August 22, 2023

Yolanda Lawson, MD, Installed as the 124th President of the NMA in New Orleans

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Yolanda Lawson, MD, Installed as the 124^th President of the

National Medical Association at its National Annual Convention in New Orleans

SILVER SPRING, MD – The National Medical Association (NMA) hosted its 121^st Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly, themed “Accelerating the March Toward Health Equity,” on July 29– August 2, 2023, in New Orleans, LA, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 601 Loyola Avenue. The nation’s foremost forum on medical science and African American health each year, gathers thousands of African American physicians, and other health professionals from across the country to participate in the scholarly exchange of medical advances and the advancement of a health policy agenda for the coming years.

Associate Attending at Baylor University Medical Center and founder of MadeWell OBGYN in Dallas, Texas, Yolanda M. Lawson, M.D., was installed as the NMA’s 124^th President. Succeeding outgoing NMA President, Garfield Clunie, M.D., Dr. Lawson is deeply committed to the issue of health disparities of Black women and common issues faced by Black physicians. She addresses maternal health, cardiovascular issues, and HIV/AIDS. Her focus also includes the study of how to use digital innovation to close the gap in healthcare disparities faced by Black people, and the impact of health care in the workforce of Black physicians, including racism and burnout. Dr. Lawson brings a wealth of experience and skills to her new role as President of this historic organization, founded in 1895 by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams. NMA is the largest and oldest organization representing African American physicians and their patients.

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The NMA promotes the collective interests of physicians and patients of African descent. We carry out this mission by serving as the collective voice of physicians of African descent and is a leading voice for parity in medicine, elimination of health disparities and promotion of optimal health.

Yolanda M. Lawson, MD Contact: Michael Peery

President (312) 217-2260

mlp@lengarmedia.com

Joy D. Calloway, MBA, MHSA

Executive Director