National Medical Association (NMA)
The National Medical Association was a key contributor in the fight to end racial discrimination within the medical field. This prominent organization largely increased African-American involvement within the medical field, a privilege once denied. "The National Medical Association (NMA) is the nation’s oldest and largest organization representing African American physicians and health professionals in the United States.The NMA was founded in 1895, during an era in US history when the majority of African Americans were disenfranchised." -NMA
Article in The Broad Ax, September 3, 1921 (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
Article in The Broad Ax, September 3, 1921 (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
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Article in The Broad Ax, September 3, 1921 (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
Article in The Broad Ax, September 3, 1921 (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
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Article in The Kansas City Sun, August 19, 1916 (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
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"The National Medical Association (NMA) was founded in 1895 by African American physicians as an alternative to the white-only American Medical Association."-Nina Mjagkij, "Organizing Black America"
"Constitution and By-Laws of the NMA" (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
Journal Of The National Medical Association
"Constitution and By-Laws of the National Medical Association"
The objectives of the NMA:
"1.To raise the standards of the medical profession and of
medical education;
2.To stimulate favorable relationships among all physicians;
3. To nurture the growth and diffusion of medical knowledge
4. To stimulate the education of the public concerning
all matters affecting the public health;
5. To sponsor the enactment of just medical laws and
6. To eliminate religious and racial discrimination and segregation from American medical institutions."
"Constitution and By-Laws of the National Medical Association"
The objectives of the NMA:
"1.To raise the standards of the medical profession and of
medical education;
2.To stimulate favorable relationships among all physicians;
3. To nurture the growth and diffusion of medical knowledge
4. To stimulate the education of the public concerning
all matters affecting the public health;
5. To sponsor the enactment of just medical laws and
6. To eliminate religious and racial discrimination and segregation from American medical institutions."
Journal of the National Medical Association: 1938 August; 30(3): 117–120
Click on photos to read article on Provident Hospital
"Remarkable Service Performed by Provident Hospital--Chicago Institution, Finest Voluntary Hospital Operated by Negroes"
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National Hospital Association (NHA)
The National Hospital Association had such an impact on black operated hospitals because it provided a strong efficient support system black hospitals previously lacked from the government. "The NMA established the National Hospital Association [NHA] to ensure proper standards of education and efficiency in black hospitals. The founding of the NHA, which was to operate under the direction of the NMA, launched the black hospital movement " -Vanessa Northington Gamble
