National Medical Association Installs Key Members to Board of Trustees
Contact: Tomeka Rawlings of the National Medical Association,
202-347-1895, ext. 50;
Web site: http://www.nmanet.org
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Several key members of the National Medical Association's (NMA) Board of Trustees were installed in leadership positions at the 1999 Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly in Las Vegas.
Acclaimed as the nation's largest and most renowned scientific assembly on health issues affecting minority and underserved populations, the NMA unites the most prominent national and international medical scholars, scientists and practitioners. The Board of Trustees, the governing body of the Association, is a critical component to developing national policies for improving the health status and outcomes for minorities and the underserved.
A vast array of knowledge and experience accompanies these individuals. Each physician's medical expertise ranges across 23 specialties -- from aerospace to urology:
-- Gilbert R. Park, MD, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Topeka, Kan.
-- Randall W. Maxey, MD, Secretary, Los Angeles, Calif.
-- Sharon Allison-Ottey, MD, Region II Trustee, Forestville, Md.
-- J. Nadine Gracia, Student Trustee, Pittsburgh, Pa.
-- Purnell A. Kirkland, MD, Region VI Trustee, Inglewood, Calif.
-- Patricia Turner, MD, Postgraduate Physicians Trustee, Washington, D.C.
--Rodney G. Hood, MD, President-Elect, San Diego, Calif.
-- Javette C. Orgain, MD, Vice President, Chicago, Ill.
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The National Medical Association -- a medical society representing the interests of more than 20,000 African American physicians dedicated to promoting quality healthcare for African Americans.
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