Health Care Transformation to Increase Prevention & Health Promotion for the Hispanic Community
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC - March 25-28, 2010
Join Hispanic physicians, medical students, nurses, policymakers, and healthcare industry representatives at our annual conference. This year, NHMA celebrates its 14th Conference with partners from the Federal and State governments and the private sector. The conference brings together experts from across the nation to share their experience in eliminating health disparities for Hispanics.
CME accreditation up to 21.5 units will be provided.
Hispanics have become the largest ethnic group in the United States and there is a great need to understand how to deliver culturally competent health care services to them. Learn from experts from across the country on how to enhance academic programs, community-based research, medical practices, and health policies targeting Hispanics.
Conference Educational Objectives
· Share and discuss healthcare innovations that can serve as models for influencing health care reform programs and policies that increase value and prevention and health promotion for youth, adults and elderly Americans.
· Disseminate researched based clinical programs, ideas and policy strategies that show promise of eliminating health disparities.
· Adopt new treatment modalities and strategies to educate Hispanic patients with diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDs, obesity, cardiovascular disease, strokes and hypertension, asthma, Alzheimer’s disease, depression and renal disease in order to decrease morbidity and mortality in their medical practices or in their organization.
· Analyze cultural competence accreditation and quality care, literacy, and language services programs.
Partners
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Minority Health & Health Resources and Services Administration
National Hispanic Health Foundation
The New York Academy of Medicine
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University
Morehouse School of Medicine
THURSDAY, MARCH 25
8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
NHMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING (CLOSED)
2:00- 5:00PM
3:00 – 5:00 PM
REGISTRATION
6:00 – 7:00 PM
WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING ON HEALTH CARE REFORM (Space Limited)
7:00 – 8:30 PM
OPENING RECEPTION AT HOTEL (Honoring NHMA Leadership Fellows)
FRIDAY, MARCH 26
7:30 – 5:00 PM
REGISTRATION/EXHIBIT HALL AND RESEARCH POSTERS SESSIONS
8:15 - 9:00 AM
BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM - HEALTH CARE QUALITY – NEW HISPANIC HEALTH RESEARCH TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH - supported by Pfizer Inc
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
Melissa Bishop, JD, Government Affairs, Pfizer Inc
9:00 – 10:00 AM
OPENING PLENARY - NATIONAL VISION FOR HEALTH CARE TRANSFORMATION FOR HISPANIC COMMUNITIES
· Moderator: Ciro Sumaya, MD, MPHTM, Chairman of the Board of Directors, NHMA,
Founding Dean, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX
· Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (Invited)
· NHMA in 2010
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, President & CEO
Katherine Flores, MD, Board, Chairman, Membership
Samuel Arce, MD, Chairman, NHMA Council of Medical Societies
John Paul Sanchez, MD, Chairman, NHMA Council of Residents
Alvaro Galvis, National Coordinator, Latino Medical Student Association
10:00 - 10:25 AM
PLENARY - NEW INCENTIVES FOR PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN THE U.S.
