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DECEMBER                                                          21–23
                                                                  2009 NMA Colloquium. Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel, 801
 2                                                                N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA. Byron Sogie-Thomas: 202-347-
 vitamin-D seminar: “Diagnosis and Treatment of                   1895, ext. 232
 vitamin-D Deficiency.” University of California at San Diego,
 San Diego, CA. CME 6.5 credits. $45 registration fee.            24
 www.grassrootsshealth.org/events/seminars.php                    NMA Gala for the African Diaspora Health Initiative.
                                                                  202-347-1895
 3–6
 Pri-Med Mid-Atlantic Conference and Exhibition.                  26–28
 Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD. Earn up to 30        12th Annual “Spirituality In Medicine” Seminar series:
 AMA PRA cat.-I credits. www.Pri-Med.com/midatlantic08/R22.       “write the vision.” Presented by Howard University Hospital
 866-263-5345                                                     and College of Medicine. Mar. 26: Plenary 6–9 PM, Mar. 27:
                                                                  Day Session 8:30 AM–4 PM, Reception/Recognition banquet:
 5–7                                                              6-10 PM, Mar. 28: Prayer breakfast 10 AM–1 PM. Grand Hyatt
 7th Annual Dr. Roizen’s Complementary Alternative                Hotel, Washington, DC. www.spiritandmed.com; 202-865-7775.
 Medicine Conference: “Complementary Preventive,
 Disease Reversal, Staying Young and wellness Therapy            26–29
 Conference.” Sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic and the           Region vI-NMA Annual meeting. To be held in conjunction
 Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group. The Hyatt Regency        with the Golden State Medical Society. Oakland, CA. Arthur W.
 Chicago, Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL. Approved for AMA PRA         Fleming, MD, regional chair: artflem@aol.com
 cat.-I credit. www.ccfcme.org/wellness08
                                                                 APRIL
 11–12                                                           2–5
 Pri-Med Update Pittsburgh. www.pri-med.com/attend/r22            Region II-NMA Annual Meeting. Nemacolin Woodland Spa
 13–14                                                            and Resort, Farmington, PA. $220/night. Registration fee $250.
 “Spirituality & Healing in Medicine: The Resiliency              Sandra McGruder-Jackson, MD, regional chair. al304j@aol.com
 Factor” Presented by Harvard School of Medicine and              8–12
 Massachusetts General Hospital. The Westin Copley Place,         2009 Annual Medical Education Conference of the
 10 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA. CME 14.5 AMA PRA cat.-I          SNMA. Sheraton Hotel on Canal St., New Orleans, LA.
 credits. Tuition: physicians $525. www.cme.med.harvard.edu/      www.snma.org/amec
 courses/Spirituality; 617-384-8600
                                                                 16–18
                                                                  NMA Board of Trustees. Westin Hotel, Arlington, VA.
200 9                                                             202-347-1895
JANUARY                                                          MAY
 18–20                                                           1–3
 21st Annual International Symposium on Endovascular              Region Iv-NMA Annual Meeting. Hilton, Columbus, OH.
 Therapy. Westin Diplomat Resort and SPA, Hollywood, FL.          Deirdre Holloway, MD, regional chair: dwat248@comcast.net
 www.ISET.org                                                    9 or June
                                                                  Region v-NMA Annual Meeting. Peabody Hotel, Little Rock,
FEBRUARY
                                                                  Arkansas. James D. Patterson, MD, regional chair: contactjdp@
 7                                                                comcast.net
NMA Board of Trustees meeting by conference call.
202-347-1895                                                     21–25
                                                                  Region I-NMA Annual Meeting. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
 23–27                                                            Garfield A. Clunie, MD, regional chair. 212-241-5681
 Executive Faculty Development Program of the National
 Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of                  28–31
 Medicine. To prepare healthcare professionals for careers in     Region III-NMA Annual Meeting. Sheraton Cable Beach,
 academic medicine. Earn up to 110 hours of CME. To enroll,       Nassau Bahamas. Barry-Lewis Harris II, MD, regional chair:
 contact Joslyn Huston, program director: 720 Westview Drive,     reg3nma@yahoo.com
 NCPC 212, Atlanta, GA 30310; 404-756-1295; jhuston@msm.         19–21
 edu vtaylor@msm.edu (Also scheduled for May 18–22, 2009.)        Old Dominion Medical Society Annual Meeting. Virginia
                                                                  Beach, VA. Father’s Day Weekend. Diane Munn: 804-675-7502;
MARCH                                                             assomgmtserv@msn.com
 11–14                                                           23, 24, 30
 9th National Eye Health Education Conference. Hotel              NMA Board of Trustees. Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas, NV.
 Sofitel Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Rosemary Janiszewski,    202-347-1895
 NIH: 301-496-5248.
                                                                 25–30
21                                                                The 114th Year of the National Medical Association and
 Interim Meeting of the National Medical Association’s            Its 107th Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly and
 House of Delegates. Westin Gateway Hotel, 801 N. Glebe           its Auxiliary. Las Vegas, NV. www.NMAnet.org; 202-347-1895
 Road, Arlington, VA. 202-347-1895

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