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Scientific Forums

Healthcare Disparities and Health Equity

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM  
Location: Academy 416 - 417

Faculty have requested this content not be shared outside of the session Recording available 2/16-5/2

This forum is designed to bring together members interested in addressing the perinatal health needs of the immigrant population in the United States. This session will review the current legal and policy contexts impacting immigrant perinatal health, describe the challenges immigrants face in the US health care system, showcase current efforts to serve the pregnant immigrant community across the nation, and highlight opportunities for continued research and advocacy collaborations. This session proposal is submitted in collaboration with the SMFM Diversity and Inclusion in the Workforce Subcomittee.

Presentations:

  • 3:00 PM - 3:05 PM  
    Welcome and Introduction

    Forum Speaker: Diana C. Robles, MD (she/her/hers) – Kaiser Permanente - Northern California

    Forum Speaker: Arthurine Zakama, MD – University of Utah

  • 3:05 PM - 3:25 PM  
    Pregnancy care for immigrant communities – the evolving health policy landscape

    Forum Speaker: Rose L. Molina, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

  • 3:25 PM - 3:45 PM  
    Building solutions from the ground up

    Forum Speaker: Jack Ludmir, MD (he/him/his) – Temple Women & Families Hospital; Lewis Katz School of Medicine

    Forum Speaker: Blima Ludmir

  • 3:45 PM - 4:05 PM  
    Advocacy through research

    Forum Speaker: Diana Montoya-Williams, MD, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  • 4:05 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Panel Discussion + Audience roundtable

    Forum Speaker: Diana C. Robles, MD (she/her/hers) – Kaiser Permanente - Northern California

    Forum Speaker: Arthurine Zakama, MD – University of Utah

    Forum Speaker: Rose L. Molina, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

    Forum Speaker: Jack Ludmir, MD (he/him/his) – Temple Women & Families Hospital; Lewis Katz School of Medicine

    Forum Speaker: Diana Montoya-Williams, MD, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia