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The Health Professions Address Diversity                                            

Allopathic Medicine
Dentistry
Nursing 
Optometry
Pharmacy
Physical Therapy
Public Health
Veterinary Medicine

Associations Supporting Students of Diversity

Many of the associations listed elsewhere on this site support students from all backgrounds and the goal of diversifying the health professions. Listed below are those whose main mission is to do so.

• www.snma.org Student National Medical Association

• www.lmsa.net Latino Medical Student Association

• www.aaip.com Association of American Indian Physicians

• www.amwa-doc.org American Medical Women’s Association

• www.apamsa.org Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association

• www.aaip.com/programs/anams/anams.htm Assoc. of Native American Medical Students

• www.amsa.org/lgbt LGBT committee in AMSA

• www.amsa.org/minority Minority Health committee in AMSA

• www.nnlams.com National Network of Latin American Medical Students

• www.nammenational.org National Association of Minority Medical Educators

• www.premedofcolor.org For premed students of color

• www.aaip.org/about/said.htm Society for American Indian Dentists

You can also search for other associations at the following sites:

• www.omhrc.gov Office of Minority Health (Federal site)

• www.healthfinder.gov/organizations Health and Human Services searchable database of organizations nationwide

• minorityhealth.org/events.html Association of Minority Health Professions Schools (by their Foundation)

NAAHP Minority Affairs Committee

Michael Ellison, Chair
Chicago State University                       
mt-ellison@csu.edu                             
773/821-2585             
CAAHP

Francisco Castelan      
Northwestern University                      
afcastelan@northwestern.edu               
847/467-0321             
CAAHP

Francisco O. Castillo   
California State Univ. Long Beach        
fcastil4@csulb.edu                               
562/985-5720             
WAAHP

Charles Collier, Jr.       
Emory University                                 
charles.collier@emory.edu                   
404/727-0511             
SAAHP          

Thomas Landefeld       
California State Univ. Dominguez  Hills 
tlandefeld@csudh.edu                          
310/243-3528             
WAAHP

Deborah Paris             
University of Miami                              
dparis@miami.edu                               
305/284-4199             
SAAHP

Saundra Oyewole        
Trinity University                                  
oyewoles@trinitydc.edu                       
202/884-9484             
NEAAHP

David Thurlow             
Clark University                                               
dthurlow@clarku.edu                          
508/793-7621             
NEAAHP

Chere Pereira              
Oregon State University                                   
chere.pereira@oregonstate.edu
541/737-3881             
WAAHP