Student National Medical Association
Our Mission
The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) is committed to support current and future underrepresented minority medical students, addressing the needs of underserved communities, and increasing the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent and socially conscious physicians.
Our Goals:
Ours goals include but are not limited to:
- Serving as a credible and accurate source of information relevant to minority issues in the field of medical education.
- Encouraging and fostering the development of minority faculty in order to increase the presence of minority mentors and biomedical researchers in academic health centers
- Evaluating and cultivating the necessary measures to eradicate practices in the field of health profession education that compromises the goal of providing quality education to minorities and women.
SNMA chapters are based at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools throughout the nations, and some colleges, and implement programs and activities locally.
SNMA programs are designed to serve the health needs of underserved communities. In addition, SNMA is dedicated both to ensuring that students entering and completing medical school.
