Mission Statement

• Present minority medical student groups collectively as one voice in addressing minority health disparities.

• Raise minority health awareness within classrooms, hospitals, and communities in Southern California, one of the most diversely populated regions in the U.S.

• Educate premedical undergraduates, medical students, and physicians on minority health disparities and culturally sensitive medical care.

• Address current issues in minority health:  what are the challenges, what is working, and what is in store for the future.

• Recruit current and future physicians to adopt more active roles in promoting minority health awareness and in addressing minority health disparities.

What should attendees walk away with?

• Educate.  Healthcare professionals should understand that minority populations, diversity, and cultural differences are key elements in effective healthcare delivery.

• Empower.   Motivated physicians can make both immediate and long-term changes to improve the quality of minority patient care and can work to minimize disparities.

• Enact.  The medical profession must prioritize minority health now, no matter the ethnicity, the sexual orientation, or the setting.

Why are APAMSA, LMSA, and SNMA doing this?

• To promote solidarity among Drew University, UCLA, and USC chapters of SNMA, LMSA, MedGLO, and APAMSA, all of whom have unique perspectives on similar issues.

• To provide a forum for discussion on the difficulties and barriers facing physicians and patients in minority communities.

• To advance our cause as minority medical student organizations which serve the many different communities in Southern California.

For More Information About Minority Health Issues:

Minority Health Professions Foundation

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

National Institute for Healthcare Management Research and Education Foundation

The Minority Health Network

Office of Minority Health

The National Academies Institute of Medicine

California Healthcare Foundation

The Commonwealth Fund

Community Outreach for Prevention and Education (COPE)

Latino Health Access

Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON)

Model Minority: A Guide to Asian American Empowerment

Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA)

Student National Medical Association

National Network of Latin American Medical Students