National Medical Association Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly

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Highlights

Opening & Awards Speaker

Opening & Awards Ceremony Keynote Speaker, on Friday, July 31, will be Stacey Abrams, New York Times bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, nonprofit CEO and political leader.

Symposium Keynote Speaker

Edward C. Mazique Symposium Keynote Speaker, on Sunday, August 2, will be Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Walk a Mile with a Child Goes Virtual

COVID-19 will not stop the 2020 Walk a Mile with a Child event– We’re Going Virtual! You can make our 125th Anniversary and Walk a Mile with a Child a Success by joining us virtually, of course! Additional activities include a Health, Wellness and Environment Health Poster Contest, Mentoring in Medicine, and ANMA Project Sun. Stay tuned, we have lots of und and interesting plans in the works!

My Convention Story by Roland Matthews, M.D.

The scientific sessions provide excellent information on advances in my specialty in an environment conducive to discussing special practice issues important for my patients. Spontaneous engagement and discussions with physicians and other healthcare professionals with similar patient demographics further enhances my learning and engagement during the NMA conference.

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Highlight from the History of the NMA

Medico-Chirurgical Society of the District of Columbia. Formed by a small group of white and Negro physicians in 1884, it is the oldest Negro medical society in America. It was the outgrowth of the refusal of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia to accept Negro physicians as members.

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