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Michellene Davis accepting an award from Crain's New York Business

NMF Awarded the Crain’s New York Business Diversity and Inclusion “Showing the Way” Award

June 14, 2023 Comments Off on NMF Awarded the Crain’s New York Business Diversity and Inclusion “Showing the Way” Award

On Tuesday, June 13, NMF President and CEO Michellene Davis, Esq. accepting Crain’s prestigious “Showing the Way” award for diversity and inclusion before an audience of New York City business…

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From Boston to Brazil: Championing Diversity in Medicine

June 9, 2023 Comments Off on From Boston to Brazil: Championing Diversity in Medicine

Larissa De Souza carries on the family tradition of helping others overcome health challenges. To dedicate her all to the many projects and organizations she’s passionate about, Larissa De Souza…

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Advocating from within for Communities Made Vulnerable

June 1, 2023 Comments Off on Advocating from within for Communities Made Vulnerable

“Physicians in every field must lead fellow providers toward local and global advocacy.”  Upon graduating from Harvard Medical School, Casey Orozco-Poore will begin their five-year neurology residency at the University…

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Jack of All Trades, (Future) Master of Public Health

April 25, 2023 Comments Off on Jack of All Trades, (Future) Master of Public Health

Dr. Britt Gayle describes how his passion for both medicine and public health led him to pursue clinical research training opportunities.   “As a Black physician and educator interested in the…

Photo of Dr. Ludlow Creary with ocean and mountains in the background. The text reads "Getting Through: Uplifting Words on Overcoming, Persevering & Achieving" Ludlow B. Creary, MD, MPH, FAAFP

“Getting Through: Uplifting Words on Overcoming, Persevering & Achieving”

March 20, 2023 Comments Off on “Getting Through: Uplifting Words on Overcoming, Persevering & Achieving”

Longtime donor Ludlow B. Creary, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.F.P. has authored a recently published book. With a title influenced by the scripture, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens…

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Celebrating NMF Alumna Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG

March 17, 2023 Comments Off on Celebrating NMF Alumna Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG

National Medical Fellowships is always pleased to highlight the work of its extraordinary alumni. President of Morehouse School of Medicine Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is featured in the university’s video,…

FARE Diversity Scholars Present Research at AAAAI Conference

February 27, 2023 Comments Off on FARE Diversity Scholars Present Research at AAAAI Conference

FARE Diversity Scholars Hang Nguyen and Sydney Butler, MPH presented their food allergy research findings at this year’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).…

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CBS Evening News Interviews NMF Board Chair about Women’s Heart Health

February 14, 2023 Comments Off on CBS Evening News Interviews NMF Board Chair about Women’s Heart Health

Sandra B. Nichols, MD, FAAFP, MHCDS, MS Shares Her Extraordinary Story to Help Save Lives Dr. Nichols, an alumna of National Medical Fellowships and the chair of its board, is…

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Black History and Generations of Health Care Visionaries

February 13, 2023 Comments Off on Black History and Generations of Health Care Visionaries

By NMF President and CEO Michellene Davis, Esq. Black history in the United States is a lived history, extending back more than 400 years in this country, when Africans were first…

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Women Physicians Lead Podcast Features NMF Leaders Discussing Diversity in Health Care

February 10, 2023 Comments Off on Women Physicians Lead Podcast Features NMF Leaders Discussing Diversity in Health Care

Podcast host Dr. Lisa Herbert describes her mission as one to help increase the number of women physicians in leadership roles by equipping them with the personal and professional development…