BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//BRI - ECPv6.15.12.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:BRI X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for BRI REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220331T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220331T140000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20220316T192814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220316T192814Z UID:16123-1648731600-1648735200@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:BRI Live Event Series with Mitchell Li\, MD - "Direct Emergency Care\, Surprise Billing\, & the Grassroots for healthcare Change" DESCRIPTION:Mitchell Li\, MD\, FAAEM\, of Take Back Medicine joins BRI to talk about direct emergency care\, surprise billing\, and a grassroots approach to overhauling healthcare. Join this jam-packed conversation on Thursday\, March 31 at 1pm ET. Seats are limited for register early for this free webinar NOW. \nMitchell Louis Judge Li\, MD (or Dr. Mitch) is a board certified emergency physician who believes that our healthcare system requires a grassroots overhaul. Patients and clinicians are routinely taken advantage of by a broken system. For those in need of vital healthcare services\, Dr. Mitch believes in a “first do no financial harm” approach with transparency at the core – no “surprise bills”! \nDr. Li is founder of the public benefit company\, Take Back Medicine and currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine – Locum Group. Dr. Li completed residency training in Detroit\, MI where he served as a medical director for the Wayne County Special Response Team. He is also the founder of Thrive Direct Care\, PLLC\, predicated on the direct primary care model and providing transparent access to an emergency physician without the need for insurance. \nThursday\, March 31\, 1pm ET – Register NOW. URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/bri-live-event-series-with-mitchell-li-md-direct-emergency-care-surprise-billing-the-grassroots-for-healthcare-change/ CATEGORIES:Speaker | Lecture,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221011T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221011T130000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20221010T234444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230326T231140Z UID:16248-1665489600-1665493200@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:Truth & Liberty Series: Lessons from the Past with Dr. Raul Artal DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the latest Truth & Liberty Series webinar\, Lessons from the Past with Dr. Raul Artal\, Tuesday\, October 11\, 2022\, Noon – 1:00 pm CT. Dr. Artal speaks on the role of the physician and nurses during the rise of totalitarian regimes\, specifically how healthcare professionals committed medical horrors during the Holocaust. Hosted by – Natalie Bodnar. Watch now URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/truth-liberty-series-lessons-from-the-past-with-dr-raul-artal/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1.-Raul_Artal_10-11-22.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T193000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20221012T114855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221012T114855Z UID:16260-1666116000-1666121400@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:Virginia FMMA Fall Meeting DESCRIPTION:Join the Virginia Free Market Medical Association at their Fall Meeting being held at Orthovirginia St. Mary’s\, Medical Office Building West\, 5899 Bremo Rd.\, #100a\, Richmond\, VA – October 18th from 6:00 – 7:30 pm. Come and meet Virginians pursuing a truer\, freer\, and healthier marketplace for medical care. \nTo RSVP. please email virginia@fmma.org – hope to see you there. URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/virginia-fmma-fall-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T183000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20221018T231731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T221003Z UID:16277-1666285200-1666290600@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:VES - MUSC Different Compensation Models in Healthcare with Dr. Hochman DESCRIPTION:Dr. Marcelo Hochman joins the student community to discuss how physicians are compensated in the current healthcare system\, highlighting alternative options for payment\, and the associated pros and cons. Register today! URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/ves-musc-different-compensation-models-in-healthcare-with-dr-hochman/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BRI-EES-_-Payment-Methods.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221020T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221020T193000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20221012T122234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230326T230829Z UID:16268-1666290600-1666294200@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:Virtual Events Series - Olympic Physician\, Dr. Daniel Clearfield DESCRIPTION:BRI hosts Olympics Team Physician\, Dr. Clearfield\, Motion is Medicine\, to discuss how he merged the DPC approach with a specialty focus in sports medicine. This is an event you won’t want to miss – Watch Now! URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/virtual-events-series-olympic-physician-dr-daniel-clearfield/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BRI-VES-Specialty-Care-_-Register.