SNMA UW School of Medicine & Public Health Chapter

Raising a stethoscope to the world’s future healers.🩺👩🏾‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️Congratulations to the new M1’s who are continuing their journey of compassion, dedication and saving lives!🥳

Students for Rare (SFR) and the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) have teamed up with the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) and Dr. Bridget Shields from dermatology to bring a patient’s lived experience (Family Nurse Practitioner Jessica Reid), advocacy efforts, and the medical underpinnings of an often mentioned but marginalized disease, sarcoidosis. Please join us Nov 3rd 11:45-12:45 in-person at 1220 (Jimmy John’s provided- please fill out this form so we know how much food to order) or through zoom (zoom link).

We invite you to join a virtual watch party for the 14th annual Black Women’s Wellness Day.  This two day transformational summit is sponsored by The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness and the virtual watch party will be held at UW SMPH and sponsored by the Student National Medical Association (SNMA). Our virtual watch party is designed for Black women and those who support the health, well-being, and promotion of wellness among our community and offers the opportunity to come together to discuss the topics at the event and build community /interact on our campus around these topics.  
Refreshments will be served and there will be prizes for attendees 😊

Tune in to our first event series of the semester!!! This event is a collaboration with the Disability Advocacy Coalition in Medicine (DAC) and the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA). Part 1 is on September 21st! More info on the flyer

SNMA and the UW Dermatology department are hosting a URM Physician Dermatology Panel virtually and in-person, please see the flyer above for more details!

Meet our community outreach coordinator: Sarah Yapo!!!!!!!!🤩🙌🏿

Meet our wonderful Co- President Eden Charles!!!!🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

🥁🥁🥁 Drum roll for our new 2021-2022 SNMA Board! Starting off with introducing our co-president Arissa Milton! Swipe to learn more about Arissa 🤩

Medical school attended: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri in 2004
Residency Program: Diagnostic Radiology - Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Fellowship: Musculoskeletal Radiology (Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital)
Faculty Position: Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs for health profession learners
Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention
Fun Fact: He was president of his medical school class for 3.5 years - elected after an internet scandal collapsed the administration of the original president

Please join the White Coats 4 Black Lives webinar event today @ 12 and listen to Dr. Zapata give a talk on topics affecting the African-American community and ways to advocate for these patients!!!

Message us for zoom link details.

Medical school attended: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - 2013
Residency program: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Pediatrics - 2016
Masters of Public Health: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - 2017
Residency program: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Preventive Medicine - 2018
Faculty position: Newborn Hospitalist and Chief Medical Officer and State Epidemiologist for Community Health at Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Specialty: Pediatrics and Preventative Medicine
Fun fact: She loves to play volleyball

The Student National Medical Association (SNMA), established in 1964, is the oldest and largest independent, student-run organization focused on the needs and concerns of black medical students in the United States. It was established as a subdivision of the National Medical Association in 1964 by medical students from Howard University and Meharry Medical College. The organization is committed to supporting 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.

Happy Black History Month! ✊🏾
We will be sharing the history of SNMA as well as excellent black alumni, faculty, and staff currently or previously at UW-SMPH