Objectives
Meet the 2011-2012 Executive Board
SNMA- History and Significance
UCCOM SNMA- Goals and
Objectives for 2011-2012
Upcoming Events and Projects
SNMA Executive Board
Ali Azad
Co-President
Danisa Clarrett
Co-President
Avanté Roberts
Vice President
Nancy Fru
Social Chair
Sindhu Ravipati
Historian
Sam Kim
Webmaster
Sheila Boateng Stacey Williamson
Treasurer
Secretary
Sung Kim
MAPS Chair
Sam Mukasa
MAPS Chair
EndZone Tutoring
Meet your chairs:
Andrew Rogers
David Calderhead
Vai Manickam
SNMA is…
 committed to supporting current and future
underrepresented minority medical students and
increasing the number of clinically excellent, culturally
competent and socially conscious physicians.
 dedicated to reducing morbidity and mortality in under-
served communities
These communities may currently constitute
the minority of the overall population but
make up the majority of individuals struggling
to maintain good health
SNMA is not…
a “black club”
only for minorities
exclusive
a social club
We want to make sure that our
physicians are more likely to:
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Work in medically underserved areas
Address issues of minority health in practice and research
Provide language and culturally competent care
Play a key role in ending racial disparities in healthcare
These patients have the same condition, but
their treatment may be different
AND… we know how to have fun!
UCCOM SNMA Goals & Objectives
 Increase service to local, national, and
global community
 Collaborate with other student
organizations
 Continue recruitment and retention of
underrepresented minority students
 Raise funds
EndZone Club Tutoring
•Tutoring for middle school and high school children in Cincinnati
•Tutoring Sessions held once a week at UCCOM starting in SEPTEMBER
•Mr. Foster is the coordinator for the tutoring sessions
Other community Service!
 Habitat for Humanity
 6th Annual Cincinnati Walks for Kids on
Saturday, October 15th (10am-1pm)
 Christmas Toy Drive
Class of 2015…We Need YOU!
New exec board position:
Community Service Representative
Please e-mail SNMAUCCOM@GMAIL.COM if you’re
interested.
What we did last year!
 Awareness posters / red ribbons
 Condom – grams
 Documentary at lunch
 Infectious Disease doctors – Dinner Talk
 Lunch Talk with adolescent AIDS doctor
 Lunch discussion on mental health and HIV
 HIV/AIDS tribute @ IvaDean Benefit Concert
Black/Minority History Month
 Our way of honoring
underrepresented
minorities who have
made a significant
contribution to
medicine & society
 February 2012
 Informational
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Display
Movie Night
Happy Hour
Community Service
Cultural Potluck
Banquet
UCCOM’s own Dr. Charles Collins along with our 2011
keynote speaker Dr. Denise Davis and her husband Dr.
Keevin Davis at the Black History Month Banquet
UCCOM SNMA Date Auction
•This is still a work in
progress
•Tentatively schedule
sometime in April
Minority Professional Network
 Maintain contacts with Diversity/Minority student
groups in other professional colleges on campus
o Nursing
o Law
o Pharmacy
o Social Work
o Engineering
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Community Professionals
Attend Meetings
Social Events
Community Events
Recruitment
 We attend recruitment fairs around the country along
with the Dean of Diversity and Community Affairs,
Dr. Charles Collins
 Encourage and counsel aspiring medical students
Minority Association for
Premedical Students (MAPS)
• Undergraduate version of SNMA
• MAPS chapters are located at over 150 undergraduate
institutions across the country
• UC-SNMA oversees the MAPS chapters at UC, Xavier
University and Miami University (OH)
LET’S MAKE SNMA BETTER THIS YEAR!!!
We need new ideas AND more people!
We Need
You!
Benefits of Local Membership
 Scholarships
 Academic Resources
 Leadership
 Community Service
 Networking
AND….
Benefits of National Membership
 Fee: $100 for 4 years www.snma.org  membership
 Attend National Conference in ATLANTA!!!!!!!!
 Scholarships
 DISCOUNTS! Kaplan, car rentals, hotels, etc.
 Automatic membership with Global Health Council
(BOGO)
 International Medical Missions
 Subscription to Journal of Student National Medical
Association
Regional Leadership Institute and
Picnic
September 3rd:
Michigan State University College of
Human Medicine in Lansing, MI
Picnic / Social Event
WHY?
Great way to meet other students from
different medical schools!
Come out this Friday!!!
6pm: Cactus Pear
• get to know more of your classmates as well as 2nd, 3rd
and 4th years!
• Eat yummy MEXICAN food and drink delicious
margaritas
9pm: Pre-party at Stetson
11pm: Out to Mynt Martini downtown!
3am and beyond: probably Skyline @ Ludlow & Clifton
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TALK TO ANY SNMA MEMBER ABOUT COMING! WE
CAN ALL GO AS A GROUP