UConn Student National Medical Association (SNMA) supports underrepresented minority medical students and addresses the needs of underserved communities.
05/18/2019
Graduating student Kia Byrd uses health policy to help communities For Kia Byrd, MPH 2018, medicine is a platform. It’s a way to help underserved individuals and communities on a systemic basis. Byrd was born in Jackson, Mississippi, where she lived until she was about 11 when her family moved to Arkansas. Growing up African American in middle class communities i...
02/07/2019
Greetings!
This year SNMA has teamed up with SNDA to put together a series of Black History Month Events! One of the first ones will be a Lunch and Learn with Dr. Camelia Lawrence MD, the Director of Breast Surgery at THOCC. Join us at noon on Feb 15th in Onyiuke to discuss health disparities and breast cancer. For more info please see the attached flyer! If interested, please RSVP by February 11th by using the following link or by clicking on the flyer.
P.S. There will be food!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXy6FRYRI7WHWdxntfU-va_F24BFvumFL_iO83alwHZ1RGQA/viewform
Thank you,
SNMA and SNDA 2019 Leadership
01/24/2019
Last night SNMA, LMSA and the OB/GYN Interest Group teamed up to host UConn Health's 1st Annual Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Conference.
The U.S. is the only developed country to have increasingly high maternal related deaths. Additionally, black women, regardless of socioeconomic status, are 3-4 times more likely to die from pregnancy related death than their white counterparts.
Educating others on this issue is important and we hope to continue this conference until these numbers lower!
01/14/2019
Please join LMSA, SNMA and the OB/GYN Interest Group for a multidisciplinary, action-oriented conference titled Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality on Wednesday, January 23rd from 5-8pm. Dinner will be served!
Please sign up with the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Jan23MaternalHealth
See the attached flyer for more details!
10/18/2018
UConn SNMA is happy to announce that the registration for the Region VII Medical Education Conference at Tufts University School of Medicine is now open! The theme of this years' RMEC is "Pulse Check: Rescucitating Awareness in our Communities."
We recently found our P.U.L.S.E. (Purpose, Underserved, Leadership, Strengths, Energy) at the Region VII Leadership Institute, and will be reconvening at RMEC for more team building, networking, problem solving and discussion. Not only will you be able to meet with your fellow Region VII members, but you will be able to network with outside organizations during our Exhibitor's Fair. Feel free to use the following link to register: https://www.region7rmec.info/
07/05/2018
Come support the Enugu State Association Connecticut Inc. (ESAC) efforts to raise funds to support their mission of improving higher education at the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) located in Enugu, Nigeria at their African Cultural Night on August 4th at 6pm at Comfort Inn and Suites 900 E. Main St. Meriden, CT 06450
www.enugustateassociationct.org
12/11/2017
10/01/2017
AMEC 2018 Early Bird registration now open. Join us in San Francisco for the 2018 Annual Medical Education Conference, March 28-April 1, 2018! "Early Bird" registration ends Wednesday, October 18, 2017. To register, please visit snma.me/amec2018
03/24/2017
Culture Shock Fashion and Talent Show on Friday, December 9th. Photos courtesy of Sam Casimir and Rafique Haynes.
11/17/2016
SNMA Region 7 Conference Sit-ins and Stethoscopes: The Physician’s Role(s) in Pursuing Health Care Equity Through Advocacy The SNMA is the nation’s oldest student-run organization that addresses the needs and concerns of medical and premedical minority students and the health of minority communities. Membership in the SNMA…
Don't forget about Tomorrow's Movie Screening at 5:30pm in Friends Lecture Room. There will be Thai food, popcorn and snacks! We will be watching FruitVale Station.