Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI, a trained geriatrician, is Vice President for Health Equity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Health Equity at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; and Executive Director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance. Dr. Wilkins is a nationally recognized thought leader in health equity and in addressing the elimination of systemic inequities that impact the health and well-being of racial/ethnic minorities.
As a community engagement research scientist, Dr. Wilkins has pioneered new approaches to engaging vulnerable, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and minority populations. She is Principal Investigator (PI) of three NIH-funded centers focused on translational science; precision medicine; and disparities, and PI of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation award on engendering trust in health care among African American men.