Cheryl Holder
Associate Professor and Retired Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Community Initiatives, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University
Cheryl Holder is a professor and the retired associate dean of diversity, equity, inclusivity, and community initiatives at Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University. She focuses on teaching the impact of social determinants of health, addressing diversity in health professions through pipeline programs, and increasing awareness of HIV prevention and the health impacts of climate change. A fellow of the American College of Physicians, Holder has dedicated her medical career to caring for low-wealth populations. She has served as a National Health Service Corp scholar, as medical director of Jackson Memorial Hospital’s North Dade Health Center, and as a participant on NIH and CDC health advisory and programmatic review panels. Her TED Talk, “The link between climate change, health and poverty,” has had over 250,000 views.
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