Welcome & Opening Remarks

Garfield A. Clunie, M.D.
123rd President
National Medical Association

Katrina Peters, M.D.
Chair
National Medical Association Board of Trustees

Joy D. Calloway, M.B.A., MHSA
Executive Director
National Medical Association

Citation for Service and Leadership Excellence Award from the Jamaica Diaspora Northeast U.S.A.

Garfield A. Clunie, M.D.
123rd President
National Medical Association

Remarks:
Khadijah Lang, M.D.
Chair, Region VI
National Medical Association

Global Health Alliance

Garfield A. Clunie, M.D.
123rd President
National Medical Association

Ambassador Acknowledgements:

Garfield A. Clunie, M.D.
123rd President
National Medical Association

Lúcia Cherinda
Chargé d’Affaires a.i
Embassy of Mozambique

His Excellency Ambassador Jeff Gongoer Dowana Sr.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Embassy of the Republic of Liberia

Her Excellency Audrey Patrice Marks
Ambassador of Jamaica to the U.S.
Embassy of Jamaica

Getachew Dejene Gutema
Minister Counsellor I
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Her Excellency Hajia Alima Mahama
Ambassador
Republic of Ghana

Javier Levy Hernández
First Secretary
Embassy of Cuba in The United States of America

Garfield A. Clunie, M.D.
123rd President
National Medical Association

Joy D. Calloway, M.B.A., MHSA
Executive Director
National Medical Association

Marion E. Grace
President
Auxiliary to the National Medical Association

Nita Gombakomba
President
Student National Medical Association

Hon. Beth Lynk
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
US Housing and Urban Development

Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-M.D.)
U.S. House of Representatives

Questions and Answers

Moderator:

Symone D. Sanders-Townsend
Strategist, Author, Speaker

Panelists:

Nicole Tisdale, J.D.
Founder and Principal
Advocacy Blueprint

Jamal Watkins
Senior VP of Strategy and Advancement
Interim Director, Health and Wellbeing
NAACP

Questions and Answers

Doug E. Fresh
Founding Artist & Honorary Board Member
Hip Hop Public Health

Cabinet Room

Garfield Clunie, M.D.
123rd President

Roger Mitchell, M.D.
Speaker, House of Delegates

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Moderator:

Maurice G. Sholas, M.D., Ph.D.
Principal, Sholas Medical Consulting, LLC
Region V Trustee, National Medical Association

Panelists:

Ellis Dean
Director – Digital Programming and Production
BlackDoctor.Org

Katherine Gergen Barnett, M.D.
Vice Chair of Primary Care Innovation and Transformation
Department of Family Medicine, Boston Medical Center
Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University Medical School
Affiliate, Harvard Center for Primary Care
Health Innovators Fellow, Aspen Institute

Patricia Kelly Marsh, M.D.
CEO and Cofounder
Ask Me Your M.D., Inc.
Associate Professor
Family Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine

Shibu Sen, M.B.A.
CEO
InstaMD, Inc.

Questions and Answers

Moderator:

Joy D. Calloway, M.B.A., MHSA
Executive Director
National Medical Association

Panelists:

Carl Garrett
Vice President, Strategic Alliances
Centene Foundation

Audrey Shelto
President & CEO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation

Belinda Stubblefield
Vice President
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Questions and Answers

Moderator:

Dr. Garfield Clunie
President
National Medical Association

Panelists:

Jessica Atrio, M.D., M.Sc.
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
ACOG District 2 Legislative liaison

Jacqueline Ayers
Sr. VP of Policy, Campaigns & Advocacy
Planned Parenthood

Bianca Hall, D.O.
Complex Family Planning Fellow
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center

Mia Keeys
Director of Federal Affairs
Hologic, Inc.

Questions and Answers

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Moderator:

Yvonne C. Collins, M.D.
Health System Clinician
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Northwestern Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine

Panelists:

William L. Dahut, M.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
American Cancer Society

Ricki Fairly
Co-Founder and CEO
Touch, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance

Questions and Answers

Hon. Leigh M. Chapman
Former Acting Secretary of State
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Question and Answers

Garfield A. Clunie, M.D.
President
National Medical Association

Master of Ceremony:

Garfield A. Clunie, M.D.
President
National Medical Association

Mistress of Ceremony:

Nita Gombakomba
President
Student National Medical Association

Louis Stokes Health Advocacy Award

Dr. Olajide Williams
Founder & Board Chair
Hip Hop Public Health

Doug E. Fresh
Founding Artist & Honorary Board Member
Hip Hop Public Health

James M. Whittico, Jr., M.D. Health Advocate Award

Cheryl Holder, M.D.
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity and Community Initiatives
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Florida International University

NMA President’s Distinguished Achievement Award

Gary Dennis, M.D.
98th President
National Medical Association

Garfield A. Clunie, M.D.
President
National Medical Association

Remarks & Introduction of the Moderator:
“Take Health to Heart” Campaign and ASCVD Awareness

Millard Collins, M.D.
Family Medicine Section Chair
National Medical Association

Moderator:

Marvin Figueroa
Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs
Department of Health & Human Services

Panelist:

Hakeem Ayinde, M.D.
Vice Chair – Cardiology Sub-Section
National Medical Association

Questions and Answers

Michael G. Knight, M.D., MSHP
Associate Chief Quality and Population Health Officer
Head of Healthcare Delivery Transformation
Assistant Professor of Medicine
GW Medical Faculty Associates

Questions and Answers

Michael A. McGee, M.D., M.P.H., FACEP
Emergency Physician & Partner, Vituity – Methodist
CEO & President, Hyde Park Premier Urgent Care
Founder, Project Outreach & Prevention (POP) on Youth Violence, LLC
Chair, National Medical Association (NMA) Council on Violence Prevention

Roger A. Mitchell Jr., M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Faculty Practice Plan
Professor & Chair, Department of Pathology
Anatomic and Forensic Pathology
Howard University College of Medicine

Health Disparities and the Impact on the African American Aging Population

Nana Yaw A. Adu-Sarkodie, M.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Director
Geriatrics and Extended Care
VA Maryland Health Care System

Questions and Answers

Tobacco Prevention, Cessation & Vaping in Adolescent Use

Marshala Lee, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
iREACH Harrington Community Partnership Fund
ChristianaCare

Questions and Answers

Moderator:

Maureen Edobar, J.D.
Policy Director
Congressional Black Caucus

Panelists:

Christopher Cox, M.P.H.
Chief of Staff
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
Black Men on the Hill

Iyanla Kollock
Legislative Aide
Congressman Glenn Ivey
Congressional Black Associates Staff Association

Amber Ray, Pharm.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Legislative Director
Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester

Question and Answers

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