Kenyon Farrow addressed racial justice in HIV care.
In observance of World AIDS Day, the Mount Sinai Health System held two events in recognition of the disease’s multifaceted impact and the importance of HIV research, prevention, and treatment. In a special HIV grand rounds program, the Mount Sinai Institute for Advanced Medicine hosted Kenyon Farrow, U.S. and Global Health Policy Director with the Treatment Action Group, for an in-depth discussion of racial justice in HIV prevention and treatment. Following the discussion was a performance by Barbara Walsh, Broadway veteran and Tony nominee. The Health System also hosted a free screening of Memories of a Penitent Heart, a documentary written and directed by Cecilia Aldarondo, PhD, about her uncle, Miguel Dieppa, an aspiring actor and playwright who died of AIDS in the 1980s. The film was followed by a panel discussion moderated by Terri L. Wilder, MSW, Director of HIV/AIDS Education and Training at the Mount Sinai Institute for Advanced Medicine.