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The Minority Affairs Consortium Governing Council
The American Medical Association Minority Affairs Consortium (MAC) is guided by a nine-member Governing Council that includes three at-large members and one representative each from the AMA Medical Student Section, the Resident and Fellows Section, and the Young Physicians Section. The MAC also maintains an ongoing liaison with national ethnic medical associations through the three positions reserved for the National Hispanic Medical Association, National Medical Association, and the Association of American Indian Physicians.
The MAC Governing Council invites you to join the MAC today!
MAC goals and objectives
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Increase the number of underrepresented minority medical students and physicians.
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Provide AMA forum for networking and grassroots advocacy on minority issues.
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Eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities and improve the status of minority health in the US.
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Promote workforce diversity and cultural competence in the profession.
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Expand the number and influence of minority physicians in the AMA.
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Encourage cooperation and collaboration with minority physician medical associations and other relevant organizations.
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Provide advice/counsel on minority issues to the AMA Board of Trustees and Councils.
Read our Guide to Leadership Opportunities in the AMA (PDF, 85KB)
The MAC Governing Council Members:
Shanda Lohse, MD
MAC Chair
Association of American Indian Physicians Representative
Specialty: Family Medicine
Chugiak, AK
Sandra L. Gadson, MD, Vice Chair
National Medical Association Representative
Specialty: Nephrology
Flossmoor, Ill.
Dionne Hart, MD
YPS Representative
Specialty: Psychiatry
Rochester, Minn.
Diana Ramos, MD, MPH
MAC Delegate
At-Large representative
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Laguna Beach, Calif.
Miguel Fernandez
National Hispanic Medical Association Representative
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Chicago, Ill
Busayo Obayan
MSS Representative
Brighton, Mass.
Adrian Thomas, MD
Resident and Fellow Section Representative
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Brookline, Mass.
Alice A.T. Coombs, MD, FCCP
At-Large Representative
Specialty: Internal Medicine/Anesthesiology
Sharon, Mass.
J. Renee Chapman Navarro, MD
At-Large Representative
Specialty: Anesthesiology
San Francisco, Calif.
The MAC Governing Council can be contacted by sending an e-mail to mac@ama-assn.org.
Minority Affairs Consortium Membership
Information on joining the MAC and online registration form.
Minority Affairs Consortium Subcommittees
Information on how to join a MAC subcommittee.
A Message from the MAC Chair
A message from the AMA Minority Affairs Consortium MAC chair.
MAC Governing Council election
Information on the MAC Governing Council election.
Hispanic Physician Outreach Initiative
Information on the Hispanic Physician Outreach Initiative
