Agenda at a Glance
Day One – Thursday, June 5
| 8:00 am – 5:30 pm: | Registration |
| 9:00 am – 5:00 pm: | NHMA Leadership Fellowship Orientation |
| 8:30 am – 12:30 pm: | NHMA Board of Director’s Meeting |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: | Preconference Workshop 1: Seizure First Aid Presentation/Certification Speaker: Natalie Sucher The session will go over seizure recognition and first aid, including different types of seizures, how to identify someone having a seizure, the steps for helping someone having a seizure, and types of emergency medications. We will also go over different resources available for people with epilepsy through the Epilepsy Foundation. This session provides Seizure First Aid Certification. |
| 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: | Preconference Workshop 2: Ultrasound Workshop Speakers: Juliana Jaramillo, MD | Eva Tovar, M.D., MPH, AEMUS-FPD| Miguel Juarez Come join us for this point of care ultrasound (POCUS) workshop! POCUS is a useful skill used in multiple specialities and can evaluate patients quickly at the bedside. This unique hands-on experience will allow you to learn the basics of ultrasound. There will be a quick review of ultrasound background and uses as well as practical applications. We will primarily focus on performing the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam and obtaining correct views to interpret images. Come learn or review ultrasound and have a chance to practice your skills. |
| 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: | NHMA Chapter Meetings |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm: | Networking Break |
| 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: | Council of International Medical Graduates Meeting |
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: | NHMA Specialty Council Meetings |
| 10:00 am – 5:00 pm: | Exhibitor Set Up |
| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: | Opening Reception |
Day Two – Friday, June 6
| 7:00 am – 6:00 pm: | Registration |
| 7:30 am – 6:00 pm: | Exhibits/Activities/Breaks |
| 7:30 am – 8:00 am: | Sunrise Stretch Yoga |
| 7:30 am – 8:45 am: | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am – 9:50 am: | Welcome from Local and National Dignitaries Speakers: Dr. Diana Ramos , CA Surgeon General | Councilwoman Rubalcava |
| 10:00 am – 10:25 am: | Short Session 1 – Academic: Formando Puentes Lingüísticos: Prioritizing Medical Spanish Proficiency Speaker: Carlos O’Bryan-Beccera, MD, FAAFP Language concordance (when patients and physicians speak the same language) is associated with improved quality of care. However, there is no standard protocol to determine if clinicians are proficient in using their non-English language skills in the healthcare setting. This presentation will review the current evidence behind formal assessments of non-English language proficiency and describe various creative strategies of improving Medical Spanish fluency at the level of Family Medicine Residency for various levels of proficiency. |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am: | Track A: Academic/Education: Breaking Barriers Advancing Disability Inclusion in Medicine Through Policy and Advocacy – LMSA Session Speakers: Marie Flores, MD This workshop will highlight the intersection of disability and medicine, focusing on the role of policy and advocacy in creating sustainable change. We will discuss LMSA’s recently passed Disability Awareness and Inclusion Policy, which was formally adopted at the SALUD Summit 2024, as well as our ongoing efforts to provide guidance to LMSA chapters through a Disability Awareness Letter. This letter serves as a roadmap for chapters to advocate for accommodations, increase disability awareness, and collaborate with institutional leaders to enhance accessibility. |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am: | Track B: Community: Familismo in Nutrition: Bridging Health Disparities and Tailoring Lifestyle Change Counseling to Support Hispanic and Latinx Child Health Speakers: Andie Gonzalez|Jose Cucalon Calderon, MD FAAP | Kimberly Avila Edwards Familismo, a cultural value that emphasizes the importance of family in Hispanic and Latinx communities. We will introduce motivational interviewing techniques adapted for Hispanic and Latinx populations within the framework of the new AAP Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity pediatric guidelines and highlight the role of culturally appropriate nutrition recommendations (or counseling) ‘s role in future advocacy, education, and awareness to support Hispanic and Latino child health. |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am: | Track C: Clinical: Fatty Liver in the Latino Community: From Simple Steatosis to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Speakers: Edward Mena, MD This highly anticipated session will address critical issues surrounding liver health disparities in the Latino community and aims to provide actionable strategies for improving outcomes. |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am: | Track D: Advocacy: Why Health Care Leadership Needs All Voices – The Best Path to Health Equity Speakers: Michellene Davis This session will explore the critical need for all voices and expert opinions to be considered in order to create a positive health care ecosystem for all in the future. Drawing from her extensive experience as a notable health care leader, administrator, past lawyer and academic, Michellene will share insights on how creating teams of experts from various backgrounds within the health care workforce can ensure positive health care outcomes for all. Systems and institutions must recognize that as our world changes, so must how we approach health care — community-focused, evidence-based care that meets the needs of people where they are is the path we need to follow in order to make real change now and for our collective future, together. |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm: | Learning Lab/Exhibit Hall – Tobacco Free Kids |
| 12:00 pm – 1:20 pm: | Lunch Session: Honoring Strength and Resiliency in the Hispanic Communitiy |
| 1:30 pm – 1:55 pm: | Short Session 2 – Clinical: NHMA WELS Scholars |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: | Track A: Academic/Education: Proyecto De Sangre/Bloodline Project: Assessing the Experiences of Spanish-Speaking Hispanic/Latinx Patients and Caregivers when Diagnosed with a Blood Disorder Speaker: Beatriz Caceres-Nazario, MD To comprehensively understand the inequities in healthcare that affect the growing population of Spanish-speaking Hispanic individuals in the United States, efforts should be made to incorporate first-person verbal accounts of their experiences in this medical context. With this in mind and focusing on patients with non-cancerous blood disorders, we are conducting two-phase qualitative research titled Proyecto De Sangre (Project Bloodline). For both phases, we audio-recorded semi-structured interviews in Spanish with 20 adult patients and 20 adult caregivers of pediatric patients with a known or suspected blood disorder evaluated by the adult and pediatric hematology groups at a medium-sized academic center. Through narrative inquiry, we explored crucial events surrounding diagnosing and managing these disorders. The analysis was performed through the coding software MAXQDA with thematic inductive and deductive coding and with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI) to maximize the number of codes and broaden the discussion. |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: | Track B Community: Addressing Health Disparities through Street Medicine: A Social Medicine and Health Equity Approach Speaker: Victor Cisneros, MD, MPH, CPH, FAAEM This session introduces the critical role that street medicine plays in addressing health disparities among the unsheltered and vulnerable populations. Rooted in the principles of social medicine, street medicine seeks to deliver care directly to individuals who face substantial barriers to traditional healthcare settings. Participants will gain an understanding of how social and economic conditions, such as homelessness, food insecurity, and lack of transportation, impact individual and community health, and how these factors are addressed by mobile healthcare interventions. Street medicine, which emerged in the 1980s, has since evolved into a global movement aimed at mitigating the chronic health conditions, mental illness, substance use disorders, and environmental hazards faced by homeless populations. Health equity is at the core of street medicine, ensuring that every individual has a fair opportunity to attain their highest level of health. Achieving this requires focused societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities, eliminate health disparities, and provide equitable access to healthcare services. This session will delve into the origins of street medicine, discuss its growth into a worldwide model of care, and highlight successful examples of mobile healthcare units that incorporate ultrasound technology and partnerships with community organizations. The complexity of providing care in the field will be explored, including the logistical, financial, and psychosocial barriers faced by street medicine teams. Case studies will illustrate the common medical conditions treated through street medicine, including respiratory infections, skin conditions, mental health crises, and the management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension. Furthermore, the session will explore how social emergency medicine integrates with street medicine, positioning emergency department clinicians to play an essential role in addressing the social determinants of health. By providing care on the frontlines and developing sustainable community partnerships, street medicine practitioners can address the root causes of health disparities and foster long-term health improvements. By the end of this session, attendees will be equipped with the knowledge to advocate for and implement street medicine