Board of Trustees & Officers

Our Board of Trustees and Officers bring together diverse expertise and unwavering dedication to steer our organization towards advancing health equity and excellence. With a commitment to serving the needs of our communities and a shared vision of creating a healthier future for all.

Purpose

To provide strategic guidance and oversight, ensuring alignment with our mission and values. Comprised of experienced leaders from diverse backgrounds, they collaborate to make informed decisions that drive our organization’s mission of advancing health equity and excellence.

OFFICERS

Virginia Caine, M.D.
President
Indianapolis, IN
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Roger Mitchell, M.D.
President-Elect
Washington, DC
Specialty: Forensic Pathologist
Yolanda Lawson, M.D.
Immediate Past President
Dallas, TX
Specialty: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Maurice Sholas, M.D.
Chair, Board of Trustees
New Orleans, LA
Specialty: Principal
Yvonne Collins, M.D.
Secretary, Board of Trustees
Chicago, IL
Specialty: Gynecologic Oncology
Juana Hutchinson-Colas, M.D., M.B.A.
Corporate Trustee
New Brunswick, NJ
Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Marie Borum, MD
Interim Editor, Journal of the NMA
Washington, DC
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Geriatric Medicine
Gary J. Shepard, M.D.
CAFA Chair
Houston, TX
Specialty: Internal Medicine
George Barnett, Jr., MD
Treasurer
Pickerington, OH
Specialty: Family Medicine
Shelby R. Wilkes, M.D
Speaker, House of Delegates
Atlanta, GA
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Melanie Hanna-Johnson, M.D.
Vice Speaker, House of Delegates
Detroit, MI
Specialty: Internal Medicine

NMA HEADQUARTERS

Joy D. Calloway, MHSA, MBA
Executive Director
Silver Spring, MD

REGION I TRUSTEES

Damali Campbell, M.D.
Region I Trustee
TBD
Specialty: TBD
Glenn McWilliams, MD
Region I Trustee
New York, NY
Specialty: Urologist

REGION II TRUSTEES

Michael G. Knight, M.D., MSHP, FACP
Region II Trustee
Washington, DC
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine
Priscilla Mpasi, M.D., FAAP
Region II Trustee
Baltimore, MD
Specialty: Pediatrics

REGION III TRUSTEES

Edith Smith Rayford, M.D., MBA, FACOG
Region III Trustee
Jackson, MS
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Rodney Reid, MD
Region III Trustee
Blythewood, SC
Specialty: Rheumatology

REGION IV TRUSTEES

Yvonne Collins, M.D.
Secretary, Board of Trustees
Chicago, IL
Specialty: Gynecologic Oncology
Rene Settle-Robinson, DPM
Region IV Trustee
Region IV Trustee
Specialty: Podiatry

REGION V TRUSTEES

Melissa Ann Walker, D.O., MPA-HS
Region V Trustee
San Antonio, TX
Specialty: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Maurice Sholas, M.D., PhD
Region V Trustee
New Orleans, LA
Specialty: Principal

REGION VI TRUSTEES

Katrina Peters, M.D.
Region VI Trustee
San Francisco, CA
Specialty: Psychiatry (Forensic)
Brandi Freeman, M.D.
Region VI Trustee
Aurora, Colorado
Specialty: Pediatrics
Chidimma Acholonu, M.D.
Post Graduate Trustee
Ja'Nia McPhatter
Student Trustee

REGIONAL CHAIRPERSONS

Monique Jones, M.D.
Region I Chairperson
New York
Specialty: OBGYN
Carole Guy, M.D.
Region II Chairperson
Newark, DE
Specialty: Pulmonologist
Perisco Wofford, M.D.
Region III Chairperson
Woodland, MS
Specialty: Nephrology
Dionne Hart, M.D.
Region IV Chairperson
Rochester, MN
Specialty: Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine
Donald Pehgee, Jr., M.D.
Region V Chairperson
Lansing, Kansas
Specialty: OBGYN
L. Khadijah K. Lang, M.D.
Region VI Chairperson
Los Angeles, CA
Specialty: Family Medicine
Beverly Fields, Esq. PRP
Parliamentarian
Washington, DC

Guiding Visionaries, Driving Change

Meet Our Leadership: NMA's Board of Trustees and Officers

Discover the dedicated individuals leading NMA towards a healthier future. Our Board of Trustees provides strategic direction and oversight, while our Officers implement initiatives, ensuring alignment with our mission of advancing health equity and excellence.

The National Medical Association (NMA) is pleased to offer the following Accredited and Non-Accredited educational presentations to our members and visitors.  This online platform is designed as an opportunity for our partners to present the latest in medical treatment options and further discussions on specific disease states.

Please click here to navigate to the current video presentation theater offerings.

The purpose of the William E. Matory, Sr., M.D, Continuing Medical Education Program of the National Medical Association is to contribute toward the professional development of practicing physicians, academicians, researchers, basic scientists, residents, fellows, students and other health professionals in primary, secondary and tertiary health care. Reports of topics and systems designed to correct health care disparities are emphasized. Throughout its history, the National Medical Association has focused, primarily on the improvement of healthcare for African Americans and other underserved populations. However, its principles, goals, initiatives and philosophy encompass all sectors of the population and contribute to optimal healthcare for all.

Accreditation with Commendation

The National Medical Association has been reviewed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) and awarded Accreditation with Commendation for six years as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. Accreditation in the ACCME System seeks to assure the medical community and the public that the National Medical Association delivers education that is relevant to clinicians’ needs, evidence-based, evaluated for its effectiveness, and independent of commercial influence.

The ACCME System employs a rigorous process for evaluating institutions’ CME programs according to standards that reflect the values of the educator community and aim to accelerate learning, inspire change, and champion improvement in healthcare. Through participation in accredited CME, clinicians and teams drive improvement in their practice and optimize the care, health, and wellness of their patients.

CME activities offered by the NMA include live educational activities (such as conferences lectures, symposia, and workshops), journal-based CME, and web-based CME. Live activities include the Annual Scientific Assembly, Annual Regional Meetings, and state/local society meetings. For a listing of upcoming NMA CME activities please see the schedule below.

Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly

The National Medical Association’s Scientific Assembly is acclaimed as the nation’s foremost forum on medical science and African American health. Each year, more than 5,000 African American physicians and other health professionals from across the country convene to participate in the scholarly exchange of medical advances and to develop health policy agenda for the coming year.

Through NMA’s 25 Scientific Specialty Sections, the NMA Convention and Scientific Assembly attracts the broadest spectrum of African American physicians, academicians and scientists in the country. The scientific program opens on a Saturday with special postgraduate courses and workshops, and continues through the following Wednesday with 25 concurrent Scientific Specialty sections ranging from Aerospace and Military Medicine to Women’s Health.

Annual Regional Meetings

The organizational structure of the NMA provides an established national network of affiliated community-based organizations with a powerful reach within African American communities across the nation. The NMA has 33 state and 98 local affiliated medical societies across the nation. The state and local societies are segmented into six geographic NMA regions. Each of the six regions holds an annual meeting in the spring.

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Mission

To advance the art and science of medicine for people of African descent through education, advocacy, and health policy to promote health and wellness, eliminate health disparities, and sustain physician viability.

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