2,000 Minority Medical Students to Converge on Atlanta’s West End Mall
To be held during the nation’s largest annual gathering of minority medical students
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 12, 2006
As part of the activates scheduled by the Student National Medical Association’s (SNMA) during their 41st Annual Medical Education Conference entitled, “Changing Our State-of-Mind: Empowerment through Business, Education, Literacy, Prevention, and P. R.I. D.E.” at the downtown Hilton Atlanta Hotel, April 13 -16.[ For more information, visit www. snma. org.]
SNMA will host a Health Fair on Saturday, April 15, 2006, entitled “Healthy People 2010 Health Fair,” at The Mall West End in Atlanta, Georgia, from 2 p. m. to 6 p. m. Participants include the West End Medical Centers, Inc. and nearly 100 exhibitors and vendors from educational institutions, community and service organizations and businesses. The community members from Atlanta and the surrounding areas are invited to participate. As a focus of the weekend, Conference attendees will be educated on healthy lifestyles in addition to available testing for illnesses such as hypertension. All tests are free-of-charge. Every member of the family will benefit from this educational event.
What: Healthy People 2010 Health Fair
When: Saturday, April 15, 2006
Where: The Mall West End, Atlanta, GA
Time: 2pm – 6pm
About SNMA
Founded in 1964 by medical students from Howard University School of Medicine and Meharry Medical College, the Student National Medical Association is the nation’s oldest and largest, independent, student-run organization focused on the needs and concerns of medical students of color. Organized with over 130 chapters across the nation, the SNMA membership includes over 5000 medical students, pre-medical students and physicians. Visit www. snma. org.
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