The Tammy Bray Endowment
in Health Leadership and Innovation
College of Health
Inspiring students, faculty and the community
Leadership Lessons from Medicine and Sport: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures
2025 Bray Health Leadership Lecture
Join us for the 2025 Bray Lecture featuring Kimberly Harmon, MD, a pioneering force in sports medicine.
With 26 years of experience at the University of Washington, Dr. Harmon has shaped collegiate sports medicine through her groundbreaking research on sudden cardiac death in athletes and advisory roles with the NCAA, NFL, NHL, and National Basketball Players Association.
As a professor in Family Medicine and Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, she continues to advance athlete health and safety while serving as team physician for multiple UW sports programs.
Forums as part of this lecture series
Join Kimberly Harmon, MD, during two important forums. Both will be held in the MU Horizon Room; no R.S.V.P. needed.
"From Passion to Profession: Navigating Work, Life and Leadership in Health Care and Sports Medicine"
Learn about pathways to a career in sports medicine during this student-focused, moderated forum.
Research in Action: Navigating Collaborations to Realize Impact
Learn about building and maintaining a research agenda as a clinical researcher.
About the Bray Health Leadership Lecture
The Tammy Bray Endowment in Health Leadership and Innovation was established by Tammy Bray, founding dean of the college, and her husband, John, with much appreciated contributions from alumni and supporters.
The fund, sparking the Bray Health Leadership Lecture, is intended to bring to campus high-profile health leaders to inspire students, faculty and the community.
If you have questions, please contact:
Keri Fisher
Please consider a gift to support the continued success of this important lecture series.
Past lectures
Leadership Lessons from Medicine and Sport: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures
Kimberly Harmon, MD
With 26 years of experience at the University of Washington, Dr. Harmon has shaped collegiate sports medicine through her groundbreaking research on sudden cardiac death in athletes and advisory roles with the NCAA, NFL, NHL, and National Basketball Players Association.
As a professor in Family Medicine and Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, she continues to advance athlete health and safety while serving as team physician for multiple UW sports programs.
Public Health After the Pandemic: How Can We Do Better?
Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD
Dr. Sharfstein is director of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, vice dean for public health practice and community engagement, and professor of the practice in health policy and management.
Previously, he served as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, principal deputy commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, commissioner of Health for Baltimore City, and as health policy advisor for Congressman Henry A. Waxman.
He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Public Administration.
Racism is a Public Health Crisis: Now That We See, What Can We Do?
Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones
Physician, epidemiologist and civil rights activist Camara Jones measures and addresses the impacts of racism and social inequalities on health and well-being and is lauded for her compelling clarity on issues of race and racism.
Through allegory, she makes sense of the complex regarding racism, privilege and other “isms.”
Her contributions to critical race theory are well known, as is her work in defining institutional racism, personally mediated racism and internalized racism in the context of modern U.S. race relations.
She drew attention to why racism and not race is a risk factor for COVID-19 and called for actions to address structural racism.
The head and heart of well-being
Vivek H. Murthy, MD
The first lecture featured Vivek H. Murthy, MD, the nation’s 19th Surgeon General.
As the Nation's Doctor, the Surgeon General's mission is to help lay the foundation for a healthier country, relying on the best scientific information available to provide clear, consistent, and equitable guidance and resources for the public.
Dr. Murthy discussed mental health and the role of community.