OB/GYN provider with MPH focusing in women's and international health. I am passionate about improving healthcare access for women in underserved populations, eliminating racial disparities in women's health outcomes, and promoting education in health equity and cultural competency for medical trainees, providers and staff. Advocate for a truly diverse and inclusive healthcare workforce. Director for Equity & Inclusion at Boston Medical Center OB/GYN. ACOG representative on the MA state commission to address maternal health disparities. Special interests in Global/Refugee women's health, health systems building, health financing, and medical education in low-resource settings.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
My approach to DEIA is grounded in the unassailable humanity of all individuals, including those from marginalized groups. In my work as an Obstetrician & Gynecologist, this commitment is reflected in my work to address not just inequities in clinical outcomes, but to optimize the experience of care for women and gender-expansive people who identify as Black, Indigenous or people of color or who have lower incomes. I believe that achieving an optimal care of experience of marginalized communities requires a healthcare workforce that reflects the community it serves, where everyone – clinician, trainee, or front-line staff representative - has equal access to opportunities to grow and thrive within the institution.
Selected Equity & Inclusion Roles & Activities
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston Medical Center
Director, Equity & Inclusion
- Develop strategic plan and best practices to achieve equitable patient outcomes and workplace inclusion
- Contributed to hospital-wide implementation of microaggression training curriculum.
Co-Chair, Health Equity Committee
- Lead equity/inclusion efforts within OB/GYN department including biannual climate survey
- Developed equity leadership training curriculum
Co-Principal Investigator, Equity in Pregnancy Initiative, Health Equity Accelerator
- Lead implementation of PREM-OB Scale (TM) Suite at Boston Medical Center in partnership with Birthing Cultural Rigor, LLC and Resilient Sisterhood Project
- Developing first-ever community advisory board for BMC OB/GYN department
Residency Interview Selection Committee
- Contribute to selection of standardized interview questions for holistic application review and interviewing
- Participate in applicant review, interviewing for OB/GYN residency
Boston University School of Medicine
Early Medical School Selection Program Application Committee
- Interview applicants for pipeline program to BUSM
Committee Memberships
Massachusetts Racial Inequities in Maternal Health Commission Early Medical School Selection
Massachusetts COVID-19 Maternal Equity Coalition
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Reproductive, Sexual & Gynecology Health Community Partnership (RESTORE)01/01/2022 - 06/30/2023 (PI)
Mace Foundation
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Lobo SJ, Lin JG, Vais S, Wang D, Adegoke TM, Wu WJ, Steer-Massaro C. Pap Smear and Mammogram Screening Rates in a Refugee and General OB/GYN Clinic: A Retrospective Review. J Immigr Minor Health. 2022 Feb; 24(1):111-117.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34714467
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Adegoke TM, Pinder LF, Ndiwane N, Parker SE, Vragovic O, Yarrington CD. Inequities in Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes: The Effect of Maternal Race and Nativity. Matern Child Health J. 2022 Apr; 26(4):823-833.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34424456; DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03225-0;
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Adegoke T, Mahalingaiah, S. Uterine Fibroids. Ed: J. Petrozza. GnRH Antagonists in Treatment of Uterine Fibroids. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 2020.
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Vais S, Siu J, Maru S, Abbott J, St Hill I, Achilike C, Wu WJ, Adegoke TM, Steer-Massaro C. Rides for Refugees: A Transportation Assistance Pilot for Women's Health. J Immigr Minor Health. 2020 Feb; 22(1):74-81.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31758420
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SECOND OPINION WITH JOAN LUNDEN | RACIAL DISPARITIES IN MATERNAL HEALTH | BCBS | Full Episode
2018 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston University Medical Center:
Society of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics & Gynecology Rising Star Award
2016 Massachusetts Medical Society and Charitable Foundation :
International Health Studies Grant
2016 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston University Medical Center:
Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine Resident Award for Excellence in Obstetrics
2012 Cooper University Hospital Annual Research Week:
2nd prize for Medical Student Research