The Science Department would like to invite you all to our second Science Seminar of the fall semester.

When: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time: 2:15 p.m.
Where: Hennessy Center, Holt Room (in-person)
OR via zoom. 

Our seminar speaker, Tricia Bautista, is a board-certified physician in family medicine and an addiction specialist.  Currently, she serves as the Director of Substance Use Services for Correctional Health Services and cares for justice involved patients on Rikers Island and in NYC Health + Hospitals.  Through her medical training, she has developed an expertise in addiction medicine, community-based harm reduction, and overdose prevention, and her interests have focused on caring for marginalized, vulnerable populations.  Her talk titled, "Breaking Barriers: Substance Use Care for Incarcerated Patients”, which will touch upon her nontraditional path to medicine, all of which has led her toward a deep commitment to caring for some of society’s most vulnerable populations.  

Attached you will find our flyer for the talk including a quick summary on the topic as well as the zoom registration information for those attending remotely.  

Please note, you do not need to register if you are planning on attending in-person. 

You can also use the following link to register for the zoom event: https://dc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/etr-ZayZTeqQNrDQUPbB0A.