A Brief History of the National Hispanic Medical Association


The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)


The National Hispanic Medical Association was organized in 1994 to address the

interests and concerns of 26,000 licensed physicians and 1,800 full-time Hispanic

medical faculty dedicated to teaching medical and health services research. As a

rapidly growing national resource based in the nation's capital, NHMA provides

policymakers and health care providers with expert information and support in

strengthening health service delivery to Hispanic communities across the nation.

During its first years of operation, NHMA held strategic planning meetings

with physicians in five regions of the country, identifying the most critical issues they face and

taking steps to define a blueprint of future activities in the following areas: delivery system,

medical education, research, policy, and communications.

NHMA National Advisory Committee

Elena Rios, M.D., M.S.P.H., President (Washington, DC)

Luis Estevez, M.D., M.P.H., Vice President (New York)

Robert Reyna, M.D., M.B.A., Vice President (Texas)

Washington, D.C.

Oxiris Barbot, M.D.

Elmer Huerta, M.D., M.P.H.

Rene Rodriguez, M.D.

California

Robert S. Beltran, M.D.

Mark Diaz, M.D.

Katherine Flores, M.D.

Diane Sanchez, M.D.

Silvia Corral M.D.

Florida

Onelia Lage, M.D.

Georgia

Ken Dominguez, M.D.

Illinois

Daniel Martinez, M.D.

Teresa Ramos, M.D.

Javier Sanchez, M.D.

Massachusetts

Ernesto Gonzalez, M.D.

New Mexico

Luisa Chavez, M.D.
Irene Ortiz, M.D.

New York

Ernesto Ferran, M.D., M.P.H.

George Friedman- Jimenez, M.D., M.P.H.

Nilsa Gutierrez, M.D., M.P.H.

Walid Michelin, M.D.

Susana Morales, M.D.

Texas

Miguel Bedolla, M.D.

Jose Manuel De La Rosa, M.D.

Joseph Diaz, M.D.

Martha Medrano, M.D.



National Hispanic Medical Association Advisory Meeting

September 21, 1996 Washington D.C.

Oxiris Barbot M.D.

Miguel Bedolla M.D.   Martha Medrano M.D. Teresa Ramos M.D.

Elena Rios M.D.                         Ken Dominguez M.D. Susana Morales M.D.



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Last Updated July 14, 1997 by Mark A. Diaz, M.D.