HEAL Webinar: Immigrant Experiences in the United States

Thursday, January 29, 2026, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, A Live Webinar

HEAL Webinar: Immigrant Experiences in the United States

This webinar, presented by the Office of Faculty Development and Engagement, the Health Equity Action Leadership (HEAL) Network, and the Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education, explores health disparities through the lens of immigrant experiences in the United States. The session aims to deepen understanding of the social, cultural, and structural factors that shape immigrant health and to support clinicians in providing more responsive, equitable care.

Our Speakers:

Vivian Levy, MD, leads sexually transmitted infection prevention and surveillance for San Mateo County, has served two terms as past president of the California STD/HIV Controllers Association, and is the Infectious Disease Chief of San Mateo Medical Center. She also has mentored Stanford trainees currently in academic and public health leadership positions.

Tomás R. Jiménez, PhD, is the Joan B. Ford Professor in the Department of Sociology and Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, and founding co-director of Stanford's Institute for Advancing Just Societies. He is also the director of the Qualitative Initiative in the Immigration Policy Lab. His research and writing focus on immigration, policy, assimilation, social mobility, and ethnic and racial identity.

Lorena Avilés Trujillo is a Sociology PhD candidate at Stanford, researching how people meet their stigmatized and politicized human needs. Within this line of inquiry, her research explores pilots who fly people to obtain abortions across state-lines following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, smugglers who help migrants cross the Mexico-US border, and informal and formal interpreters who help limited-English proficient patients navigate the healthcare system.

Our Moderator:

Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health and the Department of Medicine, Division of Primary Care and Population Health at Stanford School of Medicine. Dr. Goldman Rosas' research focuses on addressing disparities in diet-related chronic diseases.

Registration is free. The Zoom link for the webinar will be sent to you via email upon registration. Be sure to use an email address you check frequently. 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

1. Examine the interplay between health equity and Public Health as it relates to the immigrant experience in the United States.
2. Explore why some researchers have chosen to focus their careers in this space.
3. Identify strategies to mitigate potential negative impacts of the immigrant experience on health equity within healthcare systems.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Cancellation Policy
Live Activities: Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Self-paced Activities: No refunds will be made on cancellation requests after a learner accesses any part of the course content. Any cancellations refunded will less a 20% administrative fee. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement

 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

References
View additional resources and references on the HEAL Network page.

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Alyssa Elsey
     Title: Education Events Specialist
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

The content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. Hence, there are no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.

Thursday, January 29, 2026