Congratulations to Carmen Guerra, MD, MSCE, FACP, Ruth C. and Raymond G. Perelman Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine and CHIBE-affiliated faculty member, on winning Penn Medicine’s inaugural Health Equity Scholarship or Research Award.
“The Health Equity Award recognizes a Penn Medicine faculty member whose scholarly work has significantly advanced health equity. It honors long-term contributions that reduce health disparities, expand health care access, and drive transformative impact for underserved or marginalized communities,” the press release stated.
“She has established cancer screening navigation programs that have helped thousands of underserved Philadelphians access life-saving care, co-authored cancer screening guidelines that shape clinical practice nationwide, and led the National Academies’ transformative 2024 report reframing how race and ethnicity should be understood in biomedical research. A generous mentor, colleague, and institutional citizen, Dr. Guerra’s work exemplifies how rigorous scholarship, compassionate advocacy, and sustained community engagement can drive systemic change for marginalized populations both locally and nationally.”