Martin Hamlette, JD, MHA, is the President & CEO of Evergreen Hill Advisors LLC, an executive level advisory firm specializing in social impact, workforce development, and population health strategic planning and administration. Mr. Hamlette has been contracted as the Interim Executive Director of the National Medical Association beginning October 11, 2025.
Most recently, he served at Novartis as US Head, ESG Strategy, Operations and Partnerships leading the strategic collaboration and execution for key U.S. Novartis Foundation and social impact collaborations to achieve global goals that expand access, promote innovation, and improve population health outcomes. In 2021, working closely with Patrice Matchaba, M.D., former President, Novartis U.S. Foundation, he helped to launch the $50 million Novartis Beacon of Hope initiative to improve health outcomes and higher education opportunities. Mr. Hamlette also led its initiative to combat cardiovascular disease, Healthy Zip Codes (HZC).
As a global thought leader within the healthcare industry, his perspectives are often highlighted. In June 2025, he presented key successes of the HZC initiative at the Cannes Lions Festival in France. In 2024, he presented on driving impact in society at the Unleash America conference in Las Vegas. In 2021, he was appointed to a COVID-19 advisory council at the Rockefeller Foundation. And in 2019, he was a featured panelist at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, addressing the economic and social inequities that impact positive health outcomes. Previously, he joined a leadership delegation in traveling to Havana, Cuba to study their community based health system ecosystem.
Initially, as the Executive Director of the NMA from 2015 through 2022, he led a 7 year period of sustained expansion and growth. Under his direction, the NMA received multi-year awards from several Fortune 100 companies, and private foundations committed to promoting health equity through public-private partnerships. He was the youngest and longest serving NMA executive director.
Prior to NMA, he served as chief advisor to DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty on health policy and legislation.
Mr. Hamlette has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Howard University, a juris doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law, and a masters degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Global Public Health. He has been licensed to practice law since 2002 in Maryland, New Jersey, and Washington, DC.
A member of Alfred Street Baptist Church, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, and The Boulé, he is also an avid golfer.
✨ Wishing our members, partners, and communities a Happy Holiday season and a healthy, hopeful New Year. Thank you for your continued dedication to advancing health equity and excellence in medicine. ✨
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🚨 NMA STATEMENT | ACA Premium Subsidies 🚨
The NMA strongly condemns the U.S. Senate’s failure to advance legislation that would have extended Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies, placing millions of Americans at risk of dramatic health insurance premium increases.
Allowing these subsidies to expire will lead to higher premiums, increased underinsurance and uninsurance, delayed care, and poorer health outcomes, with the greatest harm falling on working families, seniors, and communities already facing health disparities.
At a time when nearly half of U.S. adults struggle to afford health care, access to affordable coverage should not be temporary or subject to political gridlock. Health care affordability is essential to health equity and public health.
The NMA calls on policymakers to act swiftly and in a bipartisan manner to restore and extend these vital subsidies before the December 31 deadline.
📄 Read the full statement: nmanet.org
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📣 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
The National Medical Association invites you to join us in Washington, DC for the
National Colloquium on African American Health.
🗓 March 19–22, 2026
📍 Washington, DC
This premier convening brings together physicians, public health leaders, policymakers, and advocates to advance health equity, influence policy, and elevate the health priorities of Black communities nationwide.
Be part of the critical conversations shaping the future of African American health—and make your voice heard where it matters most.
Register now and plan to join us in DC: https://bit.ly/3KZb556
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📢 Upcoming Chair Chat Premiere - Don’t Miss This Critical Conversation
The National Medical Association is proud to share that NMA 126th President, Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., MD, and Dr. Cynthia Swann, Vice Chair, Civil Rights Law Section will be speaking in an important Chair Chat titled: Deaths in Custody: Civil Rights, Accountability, and Oversight
🗓 Premieres: Thursday, December 18, 2025
⏰ Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
📺 Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RucCfXYgys
Deaths in custody raise urgent and complex questions about civil rights, transparency, and accountability. In this powerful discussion, Dr. Roger Mitchell, Jr. joins Dr. Cynthia Swann to examine how deaths in custodial settings are investigated and how those investigations impact legal outcomes, systems of oversight, and public trust.
Don't miss this event!
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✨ REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! ✨
The National Medical Association (NMA) National Convention & Scientific Assembly is heading to Puerto Rico July 25–29, 2026! 🇵🇷
Join us for the largest gathering of Black physicians and healthcare professionals in the nation, where medicine, innovation, and advocacy converge.
This is more than a conference, it’s THE movement shaping the future of Black health.
REGISTER NOW and be part of the impact: https://www.mcievents.com/nma2026/
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Join a community of over 50,000 dedicated African American physicians and professionals committed to making a positive impact on healthcare. Discover the benefits of NMA membership, access professional development opportunities, and become a part of a network dedicated to advancing health equity.
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