One Event, Two Days of Impact
EQTY is Boston Medical Center Health System’s annual racial health equity conference, which brings together researchers, clinicians, policymakers, community leaders, and advocates for two days of collaboration, innovation, and action.
Attend one day or both and choose the experience that’s right for you.
Inspiring Speakers
Hear from nationally recognized leaders shaping the future of health equity.
Meaningful Connections
Connect with peers across healthcare, research, policy, and community organizations.
Innovative Research
Discover emerging research and new approaches to advancing equitable care.
Real-World Impact
Explore practical strategies that can improve care, systems, and communities.
Announcing Our EQTY 2026 Headliners
W. Kamau Bell and Dr. Uché Blackstock take the mainstage at EQTY 2026: Forward by Design for a bold conversation on racial health equity.
EQTY 2026: Forward by Design
Mainstage Event, October 20th
Featuring leading speakers and forward-looking conversations on some of the most pressing issues in racial health equity today. Experts from healthcare, tech, policy, academia, and advocacy will explore race and disability, clinical trials, maternal health, institutional trust, the geography of health, and more.
Inclusive Research Symposium
Prelude Event, October 19th
The future of medicine will not be defined by scientific breakthroughs alone, but by who benefits from them. BMC Health System’s Inclusive Research Symposium on October 19 brings together leaders across research, clinical care, industry, policy, and patient advocacy to explore how the next generation of cell and gene therapies can reach every community.
Registering a Team or Organization?
Email EQTYinfo@bmc.org and a member of our team will help you arrange group registration.
What Is Forward by Design?
Forward by Design is the conviction that racial health equity is not something we wait for; it is something we build. This year’s program asks what it would look like to design institutions, policies, and care models that are equitable by construction, not by correction.
If you care about the American healthcare system and its capacity for delivering care to those who need it the most, do yourself the favor to...register for EQTY 2026.
Two Days of Action on Health Equity
EQTY 2026: Forward by Design brought researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and advocates to Boston for two days of collaboration on racial health equity, headlined by a mainstage conversation between W. Kamau Bell and Dr. Uché Blackstock.
Scenes from EQTY 2026: Forward by Design
Changing the Refrain: The Stories That Shape Health Take Center Stage at EQTY 2026
From medical bias and the legacy of discriminatory policies to the power of representation, speakers at BMC Health System’s annual health equity summit challenged the stories that sustain health inequities and called for a future shaped by the people and communities too often left out.
Symposium Addresses How Cell and Gene Therapies Can Reach Everyone
At BMC Health System's Inclusive Research Symposium, clinicians, scientists, industry leaders, and patient advocates came together around a shared goal: designing access, trust, and community partnership into cell and gene therapies from the very first decision.
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