and went to the Philadelphia zip codes with the highest incidences of infection and death due to the coronavirus, establishing the Black Doctors COVID Consortium (BDCC) to provide education and barrier-free testing and vaccinations in the city’s at-risk minority communities. 

A practicing physician and pediatric surgeon, Dr. Stanford also serves on the Philadelphia COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee and as a medical correspondent for local and national news outlets. Among many other honors for her advocacy, Dr. Stanford was named a CNN Hero in 2021 and will receive the 2021 Philadelphia Award.