National Medical Association
Maurice Sholas, MD, PhD, serves as the Chairperson of the Board for the National Medical Association, advocating for 50,000 Black physicians and their patients. In addition to this leadership role, Maurice Sholas is a Clinical Scholar at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Principal of Sholas Medical Consulting, LLC, specializing in pediatric rehabilitation and operational optimization. As an Attending Physician at Ochsner Health System, clinical care is provided to children with physical disabilities, while also founding emPOWER NOLA to create trauma-informed spaces in schools for children. Previously, Maurice Sholas held roles at Anthem, Inc., Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, focusing on the development and management of pediatric rehabilitation services. Educationally, Maurice Sholas holds an MD and a PhD in Neuroscience from Harvard and a BS in Biology/Pre-Med from Southern University.
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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.