June

Vision Research Month http://www.preventblindness.org

June 1 - July 4

Fireworks Safety Month Prevent Blindness America. 
http://www.preventblindness.org

June 11

AMA Minority Affairs Consortium (MAC) meeting. 5:30-7:00 PM.  Hyatt Regency Chicago (151 E. Wacker Drive) prior to the Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.

June 12-16

159th Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association (AMA).
Hyatt Regency Hotel, 151 East Wacker St., Chicago, IL.  312-464-5000. 

June 5-9

Update and Intensive Review for Practicing Physicians.
Sponsored by Howard Un. College of Medicine. 
CME 40 hrs. credit. 
Thelma Chapman 202-806-5620. 

June 9-12

Georgia State Medical Association’s 117th Annual Convention.  Hilton Oceanfront Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC.  A four-day CME accredited scientific meeting.  Contact GSMA online at or call 404-752-1564.  Denise M. Brooking, executive director. 

June 15

Deadline for Advanced Registration for the NMA convention in Orlando.

Deadline for submission of resolutions for the 2010 NMA Convention.

June 16-19

Pri-Med New York 2010
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY. 
CME AMA PRA Category I credits available. 

June 14-20

National Men’s Health Week Men’s Health Network.
http://www.menshealthmonth.org/week

June 15

Deadline for Advance Registration for the NMA convention in Orlando.

June 18-20

June 18 Luther Robinson Symposium.  8 AM-4 PM. 
HUH.  William B. Lawson, M.D., Ph.D.  202-865-6611.  email: wblawson@Howard.edu

Old North State Medical Society Annual Meeting. 
Greensboro, NC. 
Barry-Lewis Harris II, M.D., Region III Chair
228-354-9300x232 email: reg3nma@yahoo.com

105th Annual Conference of the Old Dominion Medical Society and its Auxiliary. 
“Hot Topics in Medicine” Ramada on the Beach, 615 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA and the Turtle Cay Resort across the street.. 
CME 8 hrs. AMA PRA Category I credits. 
For info, contact Diane Munn at 1-804-675-7502.  http://www.odms.org

June 17-19

“Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference”.  By Georgetown Un. Hosp.
J. W. Marriott Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC. 
CME 18 hrs. Cat. I credit. 
http://www.AWRconference.com

June 18-28

The 20th Annual National African-American Youth Initiative (NAAYI), a mentoring program sponsored by the Auxiliary to the National Medical Association. 
An 11-day residential summer program for high school scholars interested in health careers. 
Washington, DC.  Mrs. Mae Walton - 301-495-0042. 

June 22

“The Bobb Awards.” Honoring Dr. Nelson Adams, Past NMA President.  6:30/7:30 PM. 
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St., NW, Washington, DC. 
Black tie.  $250/person.  1-866-9088.

June 25

Deadline for making housing reservations for the NMA Convention in Orlando. 

July

UV Safety Month Am. Acad. of Ophthalmology
http://www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/uv.cfm

July 9

Deadline for making housing reservations for the NMA convention in Orlando.

Jul. 16-20

National Dental Asso. Convention. 
Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Jul, 29,30,Aug 5

NMA Board of Trustees.  Orlando, FL.  202-347-1895.

July 30-Aug. 5
The 115th Year of the National Medical Association and Its 108th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and its Auxiliary.  “Eliminating Disparities Through Preventive Care.”
Gaylord Palms Hotel, Orlando, FL.
(202-347-1895) http://www.NMAnet.org

July 30-Aug. 5

The 115th Year of the National Medical Association and Its 108th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and its Auxiliary. 
“Eliminating Disparities Through Preventive Care.”
Gaylord Palms Hotel, Orlando, FL.  (202-347-1895) http://www.NMAnet.org

August

Cataract Awareness Month Am. Acad. of Ophthalmology. 
National Immunization Awareness Month http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events

August 1

National Minority Donor Awareness Day. 
http://www.nationalmottep.org/nmdad.shtml
202-865-4888 at Howard University

September

September National Sickle Cell Month Sickle Cell Dis. Asso. of Am. http://www.sicklecelldisease.org
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month http://www.ovarian.org
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month http://www.zerocancer.org

Sept. 13-16

“Diabetes and the Heart:  A Clinical Summit on Critically Challenging Patients.”
Sponsored by the Joslin Diabetes Center and the Cleveland Clinic. 
Boston, MA.  http://www.ccfcme.org/DiabetesHeart10

Sept. 25-26

“Ethnic Physician Leadership Summit” sponsored by the California Medical Association Foundation and the Network of Ethnic Physicians Organizations.  Los Angeles, CA.  Anne Gutiérrez.  or 916-779-6627. 

