VP Chief Health Equity Officer
IU Health , Indiana, United States
Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds is the inaugural Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer for Indiana University Health and the Associate Dean for Health Equity Research for Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM), where she holds an endowed chair for Health Equity Research. Dr Tucker Edmonds is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Clinical Pediatrics at IUSM, with training in general OBGYN, health services research, public health, and clinical ethics. She studies health equity and shared decision-making in reproductive health care. She is interested in understanding the impact of racism, classism, and culture on patient preferences and risk perceptions; physician decision-making and counseling; and ultimately, variations in treatment provision and service delivery. Dr. Tucker Edmonds’ received an AB in Community Health and African American Studies from Brown University. She received her MD from Brown Medical School, and, concurrently, completed an MPH at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Tucker Edmonds trained in OBGYN at Duke University Medical Center; then entered the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, where she received health services research training and an MS in Health Policy Research. Dr. Tucker Edmonds previously served as an Assistant Dean for Diversity Affairs at IUSM, and co-directed Workforce Development for the Indiana CTSI. She currently serves on ACOG’s Committee on Advancing Equity in Obstetric & Gynecologic Health Care and is Immediate Past Chair of the Indiana Section. Dr Tucker Edmonds is married to Dr Joseph Tucker Edmonds, an Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Religious Studies. They live in Indianapolis with their daughter, Zora, who is the delight of their lives.
Friday, October 6, 2023
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM US PST
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Friday, October 6, 2023
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM US PST
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose