Dr. Chidimma Acholonu is the current Chair and Trustee for the Post-Graduate Section of the NMA. She is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow at Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC. She completed her pediatric residency at University of Chicago where she also served as Chief Resident before transitioning to fellowship. She earned her medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine where she was actively involved with the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and continues to work closely with medical students through SNMA. Beyond her clinical fellowship, Dr. Acholonu serves as the Communication Chair for the Section on Minority Health, Equity and Inclusion for the AAP and is a current scholar for the Emergency Medical Service for Children (EMSC) program, where she is working to optimize best practices for utilizing security and law enforcement in emergency department spaces through a trauma-informed lens. Prior to matriculating to medical school, Dr. Acholonu earned her Master of Public Health degree from George Washington University, with a concentration in Community-Oriented Primary Care and afterwards continued to work in the school health sector, through health education, health promotion and capacity building, with Chicago, Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Alexandria public schools. Dr. Acholonu is passionate about building and reinforcing a diverse physician pipeline and is excited to engage trainees and early-career physicians in the work of the National Medical Association throughout her term.
🚨 Public Health Alert from the National Medical Association 🚨
Flu activity has reached severe levels nationwide, with record respiratory illness and a rapidly spreading new strain. As warned by Dr. Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., underserved communities are often hit hardest, and this season is not business as usual.
The NMA urges families to take flu safety seriously, including vaccination, early care, and prevention measures to protect our communities.
🔗 Read the full statement here: https://nmanet.org/news/national-medical-association-raises-alarm-as-flu-activity-reaches-severe-levels-nationwide/ or visit our website for details.
#FluSeason #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #VaccinesWork #NMA #ProtectOurCommunities
The National Medical Association is proud to welcome our newest affiliate society, the South Jersey Medical Society!
Under the leadership of Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., MD, NMA continues to strengthen its national network of physician leaders committed to advancing health equity, advocacy, and excellence in medicine.
We look forward to collaborating, amplifying impact, and working together to better serve patients and communities across the nation.
Welcome to the NMA family!
#NMA #AffiliateSociety #PhysicianLeadership #HealthEquity #MedicineWithPurpose
✨ Happy New Year from the National Medical Association! We look forward to another year of advancing health equity, strengthening physician leadership, and advocating for our communities nationwide. Wishing our members and partners a healthy and impactful year ahead. ✨
#HappyNewYear #NMA #HealthEquity #PhysiciansForJustice
✨ 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. ✨
#HappyHolidays #NMA #HealthEquity #PhysiciansForJustice
🚨 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
#NMA #HealthEquity #ACA #AffordableCare #BlackPhysicians #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #ProtectPatients
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