Our Mission

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.
SNMA programs are designed to serve the health needs of underserved communities and communities of color. In addition, SNMA is dedicated both to ensuring that medical education and services are culturally sensitive to the needs of diverse populations and to increase the number of African-American, Latino, and other students of color entering and completing medical school.

Our Goals

To serve as a credible and accurate source of information relevant to minority issues in the field of medical education

To encourage and foster the development of minority faculty in order to increase the presence of minority mentors and biomedical researchers in academic health centers

To evaluate and cultivate the necessary measures to eradicate practices in the field of health profession education that compromises the goal of providing quality education to minorities and women