Bowman Society Lecture Series
The Bowman Society Lecture Series hosts nationally renowned speakers
James E. Bowman,
MD, FASCP, FCAP
Harold P. Freeman, MD
Associate Director, National
Cancer Institute
Joe G.N. Garcia, MD
Lowell T. Coggeshall
Professor of Medicine
Chairman, Department
of Medicine
The Bowman Society Lecture Series celebrated its one-year anniversary. It was formed through the generous contributions of Dr. James E. Bowman, in whose honor the lecture series is named. The series features outstanding lectures on disparities in health care followed by a meeting of the Bowman Society where faculty, fellows, residents, medical and undergraduate students have open, mentoring discussions.
On Thursday, October 20, 2005, over 250 attendees gathered to hear the fourth lecture of the Bowman Society Lecture Series. The evening’s speaker was Dr. Harold P. Freeman, one of the foremost international authorities on cancer disparities. Dr. Freeman’s lecture, entitled “Poverty, Culture and Social Injustice: Determinants of Health Disparities” provided a historical overview and documentation of health disparities and described the framework from antiquity until today on the means by which the disparities in health care developed. Dr. Freeman is Founder and Medical Director of the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention in Harlem, New York and Professor of Clinical Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
The next speaker in the series was our own Lowell T. Coggeshall Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Dr. Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, who presented his lecture on “Insights Into Respiratory Health of Indiana Migrant Farm Workers” on January 12, 2006. The event was attended by 200 faculty, deans, residents, students, administrators and members of the Hyde Park and surrounding community.
Dr. Garcia is recently arrived at the University of Chicago from Johns Hopkins University where he was the David Marine Professor and Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Medicine. He directed the occupational lung center at Hopkins, as well as centers for basic and translational research in the department of medicine, and for translational respiratory medicine.
