4th Annual NNLAMS National Conference, March 19 - 22, 2009.
In 2009, NNLAMS will be holding its 4th Annual NNLAMS National Conference in partnership with the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) 13th Annual Conference. This landmark event will be held on March 19th-21th, 2009 in Brooklyn, NY at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. Please visit http://www.nhmamd.org for further details on the NHMA Conference.
Our mission is to bring together medical students actively involved within the regional infrastructure of the network and new medical students to the NHMA conference to network with physicians and other medical students. Thanks to the support of the NHMA, students can learn from the various sessions available at the professional level and learn real life applications to current issues facing health care in our country. - The NNLAMS agenda emphasizes the involvement of students to attend the NHMA plenary sessions and specific NNLAMS items geared for our business meetings, officer elections, and guest speakers. Traditionally, after the NNLAMS election, students are encourage to participate in the Harvard Alumni Reception to talk to current faculty and residents. - NNLAMS Conference Agenda Items - Friday, March 20, 2009 (5:00pm - 6:00pm): NNLAMS Business Meeting - Saturday, March 21, 2009 (2:00pm - 2:50pm): Monica Vela, M.D. Assistant professor and Associate Vice Chair of Diversity at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (Guest Speaker - The Modern Role of Latino Physicians in Medicine) - Saturday, March 21, 2009: NNLAMS Elections (3:00pm - 5:30pm)