[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 26 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E273]
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           NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL MINORITY EDUCATORS

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 9, 2000

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an organization that 
has done so much to promote the increase of minority personnel within 
the health professions. Since its establishment in 1975, the National 
Association of Medical Minority Educators (NAMME) has worked to attract 
minority students to health professions and enhance the retention and 
graduation rate of minority students from professional health schools.
  Comprised of nearly 300 health educators from approximately 140 
health professions institutions, and organizations, NAMME members work 
in allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, veterinary 
medicine, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, public health, chiropractic, 
nursing and all of the allied health professions. Collectively, they 
work to promote the recruitment and development of minority faculty, 
administrators, and managerial personnel in the health professions, 
support the delivery of quality health care for minority populations, 
and promote the philosophy of equal educational opportunity.
  In am thrilled that NAMME has chosen the City of Worcester, my home 
town, to serve as the site of their 11th annual conference. As the face 
of America changes, so too does the face of our health care providers. 
It is my belief that organizations such as NAMME are essential for the 
success of the health care profession.

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