Spring 2026 Universitas 21 International Health Research Exchange (U21HREx) Symposium: April 27-29th
Spring 2026
We we are excited to hold our Spring 2026 U21 Health Research Exchange Community of Practice (U21HREx CoP) symposium at University of Birmingham, UK !
The theme is Health Policymaking with speakers from the US and UK presenting during seminar sessions. We are particularly excited to have Maryland House Delegates Heather Bagnall , Chair of the current legislative session Health committee and Deni Taveras, member of the health, insurance, and pharmaceuticals subcommittees joining the symposium to present on Maryland's efforts to improve healthcare on April 27th! We also have workshops for students and Early Career Researchers (ECRs).
University of Birmingham, UK; April 27-29th, 2026
Monday April 27th
Time: 10:30 am-12:30 pm UK: HSMC research spotlight
-Zahra Nabizadeh, PhD student, HSMC: Evaluating the NHS at Home program
-Dr. Alkim Karaagac, HSMC: Unprofessional behavior in health care
-Prof. Mark Exworthy, HSMC: Discretionary effort in health care
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm UK; 9am-11am EST – Health Policy seminar
-Delegate Heather Bagnall (chair, Health Committee, State of Maryland, USA):
Healthcare in Maryland: long-term efforts to address population health
-Delegate Deni Taveras (member, Health Committee, State of Maryland, USA):
Policies on food availability and safety of children in Maryland
Zoom: https://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/89799277371?pwd=US5GFNPQKD0n8xAbe6N9k7ceat6zCg.1
Tuesday April 28th
Time: 1:30pm UK – MSc class: Strategic Planning & Decision Making
-Online MPH-Practice and Policy and MHA students present MedStar (Washington DC) case-study as part of Global Classroom
3:00pm UK- MSc class: Strategic Planning & Decision Making
-Guest speaker: Dr. Claire Lemer (Chief Strategy Officer, Birmingham Women and Children’s Hospital; former Harkness Fellow at Harvard University)
Wednesday April 29th
10:00am – 12:00pm UK- Workshop for Post-Graduate students
-Academic podcasting: Dr. Julia Gauly (UoB)
-Academic publishing: Dr Oliver Chan (UoB)
2:00pm – 4:00pm UK- Career Development Workshop for Master students (UoB & UMD)
-Presented by PhD student Phil Gordon and online MPH-Practice and Policy and MHA students (UMD).
Location detail:
University of Birmingham, UK