New England Medical Association Inc
ENRICHING THE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY
New England Medical Association Inc
EIN: 30-0704159
as of September 2024
as of September 09, 2024
Mission
Advocacy, Health Equity and Voices for Black Physicians and Black Community. Advocate for a just and equitable healthcare system with a focus on eliminating disparities, building a Black physician’s support community, and promoting the interest of NEMA members and the Black community. Studies have shown that healthcare outcomes are better if the patient is treated by a physician with whom they can identify. NEMA’s vision is to be a powerful collective voice of Black physicians with a presence in the room where just and equitable healthcare decisions are made.
Ruling year
2020
Executive Leadership
Mrs Lucy Lomas MD
Executive Director
Vonzella F Bryant
Main address
81 Franklin St
Brookline, MA 02445 USA
EIN
30-0704159
Health
Equal opportunity in education
STEM education
Multicultural education
Medical education
Population served
People of African descent
Families
People with disabilities
People with diseases and illnesses
Substance abusers
NTEE code
Professional Societies & Associations (E03)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reports Download other documentsWhat we aim to solve
We need to increase the quantity, recruitment, retention and advancement of Black doctors in New England (starting in Boston) so that the disparate healthcare outcomes in the Black communities in the area can improve. This requires: Advocacy in healthcare policies and systems; medical career development and mentorship; health and wellness (physical and mental) activities for the Black physician community and for the Black community residents.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Health & Wellness: Physical and Mental
Providing safe spaces, networking and learning opportunities that focus on the health and wellbeing of our members and our communities.
Black Physicians are subjected to workplace microaggressions; extended study and work hours; burnout; impostor syndrome; displacement from home; stress; anxiety; isolation; mental and physical health distress; high debt; cost of living stress and more career disadvantages. A number of chronic healthcare inequities are especially persistent in Black communities. Black communities have better healthcare outcomes when Black doctors are present.
NEMA develops safe spaces for Black physicians to have voice and address their challenges. Black physicians are provided access to trusted resources, information, and cultural outlets. Black communities have access to the knowledge base, skills and motivation of the Black physician community. More Black physicians are recruited, retained and advance in New England. Black communities have better healthcare.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Improve the work environment for Black physicians.
Improve the overall well-being of the Black physicians.
Increase the quantity, recruitment, retention and advancement of Black physicians in the area.
Connect the Black physician community with the Black resident community to make an impact on the disparate healthcare status of the Black community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Build organizational capacity for sustainability.
Strengthen and refine program services through committees for: Advocacy & Policy; Career development and mentorship; and Health & Wellness (Physical and Mental)
Expand community of Black physicians
Enhance organization brand, visibility, and influence.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Organization design and development by Black Physicians for Black Physicians motivated by the Black community.
Leadership background, education, experience, leadership skills and self-motivation to achieve the desired results.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Building Capacity: Development of 4 year Strategic Plan; Received $50,000+ funding from Partnerships with local Healthcare Providers; Received $60,000+ from supportive Sponsorships; Received $100,000 funding from State Earmark funds. Hired Executive Director. Business systems established for: Federal & State authorizations; accounting system; payroll system; director & officer liability insurance; established website and social media infrastructure; seated 5 Board of Directors.
Increased membership from 15 to 150+ members.
Policy & Advocacy Win: Worked with 2023 State Legislator to present a bill to begin collecting data on the race, ethnicity, gender identity and sexual identity. The bill did not pass, but as the bill required the Cener for Health Information and Analysis has announced that they will begin to collect this very data because it is considered a critical impact on community health care.
In 2023 over 24 events and activities for Black physicians and Black community residents addressing critical community physical and mental health issues and involving over an estimated1000 unduplicated participants.
Financials
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Financial data
New England Medical Association Inc
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jun 01 - May 31
New England Medical Association Inc
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jun 01 - May 31
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Leadership
Mrs Lucy Lomas MD
Dr. Lomas is Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition to Executive Management, she also chairs the Community Health and Wellness programs of the New England Medical Association which provides community-based programs. Dr. Lomas has provided the full scope of Obstetrics and Gynecology practice which included laborist coverage, emergent and elective gynecologic surgery, and office procedures at Steward Medical Group, Good Samaritan Medical Center, and the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Southern California, KECK School of Medicine and she performed her residency work at the Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Lomas is also a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts Medical Society, and the American Medical Association.
Executive Director
Vonzella F Bryant
Vonzella F Bryant, MBA, MSW is the contract hire as Executive Director of the New England Medical Association since September 2022. She has developed the NEMA administrative infrastructure systems. Vonzella has years of prior non-profit organization development and management experience as Executive Leadership positions including Controller at General Board of Discipleship, United Methodist Church, Nashville, TN; Director of Finance, National Baptist Convention USA, Nashville, TN; Finance Officer/Budget Analyst, Department of Community and Economic development, Franklin County, OH; Director of Business Office and Employee Services, Saint Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO and Certified Public Accountant and Business Consultant for a number of other Non-Profit and For Profit Business Entities. Vonzella earned her Master of Business Administration-Accounting and Master of Social Work-Administration at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
New England Medical Association Inc
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
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New England Medical Association Inc
Board of directorsas of 11/16/2023
Board of directors data
Ellana Stinson, MD
Boston Medical Center
Term: 2020 - 2024
Ellana Stinson, MD
Boston Medical Center
Vonzella A Bryant, MD
Boston Medical Center
Celine Mukasine
International Institute of New England
Rev Art Gordon
Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
Anastacia Awad, PhD
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
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