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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Launches IMPACT Research Grants to Help Underserved Patients Access Clinical Trials

May 6, 2021

Weill Cornell Medicine’s BRIDGE Program was awarded an IMPACT (Influential Medicine Providing Access to Clinical Trials) research grant by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society which will help support their efforts to increase enrollment of individuals from underrepresented communities in clinical trials.  May 6, 2021      ...

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Two Grants Aim to Increase Access to Care and Clinical Trials for Queens and Brooklyn Patients with Blood Cancers

May 6, 2021

Genentech and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society awarded grants to a Weill Cornell Medicine team led by Dr. John Leonard and Dr. Erica Phillips for their novel program, called BRIDGE, aiming to address socioeconomic and racial disparities and increase access to clinical trials for underserved patients with blood cancers living in Brooklyn and Queens. May 6, 2021              ...

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Past Community Outreach Events


Dr. Nima Ghalehsari giving a speech on a stage

Dr. Nima Ghalehsari of NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital speaks at Myeloma Minute at Maranatha SDA in Brooklyn, NY

Health and Wellness in the Caribbean Community on Talk A D Town Radio (TTR):

Patient Navigator, Kareen Lambert, of NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital is joined by Dr. Nima Ghalehsari (NYP-BMH) and BRIDGE Program Manager, Kellie Jack, to educate the Caribbean community on blood cancers

Blood Cancer Awareness Conversation on Caribbean Power Jam Radio:

Patient Navigator, Kareen Lambert, of New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital is joined by Dr. Adrienne Phillips (Weill Cornell Medicine) and BRIDGE Program Manager, Kellie Jack, to educate the Caribbean-American community on blood cancers and the importance of clinical trials.

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