Nelson L. Adams, III, M.D., of Miami, Florida, was installed as the 108th President of the NMA at the 2007 Annual Convention. Dr. Adams served as president of the local and state NMA societies in Florida and as Vice President, Secretary of the House of Delegates, and member of the Board of Trustees of the NMA.  He is currently chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jackson North Medical Center, president of N.L. Adams, M.D. and Associates, and president and chairman of Access Health Solutions (AHS), a managed care company.

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Read the NMA’s Convention Daily, a newspaper published during the convention, to to gain valuable insight about this year’s meeting.

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Congratulations to the newly elected Officers, Board, and Region and Section Chairs! During the 2007 Annual Convention, the NMA selected new members to fill positions at various levels of the association. For a list of newly elected members, see the link below.

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Dr. Rudolph Moise, an NMA member and Vice President of Business Development of Access Health Solutions of Sunrise, Florida, and Mrs. Moise presented Dr. Adams, President of the NMA, and Mrs. Adams with a $25,000 donation to the association. The check was presented at the President's reception following Dr. Adams' installation at the annual meeting in Hawaii.  Dr. Moise said, "I attended an NMA meeting which energized me to begin a business that would help other physicians at a time when they were being marginalized, and I am happy to give back to an organization that has given so much to physicians of color." 

Welcome to the second issue of the Cobb Institute News.  Each edition brings new excitement and substantial opportunities. We hope you enjoy reading about the Cobb/NMA Health Institute and the major research activities underway. Congratulations to Dr. Edith Irby Jones, 2nd Annual W. Montague Cobb Distinguished Service Award Recipient.

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The NMA, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is conducting an HIV Testing and Prevention Project. Drs. Virginia Caine and Wilbert Jordan, Project Principal Investigators, welcome member participation. Your feedback will help NMA better understand the needs of its members working in HIV care, treatment and prevention.  The term "HIV prevention," used throughout the assessment includes the following activities: HIV health education, HIV risk reduction counseling, and HIV testing.  Names are requested to avoid duplication of entries, but surveys are confidential. Thank you for your participation in this critical effort!  

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Sixty-one percent of adults are overweight or obese, putting them at risk for heart disease, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, and depression. The NMA Diabetes Education Program is addressing weight loss methods and conditions associated with obesity, including diabetes. 

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The NMA has collaborated with the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), to offer the 2007 Clinical Vaccinology Course. The course is co-sponsored by the Emory Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and by the Emory Vaccine Center and will be held November 9-11, 2007, in Bethesda, Maryland. To review course program and registration form, see below.   

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Albert W. Morris Jr., M.D., immediate past president of the NMA, was named as one of the “50 Most Powerful Physician Executives” by the publication Modern Physician. The rankings were published in Modern Physician and Modern Healthcare. To visit Modern Physician see link below.

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For individuals and families who lack prescription drug coverage and are not eligible for Medicare, Together Rx Access offers a free quick-start savings card to save from 25% to 40% on brand-name prescription drugs and products.

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A recent study appearing in the September/October issue of Public Health Reports describes the racial disparity found in the number of billboards advertising tobacco products.  Researchers have found that the number of tobacco-related billboards are twice as high in black neighborhoods as in white.  Researchers found there were 4.5 tobacco billboards per 10,000 residents in white areas and 11.8 per 10,000, or 2.6 times the density, in black neighborhoods. A description of the study can be found in the New York Times, August 28, 2007.

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