National Medical Association

National Medical Association

Non-profit Organizations

Silver Spring, MD 6,390 followers

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The National Medical Association (NMA) is the nation’s oldest and largest organization representing African American physicians and health professionals in the United States. Established in 1895, the NMA is the collective voice of more than 35,000 African American physicians and the patients they serve. The NMA was founded in 1895, during an era in US history when the majority of African Americans were disenfranchised. The segregated policy of “separate but equal” dictated virtually every aspect of society. Racially exclusive “Jim Crow” laws dominated employment, housing, transportation, recreation, education, and medicine. Black Americans were subjected to all of the injustices inherent in a dual medical care system. Under the backdrop of racial exclusivity, membership in America’s professional organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA), was restricted to whites only. The AMA determined medical policy for the country and played an influential role in broadening the expertise of physicians. When a group of black doctors sought membership into the AMA, they were repeatedly denied admission. Subsequently, the NMA was created for black doctors and health professionals who found it necessary to establish their own medical societies and hospitals.

Website
http://www.nmanet.org/
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Silver Spring, MD
Type
Nonprofit
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Women's Health, Family Medicine, Neurology - Neurosurgery, Emergency Medicine, Dermatology, Community Medicine & Public Health, General Surgery, Pediatrics, Aerospace & Military Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology

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    8403 Colesville Road, Suite 820

    Silver Spring, MD 20910, US

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