· Janet Collins, PhD, Associate Director of Programs, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10:25 - 11:15 AM
CONGRESSIONAL ROUNDTABLE - HEALTH IMPROVEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Moderator: Joan Reede, MD, MPH, MBA, NHMA Board of Directors, Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School
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Congresswoman Lucille Roybal Allard, Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Health Task Force (D-CA) (Invited)
· Congresswoman Donna Christensen, Chair, Congressional Black Caucus Health BrainTrust (D-VI) (Invited)
· Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) , Chair, Congressional Asian Pacific Islander Caucus (Invited)
NATIONAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS
Moderator: Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, President, National Hispanic Medical Association
Carmen Nevarez, MD, MPH, President, American Public Health Association
Willarda Edwards, MD, President, National Medical Association
Melvina McCabe, MD, President, Association of American Indian Physicians (Invited)
Ho Tran, MD, President, National Council of Asian and Pacific Islander Physicians (Invited)
Victor Rodriguez, DDS, President, Hispanic Dental Association
Norma Martinez-Rogers, RN, PhD, President, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
11:15 AM – 12:10 PM - BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL
12:10 – 2:10 PM
LUNCH PLENARY - Diabetes Prevention and Treatment for Hispanics
Moderator : Katherine A. Flores, MD, Director, UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research, Fresno, CA
Kwabena O. M. Adubofour, MD, FACP, Medical Director, east Main Clinic and Stockton Diabetes Intervention Center, Stockton, CA; Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
James R. Gavin III, M.D., PhD, FACP, Past President, American Diabetes Association; Clinical Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology Division; Department of Internal Medicine; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Pablo Mora, MD, CDE, Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Endocrinology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
2:10 - 2:30 PM
PLENARY SESSION - PRIMARY CARE WORKFORCE AND HISPANIC HEALTH
· Mary Wakefield, RN, PhD, Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2:30 - 3:30 PM
WORKSHOPS
A.1
POLICY – Medicare Policy Update for Medical Practice
· Moderator: Rosalio J. Lopez, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier, CA
William Rogers, MD, FACEP, Director, Physicians Regulatory Issues, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, US DHHS
· Mara Youdelman, JD, Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters, National Health Law Program, Washington, DC
· Janet Witt, National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare, Washington, DC
A.2
HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION – Hispanic Medical Faculty Development Strategies
· J. Renee Chapman Navarro, PharmD, MD, Associate Dean & Director of Academic Diversity, Professor of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, UCSan Francisco, CA
· Maria Carrasco, MD, Physician Lead, Culturally Responsive Care, Kaiser Permanente, Montebello, CA
· Ileana M. Ponce-Gonzalez, MD, MPH, Scientific Review Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
A.3
RESEARCH – Reducing Health Disparities through Community- based Research & Clinical Trials for Hispanics
· Moderator/Speaker: Joseph R. Betancourt, MD, MPH, Director, Disparities Solutions Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
· James Walton, DO, MBA, Vice President & Chief Health Equity Health Officer, Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, TX
· Alfredo Lopez-Nunez, MD, Founder and Medical Director, Alivio Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
· Kathleen Fernandez-Colatrella, President, Linea System LLC, NJ
A.4
CLINICAL – Hispanics and Diabetes – Vision Loss, Glucose Monitoring and Other Clinical Updates
Moderator: Jaime Rivera, MD, FAAP, Physician Monitor, Delaware Department of Corrections, Wilmington, DE
· Marcela Aguilar, Communications Manager, ICF Macro, National Eye Health Education Program, NEI, NIH
· Helene D. Clayton-Jeter, OD, Health Professional Liaison, Office of the Commissioner, Office of Special Health Issues, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
· Neyal J. Ammary-Risch,Deputy Director, National Eye Health Education Program, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
3:40 – 4:15 PM
BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL
4:15 - 5:15 PM
WORKSHOPS
B.1
POLICY – Medicaid, CHIP and Policies to Increase Access to Care for Hispanic Patients
· Moderator: Flavia Mercado, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Medical Director of the Department of Multicultural Affairs and the International Medical Center, Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA
Lisa Wilson, Health Insurance Specialist, CMS Intergovernmental Affairs
· Larissa Aviles-Santa, MD, Medical Officer, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
