Mission Statement

What are the specific goals for this conference?

Present minority medical student groups collectively as one voice in addressing minority health disparities.
Raise minority health awareness within classrooms, hospitals, and communities in Southern California, one of the most diversely populated regions in the U.S.
Educate premedical undergraduates, medical students, and physicians on minority health disparities and culturally sensitive medical care.
Address current issues in minority health: what are the challenges, what is working, and what is in store for the future.
Recruit current and future physicians to adopt more active roles in promoting minority health awareness and in addressing minority health disparities.

Educate. Healthcare professionals should understand that minority populations, diversity, and cultural differences are key elements in effective healthcare delivery.
Empower. Motivated physicians can make both immediate and long-term changes to improve the quality of minority patient care and can work to minimize disparities.
Enact. The medical profession must prioritize minority health now, no matter the ethnicity, the sexual orientation, or the setting.

To promote solidarity among Drew University, UCLA, and USC chapters of AMSA, SNMA, LMSA, MedGLO, and APAMSA, all of whom have unique perspectives on similar issues.
To provide a forum for discussion on the difficulties and barriers facing physicians and patients in minority communities.
To advance our cause as minority medical student organizations which serve the many different communities in Southern California.