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HCONRES 403 110th Congress House Commemorations Black colleges Blacks Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congressional tributes Education Executives Health Higher education Medical associations Medical education Minorities Minority education Physicians Racial discrimination Racism

Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of African-American doctors, for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 31, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 31, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes: (1) the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of American Medical Association (AMA) to the National Medical Association (NMA) for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings; (2) the efforts of Dr. W. Montague Cobb, former president of the NMA, to break down the racial prejudices at the AMA that led to its full integration; and (3) Shaw University's Leonard Medical School and other historically black colleges and universities for their role in training African-American doctors.

Encourages more African-Americans to work in medicine and become doctors, nurses, and researchers.

What's happening now July 31, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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