APRCHS Hosts World AIDS Day Symposium 12/01/17
- Philip Randolph Campus High School (APRCHS) was proud to host the World AIDS Day Symposium on December 1st, 2017.
150 Students from the 9th grade Medical Academy’s Perspective of Medicine class were treated to presentations on the HIV/AIDS crisis from Physicians, Activists, Scholars, and Journalists.
The presentations focused on improving awareness of the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis and how it was disproportionally affecting persons of color and those living in poverty.
APRCHS was also proud to host 10 guests from the neighboring Academy of Social Action (ASA).
The event brochure and picture highlights are included below.
APRCHS would like to offer special thanks to the below individuals who made this event possible:
Ms. Jeanella Blair, Director of the Magic Johnson Foundation Community Empowerment Centers
Ms. Marvelyn Brown, Emmy Award Winning Author and Activist for HIV/AIDS Awareness
Dr. Edgar Rivera Colon, Professor of Narrative Medicine at Columbia University
Ms. Linda Villarosa, Former NY Times Science Editor and currently the Professor and Director of the Journalism Program at The City College of New York
Dr. Jeremy Fagan, Research Associate at Montefiore Medical Center
Dr. Victoria Frye, MPH, Dr.PH, Associate Medical Professor at the CUNY Medical School
Dr. Tashuna Albritton, Assistant Medical Professor at the CUNY Medical School
Dr. Terri Watson, Assistant Professor at the CCNY School of Education
Ms. Kirsti Alvarez, Teacher at APRCHS Science Department and lead teacher for the Perspectives of Medicine course
Mr. Gavin Sukhai, APRCHS Director of Facilities