Our Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities is the leading journal dedicated to examining and eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities. This Journal serves to report on the scholarly progress of work in this area to understand, address, and ultimately eliminate health disparities based on race and ethnicity. Original research, systematic reviews, and commentaries presenting state-of-the-art thinking on current issues in the field of health disparities research and intervention are considered for publication.
Editor-in-Chief: Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Affiliated Journal
The Journal of the National Medical Association, the official journal of the National Medical Association, is a peer-reviewed publication whose purpose is to address medical care disparities of persons of African descent. This Journal is focused on specialized clinical research activities related to the health problems of African Americans and other minority groups. Special emphasis is placed on the application of medical science to improve the healthcare of underserved populations both in the United States and abroad.
Editor-in-Chief: Marie Borum MD, EdD, MPH, MACP, FACG, AGAF, FRCP
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Cobb & Company Podcast Episode 15: Dr. Hassan Tetteh talks about the many ways that artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare, research, and the workforce, and it's origins in military applications. Cobb Institute Podcast
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Cobb President & CEO Receives JRGOS 2026 Augustus A. White, III, MD, PhD Founders Award: Read more
The Inaugural World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, presented in partnership with NMA, Imhotep, The Cobb Institute and Springer Nature’s Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, featured a keynote from Cobb Institute President Dr. Randall Morgan.Read more
2026 W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute Health Disparities Symposium The 2026 Health Disparities Symposium, presented by the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute in collaboration with Howard University Hospital, was a great success. The main symposium and the evening gathering were well attended and featured dynamic speakers and presentations.
Congratulations to Leon McDougle, MD, MPH, member of the Cobb Institute Board of Directors and the first African-American professor with tenure in The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine’s department of family and community medicine, on receiving the 2025 Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award from the AAMC. Read the full announcement here.