This summer MPH student Derrick Webb performed mixed-methods research in Nairobi, attended an HIV conference in Munich and finally joined other emerging leaders in HIV/AIDS research at the prestigious White House Rising Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C.
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Health Equity Scholars Program
Derrick Webb
Master of Public Health
Research Interests
Global health, Health equity, Social determinants of health, HIV/AIDS, Health disparities, Cultural competency
Undergraduate Institution
Dillard University
Biography
Growing up in an underserved area and going to the community health clinic ignited my passion for minority health disparities and health equity. I aspire to become a physician-researcher to ameliorate the health inequities that minorities, specifically Black communities face. My public health background will enable me to offer holistic, culturally competent, and clinically excellent care to my patients. I hope to improve healthcare outcomes and make a difference in the lives of patients and communities as I work to combine the care and empathy of personal care with robust research to develop better treatments.
Health equity is the relentless, unwavering fight to achieve justice for everyone to have access to proper and quality healthcare. Health equity is health justice.
Health equity is the relentless, unwavering fight to achieve justice for everyone to have access to proper and quality healthcare. Health equity is health justice.