The 2024 Batts Health Equity & Inclusive Excellence Dinner is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the graduating students who have been personally impacted by health care disparities, socioeconomic or educational barriers.

The celebration will also act as a fundraiser to raise money for the Dr. James A. Batts Student Fund, which will support students with their education expenses, conference fees, test preparation materials and tuition support. We hope to see you on May 7!

Supporting Student Attendance

Whether you’re planning to attend the event yourself or are just interested in supporting the Dr. James A. Batts Student Fund, we welcome gifts for College of Medicine students to attend the Batts Health Equity & Inclusive Excellence Dinner. Gift options include:

• $100 to make it possible for one student to attend the dinner
• $1000 to make it possible for ten students to attend the dinner
• $2500 to make it possible for 25 students to attend the dinner

To support student attendance, you can make a gift now or add one to your registration by selecting the “make a student ticket possible” donation option in registration.

About Dr. Batts

James A. Batts Jr. joined the staff at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1979 and retired as senior attending physician and professor emeritus in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Batts had an interest in increasing the number of underrepresented medical students and regularly recruited and mentored aspiring doctors. Each year, Dr. Batts hosted a party at his own expense for underrepresented students and faculty at MCP. We are proud to return to the tradition of naming the Health Equity & Inclusive Excellence Dinner in his honor.

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Purchase a ticket, sponsor a student to attend or donate to the Dr. James A. Batts Student Fund which helps support our URiM students through out their medical school journey.