Welcome to the Southern Region
The Southern Region is composed of the following: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Greetings from the NAMME Southern Region!
We proudly and wholeheartedly support the vision set forth by our NAMME national leadership! As a region we have set as our priorities:
- Increased membership;
- Increased professional development opportunities;
- Ensure the increased and diversity of our future workforce (across all health professions); and
- Strengthen our partnerships!
We welcome you, your skillset and your participation! We are as strong as our membership!
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Connect with us on social media!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nammesouthernregion/
Twitter: @NammeSR
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Aileen Edwards Harris, MSA
Executive Director
Capital Area Health Education Center
Phone: (804) 655-2576
a.harris@capahec.org
Regional News
Southern Region’s Spring Cocktails and Collegiality Week
For session information follow the below links:
- Southern Region’s Cocktails & Collegiality Week – NAO Diversity Committee Luncheon – March 17th
- Southern Region’s Spring Cocktails & Collegiality “Lunch and Learn” – Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: The Inherent Nexus with Health Equity – March 18th
- Southern Region’s Spring Cocktails & Collegiality -Old Disparities are New Again – March 19th
- Southern Region’s Spring Cocktails & Collegiality – CE Opportunity: Opioids the Forgotten Pandemic – March 20th
It is with a very sad heart that we share the passing of a loving, quiet, and long-time Southern Region NAMME member, Ms. Sharon Coward. NAMME thanks you Sharon for giving us your heart as well as your time and talent over the years. You will be missed, but not forgotten!
Southern Region Officers
| Executive Director-– Aileen Edwards Harris, MSA Capital Area Health Education Center P: 804-859-2808 a.harris@capahec.org |
Director-Elect – Dwayne Compton, PhD University of Louisville, School of Medicine P: 502-852-5303 dwayne.compton@louisville.edu |
| Secretary – Victoria Beamer UNC-CH P:704-891-2633 victoria_beamer@med.unc.edu |
Treasurer – Vacant |
Southern Region Committee Chairs
| Awards – Judy Pointer, M.Ed. JJP5S@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu |
Budget & Finance – Bernard Roper, Ph.D Wake Forest School of Medicine broper@wakehealth.edu |
| Communications – Co-Chair: Jenny Crouch, MS Director of Recruitment & Student Relations Medical College of Georgia Augusta University jecrouch@augusta.edu |
Communications – Co-Chair: Natalia O’Brien Student Outreach Coordinator Virginia Commonwealth University 804-828-9630 natalia.obrien@vcuhealth.org |
| Legal Co-Chair–Aisha DeBerry, J.D. PCOM-Georgia Campus aishade@pcom.edu |
Legislative Affairs Immanuel Bryant North Carolina A&T State University immanuel.bryant@gmail.com
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| Elections/Nominations – NyThea Tolbert, MPH Spelman College Ntolber1@spelman.edu |
Scholarship – Jacquelyn Hallum, MBA, MHA Mountain AHEC 828-257-4479 jacquelyn.hallum@mahec.net |
| Membership Co-Chair- Adrien DeLoach Virginia Commonwealth University 804-827-9941 addeloach@vcu.edu |
Membership Co-Chair- Darnae’ Parks PCOM-Georgia Campus 678-225-7500 darnaepa@pcom.cdu |
| Program Co-Chair– Reginald Tooley, MPH Eastern Virginia Medical School tooleyrl@evms.edu |
Program Co-Chair– Cynthia Moore University of Alabama School of Medicine cmoore@ua.edu |
