Puerto Rico

Dermatology Trainee Advocacy Day

5/9/2025

9 am - 12 pm ET

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AGENDA

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM — Founders and Leads: Opening Statements

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM — Luis Javier Ortiz Espinosa: Servicio, cuidado y empatía para pacientes con condiciones de salud

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM — Carlos Bosque: Sistema de Salud de Puerto Rico: Fundamentos Esenciales

9:50 AM – 10:10 AM — Itisha S. Jefferson: Advocating as a Medical Student

10:10 AM – 10:30 AM — Lcda. Jacqueline Pérez Ferrer: Derechos del Paciente y el Acceso a Servicios

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM — Elvin A Rivera Peña: Skin, Politics and Progress: Strategies to Impact Dermatological Legislation

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM — Brianna Watson: Medical Students and Health Policy

10:50 AM – 11:05 AM — Break

11:05 AM – 11:20 AM — Ann Garst Taylor: AIM at Melanoma Patient Outreach and Sun Safety Advocacy

11:20 AM – 11:35 AM — Lcda. Andrea Chaves Figueroa: Integrando la Medicina a los Procesos Legislativos

11:35 AM – 11:50 AM — Jose Hernandez Rodriguez: Derechos de Pacientes Indocumentados y Proveedores

11:50 AM – 12:00 PM — Founders and Leads: Concluding Remarks