The keynote address focused on the national strategy to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities and a plan of action to achieve health equity.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Garth Graham, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service

Dr. Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH, FACP is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health in the Office of Minority Health at the Department of Health and Human Services. He was previously appointed a White House Fellow and special assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Graham earned an M.D. from the Yale School of Medicine, where he graduated cum laude. He also earned an M.P.H. from the Yale School of Epidemiology and Public Health with a focus in health policy administration. Board Certified in Internal Medicine he is also a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.