BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1293@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20181003T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20181003T190000 DTSTAMP:20180911T031521Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/mini-medical-school-and-the-flinn-foundat ion-buffmire-lecture-the-frayed-safety-net-the-future-of-public-hospitals- in-america SUMMARY:Mini-Medical School and the Flinn Foundation Buffmire Lecture - The Frayed Safety Net: The Future of Public Hospitals in America - Health Sci ences Education Building C104 - 3 Oct 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Flinn Foundation Buffmire Lecture in conjunction with M ini-Medical School\n\nThe \;Flinn Foundation \;Buffmire Lecture Se ries is made possible through a grant from the Flinn Foundation\, and brin gs renowned medical educators and practitioners to Arizona. Twice a year\, Buffmire joins forces with \;Mini-Medical School\, the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix’s community outreach event.\n\nFrom Boston and Phil adelphia to Chicago and Los Angeles\, our nation’s flagship public hospi tals are disappearing in a sea of apathy and red ink.\n\nThe dramatic impa ct of these closings upon the poor and medically underserved has raised a series of troubling questions: Is this trend irreversible? Are these hospi tals worth saving? If so\, are there models of success we can look to for guidance and inspiration? \;\n\nThis lecture will seek to chart a posi tive future for America’s vital public safety net hospi tals\, using exa mples that appear to be working well in the 21st century.\n\nPresenter:\nD avid Oshinsky\, PhD \;\nDirector of the Division of Medical Humanities at the New York University School of Medicine and a professor in the NYU Department of History. He graduated from Cornell University and received h is PhD from Brandeis University. His many books have received various awar ds including the Pulitzer Prize in History. Under Dr. Oshinsky’s directi on\, the Division of Medical Humanities won a multi-million dollar grant f rom the Rudin Foundation to sponsor year-long fellowships for medical stud ents and house staff.\n\nWednesday\, October 3\, 2018\nReception 5 - 6 p.m . | Lecture 6 - 7 p.m.\nHealth Sciences Education Building (HSEB) C104\n43 5 N. Fifth Street\, Phoenix\, AZ 85004\nREGISTER\nContact and Parking Info rmation\nFor questions\, please contact \;Sheila Maddox\, 602-827-2007 .\n\n Parking options \;on or around the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.\n Campus Map \;(PDF).\n\n*The Flinn Foundation Buffmire Lecture \; Series is made possible through a grant from the Flinn Foundation and brin gs renowned medical practitioners to Arizona. Twice a year Buffmire joins forces with Mini-Medical School\, the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix ’s community outreach event. CATEGORIES:AZ - Central LOCATION:Health Sciences Education Building C104\, 435 N. 5th Street\, Phoe nix\, AZ\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=435 N. 5th Street\, Phoenix \, AZ\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Health Sciences Education Building C104:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171003T170000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR