National Medical Association
Joy D. Calloway serves as the Executive Director of the National Medical Association since October 2022 and has been a Professional Speaker for Joy D Calloway Inc. since June 2018. Previously held roles include Interim Chief Executive Officer at Planned Parenthood of Greater New York from October 2020 to August 2022, and Interim Executive Director at the National Association of Health Services Executives from February 2019 to December 2020. Joy D. Calloway led New Center Community Mental Health Services as President & Chief Executive Officer from April 2013 to May 2018, focusing on mental health education in Southeast Michigan. Additional experience includes serving as Director of Community Programs at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital from February 2007 to March 2013, and various roles with the State of Michigan. Joy D. Calloway holds multiple degrees from the University of Michigan, including an MHSA in Health Services Management and Policy and an MBA in Human Resources.
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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.