Student National Medical Association
About This Organization
- Abbreviation(s):
- SNMA
- Purpose:
- Student National Medical Association (SNMA) 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.
The purpose of this organization shall be to promote the dissemination of information relative to minority issues in the field of medical education, to take the necessary and proper steps to eradicate practices in the field of health profession education that compromises the goal of providing quality education to minorities and women, to promote the development of workable programs of legislative policies for the provision of enhanced access to better health care, to promote the sponsorship of programs for minority youth to encourage their entrance into the health professions, to promote increases in the levels of minority student recruitment, admissions, and retention in schools training health professionals; and to encourage and promote the development of minority faculty in order to increase the presence of minority mentors and biomedical researchers in academic health centers. - Year Founded:
- 1964
- Membership Dues:
- No dues
- Admits Members:
- All year
- Meeting Locations:
- All TAMU Medicine Campuses (Bryan, Temple, Round Rock, Houston, and Dallas)(Bryan, Dallas, Houston, Round Rock and Temple)
Public Contact Information
- Public Contact Name:
- Rachel Hohlt
- Public Contact E-mail Address:
- RKHohlt@tamu.edu
- Public Contact Phone Number:
- 979-436-0245
Group Contact Information
- Organization E-mail Address:
- aggiesom@snma.org
Organization Associations
- Academic Department:
- Other
- Non-Academic Department:
- None
Membership
- Approximate membership of the organization:
- 51-100
- Membership policies:
- Our organization accepts graduate students as members
- Weekly time committment required of organization members:
- 0-3 Hours
- Membership intake process:
- Open
Events
- Community Service Projects:
- Twice per semester
- Fundraising Events:
- Once per year
- Speakers/Lectures:
- Twice per semester
- On-Campus Social Events:
- Once per year
- Off-Campus Social Events:
- Never
- Hosting Conferences:
- Once per year
- Sponsoring Special Events (Concerts, one-time events, etc.):
- Once per year
- New Member Orientation/Training:
- Once per year
- Events with Alcohol:
- Never
- In-State Travel:
- Once per year
- Domestic US Travel:
- Once per year
- International Travel:
- Never