In 2025, the Dalio Center expanded its educational resources on health disparities through internal hospital training, our external website (www.nyp.org/daliocenter), and our Health Equity Report, while also participating in conferences and community events on health justice and equity, including at the International Congress of Nursing, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and the American Public Health Association.
Additionally, Dr. Julia Iyasere was selected to participate on committees for several equity-related initiatives including the selection committee for the Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity, the selection committee for the United Hospital Fund’s Health Equity Fellowship, and faculty for the Hospital Association of New York State’s Health Equity program.
Whitney Harris presenting on the REACH Program at the International Congress of Nursing conference in Helsinki
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team members trained in health equity concepts
In January 2024, NewYork-Presbyterian became one of the first hospitals in the nation to earn a Health Care Equity Certification by The Joint Commission, recognizing its systemwide commitment to equitable care. The assessment included a comprehensive review of more than 40 standards spanning patient experience, quality and safety, staff training, and community partnerships.
In 2025, the hospital applied to renew the certification, now renamed the Excellent Health Outcomes for All Certification. The Dalio Center played a central role in preparing teams across the system by developing educational materials and leading educational sessions on over 60 hospital units. In collaboration with departments across NYP, the Dalio Center also created 13 onepage health equity resources, now distributed across all campuses and available on the Dalio Center’s Infonet site.
Beyond the Joint Commission preparation, the Dalio Center has partnered with the NYP Learning team to expand health equity education opportunities more broadly. Foundational concepts, such as discrimination and bias, the social determinants of health, and other core equity principles, are now embedded in the hospital’s mandatory annual training for all NYP team members.
Left to right: Jacqueline Tran, Alana Eiland, Rashidat Soetan, and Amarilis Bien-Aime at Columbia's Patient Experience Skills Fair doing health equity education
Conversations with Changemakers is an interview series highlighting the journeys, insights, and perspectives of individuals advancing health equity. The inaugural episode features Lisa Price, Founder & President of Carol’s Daughter, who reflects on her path as an entrepreneur and her commitment to improving Black maternal health through Love Delivered. The Dalio Center’s relationship with Carol’s Daughter began in 2022 following a generous donation that supported the Crown Hair Program for pediatric and obstetric inpatients across NYP. The series, along with related project highlights, is available on the Dalio Center website.
In December 2025, the Dalio Center premiered “The History of Racism in Medicine in America.” This 20-minute educational short film explores how racism has shaped the practice of medicine and continues to influence patient care, health outcomes, and trust in the healthcare system. Narrated by New York Times Best Seller, Heather McGhee and animated by Caption Design Studios, the film looks at the rise of race science, the legacy of medical experimentation, and the structural inequities that still affect healthcare today. Created as an educational resource, it provides vital context for understanding this history and suggests solutions towards building a more equitable path forward.
In 2022, we launched our Dalio Center Book Club with the aim to engage our Dalio Team members and NewYork-Presbyterian colleagues in health justice and anti-racism discourse. We continued this program in 2025:
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In December 2025, the Dalio Center celebrated its fiveyear anniversary with a gathering of 200+ NYP team members, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine faculty, external collaborators, and senior leadership. The event commemorated the Center’s collaborative achievements and collective impact to date, featuring 14 videos highlighting projects across the Dalio Center’s four strategic pillars, 11 speakers, two panel discussions, and a fireside chat.
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported our mission to advance health equity and look forward to continuing this vital work together in the years ahead.
Dr. Julia Iyasere speaking at the Dalio Center's Five Year Anniversary Celebration