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221113 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20221012T123903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221012T123903Z UID:16271-1668038400-1668297599@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:Docs4PatientCare Conference DESCRIPTION:DOCS4PatientCare Conference will free your mind to dream of your office without insurance and the hassles that come along with it\, third parties challenging your clinical judgment and expertise\, not to mention robbing your time with patients. This is the conference for you! For registration and more information – click here. \nBRI has limited chapter scholarships available. URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/docs4patientcare-conference/ LOCATION:Renaissance Dallas Hotel\, 2222 North Stemmons Freeway\, Dallas\, TX\, 75207\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221110T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221110T183000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20221026T222318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T221002Z UID:16282-1668101400-1668105000@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:Starting DPC Practices with Dr. Amy Walsh DESCRIPTION:Dr. Walsh delves into how she discovered the direct primary care pathway\, transitioned her family practice into the new model\, and what pros and cons exist for DPC physicians and patients. Busy that day? All is not lost\, click the link and watch it today! URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/starting-dpc-practices-with-dr-amy-walsh/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BRI-VES-Discovering-DPC-_-Register-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230127T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230127T190000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20230215T210416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T210657Z UID:16534-1674842400-1674846000@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:BRI Book Club Gathering DESCRIPTION:Join pre-med and medical students for a virtual book club\, hosted by student leader Lauren Herera\, to delve into important medical topics and ideas! The first book is “Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won’t Tell You & How Transparency Can Revolutionize Healthcare\,” written by Marty Makary\, MD. \nTo participate: \n\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 813-5066-7152 \n\n\nZoom Passcode: BOOK \n\n\nContact: lauren.herera@gmail.com URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/bri-book-club-gathering/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T193000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20230123T230320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230326T230640Z UID:16324-1676572200-1676575800@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:Physician Autonomy in Hospitals with Dr. Brian Flynn DESCRIPTION:Medical student Cleumy Gama\, OMS3\, hosts Dr. Brian Flynn\, MD\, to delve into what hospital environments look like for seasoned physicians and how much autonomy doctors possess over patients and their practice. \nClick the link to watch this episode. URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/physician-autonomy-in-hospitals-with-dr-brian-flynn/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230217T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230217T190000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20230215T210812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T210812Z UID:16535-1676656800-1676660400@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:BRI Book Club Gathering DESCRIPTION:Lauren Herera\, to delve into important medical topics and ideas! The first book is “Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won’t Tell You & How Transparency Can Revolutionize Healthcare\,” written by Marty Makary\, MD. \nTo participate: \n\nZoom Meeting ID: 813-5066-7152\nZoom Passcode: BOOK\nContact: lauren.herera@gmail.com URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/bri-book-club-gathering-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230303T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230303T190000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20230215T210839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T210839Z UID:16536-1677866400-1677870000@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:BRI Book Club Gathering DESCRIPTION:Lauren Herera\, to delve into important medical topics and ideas! The first book is “Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won’t Tell You & How Transparency Can Revolutionize Healthcare\,” written by Marty Makary\, MD. \nTo participate: \n\nZoom Meeting ID: 813-5066-7152\nZoom Passcode: BOOK\nContact: lauren.herera@gmail.com URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/bri-book-club-gathering-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230316T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230316T193000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20230123T213846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230326T225717Z UID:16321-1678991400-1678995000@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:Strategies for Pursuing Residency Slots with Dr. Flo & Dr. Schmale DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Match Day\, medical student Cleumy Gama\, OMS3\, hosts Dr. John Flo\, MD and Dr. Trenton Schmale\, DO\, BRI board members\, to discuss practical strategies for medical students to consider when pursuing competitive residency slots in desired programs. They will share their first-hand experiences and strategies that worked for them both. \nTo watch this event\, click the link. \n  URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/strategies-for-pursuing-residency-slots-with-dr-flo-dr-schmale/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230420T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230420T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20230413T210619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230413T210619Z