programs, utilize innovative mobile health technologies, and understand the broader context of social medicine in achieving health equity. |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: | Track C: Clinical: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Educational Initiatives at the Mexico-U.S. Border Speaker: Eva Tovar This lecture explores cross-border educational initiatives in Northwest Mexico, integrating a longitudinal one-year POCUS curriculum for residents, medical students, and prehospital personnel. It highlights a blended learning approach, combining an asynchronous web-based platform utilizing FOAMed in Spanish with hands-on monthly workshops. The session discusses curriculum design, implementation challenges, and the impact on clinical skills development in resource-limited settings. Emphasis is placed on fostering sustainable education, improving diagnostic capabilities, and strengthening emergency care. Attendees will gain insights into effective POCUS training models that enhance cross-border collaboration and empower healthcare providers with essential ultrasound skills. |
| 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: | Break |
| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm: | Track A: Academic/Education: Beyond Diversity Recruitment: Next Steps to Ensure that Underrepresented Emergency Medicine Residents Thrive – Submission Speaker: Rose Diaz |
| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm: | Track B: Community: Diversity and Inclusion: the Role of Multicultural Physician Voices In the face of growing social and political divisions, the Alliance of Multicultural Physicians (AMP) was founded in 2016 to unite physicians of color, co-advocate, and build relationships to address rising health disparities. This panel brings together leaders from AMP, the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians (NCAPIP), the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), and the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) to discuss the urgent need for collaboration in reducing health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. Panelists will focus on clinical trial diversity, cultural competency, and the role of health policy in addressing these disparities. Representatives from each organization, including Winston (NCAPIP), Matheson (AAIP), and NHMA’s incoming Executive Director, will share insights on how physicians can drive change in healthcare. The session will feature brief presentations, followed by interactive Q and A, offering actionable strategies for advancing health equity through collective action. |
| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm: | Track C: Clinical- HIV Session |
| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm: | Track D: Advocacy : Nutrition Health Ethics: Sustainable Food Safety – Cultivating Transparency with Informed Consent Speaker: Lourdes Bahamonde Understanding the connection between food & health– having completed a 3-year ACGME fellowship in gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition in New York, after a bachelor’s & master’s education in Los Angeles, now back in LA in a GI sola, private practice with a diverse patient population, I have a new gained perspective about the critical impact that access to nutritious food has to our health & resilience. By way of a GI-Nutrition Ethics Case Series, as a bilingual, bicultural Latina gastroenterologist, we will discuss a case-based narrative highlighting the ethical dilemmas faced by all who cares for patients without sociopolitical determinants of health, including access to clean water or clean food. We will deconstruct the principle of social justice in ethical decision-making & make the case for patient autonomy by way of informed consent as essential in matters of nutritional healing– with food as medicine, as a preferred, cost-effective option, especially in underserved communities underrepresented in medicine. |
| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm: | Surgical and Medical Oncology Management of Gastric Cancer – A Grand Rounds Session – Presented by the Latino Surgical Society |
| 4:20 pm – 4:50 pm: | Short Session: Revolutionizing Healthcare: Genomic Testing and Personalized Medicine for the Hispanic Community Speakers: Cesar Rolon 1. Understand the role of genomic testing in personalized medicine and its impact on Hispanic health. 2. Identify the healthcare disparities within the Hispanic population that can be addressed through genomic testing. 3. Explore case studies demonstrating successful implementation of genomic testing in Hispanic communities. 4. Discuss strategies to improve access to genomic testing and culturally competent care in underserved populations. |
| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: | Poster Presentations/Meet Your Match Activity/Reception |
| 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: | VIP Reception – Invitation Only |
| 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: | Centene Dinner – Invitation Only |
