National Medical Association
Chanda Nicole Holsey is an accomplished public health expert with extensive experience in academia and program management. Currently serving as Section Executive for the National Medical Association, Chanda provides consulting services, manages grant writing, and oversees health policy communications. As the founder of Healthy Aims for Little Ones and Families, LLC, Chanda focuses on equipping parents and caregivers with tools for fostering healthy behaviors in children. Chanda has held various academic positions, including adjunct professor roles at Nova Southeastern University, San Diego State University, and Ashford University, teaching courses on health care delivery and ethics. Chanda's educational background includes a Master of Public Health from Emory University and a Doctor of Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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National Medical Association
The National Medical Association (NMA) is the nation’s oldest and largest organization representing African American physicians and health professionals in the United States. Established in 1895, the NMA is the collective voice of more than 35,000 African American physicians and the patients they serve. The NMA was founded in 1895, during an era in US history when the majority of African Americans were disenfranchised. The segregated policy of “separate but equal” dictated virtually every aspect of society. Racially exclusive “Jim Crow” laws dominated employment, housing, transportation, recreation, education, and medicine. Black Americans were subjected to all of the injustices inherent in a dual medical care system. Under the backdrop of racial exclusivity, membership in America’s professional organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA), was restricted to whites only. The AMA determined medical policy for the country and played an influential role in broadening the expertise of physicians. When a group of black doctors sought membership into the AMA, they were repeatedly denied admission. Subsequently, the NMA was created for black doctors and health professionals who found it necessary to establish their own medical societies and hospitals.