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The nation's foremost conference devoted to medical science andAfrican American health, the NMA's Annual Conference and ScientificAssembly convenes in Atlanta from July 26-31 and brings together the mostprominent medical scholars, scientists, practitioners, government expertsand health care advocates in the country.
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Each year the NMA Opening Awards Ceremony recognizes those whoexemplify visionary leadership, service and extraordinary achievement inhealth care for African Americans. President of the National MedicalAssociation, Dr. Nelson L. Adams, III, said, "We celebrate our colleaguesand friends in furthering the goals and objectives of the NationalMedical Association."
This year's honorees include:
-- David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., Former Surgeon General and Director ofthe Center for Excellence on Health Disparities
-- Robert J. Smith, M.D., Chief Surgeon, Middle Tennessee MedicalCenter and Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College
-- Henry W. Foster, Jr., M.D.- Professor Emeritus and Former Dean ofMeharry School of Medicine and Clinical Professor, Vanderbilt University
-- Frederick N. Quarles, M.D., dermatology expert and consultant,Principal, Quarles Dermatology, co-author of "Skin Deep: A History ofBlack Dermatology."
-- Rebat M. Halder, M.D., Chairman, Department of Dermatology, HowardUniversity College of Medicine
-- Michael R. DeBaun, M.D., M.P.H., hematology-oncology expert andProfessor of Pediatrics, Biostatics and Neurology
-- Olufijnmilayo (Funmi) Olopade, M.D., MBBS, FACP, cancer specialistand Founding Director, Center for Clinical Genetics, University ofChicago
-- State Senator Frederica S. Wilson, (D-CA), public educationadvocate and Democratic Leader Pro Tempore, Florida Senate
-- AstraZeneca US-NMA Corporate Circle Partner, global leader inpharmaceuticals
-- Medtronic-NMA Corporate Circle Partner and global leader inmedical technology
-- The James Wilson Bridges, M.D. Medical Society - NMA Affiliate,(Miami, Florida)
The awards conferred included the Scroll of Merit, the NationalMedical Association's highest award, Cobb Lifetime Achievement Award;Practitioner of the Year, Distinguished Service, Meritorious Achievement,Corporate Circle Partner and Medical Society of the Year.
"We are grateful to work with an organization so committed to workingwith patients and improving health outcomes," said Lisa Davis,Vice-President of Communications who accepted the award on behalf ofAstraZeneca, a NMA Corporate Circle Partner.
This year's NMA Opening Awards presented Atlanta's own, DavidSatcher, M.D., Ph.D. with the esteemed Cobb Lifetime Achievement Award,named after one of NMA's past presidents, Dr. William Montague Cobb forextraordinary achievement in research and advocacy for health care.
Nedra H. Joyner, M.D., Chair of the Board of Trustees of the NMAsaid, "The Opening and Award Ceremony is an opportunity to recognize thecontributions of our pioneers in medicine. We continue a legacy of payinghomage to our leaders."
About the National Medical Association
Founded in 1895, the NMA is a nonprofit organization that is thenation's oldest and largest medical association representing the interestof more 30,000 African American physicians and their patients. The NMAadvocates health care for policies that would assure equitable an
