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❙ Agenda

North American Conference to End Race-Based Medicine (NACERM)

October 17–18, 2025 | Detroit, MI

Theme: Truth in Medicine: Reclaiming Justice, Reimagining Health, Rehumanizing Care

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The Wayne State University School of Medicine’s North American Conference to End Race Based Medicine (NACERM) is being held in October 2025 at The Charles Wright Museum of African American History. This inaugural event will bring together healthcare professionals, policy makers, community leaders, and medical students to examine the flaws of race-based medicine and advance health equity.

DAY 1
Friday, October 17, 2025

❙ 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.  –[Trustees' Boardroom]

Community Advisory Council Reception

Gathering of community leaders, advocates, and organizers shaping the movement. Invitation-only.

❙ 3 – 3:15 p.m.  –[Wright Community Gallery]

Welcome, Introduction, and Conference Overview

A primer on the harms of race-based medicine and the imperative for race-conscious, justice-oriented care.

❙ 3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.  –[Wright Community Gallery]

Coalition Panel: Building Power Across the Continent

Multi-site panel presentation and Q&A session featuring key coalitions:

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❙ 5:25 – 5:55 p.m.  –[Wright Community Gallery]

Canada–U.S. Dialogue: Race Correction in Context

A comparative discussion of racialization in health across national borders.

Topics include:

  • Race and medicine in apartheid, colonial, and capitalist states

  • Narratives, language, and the role of narrative medicine

  • The global health diaspora and the UN Decade for People of African Descent

  • Artificial intelligence, digital equity, and the call for a new health and tech decade

❙ 5:55 – 6 p.m.  –[Wright Community Gallery]

Preview of Day Two and Closing Reflections

❙ 6 – 8 p.m.  –[Ford Freedom Rotunda]

Evening Celebration

Enjoy music, connection, and cocktails with a live DJ. Museum exhibits around the reception will be open for self-guided tours.

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