· David Hunt, MD, Medical Officer, National Office of the Coordinator, Health IT, US DHHS, Washington, DC (Invited)
B.2
HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION – Hispanic Health Model Curricula: Tools to Increase, Improve and Facilitate a More Culturally Competent Health Care Workforce
Moderator: Adam Aponte, MD, MSc, FAAP, Associate Director for Recruitment and Retention, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY·
Margie Gerena Lewis, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
· Javier Sevilla, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Director Hispanic/Latino Health and International Medicine and Global Health, Indiana University School of Medicine
· Frances E. Ashe-Goins, RN, MPH, Deputy Director, US DHHS Office on Women’s Health
· Margarita Alegria, MD, Director, Cambridge Health Alliance – CMMHR, Sommerville, MA
B.3
RESEARCH – Interventions that Reduce Obesity and Asthma among Hispanic Children
· Moderator: Jessica de Ybarra, MD, MPH, Public Health Medical Officer III, CA State Dept of Health Division of Disease Control, Sacramento, CA
Christina S. Barroso, DrPh, Assistant Professor, Univ of Texas School of Public Health, Brownsville, TX
· Karen A. Donato, SM, Director, We Can!, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
· David Nunez, MD, MPH, Chief, California Asthma Public Health Initiative, CA Dept Public Health
· Jayanthi Chandar, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
B.4
CLINICAL – Chronic Disease Management with Hispanic Patients – Cancer and Heart Disease
· Moderator: Rosalio J. Lopez, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Whittier, CA
Haley Justice, Program Manager, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Austin, TX
· Amelie Ramirez, PhD, Director, Institute of Health Promotion and Research, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Redes en Accion, San Antonio, TX
· Heron Rodriguez, MD, Society for Vascular Surgery, Chicago, IL
5:30-7:30 PM
RECEPTION IN THE EXHIBIT HALL – WOMEN IN MEDICINE AWARDS - supported by Pfizer Inc and PhRMA
Keynote Speaker: Frieda Lewis - Hall, MD, Senior Vice President PFE, Chief Medical Officer, Pfizer Inc
Honoring: Tanya Raggio Pagan Ashley, MD, MPH, US DHHS HRSA Bureau of MCH Medical Officer and
Sandra R. Hernández, MD, Chief Executive Officer, The San Francisco Foundation
SATURDAY, MARCH 27
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
REGISTRATION/EXHIBIT HALL AND RESEARCH POSTERS SESSION
7:30 AM – 9:30 AM
BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM - IDENTIFYING AND TREATING DEPRESSION IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES - supported by Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca
Moderator: Mark Diaz, MD, Chairman, National Hispanic Health Foundation, Alivio Medical Group, Sacramento, CA
Pedro Ruiz, MD,Professor, DepartmentofPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX
Andres J. Pumariega, MD, FACP, Chair, Department of Psychiatry, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, PA
Carlos A. Zarate, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University, Chief Experimental Therapeutics
of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
7:30 – 8:30 AM
BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM - US ARMY Medical Officer Career and Leadership Opportunities for Medical Students and Residents - supported by US Army
Moderator: Dolores Leon, MD, Principal, A Woman's Place, Orangevale, CA
Capt. Anthony Noya, Bayne-Joynes Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, LA
Capt. Laudino Castillo-Rojas, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
9:30 -11:30 AM
PLENARY ROUNDTABLE -The Private Sector and Health Promotion Partnerships in Hispanic Communities
· Moderator: Onelia Lage, MD, Chair, Florida Board of Medicine, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Miami Medical School
· Ana Viamonte Ros, MD, MPH, State Surgeon General, Florida State Department of Health, FL
Kenneth P. Moritsugu, MD, MPH, FACPM, Chairman, Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute, DC
Ysabel Duron, President, Latinas Contra Cancer, San Jose, CA
Mark Wagar, President, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, NY
Frank Meza, MD, Assistant Area Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL
12:00 - 2:15 PM
LUNCH PLENARY – MANAGEMENT OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN HISPANIC COMMUNITIES - supported by Eisai, Alzheimer's Association
Patrick A. Griffith, MD, FAAN, Professor Clinical Medicine, Chief, Division of Neurology, Dept of Internal Medicine, Principal Investigator and Program Director, Stroke Prevention/Intervention Research Program, Neuroscience Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
David V. Espino, MD, Associate Professor, Univ of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Department of Family & Community Medicine, San Antonio, TX
Amarillis Acevedo-Cruz, PhD, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine,The Wien Center for Alzheimer’s Disease & Memory Disorder
Mt. Sinai Medical Center,Miami,FL
