Upcoming talk to focus on advancing reproductive advocacy in the South

Nikki Zite, M.D., MPH

Nikki Zite, M.D., MPH, a professor and vice chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine in Knoxville, will be the guest speaker for a meeting of the OB-GYN Interest Group and the Public Health Interest Group of the Whiddon College of Medicine next month. 

Zite, who specializes in complex family planning, is scheduled to talk about what reproductive advocacy is, her involvement in advocacy efforts, and how to advance reproductive healthcare in the South. The meeting will be presented as a Zoom session and is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. in the Atlantis Room at Children’s & Women’s Hospital. 

Please RSVP if you plan to attend in person, where food will be provided. Those who plan to attend are asked to bring questions for this discussion-based meeting with a Q&A panel. RSVP on the Google spreadsheet.   

The meeting will also be available via Zoom. Access the Zoom meeting here.

Among her many accomplishments, Zite has been working to expand perinatal care access to more women in Tennessee by coordinating with the Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care on a statewide quality improvement project.