UID:16701-1682006400-1682010000@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:Healthcare Outcomes with Dr. Frank Filipetto\, DO & Dr. John Flores\, MD (In-Person & Zoom) DESCRIPTION:TCOM Dean\, Dr. Filipetto\, and Texas Medical Association Vice Speaker of the House and business owner\, Dr. Flores\, join the student community to discuss the present state of medicine and how medical leaders at the local and state levels can help shape the healthcare landscape in positive and practical ways. URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/healthcare-outcomes-with-dr-frank-filipetto-do-dr-john-flores-md-in-person-zoom/ CATEGORIES:Meeting or Interview with a Speaker ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BRI-Webinar-Promo-_-Filipetto-Flores-_-Universal-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T130000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20230331T234234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T234234Z UID:16649-1682596800-1682600400@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:VES - Saving Rural Medicine with Dr. Lee Gross & Mr. Carl Schuessler\, Jr. DESCRIPTION:National healthcare leaders\, Dr. Lee Gross\, MD and Mr. Carl Schuessler\, discuss how they have innovated rural hospitals to accommodate small communities with fewer resources while increasing physician satisfaction\, patient results\, and reduced expenses (both out-of-pocket and through insurance). Register Now! URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/ves-saving-rural-medicine-with-dr-lee-gross-mr-carl-schuessler-jr/ CATEGORIES:Panel or Discussion END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230912T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230912T130000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20230831T130941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T130941Z UID:16754-1694520000-1694523600@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:American Healthcare: A Comparison DESCRIPTION:Join BRI Chapter at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MWC) as we welcome Dr. John Meurer who will host an interactive discussion covering the basics of the American healthcare system and how it compares to international systems. \nThe event is FREE and lunch will be provided. Click to register – you can attend in person or via Zoom. URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/american-healthcare-a-comparison/ CATEGORIES:Meeting or Interview with a Speaker,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231215T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231215T130000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20231213T133839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T133839Z UID:16788-1702641600-1702645200@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:Virtual Event Series - The Resurrection in Primary Care with Dr. Tanner Moore\, M.D. DESCRIPTION:Dr. Moore will be speaking about the healer’s journey that primary care has endured to get to where we are now in the DPC revolution. We’ll talk a little about where we came from and the historical traditions of primary care\, where we went in the FFS system and how it affected us our patients\, then finally where we’re going and how it is truly a return to the traditions of our best predecessors. \nDate: Friday\, December 15\, 2023 \nTime: Noon Eastern \nClick to register! URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/virtual-event-series-the-resurrection-in-primary-care-with-dr-tanner-moore-m-d/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VES_-Dr.-Tanner-Moore-M.D.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T150000 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20260114T204904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T211911Z UID:16862-1770300000-1770303600@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:BRI Virtual Speaker Series - Leadership for the Medical Student with Dr. Sonny Morton DESCRIPTION:BRI Virtual Event Series - Leadership for the Medical Student with Dr. Sonny Morton\n Step into your future as a physician-leader and join us for the first installment in our Virtual Event Series for 2026 featuring Dr. Sonny Morton. Explore how influence\, communication\, and self-awareness shape effective leadership; why informal leadership matters long before residency; and how soft skills can make you a stronger clinician. If you're planning to lead medical teams\, you owe it to your teammates to be good at it! \n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Questions / CommentsHave a question for Dr. Morton? Ask away!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ \n \n\nStep into your future as a physician-leader and join us for the first installment in our Virtual Speaker Series for 2026 featuring Dr. Sonny Morton. Explore how influence\, communication\, and self-awareness shape effective leadership; why informal leadership matters long before residency; and how soft skills can make you a stronger clinician. If you’re planning to lead medical teams\, you owe it to your teammates to be good at it! \nDr. Morton has over thirty-five years of experience in emergency medicine\, urgent care\, travel medicine and medical leadership. Most recently he retired from the position of Senior Medical Director for CVS MinuteClinic\, a pioneer of the retail health care model. Dr. Morton’s undergraduate and medical degrees are from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, his residency in emergency medicine was done at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis\, MN\, and he earned an MBA/MHA from Pfeiffer University at Charlotte. He has a deep conviction that we will be led out of the morass that is our current health care system through leadership that empowers patients\, not politicians and bureaucrats. URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/virtual-speaker-series-feb-2026/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BRI-Speaker-Series-Feb-2026.