Advancing Black Maternal Health requires actionable policies. BMMA's 'Black Mamas Matter: In Policy and Practice' Agenda highlights crucial priorities amidst state & federal legislative sessions. From safety-net services to health education, we advocate for inclusive policies.

Proud to host these amazing Science Terp alums today for an insightful panel discussion! Moses Namara, Ph.D., Kyeisha Laurence, Willie May, Asha Willis and Sherita Hill Golden, we are so proud of all you have accomplished and can't wait to see what's next for you!

In lieu of #blackmaternalhealthweek my article of my birth story was published in today’s paper. I’m simply in awe and so elated that my story is continuing to be read and the importance of advocacy for black women in childbirth is being highlighted and shared. 🥹

Maternal mortality rates remain devastatingly high in the U.S., and Black women are 3X more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. This Black Maternal Health Week, we recommit to ensuring Black mothers receive quality care during pregnancy & beyond. 1/2

Wow, thank you, Vice President Harris, for the opportunity to speak with you and share my experience. It was an honor to speak about the importance of advocacy in reproductive rights.

3 of 3 Conferences DONE ✅ Thankful for the opportunity to present my work at the Mayo Clinic Neuro 5th Annual Boulders Conference— a world class event and I even learned how to do a cerebral bypass!! Shoutout to my mentors Robert Spinner, MD and Bernard Bendok, MD, here’s to next year…

Honored to speak with Vice President Kamala Harris about crucial issues like reproductive rights and the upcoming election. As a medical student and future surgeon, advocating for quality and access to care is my mission. Together, let's keep pushing for change!

Remembering our colleagues killed in Gaza over the past six months of war. Some of them were killed while providing care for patients or sheltering with their families.

Attacks on health workers and health facilities are STILL happening. #CeasefireNOW

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FABRIC Showcase celebrates cultural diversity at HMS and Harvard School of Dental Medicine through creative performances and artistic display

Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend the The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Annual Medical Education Conference— the largest gathering for underrepresented minority medical and premedical students in the US 👩🏾‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️ Here’s a sneak peek of my day 💙🤍💙

#MedTwitter #SNMA #AMEC24 #premed #medstudent

We are happy to share that today, Rick Slayman, our first patient to ever receive a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, has been discharged from the hospital. He is recovering well and will continue to recuperate at home with his family.

Honored to be returning to UMD as a panelist for Black Alumni Weekend 🤍

Forever proud and thankful for my undergrad experience UMD Science and look forward to discussing diversity in STEM with this esteemed panel

#AMEC2024 owes me nothing!

Thankful for the community, the family reunion, the many laughs, the therapeutic tears, the advice encouragement and connections

More than ever, we have to stay together and stay strong to uphold the SNMA mission to diversify medicine

ACTION NEEDED NOW!

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#SNMA4DEI #DEICrisis #DEISafetyNet #StandWithDEI2024

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AMEC 2024 was an incredible experience. I enjoyed the meaningful fellowship, connecting with friends, meeting up with mentors, and presenting a poster. I also had fun at the splinting and saw-bone workshop hosted by SNMA OSIG Nth Dimensions JRGOS.

I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to attend and present my research at the 60th Annual Medical Education Conference! #AMEC2024

Such an amazing time at my last AMEC convention as a medical student. Even more proud to have served my SNMA family on the Board of Directors as osteopathic co chair. An organization I believe so much in and that will always have a special place in my heart💙 #snma #AMEC2024

Full circle moment giving today’s keynote The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) #AMEC2024 in the same location I attended my first conference as a #medstudent in ‘97

Diversification of the workforce is KEY to addressing the #maternalhealth crisis. Privileged to connect with the next generation of docs of color