Peter Lin, MD, Director, Primary Care Initiatives, Canadian Heart Research Center, Toronto, Ontario, CA
2:15 – 3:45 PM
WORKSHOPS
C.1
POLICY – Safety Net Providers, Value Purchasing and Community Health and Policy Initiatives
· Moderator: Arisa Batista Cunningham, NHHF Board of Directors, VP, Diversity, Medical Devices & Diagnostics Group Worldwide, J&J, NJ
Maria Elena Perez, MSW, Director of Community Mobilization, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, New York, NY
· Peter Colby Amadio, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
· George R. Flores, MD, MPH, Senior Program Office, The California Endowment, Los Angeles, CA
· Michael Rodriguez, MD, MPH, Professor and Vice Chair, George F. Kneller Endowed Chair in Family Medicine, UCLA
C.2
HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION – Integrating Hispanic Patient and Family Culture in Continuing Medical and Nursing Education Programs
· Moderator: Katherine Flores, MD, NHMA Board of Directors, Director, UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education & Research, CA
Eloisa G. Tamez, RH, PhD, FAA, University of Texas Brownsville
· Guadalupe Pacheco, MSW, Special Assistant to the Director, US DHHS Office of Minority Healt
C.3
RESEARCH – Decreasing Heart Disease, Diabetes and Complications among Hispanics
Moderator: Arturo Loiaza Bonilla, MD, Fellow, Harbor Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD
· Sylvia Rosas, MD, MSCE, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
· Antonio P. Linares, MD, FAAFP, Regional Vice President, National Medical Director, WellPoint, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA
· Hector Gonzalez, PhD, Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
C.4
CLINICAL – An Interdisciplinary Approach to HIV/AIDS and Hepatits C in Hispanic Patients
· Moderator: Ana Natale Pereira, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-NJMS, NJ
Marlena Vega, PhD, MSW, Center on HIV and Aging, New York City
· Christian Arbelaez, MD, Assistant Residency Director, Emer Med, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston
· Speaker TBN
C.5
CLINICAL - Allergy and Asthma
Jorge Quel, MD, Los Angeles, CA
Maria Puig, MD, Chula Vista, CA
Juan Coledon, MD, Los Angeles, CA
3:45 - 4:15 PM
BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL
4:15 – 5:45 PM
WORKSHOPS
D.1
POLICY - Transforming Mental Health Services Through Cultural and Linguistic Competency Policies
· Moderator/Speaker: Henry Acosta, MA, MSW, LSW, Executive Director, National Resources Center for Hispanic Mental Health and
Deputy Director, NJ Mental Health Institute, Mercerville, NJ
Octavio Martinez, Jr, MD, MPH, MBA, Executive Director, Hogg Foundation, Austin, TX
· Teresa Chapa, PhD, Senior Policy Advisor on Mental Health, US DHHS Office of Minority Health
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D.2
HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION – Health Professional Students Curricula & Leadership Development
· Mary Lou de Leon Siantz, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Dean, Diversity and Cultural Affairs, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, PA
· Ricardo Senno, MD, MS, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine, IL
· Bard Cosman, MD, MPH, Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of California, San Diego Medical School
· Luis R. Munoz, MD, President, Illinois Hispanic Physicians Association, Chicago, IL
D.3
RESEARCH – Latina Health Research – Mexican Women at the Border, Dominican Women, & Promotoras
· Moderator: Conchita Paz, MD, NHHF Board of Directors, Family Care PA, Las Cruces, NM
Nora Montalvo-Liendo, Phd, RN, University of Texas Brownsville, TX
· Britt Rios-Ellis, MS, PhD, Professor, California State University Long Beach, CA
· Haydee Morales, Vice President, Education, Planned Parenthood, NY
· Susan Auger, President, Auger Communications, Durham, NC
D.4
CLINICAL – How to Improve Health of Hispanic Children - Environmental Health, Oral Health, Anorexia Nervosa & Infant Nutrition
· Moderator: Miguel Sanchez, MD, Associate Professor, NYU School of Medicine, Dept of Dermatology, NY
Melissa Vargas, DMD, Illinois State Leader for American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, IL
· Leyla Erk McCurdy, MPH, National Environmental Education Foundation
· Tomas Jose Silber, MD, Director, Adolescent Medicine Fellowship, Children’s Medical Center, DC
Infant Nutrition Speaker TBN
D.5
CAREER DECISIONS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS
· Moderator: Jaime Gus Rivera, MD, Physician Monitor, State of Delaware Dept of Corrections
Nereida Correa, MD, MPH, Medical Director, MIC Women’s Services, Public Health Solutions, NY
· Olveen Carrasquillo, MD, MPH, Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL
· Kenneth L. Dominguez, MD, MPH, CAPT, USPHS, Clinical Epidemiology Team, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Surveillance & Epidemiology, National Center for HIV/Viral Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
6:30 - 7:30 PM
RECEPTION - Mariachi Los Amigos
7:30 – 9:00 PM