Day Three – Saturday, June 7
| 7:00 am – 6:00 pm: | Registration |
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am: | Sunrise Yoga |
| 7:30 am – 8:45 am: | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am: | General Session – NHMA Advocacy and Leadership Review |
| 10:45 am – 11:45 am: | Track A: Academic/Education: Exploring Factors That Lead to Disproportionate Rates of Medical Student Attrition: A Qualitative Study Speakers: Margarita Loeza | Rose Diaz |
| 10:45 am – 11:45 am: | Track B Community: Ending the HIV Epidemic Speakers: Staci Bush |
| 10:45 am – 11:45 am: | Track C: Clinical: Code to Care: Utilizing Genomics to Uncover and Address Health Disparities in Mestizo Populations Speakers: Pedro Sanchez, MD |
| 10:45 am – 11:45 am: | Track D: Advocacy: Partnering to Champion Mental Health Treatment Over Criminalization: Intro to the Judges and Psychiatrist Leadership Initiative Speakers: Elizabeth Homan-Sandoval The Judges and Psychiatrist Leadership Initiative partnered with the American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF), the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, and the Psychiatric Leadership Group for Criminal Justice to develop Judicial Work at the Interface of Mental Health & Criminal Justice, a training module for judges on addressing behavioral health issues when they arise in the courtroom. The training has been presented to more than 1,000 judges from 22 states and Washington, DC. Pairs of judges and psychiatrists from around the country have also been trained to present the module. Past NHMA Board Member Elizabeth Homan Sandoval, MD, MPH, will discuss the initiative, the experience as a dyad for Iowa and Missouri, and highlight data including statistics for Latinos/Hispanics in the US. Judges from two separate states will also join to discuss the initiative and how it has impacted championing decreasing overrepresentation of individuals with serious mental health involved in the justice system in the US. |
| 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm: | Celebrating Latino Physicians – National Latino Physicians Day Lunch Session Speakers: Michael Galvez | Margarita Loeza |
| 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm: | Recognizing Latino Leaders: Leadership Fellowship Program- Policy Paper Presenations |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: | Track A: Academic/Education: Journal Session and Communications |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: | Track B: Community: DEI, Policy and Advocacy Efforts in our Current Political Environment Speakers: Marvin Figuero| Joyce Richey, MD, PhD | Jonathan Cohem, JD |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: | Track C: Clinical: Advancing Latine Health by Increasing the Latine Clinical Research Pathway Speakers: Jenny Ruiz, MD, MSCE | Sonia Morales , MD, MPH Latine physicians pursuing clinical research as a career pathway are underrepresented in academic medicine. Recruiting and retaining diverse researchers is essential to eliminate healthcare disparities. In this workshop, two junior clinician-scientists (Dr. Jenny Ruiz and Dr. Sonia Morales) will define what clinical research is, review grant opportunities for trainees, and discuss successful scholarship products. Along the way, we will share relevant personal stories on how we successfully pursued clinical research. We will engage with the audience using web-based audience response system. |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: | Track D: Advocacy: Women’s Health Session: Cultura y Salud: Integrative Approaches to Latina Health Speaker: Michelle Cabrera, MD, FACOG |
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: | Short Session 4: Recognizing and Understanding Primary Immunodeficiencies Speakers: Vivian Hernandez |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: | COR Meeting |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: | CYP Meeting |
| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: | LMSA and NHMA Board meeting |
| 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm: | Uplift Experience |
| 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm: | Reception – Silent Auction |
| 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm: | A Celebration of Unity Gala and Dinner |
Learning Labs
The Learning Labs at the 28th Annual NHMA conference (selected by NHMA) will be dynamic, interactive mini sessions designed to provide focused learning experiences in an informal and engaging manner compared to traditional sessions.The Learning Labs will be located within the exhibit hall, and these labs would allow attendees to explore specific topics or skills through live demonstrations, workshops, or guided discussions with experts. We hope that the Learning Lab format encourages active participation, allowing conference attendees to dive deep into niche areas, learn new skills or techniques, and ask questions in a more intimate and less formal setting. This format fosters practical learning that complements the broader NHMA conference content.