Dr. Sammie I. Long received her MD from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, and has more than three decades of clinical experience. Dr. Sammie I. Long maintains active membership with the Radiological Society of North America, the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, the American Medical Writers Association, the American Heart Association, and the National Medical Association (NMA). Founded in 1895, the NMA was formed to address the health issues faced by the medically underserved and minority populations. This organization has also advocated for better opportunities and medical care for all Americans. At the time the NMA was established, racism was compromising the health outcomes of people within minority populations such as those including black people. Southern-based hospitals were often substandard, and in some facilities, white nurses were prohibited from treating black patients. Hospitals in the North faced similar problems as some hospitals refused to admit black patients and a limited number of hospitals granted black physicians the right to perform operations or care for their patients. The NMA addressed health care disparity issues by establishing hospitals, promoting physician training, and appointing research commissions to study significant diseases affecting minority populations.
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