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The National Medical Association (NMA) Region VI meeting was recently held at the Las Palmas Resort in Rancho Mirage (in. The three day event entitled “Closing the Gap in Health Disparities -An Update on Progress” brought together NMA and Auxiliary National Medical Association (ANMA) members from throughout Region VI. The Conference opened with a dinner hosted by Dr. Richard Allen Williams, Chair of Region VI and Pamela F. Fobbs, Esq., Vice-President of Region VI of the Auxiliary to the NMA. Among those in attendance were Dr. David Carlisle, President of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU). The conference included speakers presenting topics such as: Practice Management; Women’s Health; HIV/AIDS; Medical Research; Mental Health; Diabetes; Allergy and Immunology; Immunization Update; Cardiovascular Disease Update; Tourette’s Syndrome; and Medical Workforce Diversity and Its Importance in Eliminating Healthcare Disparities.
This conference also featured a full schedule of other events and exhibits. CDU faculty members, Drs. Wilbert Jordan, Medical Director, /King Drew Oasis Clinic, Richard S. Baker, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Keith C. Norris, Executive Vice President of Research and Health Affairs, and Arthur W. Fleming, Professor Emeritus CDU and NMA Region VI Trusteed were featured presenters at the conference.
At a black tie dinner, Dr. Norris and Dr. Fleming received the NMA’s Leadership Award and Award of Merit, respectively. Dr. Norris received the Leadership Award for his leadership and dedication to closing the gap in health disparities. The Award of Merit, presented to Dr. Fleming, was given because of his commitment and devotion to helping eliminate health disparities. The award, a beautiful artistic sculpture, was bestowed upon both gentlemen by their peers. The awards are given to individuals who influence and are committed to making a change in the health status of our nation.
CDU congratulates our Drs. Norris and Fleming and all NMA award recipients.
About Region VI of the National Medical Association: The NMA is geographically divided into six regions. The last, Region VI includes the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
About the National Medical Association: The NMA was established in October of 1895 and is the largest and oldest national professional organization representing over 30,000 physicians of African descent in the United States and the Virgin Islands. The members include primary care physicians, medical sub-specialists, surgical specialists, and other health care professionals.
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About Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
CDU is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian, minority-serving medical and health sciences institution. Located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of South Los Angeles, CDU has graduated more than 550 medical doctors, 2,500 post-graduate physicians, more than 2,000 physician assistants and hundreds of other health professionals. The only dually designated Historically Black Graduate Institution and Hispanic Serving Health Professions School in the U.S., CDU is recognized as a leader in translational and health inequities research, specifically with respect to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, mental health, and HIV/AIDS. Recently, the CDU/UCLA medical program was named the “best performer” in the University of California System with respect to producing outstanding underrepresented minority physicians by the Greenlining Institute. For more information, visit
http://www.cdrewu.edu/
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