WASHINGTON, D.C.
The National Medical Association (NMA), the nation’s largest and oldest organization representing African-American physicians and their patients, recently convened leading clinicians, researchers, and health advocates for its 2026 National Colloquium on African-American Health at The Morrow Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Guided by this year’s theme, “The New Reconstruction: Mobilizing Healthcare Justice for a New America, Our Patients, Providers, and Policy,” the colloquium served as a national platform to advance solutions addressing health disparities and systemic inequities impacting Black communities and other historically underserved populations.
Through a series of dynamic panels, workshops, and collaborative sessions, attendees discussed critical topics including chronic disease, artificial intelligence in healthcare, workforce development, and the intersection of policy and patient care…