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T144500 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20260219T161609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T180015Z UID:16906-1773324000-1773326700@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:BRI Virtual Speaker Series - Ridding Health Care of Identity Politics with Stanley Goldfarb\, MD DESCRIPTION:Partisanship and health care make poor bedfellows. Yet identity politics increasingly finds its way into the exam room. New federal rules now give doctors financial incentives to ask patients questions tied to so-called “social determinants of health”—questions that have little to do with medicine and everything to do with politics. Join us for a frank conversation with Dr. Stanley Goldfarb about how this shift threatens patient trust\, medical integrity\, and the proper role of physicians. \n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Questions / CommentsDo you have a question for Dr. Goldfarb? Please submit it below and we will answer it during Q&A!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ \n \n\nAbout the Benjamin Rush Institute (BRI):\nBRI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that unites unites medical students\, students in affiliated healthcare specialties\, faculty\, doctors\, healthcare professionals\, and others who believe that free enterprise and a direct patient-doctor relationship are the best means for ensuring optimal patient outcomes at affordable prices. Through leadership conferences\, chapter events\, scholarships to national health care conferences and consistent written content\, BRI strives to cultivate the careers of med students and to fully unleash the power of medicine to maximize human health.\nAbout Stanley Goldfarb\, MD:\nDr. Goldfarb helped found Do No Harm after publication of his book\, Take Two Aspirin and Call Me By My Pronouns: a call to action to eliminate discriminatory practices in healthcare\, including elevating diversity above meritocracy in the admission of students to medical school and the hiring of faculty members. His new book\, Doing Great Harm\, explores these topics further\, describes Do No Harm‘s fight against so-called gender-affirming care in children\, and explores how Do No Harm has affected change in healthcare. As chairman of Do No Harm\, Dr. Goldfarb has been published widely in various periodicals including the Wall Street Journal\, City Journal\, the New York Post\, and the Free Press on the threats to medical education and medical care in the United States posed by introduction of critical race theory into these enterprises. URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/bri-virtual-speaker-series-ridding-health-care-of-identity-politics-with-stanley-goldfarb-md/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/BRI-Speaker-Series-March-2026.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T154500 DTSTAMP:20260421T171917 CREATED:20260324T142549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T142212Z UID:16926-1776870000-1776872700@www.benjaminrushinstitute.org SUMMARY:BRI Virtual Speaker Series - Fixing Health Care in Four Key Steps with Matt Ohrt DESCRIPTION:BRI Virtual Speaker Series – Fixing Health Care in Four Key Steps with Matt Ohrt\n Health care today functions as a monopoly—concentrating power in the hands of sellers while leaving patients with rising costs\, fewer choices\, and little say in their own care. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Join us for a conversation with Matt Ohrt\, Executive Director of the Free Market Medical Association\, as he outlines the steps to restoring competition in health care with the ultimate goal of empowering both patients and physicians to pursue better care at lower costs. \n \n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Questions / CommentsDo you have a question for our speaker? Please submit it below and we will answer it during Q&A!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ \n \n\nAbout the Benjamin Rush Institute (BRI):\nBRI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that unites unites medical students\, students in affiliated healthcare specialties\, faculty\, doctors\, healthcare professionals\, and others who believe that free enterprise and a direct patient-doctor relationship are the best means for ensuring optimal patient outcomes at affordable prices. Through leadership conferences\, chapter events\, scholarships to national health care conferences and consistent written content\, BRI strives to cultivate the careers of med students and to fully unleash the power of medicine to maximize human health.\nAbout Matt Ohrt:\nAcross a career of more than 25 years of experience in human resources and employer-sponsored health care\, Matt Ohrt has led innovative efforts to challenge the status quo and restore choice for patients. As Executive Director of the Free Market Medical Association\, he is a leading voice for medical freedom and market-based reform. Matt has authored several books\, including Save Your Company\, Don’t Feed the Beast – The Employer Healthcare Success Formula.” He founded the Healthcare Best Practice Group\, co-founded Self Fund Health\, and helped launch the Rise Up Health plan in Texas—work that has saved employers millions. URL:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/events/bri-virtual-speaker-series-april-2026/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.benjaminrushinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Updated-April-Speaker-Series-Graphic.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR