Learn from healthcare experts on COVID-19 and Latinos, how to deliver healthcare or behavioral healthcare, how to develop faculty careers, clinical trials, use of AI and technology and more to improve Hispanic health. Go to our conference page to register or submit a speaker or poster abstract! |
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NHMA Virtual Events
Saturday, January 23, 2021 | 12 PM ET
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 | 7 PM ET
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 | 7 PM ET
*The Virtual Briefing Series will be held on the fourth Wednesday of every month except for March and December 2021.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | 7 PM ET
NIDDK Academic Career Development Session: Mar. 18 and 19 afternoons for PGY4, Instructors, Jr. Faculty to meet NIH reps and learn how to write NIH grants and more - Application deadline: EXTENDED TO 1/29/2021
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NHMA looks forward to working with the new Administration. Despite the insurrection of President Trump followers of the US Capitol, Congress accepted the electoral votes of the States which officially moved forward on plans for the Inauguration of President Elect Biden and Vice President Harris on January 20th.
On January 8th, NHMA President & CEO invited to the first Listening Session of the Secretary- Designate Xavier Becerra and the HHS Transition Team with key national healthcare leaders – American Hospital Association, Essential Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals Children’s Hospital Association, National Association of Community Clinics, American Public Health Association, AMA, AAP, AAFP, ANA, AAMC and NHMA.
The priority areas brought up include: hospitals and clinics needing resources, PPE, staffing and help with vaccine distribution starting with a Federal Plan; public health infrastructure needing resources and links to physicians in the community; healthcare professionals needing PPE, support for mental health and resilience.
NHMA Suggestions not mentioned by others:
- Revisit Small Area Health Planning law from the 1970s – to bring stakeholders together in the COVID-19 emergency situation/vaccine distribution.
- Private doctors from Los Angeles and Orange County need access to infusion therapies for COVID-19 outside of hospitals to care for more patients earlier.
- Latino immigrants are especially fearful and already have trends of worse health status; thus we need changes to improve immigration issues – public charge, detention center healthcare, family separation, sanctuary cities and targeted messaging.
- Media needs to have the role models of Latino physicians and others – not just on Spanish TV, but mainstream media and major campaign focused on having messengers who look like our underserved minority communities – Black, Latino, Native American, Asian.
Congratulations to Congressman Raul Ruiz, MD for being appointed Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus for the 117th Congress from January 2021 to December 2022. We look forward to working with him.
In December, Congress passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief and $1.4 trillion government funding package to support healthcare and public health infrastructure, corporate and small businesses and non-profit organizations, and more. The Biden Administration starts the planning for expanding COVID-19 vaccine distribution, public health and medical care resources, and media campaigns.
NHMA to participate in the National Academies of Science and Medicine workgroup to discuss the challenges and recommendations to scale-up the immunizations to Americans. NHMA has participated in more activities -webinars hosted by NIH COVID-19 Partnership Network, with the new National Ad Council Campaign with COVID Collaborative and others, and the National Academies of Science and Medicine public comments and working group meetings on Vaccine Distribution.
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NHMA COVID-19 Education and Advocacy |
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NHMA Education and Advocacy for COVID-19 started in March 2020 and will continue. We welcome your recommended articles and reports for our HispanicHealth.info portal and speakers for our monthly Virtual Briefings to start again in January 2021 and photos getting COVID-19 vaccines. Read more information here.
We encourage you to visit the HISPANICHEALTH.info PORTAL for resources on COVID-19 and other issues. We welcome Latino health professional organizations and health advocacy groups. Send information to Elena Rios: erios@nhmamd.org
Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities - a new website for researchers
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Programs Update & Membership Opportunities |
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NHMA has various opportunities for our members and partners to engage with other health care providers and patients. We encourage your participation to share and develop leadership.
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NHMA Survey of Physicians/Providers who care for Latinos at high risk for HIV - contact nhma@nhmamd.org if interested in participating this first U.S. survey on the topic. NHMA is partnering with University of Maryland, UT Austin and Gilead.
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NHMA is a national partners with NIH AllofUs Research Program -
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Looking for health professional speakers for AllofUs Research Program Fireside Chat Series in Feb and May. If interested, contact Elena Rios, MD: erios@nhmamd.org.
- NHMA COVID-19 Virtual Briefing Series
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If interested in speaking at our monthly briefing, contact Elena Rios, MD: erios@nhmamd.org.
- NHMA Chapters and Planning for 2021 - webinars from April to November on Issues of interest to the 17 NHMA Chapters -
- Looking for Steering Committee Members - Members, representatives of healthcare facilities, training institutions, LMSA, COR, CYP who can promote the Chapter Activities.
- NHMA Medical School Liaison Program
- NHMA - CDC PACT - Let's Stop HIV Together - supported by CDC
- NHMA Cardiovascular Disease Campaign - supported by Amgen
- NHMA College Health Scholars Program - supported by HHS OMH
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Join the program as a mentor today!
- NHHF Stop Vaping Campaign - supported by Aetna Foundation-CVS Health
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Looking for spokespersons! and connectors to middle/high school students. If interested, sign up here.
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Add us on Snapchat!
- NHHF Health Literacy Program & COVID-19 - supported by Centene Corporation
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NHMA/AAOA Opioid Toolkit Launch! Check out our resources here!
- NHMA 24th Annual Hispanic Health Conference
- March 17-20, 2021 - Speaker Abstracts deadline extended to Dec.31.
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NHMA has many opportunities for its member physicians, such as being mentors, creating short educational videos, and distributing NHMA-branded literature. To sign up for an opportunity, please sign up here! For questions, email Elena Rios, MD at erios@nhmamd.org.
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Member Community Activity |
Our NHMA Social Community has officially launched and is waiting for you to join as an NHMA Member!
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To access our exclusive member community, log-in to your account here!
- Don't forget to update your profile information, add a photo, and find connections.
- Want a chance to win NHMA merch? Join the "Welcome NHMA Members" circle and post an introduction about yourself!
- If you are unsure how to navigate our new community features, there is no need to worry. Once you log-in, there is an instruction video waiting for you at the bottom of your member landing page.
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NHMA Members are hard at work being catalysts for change in their communities. |
Alexa Misese Malchuk, MD was featured on The Oprah Magazine and discussed the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine and what to expect. Read the article here.
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Frontline workers Loren Bonilla, MD and Conchita Paz, MD receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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NHMA Medical School Liaison Program
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Thank you to all of our NHMA members who are participating in serving as a Liaison for this much needed program. You can view our Liaisons and LMSA Chapter matches here.
NHMA Advisory Committees
- The Advisory Committees behind our programs guide planning and implementation of the programs. For all of our members who dedicated their time to volunteer and work side-by-side with us - thank you.
NHMA Members on the Frontlines
- We would like to acknowledge and thank all of the NHMA members who have been fighting on the frontlines during COVID-19. Your heroic efforts and selflessness are admired and appreciated immensely by all of your NHMA family.
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If you have received an award or attended an event and would like to be featured in our monthly Membership Update, please contact membership2@nhmamd.org by the first Friday of every month.
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The 4 major values of an NHMA membership are Advocacy, Education, Leadership Development and Networking. Our major member benefits for professionals include:
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Opportunities to be nominated for commissions and advisory boards in the Federal government, private sector, and other national health professional associations. (Announcements sent to your email every Friday)
- NHMA Leadership Fellowship - pending.
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Opportunities to mentor medical students and residents.
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Discounts at the NHMA Annual Conference.
- Free CME credits.
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Opportunities to share your research as a speaker or poster presenter at our annual conference.
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Network with other members in our social community and events!
Our major benefits for residents/health professional students:
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Opportunities to mentor college students.
- Discounts at the NHMA Annual Conference.
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Opportunities to share your research or service learning as a poster presenter at our annual conference.
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Network with health professionals at one of NHMA Chapter Forums and Annual Conference.
Click below to see our membership options:
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2021 NHMA Membership Drive Raffle! |
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We will be holding a raffle to win NHMA merch for every new member or membership renewal submitted before January 31, 2021!
For questions on how to sign up or renew, please email Vincent at membership2@nhmamd.org.
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G.E.R.M. Program is Now Accepting Applications for Medical Student Research Grants
The IDSA Foundation and HIVMA’s G.E.R.M (Grants for Emerging Researchers/Clinicians Mentorship) Program is accepting applications for the 2021-2022 cycle. The program provides grants to medical students to support a mentored clinical learning and/or research project for up to a year, on infectious diseases and HIV related topics under the mentorship of an IDSA or HIVMA member. Applicants must be medical students (first, second or third year) from an accredited allopathic or osteopathic medical school in the United States. Application information is available from the IDSA Foundation website. Awardees receive a $4,000 stipend to complete their project. The deadline to apply is Feb. 5, 2021. To learn tips for writing a successful research project proposal, please view the recording of the GERM Program Proposal Writing Workshop held on Dec. 15, 2020. Please email HIVMA staff with questions.
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HIV Clinical Fellowship Awards – Apply by Jan. 19, 2021
HIVMA and the IDSA Foundation are accepting applications for the 2021 HIV Clinical Fellowship Program. For the first time, the program is supporting one year of HIV clinical training for full or half-time effort awards to allow greater flexibility for physicians to train in community-based settings. The award supports a stipend of $33,000 for half-time training or $65,000 for full-time, plus funding to cover fringe benefits. Up to an additional $10,000 is available to support educational opportunities or to offset training site administrative costs. Physicians whose communities are underrepresented in medicine or who interested in working in the Southeastern United States are strongly encouraged to apply. Program and application requirements are on the HIVMA website, including recommended competencies for fellowship training. The deadline to apply is Jan. 19, 2021. Contact HIVMA to learn more.
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Medical Society of the State of New York are encouraging volunteers to provide COVID-19 immunizations: Physicians, Residents, Medical Students and Retired Physicians. The first step in this process is by signing up for ServNY.
Established after 9/11, ServNY is a volunteer management system, administered by the NY State Department of Health's Office of Health Emergency Preparedness (OHEP), that is a Web-based registry of individuals who make themselves available to assist on behalf of New York State during an emergency. Registering is important, as credentials are verified upon registration and periodically thereafter.
When volunteers are needed, ServNY will automatically notify potential volunteers via phone or e-mail with the information necessary for a volunteer to determine if they are ready and available for the assignment. Physicians would most likely be contacted by their local Department of Health, the regional hospital hub or by the county's Medical Reserve Corp. Activation through this system ensure that there are liability protections for physicians and other health care providers.
NYS Department of Health has two numbers for assistance:
1-866-529-1890, option 1 to assist with the Heath Commerce System
ServNY at 1-518-408-5163
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We ask that you consider making a $25 donation to help NHMA & NHHF help our health professionals help their patients:
1) NHHF Health Professional Student Scholarship
2) NHMA Resident Leadership Program.
3) NHMA Physician Leadership Fellowship
We invite Individual Donors to start your annual giving to NHHF - a nonprofit contribution.
Sign-up for the AmazonSmile Program and 0.5% of your Amazon purchase will be donated to support the NHHF & NHMA.
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