2026 National Colloquium on African American Health
The New Reconstruction: Mobilizing Healthcare Justice for a New America.
Our Patients, Providers, and Policy.
March 19 – 22, 2026 | The Morrow Hotel | Washington, DC
Agenda
Thursday, March 19, 2026
7:30 am – 4:00 pm Colloquium Registration
8:00 am Departure for Capitol Hill (Transportation Bus) – The Morrow Hotel
8:30 am Continental Breakfast (Capitol Hill)
8:45 – 8:55 am Welcome Roger A. Mitchell Jr, MD – 126th President – NMA
9:00 -10:00 am Advocacy Teams’ Huddle for Congressional Office Meetings/Debrief on Topics
10:00 – 12:30 pm Congressional Office Visits
12:30 pm NMA Lunch Reception on Capitol Hill, 2044 Rayburn HOB
(12:45 PM) Brief Program to include the following presentations
1:30 – 2:00 pm Photo Session – Capitol Hill (Photographer)
2:00 pm Bus Departs Capitol Hill for Capitol Hilton
5:00 -7:00 pm Event
Friday, March 20, 2026
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Colloquium Registration
7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast and Networking w/Exhibitors
8:00 – 8:10 am Welcome & Introduction of the Keynote Speaker
8:10 – 8:12 am Introduction of the Keynote Speaker/Keynote
8:30 – 9:30 am Vaccine Science, Policy, and Advocacy
9:30 – 10:30 am Chronic Diseases: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity/GLP1’s
10:30 – 11:00 am Exhibitor Break
11:00 – 11:30 am Single Presentation: Rare Diseases
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Fireside Chat Topic: Environmental Justice Microplastics
12:00 – 1:00 pm Physician Workforce Diversity and Medical Pathway/Pipeline Programs
1:00 – 3:00 pm Lunch and Mentorship Activity
3:00 – 5:00 pm General Membership Break Wellness/Exhibitor
1:00 – 6:00 pm BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception – The Morrow Hotel
Saturday, March 21, 2026
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Colloquium Registration
7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast Networking with Exhibitors
8:00 – 8:05 am Welcome Brandi Freeman, MD, President Elect – NMA
8:05 – 8:20 am Keynote: Voting as a SDH
8:20 – 8:50 am Voting as a SDH
8:50 – 9:50 am Health Equity Policy
9:50 am – 10:15 am Break/Exhibitor
10:15 am – 11:00 am Oncology & Hematology: Cancer, Sickle Cell
11:00 – 11:30 pm Single Presentation: Diversity in Clinical Trials
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Medicaid
12:30 – 1:30 pm Working Lunch: National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine- Death in Custody
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Men’s and Women’s Health in Rural Communities/RHT
2:30 – 2:45 pm Break
2:45 – 3:30 pm Nutrition and Health: Plant-Based Diets vs. Inclusion of Dairy
3:30 – 4:30 pm Regulating Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
4:30 – 4:45 Summary/NMA’s Call to Action
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Corporate Circle Roundtable (Invite Only)
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Gary C. Dennis, MD 25th Annual Health Policy Awards Dinner
Sunday, March 22, 2026
8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates
