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In the panel discussion, the speakers will discuss their career paths and the issues that they and others face in pursuing their health care career goals. The panel will be moderated by Rhode Island Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts.
Other speakers in the colloquium series are Roberta Friedman, director of public policy at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University (Oct. 23); Jonathan Gruber, director of the health care program at the National Bureau of Economic Research (Oct. 30); Stephanie Chafee, co-founder of the Rhode Island Free Clinic (Nov. 13); Michael Fine, director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (Nov. 27); and Unni Karanukara, international president of Doctors Without Borders (Dec. 10).
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This and all remaining lectures will be streamed live at www.uri.edu/hc, where the complete schedule of events is also listed. For additional information about the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium, contact Deborah Gardiner at debg@uri.edu or 401-874-2381.
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