The Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS) put on a professional development workshop entitled “Catapult Your Research Career Using Public Data Sets” from June 28-30 in Bethesda, MD. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Minority Health, and in collaboration with the HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded the workshop.

Dr. Harrison Spencer, ASPPH President and CEO, was pleased to participate on a plenary panel on June 30 entitled “Framing a National Agenda in Advancing Hispanic Health.” Dr. Maureen Lichtveld (Tulane), president of the HSHPS, moderated the panel, and was joined by a number of interprofessional colleagues:

• Dr. Gloria Gonzalez, Scientific Program Analyst for the Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
• Dr. Mark Lopez, Senior Director for Access, Diversity and Inclusion, American Dental Education Association
• Dr. Joan Lakoski, Vice President of Research and Graduate Education, Chief Science Officer, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy,
• Dr. Vernell P. DeWitty, Program Deputy Director, Robert Wood Johnson New Careers in Nursing, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• Dr. Philip Alberti, Senior Director of Health Equity Research and Policy, Association of American Medical Colleges

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will stream this session free through their website here.