AWARDS DINNER - supported by Eli Lilly, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Keynote Speaker:Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA, U.S. Surgeon General
HISPANIC LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Valerie Jarrett, White House, Director, Public Engagement and Intergovernment Affairs
Stephanie Valencia, White House, Associate Director, Office of Public Engagement
Adolfo Carrion, White House, Director, Urban Policy
Georgina Verdugo, JD, Director, US DHHS Office of Civil Rights
Teresa Nino, Director, US DHHS CMS External Affairs
Corporate – Steven Helmsly, President and CEO, UnitedHealth Group
Fellow – Anthony Martinez, MD, New Mexico, posthumously
Physicians – Jose Manuel De La Rosa, MD, Dean, Paul Foster Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Oxiris Barbot, MD, Deputy Director, School Health, New York City
Presidents,Medical Societies & Hispanic Health Professional Organizations
9:00 PM – 12:00 AM Salsa Dance
SUNDAY, MARCH 28
8:30 AM Breakfast - supported by Johnson & Johnson
9:00 – 11:30 AM
BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM - CULTURAL COMPETENCE POLICIES IN HEALTH CARE UPDATE
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Moderator: Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, President & CEO, NHMA
Mark Nivet, EdD, Chief Diversity Officer, Association of American Medical Colleges
Martin Crane, MD, Chairperson, Federation of National Medical Boards
Tina Cordero, PhD, MPH, Project Director, The Joint Commission
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Onelia Lage, MD, President, Florida Board of Medicine, Director, Adol Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
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Nicole McElveen, National Quality Forum
SPECIAL MEETINGS
THURSDAY, Mar. 25
8:30 – 2:00 PM
NHMA LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP ORIENTATION (CLOSED)
NHMA RESIDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ORIENTATION (CLOSED)
2:00 – 5:00PM
DOCTORS BACK TO SCHOOL DAY at Lincoln Middle School, Washington, DC
In partnership with the American Medical Association Minority Affairs Consortium
8:30 PM
COUNCIL OF RESIDENTS MEETING
8:30 - 9:30 PM
NHMA/NHHF BOARD MEETING WITH MEDICAL STUDENTS
FRIDAY, Mar. 26
3:00 - 4:00 PM
NATIONAL HISPANIC HEALTH FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING (CLOSED)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
NATIONAL HISPANIC HEALTH FOUNDATION CORPORATE ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING (CLOSED)
SATURDAY, Mar. 27
2:00-6:00 PM
HISPANIC HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE STUDENT - MEDICAL SCHOOL RECRUITMENT FAIR
In partnership with The Association of American Medical Colleges and U.S. Medical Schools
Speakers: Adam Aponte, MD; Hilda Luiggi; Nilda Soto
3:00-5:00 PM
NATIONAL HISPANIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATIONS AND MEDICAL SOCIETY PRESIDENTS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (CLOSED)
Welcoming Remarks: Garth Graham, MD, MPH, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health,U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Leadership Skills for Public Health : Jo Ivey Boufford, MD, President, New York Academy of Medicine
Partnership Development for "Let's Move", First Lady Michelle Obama's Child Obesity Campaign: Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, NHMA
5:30- 6:30 PM
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL ALUMNI RECEPTION
HOST COMMITTEE
Primary Care Association of Washington, DC
Ibero American Medical Society
Washington, DC Hospital Association
Virginia Hospital Association
Maryland Hospital Association
Kaiser Permanente, MidAtlantic Region
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Washington, DC Department of Health
Washington, DC Medical Society
Washington, DC Public Health Association
Hispanic Employee Association, US Department of Health and Human Services
American Medical Association
American Pediatric Association
American Family Practice Association
Society of General Internal Medicine
American College of Physicians
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Adam Aponte, MD, MSc, FAAP
Associate Director for Recruitment & Retention
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY
Ahmed Calvo, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Officer
Center for Quality, Office of the Administrator
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Nereida Correa, MD
Medical Director, MIC Women's Services
Public Health Solutions, NY
Kathleen Fernandez-Colatrella
President, LINEA System LLC, NJ
Dr. Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla
Harbor Hospital Center, MD
Flavia Mercado, MD
Medical Director, Asst. Professor of Pediatrics
Grady Health System/Emory University School of Medicine, GA
Michael A. Lopez
Latino Medical Student Association
Diana Torres-Burgos, MD
Washtenaw County Public Health, MI
Alfonso Vargas, MD
Professor, Chair for Education & International Health
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, LA
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH
President and CEO, NHMA
Bles Dones, MBA
Membership Director, NHMA