September 21

World Alzheimer’s Day http://www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad

October

Halloween Safety Month www.preventblindness.org
National Physical Therapy Month http://www.apta.org

Oct. 14-15

NMA Board of Trustees. 
Doubletree Hotel, 1515 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington, DC.  202-347-1895.

Oct. 14-16
Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference. 
Sponsored by Georgetown Un. Hospital.  J. W. Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC. 
CME 22 AMA PRA Category I credits.  http://www.DLSconference.com

October 22

National Mammography Day
Am Cancer Soc.  http://www.cancer.org

Oct. 13-16

Pri-Med Midwest 2010. 
onald E. Stevens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL. 
CME AMA PRA Category I credits available.  www.pri-med.com

Oct. 27-30

Pri-Med Mid-Atlantic 2010. 
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD. 
CME AMA PRA Category I credits available.  http://www.pri-med.com

November

American Diabetes Month http://www.diabetes.org
National Healthy Skin Month Am. Academy of Dermatology.  http://www.aad.org

Nov 6-10

APHA Annual meeting and Exposition. 
Denver, CO.  http://www.apha.org

Nov. 18-21

Pri-Med East 2010. 
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA. 
CME AMA PRA Category I credits available.  http;//www.pri-med.com

Nov. 11-13

Region III-NMA Annual Meeting.
San Juan, Puerto Rico. 
Barry-Lewis Harris II, M.D., Region III Chair.  email: reg3NMA@yahoo.com

November 18

Great American Smokeout. 
Am. Cancer Soc.  http://acsf2f.com/gaso

December

Safe Toys and Gifts Month
http://www.preventblindness.org

Dec. 9-12

7th International Congress on Mental Dysfunction & Other Non-Motor Features in Parkinson’s Disease. Barcelona, Spain.  http://www.kenes.com/mdpd

Winter ‘11

Interim Meeting of the National Medical Association’s House of Delegates. 
Washington, DC area.  202-347-1895

Summer 2011 - Summer 2014

Summer ‘11 The 116th Year of the National Medical Association and Its 109th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and its Auxiliary.  Washington, DC 202-347-1895

Winter ‘12 Interim Meeting of the National Medical Association’s House of Delegates.  Washington, DC area.  202-347-1895.

Summer 2012 The 117th Year of the National Medical Association and Its 110th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and its Auxiliary.  New Orleans, LA.  202-347-1895

Winter 2013 Interim Meeting of the National Medical Association’s House of Delegates.  Washington, DC area.  202-347-1895.

Summer 2013 The 118th Year of the National Medical Association and Its 110th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and its Auxiliary.  Toronto, Canada.  202-347-1895.

Summer 2014 The 119th Year of the National Medical Association and its 111th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and its Auxiliary.  Hawaii.  202-347-1895. 

Jan. 7-9’11

Gulf Coast Medical Society/Cobb Institute Symposium
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Sarasota, FL. 
Faith M. Cooper email: FCooper@NMAnet.org - CME credit available.

Summer 2011

116th Year of the National Medical Association and Its 109th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and its Auxiliary.
Washington, DC 202-347-1895

Winter 2012

Interim Meeting of the National Medical Association’s House of Delegates.  Washington, DC area.  202-347-1895.

Summer 2012

The 117th Year of the National Medical Association and Its 110th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and its Auxiliary.
New Orleans, LA.  202-347-1895

Winter 2013

Interim Meeting of the National Medical Association’s House of Delegates. 
Washington, DC area.  202-347-1895.

Summer 2013

The 118th Year of the National Medical Association and Its 110th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and its Auxiliary.  Toronto, Canada.  202-347-1895.

Summer 2014

The 119th Year of the National Medical Association and its 111th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and its Auxiliary. 
Hawaii.  202-347-1895. 

Summer 2015

The 120th Year of the National Medical Association and its 112th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and its Auxiliary. 
(Proposed Chicago, IL)

Summer 2016

The 121st Year of the National Medical Association and its 113th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and its Auxiliary. 
(Proposed Los Angeles, CA)