About this Event
5959 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
#geriatrics_grand_rounds"Disparities in the Field of Aging: A Look at How Race and Age Intersect"
Speaker:
Ramona Rhodes, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.C.S.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Geriatric Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center
About Ramona Rhodes:
Dr. Rhodes earned her medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She received internal medicine residency training at MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University, and advanced training through a geriatric medicine fellowship at Rhode Island Hospital and a health services research fellowship at Brown University, where she also earned a master’s degree in public health. She also holds a master's degree in clinical science at UT Southwestern.
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in geriatric medicine, hospice, and palliative medicine, Dr. Rhodes joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2009.
Dr. Rhodes has delivered scores of national and regional invited lectures, contributed to the The Oxford Handbook of Ethics at the End of Life and The 5-Minute Consult Clinical Companion to Women's Health, and published numerous academic articles related to her areas of expertise. She has also served as a research mentor to residents, fellows, medical students, faculty, and Ph.D. candidates.
She is passionate about examining disparities in health care for older adults and those at the end of life. Her research focuses on advance care planning, access to hospice, and palliative care utilization for the underrepresented and underserved.