Morehouse School of Medicine at the NMA Convention
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2018 Annual National Medical Association (NMA) Convention and Scientific Assembly
August 11-15, 2018
The National Medical Association (NMA)'s Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly is acclaimed as the nation’s foremost forum on medical science and African-American health. Each year, African-American physicians and other health professionals from across the country convene to participate in the scholarly exchange of medical advances, discuss health policy priorities, and to share experience through networking opportunities. Through NMA's 26 Scientific Specialty Sections and Interest Groups, the Convention attracts the broadest spectrum of African-American physicians, academicians and scientists in the country. The program opens on Saturday, August 11, with special sessions and workshops, and continues through Wednesday, August 15.
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Event Schedule
Saturday, August 11
Mazique Symposium
Presentation: Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., FACOG, “The Medical Pipeline”
Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., FACOG, M.D.
12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
House of Delegates Meeting
Presentation: Dr. Yolanda Wimberly, M.D., M.Sc., FAAP, MSM Delegate
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
NMA Opening and Award Session
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: TBD
NMA Postgraduate Section
Camara Phyllis Jones, M.D., MPH, Ph.D.
Location: TBD
State of the School Address
Yolanda Wimberly, M.D., M.Sc., FAAP
Location: House of Delegates, Pediatric Section
Sunday, August 12
Lessons Learned and Future Directions: Addressing Dementia Disparities and Achieving
Inclusion in Dementia Research—a combined session with the Neurology and Community Medicine Sections
B. David Blake, M.D. DABFM
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando, Gatlin A4 Room
Council on the Concern of Women Physicians (CCWP) Program
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: TBD
W. Montague Cobb Health Institute Lecture & Symposium — Ensuring Health Equity: Including
Minority Participation in the ‘All of Us’ Program
Randall Morgan, M.D., MBA
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Setting the Stage and Introduction of Panelists
Monica May (Interviewer)
The Problem: A View from Industry
Rose Blackburne, M.D., MBA
MSM Welcome Reception
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Lake Toho Room and Terrace, Rosen Shingle Creek Lower Lobby
NMA Chair Corporate Circle Reception
7:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
Monday, August 13
Preparing Future Healthcare Providers through Mentoring and Community Service
Meryl McNeal, Ph.D.
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Roselyn Payne Epps Symposium
Meet and Greet the President (MSM)
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., FACOG
11:30 a.m.
Location: MSM Booth
Race, Racism, and Anti-Racism
Camara Phyllis Jones, M.D., MPH, Ph.D.
Location: Roselyn Payne Epps Symposium
Acupuncture and You
Folashade Omole, M.D., FAAFP, CPEHR
Location: TBD
MSM Alumni Reception and Dinner
Reception: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Dinner: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, Sebastian Ballroom L1 & 2
Tuesday, August 14
Community Oriented Primary Care
Camara Phyllis Jones, M.D., MPH, Ph.D.
Location: Vernal T. Cave Symposium
Career Transitions Part I
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: St. John, Room 22
Career Transitions Part II - Careers in Private Sector
Marlah H. Mardis, M.D.
9:05 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Location: St. John, Room 22
Career Transitions Part III - Careers in Government and Military
Jeremiah Stubbs, M.D., MPH
9:50 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
Location: St. John, Room 22
Career Transitions - Wrap up, Questions & Answers
Rose Blackburne, M.D., MBA
10:35 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: St. John, Room 22
Symposium - Reducing the Rate of HPV Infections in the Population Health: What do
the Facts Show?
HPV Vaccines: Past, Present and Future
Yolanda Wimberly, M.D., M.Sc., FAAP
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Pediatric Section
President’s Installation
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
The President‘s Ball
8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Location: TBD
Wednesday, August 15
The Satcher Health Leadership Institute Symposium: Empowering Communities to Create
Health
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
Ecological Perspectives on Cultivating a Culture of Resilience in Vulnerable Communities:
A Panel Discussion with Change Agents
Camara Phyllis Jones, M.D., MPH, Ph.D.
Jammie Hopkins, DrPH, MS
Location: Satcher Health Leadership Institute Symposium: Room Suwanee 16
Date TBD
“All of Us”
Elizabeth Ofili, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.C.
4:30 p.m.
Location: TBD
Cardiovascular Resilience in African Women
Herman A. Taylor, Jr., M.D.
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: TBD